South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-06
.LAYDEN' 8 HOMER
STARTS Blenders
TOWARD VICTORY
Locals Pound Ball to All Cor
nerS of the Lot and Hand
Lansing an Eight to Nothing
Defeat.
Special to The News-Times.

Special 20 The NeWs-Times.
LANSING. Mich. May 6. Lefty
Layden. South Bends star left fielder.
I broke into the home run class here
Tuesday when he touched the second
ball pitched for circuit and started
the runaway contest that ended TO
0 IN favor OF the Benders. who were
the attraction here for opening day.
here was never any doubt as 10
the outcome of the conflict The
Benders seemed 10 be batting fends
and no matter which way LCofnis
broke his splitter. the ball was sent
sailing TO the gardens or kept an in
fielder busy praying that it wouldn't
carry him there, when he essayed u
stop it.
When the official scorer got through
with all the hits he found that there
were IA marked up against the local
pitcher. These were not all singles,
for Arndt collected a couple OF doub-
les, while Asher and Foley did the
same sort of tricks and Layden col
lected a twO-timer TO go along with
his four base whallop.
Asher seemed TO be lit Tuesday
for in the nine sessions he worked
he allowed only two hits. althougs.
he wObbled several times and had
trouble in locating the plate.
Layden, first lad 10 face LOOMS. al
lowed one to go by. But the next
one that came over was showed in the
face TO right field for a homer since
il left the ball park. Two more runs
were showed over in the same frame.
the Benders collecting four hits as a
starter and getting an inheld out TO
boost the third run along. Harry
Arndt came in for some of the honors
on his two base smash to right
In the seventh session Foley decided
it was time for him TO take an extra
base whallOp and 10 think was 10 act.
his drive netting him a couple of bags.
He stole third and when along came
an error, contributed by the Lansing
squad. Foley came over with the
fourth run.
LOOmis is Lucky.
LOomis was lucky in the five rounds
after the first smoke had cleared. but
the visitors were pounding the ball
10 all corners and were getting men on
but a piece of clever fielding or some
smash straight at an infielder or our
fielder kept the Benders from doing
any damage until that seventh session
Along in the eighth the Benders de-
cided 10 grab a few more runs and
to make victory more than certain
collected an even quartet Asher kept
up his hitting end as well as the
pitching end, for in this session he
blazed a twO-timer and when Layden
sent another one In the direction Of
the shed Ed came home. Dayden had
tough luck this time for the ball hit
the shed and instead Of bounding out
side bounded back in again and al
Lefty got was a twO-base hit. \
couple of singles and a boot or two
turned loose by Lansing aided the
other three runs in coming across.
South Bend hit the ball as If they
had never done anything else in their
lives. LOOMS had retired in the
eighth with two men down and
BraVener managed TO get the third
man out without getting out the :
Q. s. sign. Duffy went in in the ninth
and refused TO allow South Bend a
hit.
1t was a toss-up as to who was the
hitting demon for the visitors. but the
shade will have TO be given TO Lay
den. He collected a home run.
double and a single, while Arndt's best
was two doubles and a single. Foley
came in for a couple OF singles and a
double. while Beall and Stevenson
neglected to increase their hitting
average.