South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-17
HOLSTERS WILL
BEGIN WORK IN
APRIL SAYS SMITH
Bender Pilot Announces Twill
erS viii Report Week Earl
ier-.iaS Signed Documents
of Is Players.

News OF the leaving of the major
league ball teams for southern train
ing camps has brought forth the an
nouncement from Ed. Smith vice
president of the Southern Michigan
league and owner of the South Bend
club. that the Hoosiers will begin
work at Springbrook park the first
week in April. il the weather is fav-
Orable the hurting squad which looks
mighty good at this time of the year
viii report week earlier for prac-
tice, according 10 the boss who is
counting much on his mOundmen to
take him TO the top this season.
smith has his hooks firmly clinched
into about rs players already and is
dickering for several others. Alto
gether he has signed seven pitchers
but viii not announce the names Of
two of them until the opening of the
training season. The men who have
signed contracts thus far are in the
following list given out by Smith yes
terday.
Pitchers-Curt williams. Louder
milk, Hill, Vaniandingham and Voss
Catchers-Harry Lake. Burg and
Pfester.
Infelders, BeaM Koehler, Wood and
Korfhagen.
Outdelders-Green, Broder, Diem
and Burlington.
Nine Veterans ON List.
Local fans are familiar with the
names of at least nine of the men
who have already signed contracts as
they were members OF the 1914 Bend
or crew which slipped into third place
IN the final half Of the season after a
whirlwind fight. Two others Hill and
s-foDTfw cham a1eo roIaWoG m
Southern Michigan last season and
have good records as members Of the
FLINT hurting staff. Burlington, Wood.
Pdester, Burg and NOss are new COM
ers and will attempt 20 fill the va
cancies left by the loss of Schorr
Stevenson and Grodick
Smith expects his hurting staff TO
bear the brunt of the fight during the
coming season. He is taking particu-
lar pains to pick a strong mound crew.
His two sOuthpaWs, LOudermilk and
Williams. are two of the best left
handlers in the league Williams is
yOungster who spent his first year IN
professional ball last season. starting
at Battle Creek and afterwards being
traded to Smith. He is a hitting
pitcher. clouting .272 in 81 games last
year. He ranked fifth in the pitching
figures of the league winning %
games. losing II and hurting one tie.
Loudermilk held fourth position with
Ii record of Is won, six lost and one
tie
Hill made a 500 record with the
Flint club. winning II and losing II
but with the support of South Bend
hitting and fielding players should
have an even better record this year.
Vanlandingham left the Flint club
during the middle Of the season be-
cause of illness but was rated as a
crack hurler. Just what VOss can
do is not known. he being an I'm
known quantity hailing from Elgin,
H.. with good recommendations. The
other two hurlers who have been
signed by Smith are tested men and
known to South Bends baseball fans.
koehler VIII Manage.
Ben KOehler will manage the Hoo
siers this year and the fast German is
expected TO hammer the hide off the
pellet. After coming back from the
international last year Ben held down
the outfield Job ard the second base
ina his usual brilliant style although
ne did not hit as heavily as he has in
the past. But the pilot managed 10
pilfer 81 bases from his opponents in
the % games in which he participated
and kept them guessing whenever he
touched foot on a bag. His batting
average I'm the SOumiCh was .264 while
FIN heIding he ranked fifth with .946
fin the second baseman division.
Larry kOrfhagen played in Ito