South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-14
HOLSTERS DRIVE
THREE MEN FROM
MOUND AND WIN
KoehIer Calls on VaIIanding-
ham After Hill and Williams
Are Forced to Retire and
"VaII" Saves the Day.
special 70 &C News-Times.


JACKSON. Mich. May Il. six
pitchers were victims Of n iubilant
swatfest staged comparatively here
Thursday. afternoon 10y the Hoosiers
and the Jackson Vets. Koehler and
Collins were each compelled 10 send
three twiriers TO the mound during
the lively matinee performance which
Nas eventually grabbed by tho lndi-
ana delegation by "a count of = TO 8.
Hill and Baxter started the melee.
The HOosier lasted until the fourth
and Baxter the same Williams stuck
but two-tnirds Of an inning and was
replaced by Nallandingham, who put a
stop 10 the COnvicts' smuggling practice
while LOOmis and Mcdonald were In
effective against the Bender bunch.
Koehler and his crowd took a COM
handing lead in the second when four
Jackson errors with three hits and
q hit batsman netted the Smithies
total OF five tallies. Hill was invinci-
bic until the fourth when the Vets
got to him in hammer and tongs
style When KOehler's error was fol-
lowed by two walks and quartet OF
swats Curt Williams was called to the
rescue but could not stop the Con-
victs who managed 20 knot the score
with six runs.
LOOmiS - Called IN.
Baxter opened the fifth by allow
ing a hit and hitting a man so Col
Inns called upon LOOMS 10 do relief
duty LOOMS was hit hard and oft
en- and the fTOosiers marked three
more tallies in the fifth Williams
was ineffective in the fifth and the
Vets marked twice before Nalianding-
ham went on the crag. The right
handler put a crimp in the swatfest
by giving the Frank town tribe but
one hit during the remainder OF the
FRAY. punched hits brought one
more run off LoOmis and two off Nc
Donald who took the job in the sixth.
EdmistOn, the former Flint player,
Joined the HOOsiers Thursday and
played his first game with the club
at short In four times up the new
conner grabbed a pair of hingles and
crossed the rubber sfor one OF the
dozen runs.
Jimmy Eschen, the Bender center
fielder, was featured IN the hitting
during the afternoon with four safe
ties out OF five times up. He also
had a busy time in the garden max
ing four putOuts and one assist. Be
all got the long hit record with
triple. In his three times up George
secured q corresponding number Of
hits and scored two runs for the
Hoosiers. Although Bert BrOder did
not get a safe swat during the fracas
he crossed the pan three while
Joey" Helmer scored the same num-
Der Of tallies with two hits.
Joe Claffey the Mishawakan, will
be carried with the HOOsier tribe until
they return home for the Sunday
game with the Beavers. according TO
Ed Smith. owner of the club. 1t Is
believed that EdmistOn can beat
claffey out OF the job and as Smith
maid some cash for the former Auto
he will probably stick.
We've got the best ball club in the
league" declared Smith Thursday
night in commenting on the HOOsiers
we are starting up the hin and just
watch our smoke"
Smith added that he believed
Ed Duffy 10 be one Of the best twirl-
ers in the league and predicts a sue
cessful season for the Highlander.
Duffy has allowed but 10 hits in three
games thus far this year but lost the
nrst two tits by one run.
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