South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-19
NILES WINS FIRST
|NTER-CITY GAME
WITH ALL STARS
Goat Anderson Springs Will
Jams in Box, Who Proves
Master of Ceremonies
During Afternoon.
BY Walter \. PheIan.

Chalk one up on the Niles side OF
the ledger in the series between that
town and our OWE burg. The first game
of the series was annexed by the Niles
gang at S~pringbrOok park Sunday art
ernOon. The final total of the after
moons festivities was 5 to 3.
This man Williams, whose identity
was kept secret by Goat" Anderson,
his boss, was considerable OF a factor
in bringing the victory TO his club. He
famed only seven, but was a o
dangerous man or both the defense
and offense of the visitors. He engin-
eered a double play in the eighth that
killed the locals chance of winning and
got two hits during the urs of the
afternoon. Weber was a bear counting
just enough runs by his hitting to sew
up the contest.
Martin Off Stride.
Butch Martin worked on the
mound for the locals and seemd TO
be a little bit off stride, for nine hits
were gathered off his delivery. His
support was sensational at times, bur
when il was most needle it was In
clined to wabble. Samples of its
bTilliancy were given in the seventh
and eighth rounds when in the first
named Touhey grabbed a hard hit ball
of Hixenbaugh. with three men on,
b~arehanded, and in the eighth when
Grant came UP like a streak on Claf-
fey's lrive TO left center n doubled
Diem off the sack, Eddie thinking the
ball would surely fall safe. Touhey
and Casey did some clever work
around short and third and their peg
ging was fast and accurate.
Nothing happened in the first, but
after two were gone in the Niles sec
ond Sharkey doubled to left and took
third when Green threw wild to Casey
on the relay. Diem flew out TO Green
however.
Niles counted in the third, when
Claffey and NJ. Williams pea out in
field hits and on the play for Claffey
at third on the Williams blow both
men advanced. Anderson grounded TO
Green and the runner were held, but
Tieman lifted a long fly to kalc and
Claffey mOseyed home. Weber
grounded out.
Locals Forge Ahead.
Mastering their forces, the local
came right back and went ahead of the
visitors in the home half. Kale after
waiting around awhile got hit III the
leg and tOok first. Martin laid down a
perfect sacrifice, and Casey hit to TIix-
enbaugh. HiX elected TO try for kale
who was going to third but the local
man slid safe. Casey stole second on
the first ball pitched to c. Williams.
After Williams had famed, Touhey
raped a hot one past HiXenbaugh in
to left field and both me scored.
Francis forced Touhey at second.
Peace reigned through the fourth
and fifth. Williams retiring the locals
by the whiff route in the fifth. With
the opening of the sixth. things began
to look black for the locals. Tieman
started the affair by getting a pass and
Weber had to further clutter up the
atmosphere by knocking the ball out
to the carriage gate. He stopped at
third while "Heinie' scored. Raab
let a pitch get away from him and
Weber registered.
Weber Hits Again.
Again in the seventh did the visitors
ring up a duo of markers. Diem beat
out a hit TO TOuhey and Claffey sacri-
feed. Williams hit a slow roller that
Green stopped in front of second, and
the pitcher was safe while Diem
scored. Goat" took a bender in the
side and there were two men on. Tie
man hit safely to center and the bases
were full. Weber again muSsed up
things by slamming a hot one at Casey
which that gentleman was fortunate
to knock down, although he failed to
field it TO first or home. Williams
scored on the play. Martin hen fan
ned Spahr and Touhey came along
J with his one hand catch.
1t was in the last of this period that
South Bend got its final marker. Aft
er PhilliOn had gone out, Raab slam
med a long hit to left which Spahr
misjudged and the backstop rested at
third. Green hit to Weber and was