South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-03
LOCALS WINNING
STREAK IS ENDED
IN SHORT CAME
Battle Creek Gets Busy in Sixth
and Seventh Innings and
lump Ahead, Then Rain Man
Starts Work.
Rn T. kenneth Todd.

II happened at last The winning
streak OF 10 straight is broken
Assembling hits. errors and passes
in the sixth and seventh off Herbert
Hill yesterday afternoon the humble
Cricketeers from FOOdtOwn piled mp
half "A dozen markers. sympathetic
j. i. Luyius sheG huge tears OF sor-
row as soon as the seventh was over
and the athletes hied 20 the dug-Outs.
staying there for 30 minutes until Um-
pire Pearson declared the contest
completed with the Hoosiers on the
short end OF a to count.
The brawny Texan kept the Battle
Greek gang WOODY for the first five
periods Of the fray but when they
hoped him for three blows in the
sixth the trio being combined with a
couple boots. the Hoosiers faded.
TIVE more errors, two hits and pass
ed Datsman gave the Crickets another
pair in the seventh.
4 double by Hill and singles by
Kochlcr and GrOdick gave the home
gang a one run lead in the third.
This one tally seemed safe for the
HOLSTERS for Hill was breeZng them
10y the Crickets in his usual style.
having allowed but three blows and
retiring six of the visitors with strike
ITS IN the home seventh Harry
Lake started an Intellectual rally with
a triple 10 the left field fence. scoring
on BeaITs single 10 center but Buck"
Carpenter passed the rest Of the in
ming without difficulty.
Two CFiCkets Single.
The Crickets gathered two singles
off Hill i'm the first period. After.
Pay and Bramble had been retired
"Lige" Fulton punched hit into
right and Dobbins arrived safely on d
swinging hunt The HOOsicrs did not
do so well against Carpenter in this
round. Bramble caught BrOder's fly.
Eoehler grounded 10 Wagner and
Grodick skied 90 left.
Badger wallOped "a triple far into
left 20 start the second period but Hill
closed up like a clam. Three strikes
for Slank. three more for kiefer and
then with two of the same brand on
Carpenter. Badger tried TO pilfer
home. The attempt was unsuccessful
Eschen opened the home half with "A
single 90 center and pilfered second
but died there when .Helmer. Lake
and Beali popped up the nheld.
Hill Gets a Double.
Hill walked Pay in the third but
Carpenter whitfield and Bramble and
Fulton skied out. After Edmiston
had popped up 20 Blank, Hill crashed
a double 60 right. BrOder went out,
Pay 10 Badger, and KOehler drove a
shin buster at Blank. Hill marking.
10 third but Eschen grounded TO
short.
Herbert was going like a whirlwind
In the fourth. tanning two and anOth-
er fOuling out TO Beall Carpenter
was in almost as good FORM retiring
the HOOs.ers in order. Hill got into
some trouble i'm the fifth. Blank was
passed but was forced by Kiefer
Carpenter singled 10 KOehler but was
forced by Pay. The Cricket pilfered
and Bramble dragged unnecessarily
20 Beall Edmiston. Hill and Broder
were easy outs for the Crickets.
Then the visitors started the fire
works Fulton singled 10 center and
Dobbins got on when Hill tried to
play his bOunder too fast. Wagner
drove through second. Fulton mark
ing Badger famed and Blank
grounded To Koehler but "Katsy''
passed over the rubber. Buck" was
caught pilfering.
KOchlcr Reaches First
koehler started 10 even up mat
ters with "a hit To Blank. GTodiCk
shot the pill 10 Wagner. Charles
chased koehler and as ne swung the
Hoosier boss hit the dust. Pearson
called him out. Wagner threw TO first
but the ball went by and GTodick was
safe Eschen skied to center and
Bramble threw wild in attempting to
the next sack. Then Joe ran into Hell
mer's smash 20 Pay along the line.
There was some loose playing in
the seventh. Pay beat out "A hunt
and Bramhle walked. Lake pegged
badly in attempting TO get Pay at sec
ond. Eschen let the ball go through
his legs and Pay marked. Bramble GO
ing To third. Fulton and Dobbins
grounded out but Wagner brought
Bramble across with another single 10
center. Charles was nipped stealing
Lake attempted 10 start something
In the way OF q comeback in the
home part with triple that went TO
'Hullie's' sign in LEFT center. Beall
followed with a smash 10 center. Ed
mission struck out and Hill hit 10 short
but Broder skied TO center and Koch
ter famed
Rain had been falling for several
minutes and after Badger had skied
TO GrOdick in the eighth the game
was suspended. Continuous operation
OF the spouts did not give the Hoo
siers another chance 10 recoup their
losses.
Figures OF the Game.
South Bend ABB. z. II. Pc. A. r.
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