South Bend news-times., 1915-04-26
Smithes Stage Final Practice Game With Sudebaker Tued
Here Are the Histories of the Hoosiers
Who Will Battle For South Bend This Year

with the Frank club in 1911 and then
went To Lansing. remaining with the
Senators until last fall when he was
sold to the Denver club of the West
ern league. He hit fourth in the Sou
mich last year with .345 but was re-
leased by the Denver club last week
and same to Smith. He weighs 175
lives at Parma, Mich. He will be in
right field for the HOOsiers.
LAWRENCE KORFHAGEN-Dar
is the utility man of the South Bend
club. He is a shortstOp or third
baseman but just now is holding down
second during the absence OF Ben
KOehler. He was born in Cincinnati.
March 2S, 1893, and played his first
league ball with the Manistee club of
the Michigan State at short. In the
spring of 1914 he went to Lynn, Mass.
in the New England league but came
to South Bend about the middle Of
May. Larry is it.. inches tall and
weighs 15S. Mail gets him at Gin
cinnati
JOSEPH CLAFFEY-Joe is a home
product. He was born in South Bend.
Jan. 26, 1889. He finished the 1909
season with the South Bend Central
league club when Speed Kelly was
sold to Washington. During the fol-
lowing three seasons he played for the
Green Bay club of the w. l. league.
In the spring of 1913 Joe went to
Holyoke Of the New England. then
back 10 Grand Rapids and later on
to Rockford. He was sold N 1914 to
NASSAU and refused to report, play
ing the season with the Niles inde-
pendent club.
He was suspended but the NASSAU
club disbanded and the suspension
was automatically raised. He lives
in Mishawaka, is 8 IT.. inches high
and weighs 14S pounds. He is taking
Tom Stevenson's place at short.
JAMES ESCHEN-Jimmy is the big
attraction Of the Hoosier outfit. He
halls from Brooklyn \. Y, being born
there Aug. 81, 1S92.-He has an iron
arm and broke into baseball in 1912
as a pitcher IN the o. & p. league but
Jumped to the Tri-State. The New
York Americans grabbed him in the
spring of 1913 as an outfielder and he
took the southern training trip but was
later sent to Jersey City in the Inter
national. He was with the Yankees
again in the spring of 1914 but re-
turned to Jersey City and then went
TO Buffalo. The tribulations in the
international this winter brought
about Eschens release and he took
the opportunity of joining Ben Koch
ler, HIS old roommate, in South Bend.
He weights $50 pounds and stands D
TT, 1912 inches. His home is in
Brooklyn.
ROBERT EDWARD GREEN-Bob-
by is the 1914 right fielder of the
Hoosier club. He is fighting Helmer
for his job in the garden. He was
born in Columbus, O.. in 1888 and
started his baseball career with the
Lima Ohio State club in 1910. During
the latter part OF the season he join
ed the Marion club of the Northern
Indiana league and in 1911 played
with Vincennes in the Kitty. On
June 20. 1912, while playing with
Adrian, Green had four ribs broken
and was laid up during the entire
season. He went to Saginaw in 1913
and was then sold to Battle Creek
On July 16 Of last year Smith secured
the outfelder in the Dobbins- Keifer
trade with the FOOdtOwn club He
weighs 155 pounds and stands about
IT., 1-2 in. high. His address is
Newcastle. Ind.