South Bend news-times., 1915-06-24
CRICKETS DROP
FINAL Of SERIES
IN NINTH FRAME
Triple Steal Which Sends Brod-
er Over Ties COunt-BIank'S
Poor Peg to Plate Lets in the
Winning Marker.

IL IfAAh4ulN takes LhL 0l warm
argument 10 convince the oDdurate
Criekets that they are not the equals
of the koehler nayers. Another fun
nine inning contest chuCked with
many intense moments and much brill
liant pastimins. was again required
rs edncsday before the HOOsiers could
impress upon the Wagnerites hat they
were doomed 10 take back 90 their
Grape-Nuts farm four lost record
and dashed pennant hopes Ed Duff
fy and SOuthpaw Curtis fought the
final fracas and NJ was pretty battle.
hut 60 Duffy the spOils rghtfully be-
louged and To him they were given,
although by the modest score of ?
and l.
AS usual the Crickets took the lead,
three clean singles IN the third giving
them a tally. Bert Broder's single.
an error. Helmer's scratch hit. and a
neat triple steal with BrOder on the
marking end, tied the score i'm the
sixth. In their half OF the ninth the
Crickets got men on second and thirI
Duny puTpOsely passed Wagner Tor
Badger. who skied To Eschen for the
third out. Two passes Bealls single
and a poor peg 20 the plate 10y Blank
on Duffys infield ban gave the Hoo
siers the winning tally, Harry Lake
crossing the plate.
Bunch Three Singles.
4
band was righteously secured by
punching three untainted swats off
Dufy. With one down Pay shot
single TO center and scored on similar
Tallops TO left by Fulton and Duncan.
The scoring stopped when DObbins
hit into a double play, EdmistOn To
Beall. But che tying run 10y the Hoo
siers was heartbreaker for the visit
ors. BrOder started with c.ean single
10 right. KOehler popped out to Bad
ger and Grodick's inhcld out advanced
Bert Pay booted Eschen's ground
er but held BrOder at second and Hell
mer beat Out E slow hit to Badger.
To Gilbert Thomas Broder belongs
the credit for the tying tally for the
midget Outhelder caught Curtis off his
guard and by demon spriuting made
the plate 2 second ahead of the throw.
But DObbins was awake and rs Escheu
rounded third and bluffed. the Cricket
backstnn pegged him out at the bag
and closed the inning.
Both Curtis and Duffy pitched reg
ular ball throughout. Ed had a little
bad luck at the start Pay was hit
with pitched bali and Fulton smack
cd one to the right of Edmiston. The
next three men were disposed of i'm
order. Duncan made a brilliant run
ming catch OF Broder's high drive into
left center Bramble cOpped koehlCrs
Hy and Grodick whitfield.
GrOdick Grabs Drive.
GrOdiCk featured the Cricket half
Of the second when he jumped high
I'm the air and speared Blanks line
drive. which gave the Cricket a per
feet right TO cuss Dame Fortune With
two down. Lake singled through sec
Ond and pilfered. DObbins let loose
a wild peg To second i'm an attempt TO
catch Harry off the pillow and the
Hoosier went To third but died there
when Beall slied TO Bramble.
The Crickets marked their lone tall
ly i'm the third and the Huosiers got a
man To the far corner on a hit. a
passed ball and an infeld out. but
could not bring the run across. With
two down in the fourth Badger was
walked but Duffy caught him flat
footed off first GrOdiCk started the
home half with "a single 20 right CEN
ter, hut he was also nabbed off the
cushion. In the NTH Pay got a
scratch hit hut Duffy cut him down
at the bag for the third out. Lake
and Edmistun garnered singles i'm
this st8nza but we're unable To get
past second.
With Fulton disposed of i'm the
sixth. Duncan drew his first walk but
was killed by Lake in the act of pill
fering and Dobbius grounded 10 Koch
Ter. The Hoosicrs knotted the count.
I'm the seventh Badger cIouted
double 10 left center. Eschen pcgged
90 second with a mile wide curve ON
the pill. Figuring a bone throw.
Badger kept ON going but Chick
shot the ball 10 third ahead of him.
rhe Hoosiers were retired one, two,
three.
Duffy Gets 60 Third
Blank whitfield at the start or the
eighth and Curtis was passed Fulton
hit to KOehier and was doubled Duf-
fy drew q pass i'm this period. was
sacrificed hy Broder and went tO third
ou Koehler's inheld out Grodick was
passed but Eschen failed 90 come
across with the needed wallop. sky
ing out to Fulton.
Chihlains were rampant I'm the
hieachers when the CIiCkcts loaded
the bases in their half of the ninth.
After whiting Fulton Duty passed
Duncan Dobbins inheld ont pushed
him down the path another notch and
nrHm BILE singled over second hut rs
chen's perfect peg 20 the plate held
the Cricket on the far corner. Duuy
and Lake conferred and Pilot Chauey
Wagner was given four balls. Guy
Badger. the giant first sackcr. Was
next IN the batting order and is not
considered dangerous just the same
CIV gave the home crowd n frIght
when ne crooked one FAR into center.
hut Jimmy EschCn jumped high M the
air and pulled down the blow that
would have meant the victory.
Joey" Heimer. whose greatest enc