South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-22
HOOSIER OUTFIT
NOW TRAVELLING
At SPEEDY PACE
Home Band Is Three and One
Halt Games Ahead OF CriCk-
etS-Smith Has Offer for
HurIer.

Two consecutive victories from ina
Crlckets have given the Hoos.ar. :
three and one-nalf game lead .ye-
the second place band and Ed smith
is making plans Tor "a pennaut .tfe-
nrauon at SprInEbrOok park sometimes
IN July. Nalandingham was selected
10 oppose Southpaw Curtis I'm the third
Mt OF the series today and the
booSlerS We're anticipating another
victory over the invaders. for 'Nau'
mas been going well all year and
packed 10y good support ShCuld COP
the third fray.
Ed Smiths club is beginning 10 at
tract big league attention these DAYS.
and offers for some OF the crack plav-
ers smith has assembled this season.
have been made him. Monday smith
received "a wire from the Chattanooga
cub OF the Southern league asking for
terms ON Nallandlngham The Hooslcr
owner wired the terms. naming a stiff
price for the right-handCr I'm case
the Chattanooga club accepts. smith
VIII not let \allandingham 40 until
the first pennant has been cinchea.
The stringy kentuckian has lost but
four games this season and is leading
the Southern Michigan hurlers
Displaying last Form.
South Bend is displaying some
classy baseball against the visiting
the Hoosiers are going at breaknec1
speed, while BrOder, ksChen. koohlcr.
Helmer and Lake are producing UNI
beatable stick work. The home band
is playing a brand of baseball that
means their opponents must be alive
every moment for they do not let
Chdnce sip 10 grab an advantage
Harry Lake can be given much
credit for starting the Hoosiers toward
their victory Monday. Mallov had
appeared unhittable until Harry drove
his double past short in the fourth.
scoring Helmer from first and tying
the score. From that time an tba
HoOsiers appeared TO take ON new lie
and found little difficulty I'm finding
Malloy. Lake has been one OF the
principal factors in placing the
HOOsler troupe on top of the league
heap. He is pegging true and hitting
consistently, and ~rObably does more
work behind the bat than any catcher
IN the league, caring for every game
In the schedule, double headers and
all, in addition 10 being one OF the
liVest members of the livest ball club
in the circuit.
Hclmer is Going.
Joey Helmer is Soing at "A great
pace both in batting and helding.
When Helmer came here this spring
he was rated as a mediocre fielder and
exhibited some signs OF shabbiness in
this division of the game. But. under
the tutorship of Jimmy Eschen. and
through his own efforts. Helmer is
developing into = crack Outfelder. He
Is one Of the fastest men on the club
and is using this requisite in pulling
down what would often be hits In
the Monday fray with the CricKets
Helmer made four catches. three OF
them being brilliant stops. He picked
drive up against the right field fence
in the seventh. which would have been
good for a double, and IN the third
ran under a short drive behind Koch
Ter which prevented the Crickets
from scoring Rarely day passes
that Joey" does not produce one cor
two real wallops and is rated as the
hardest hitting man with the kOehler
outfit.
Schorr Not Here
Smith has as yet failed TO hear
from Walter Schorr, the twirler who
was slated TO report here The HoOsiCr
pitching staff would be considerably
strengthened by the addition of the
lanky right-hander, and the fans
would welc ONE the return OF the for
mer Bender twirleT
There was fair attendance at the
ball park Monday. but not the crowd
that should be attending the class of
baseball games the clubs are playing
at Springbrook. The feminine fans
are coming out IN EOOdlN numbers
Reports Denied.
Reports that the Southern Mlchi-
gan league plans 10 diseand after july
are strenuoUsly denied uF owner
Smith, who is vice president Of the
league. Smith says that such rumors
are unfOunded and without truth ana
that the SOumich expects 10 continue
throughout the entire schedule
The league expects more success
after July than il has enjoyed pre-
vious 10 that time this year. said
Smith. THE weather conditions nave
not been conducive TO big attendance
luntn within the last few DAYS, and the
! league has naturally suffered as a re-
suit but AN of the clubs are prepared
10 finish the season.
[ Optimism Displayed.
/ "Rattlc Greek. Bay city and Sagt-
nav are certain to stick according 20
reDorts from those cities. The league
directors and club owners anticipate
/ better attendance al all Of the ball
marks over the circuit from this time
ON with good weather there rs no
reason why the circuit should not be
! a having proposition for the well bal
anced league is putting up "A real race
x.hfch interests the fans
The talk that the Southern Michi-
gan LEAGUE viii disband BIS but natural
aruone fans when they see $50 many
other circuits hitting the rocks. but
the assurances thar have come from
Prcst James Frank al Jackson and
other magnatcs of the 0rEanlZatlOn Is
srfFctent 20 convince the followers
that there is little chance for the
league ceasin~ operations for some