South Bend news-times., 1915-06-24
SOUMICH LEAGUE
WILL DISCIPLINE
ROWDY PLAYE RS
umpire Batting" and Rough
Tactics Will Not Be ToIer-
ated, Says Executive Board
Clubs and Player Fined.

meeting held at Battle Creek declared
that the board had decided upon
drastic measures 10 prevent further
umpire batting by the players
This league viii stand for no more
rowdyism By the players OF any club .
asserted Smith Thursday. 1T will
go hard with the man that starts
trouble either with an umpire or an
other player in the league The ex-
ecutive board decided that such ac-
tions should come to an end in this
league and all rules applying to such
cases will be rigidly enforced"
The meeting at Battle Creek was
called by Pres't James Frank after the
fTacas between Jackson and Flint
Tuesday and the tilt between "Ducky"
Holmes and an umpire last week.
After Bobby Wells was thrown out
Of the Jackson game Tuesday, the
Convicts and the Autos staged an ex-
hibition game. This is against the
league rules and Pres't Frank fined
both the Flint and Jackson clubs. Ed
die Wheeler objected but the other
magnates upheld the president in his
decision.
Hernandez Fined.
Player Hernandez of the Jackson
club was also fined for attacking
Pitcher Glass OF the Flint club. The
Cuban was "beaned" by Glass and
threw his bat at the hurler. Artu.
the game he waited for Glass outside
the park and assaulted him. The
league directors still have the Holmes
matter under consideration and it Is
probable that "Ducky" Will get a fine
for his share in the affray Of last week.
Smith said that there might he a
slight change in the schedule for the
last half of the season. Under the
present schedule the South Bend club
does not have as many home dates as
during the first half Of the season.
Smith wants to see the schedule re-
arranged 10 better balance the year.
1t is probable that the change will
be made soon.
Beavers Here Today.
Indications were that rain would in
terfere with the opening game of the
Beavers series here which was sched-
uled to start this afternoon. The four
frays with the Beavers are expected
to be stiff ones as the jenkins team
has been travelling at break-neck
speed during the past week.
The opinion that the Beavers will
give the koehIer lads a tough tussle
is not based upon their stride of the
last few days, but upon past eXper-
fence. Ten tilts have the HOOsiers
staged with the Bay City gang this
season and six of the 10 have resulted
in victories for the jenkins men. This
would lead to the belief that the
Beavers are a match for the pennant
chasers and the fans can be assured
of some real contests at the Spring
brook enclosure during the next four
days
They will have to go some" says
Harry Lake, Hoosier backstop, FOR
yr-n HOY rs q
going like we are now"
Have Healthy Lead.
Harry expressed the sentiments Of
the whole club, for the Hoosiers feel
that they are going to grab that first
flag with the five and a half game
lead secured by four straight victor
les over the Crickets, who closed their
engagement yesterday, the HoOsiers
have a margin TO work on and a loss
or two Will not take them from the
lead The Beavers are anxious to
shove Battle Creek out Of second
place. which appears TO be possible,
for the CriCketS are slated at home
during the rest of the week with the
Jackson Convicts. The Collins club
has been travelling along OF late, four
consecutive wins from the Flint Autos
having put them up above the 400
mark, although they still stick tC the
cellar hole.
owner Ed Smith is not only count
ing upon the first pennant, but also
upon the second. A pOst-season ser
les with a Southern Michigan league
club would not be to his liking, for
he believes that the fans OF South
Bend would rather see a series with
the Fort Wayne Central league club.
Smith has the word of owner Narnell
Of Fort Wayne that if possible a series
will be arranged between the two
clubs this fall. OF course this is go
ing far into the future but another
chance of meeting the rivals of old
would delight the HoOsier owner and
local fans and the series would at
tract much attention.
Games Hard Fought.
The four game series just closed
with the Crickets was one of the
tightest. from a playing standpoint, OF
the season. Charley Wagner has a
fast ball club and the visitors gave
the Koehlers a tussle for every con
test. although they cOpped the entire
quartet.
Herbert Hill Will hurl against the
Beavers this afternoon and another
win is expected from the Texas
youngster He stands next TO VAL
landingham in the pitching records
and has been one OF the principal
factors in placing the HoOsiers a. the
top of the league column. Smith eX-
poets TO see Hill go up 10 the big
leagues this year and predicts that
Herbert will be up there 70 stay
awhile when he does ascend. This
same prediction is being made for
Joey" Helmer, the hard hitting right
heIder Helmer has been putting on
some spectacular exhibitions of late,
both with the stick and in fielding,
which leads To the belief that nc viii
be among those To rise from the Sou
mich ranks this year.
The Beavers viii be here over Sat
urday and Sunday and big crowds are
ANTICIPATED AT the weekend contests.
The attendance during the Cricket
series was good compared 10 that OF
the early part of the season. on
Monday the Saginaw Ducks are sehed-
uled for four games. being the attrac-
ton on next "Wednesday. BOOSTERS
day." when a record brea king crowd
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