South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-29
Ten-Inning Battle Results in
Victory for Saginaw Troupe
When They Put Over Three
Runs After Bender Rally.

Ed Smiths Hoosiers lost the first
game Of the Southern Michigan
league season Wednesday afternoon 10
the Champion Saginaw Ducks by
score Of To- after 10 inning bat
tie. In the grandstaud and bleachers
$500 fans howled Cos victory and IN
the ninth the Hoosiers responded with
two ruEs tying the score but the
Holmes gang returned in the extra
round with three winning markers.
With the support Of old Sol who
was decked out in all his glory and
warmth Baseball day in South Bend
was a Success. More than 40 autOmo-
blles were In the parade preliminary
TO the opening OF the HOOsier-Duck
fray All the bleachers and the
grandstand at the ball park were
flled with the hundreds of hungry
fans who witnessed their first Sou
mich tilt since last fall and were
given an amazing combination OF
spectacular and erratic baseball.
Both Hill and Haines, the right
handlers. went the full route and each
allowed a bunch of bingles but the
record of the HOOsier hurler disclOses
some remarkable features inasmuch
as he came within two points Of equal
ing the strike-out record and during
the 10 difficult sessions failed to give
ere Duck a free pass to first
Lose in the Tenth
Defeat for the Hoosiers was meted
out I'm the extra round by the Ducks
who made sure of the victory with
three tallies Three singles. a double
and a wild throw TO first by Korf-
hagen netted the champions the game.
In the preceding innings the Benders
had rallied when the score stood
and ? and by means OF "A free pass.
three singles and sacrifice had man
70 CHI tI,.,
score. But the effort was futile
The initial inning proved fruitless
for both clubs. Hill and Haines
worked in great style. Bashang led
off the Ducks. going down easily by
the Claffey- Beal route. Schrim fol-
loved by whiting. Supp showed
an easy death-dealer to Korfhagen.
f3roder opened for the Hoosiers by
pounding one at Stupp but was put
out al first. Korfhagen famed and
Fschen walked but was caught at the
Keystone on the attempted pilfer
Manning Gets Triple
Manning. the Saginaw left fielder,
scored the first run Of the game in
5he second after Hill had famed
Berger The Duck gardener took the
HOOsier hurler for a triple to the left
Held fence and scored on Lakes
passed ball Narley struck out and
the HOosiers came 20 bat TO do the re-
trieving stunt which was accom-
Diished by the scoring of two runs
Helmer opened with a single and was
followed by Lake with another Be
all famed and HiXenbaugh drove a
hard one at Haines, the pill bouncing
out Of recovering distance. Helmer
scoring and Lake going TO third.
Then Lake and the recruit third sack
or pulled "A double steal on the Ducks,
the HOOsier backstOp scoring the sec
ond run. Claffey flied out 10 first and
Hin died when he showed one at
Schrim.
One Of the numerous spectacular
plays OF the game was pulled i'm the
third round. Herring started with a
pop-up hit behind first base. Haines
followed by laying one down the third
base line. HiNenbaugh helded the
ball and threw i'm time 90 catch
Haines at first. Herring took a hard
chance and attempted TO make third
on the play. Beall shot the pill back
TO Hixenbaugh who caught il ON the
run and tagged the Duck backstop
as he slid into the bag. completing
the unusual double play. Bashang
followed with a slow one 10 Korf-
hagen and was chopped down.
Eschen Gets Single.
In the Bender half Haines opened
by crashing the ball into Brodcr.
Bert tried TO steal and was nipped.
kOflhaBen Skleu out 10 NdtieN ara
EsChen got his first recorded hit in
the SOumich by driving a single into
right. Helmer closed the stanza By
punching one to Marley.
Hill held the Ducks hitless i'm the
fourth while IIixenbaugh was the
only HoOsier TO get on the bags, he
takin" his second single by smashing
through second.
In the NTH the Saginaw troupe
evened up matters by marking an
other tally. Things looked bad for
the Hoosiers in this period Neale
opened with a single over the key
stone sack. lie pilfered and Man
ning's long drive 10 center was cap
tured by Eschen. Narley followed