South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-29
STEAL OF HOME
AND CIRCUIT HIT
FEATURE VICTORY
EsChen Lifts Ball Out of Lot
With KoehIer on Second
While GrodICk Catches En-
envy Asleep.

While "Herb" Iliu held the Ducks 10
FIVE we'll scattered singles the appar-
entity unbeatable, HOOsIcrs galloped
home with their 18TH straight victory
launching hits and running bases Tor
score OF 10 %. Joe GrodIck dNi
Jirqmy Eschen were the heroes OF the
first contest with the Saginaw pad
oilers the third sackcr driving IN the
first tally with % single and stealing
home with the fourth marker aIter
ne had sent "a ripping triple To- me leIt
field fence. Eschen hOiSted the plu
far over the Centerteld screen IN the
third with KCehleT on second Wnlch
accounts for the other half OF the
Hoosier score.
Three OF the FIVE hits garnered from
HE were scratches. \arley smashed
a clean swat 10 right in the first pc
riod while Warner almost Knocked
Zen Koehler's pins out from under
him with a ground drive in the nlnlh.
These were the only legits secured by
the Ducks and I'm addition the SANDY
named Texan disposed OF nine OF lhe
visitors by the strikt-out route
Brodcr Gets Single.
The one run marked by the Hoo
siers in the first round was enough
to win the game Bert Broder started
with "A single between short and third.
advancing 10 second when koehler
fouled out TO Holmes Grodick
brought Broder across the platter with
a line drive over short. Eschen sin
gIed 90 right bat Helmcr and Lake
grounded out.
I'm the third Koehler smote the ball
20 right Grodick popped TO Malteby
and pilot Ben koohler pIfered sack
from his old enemy "Duclly' He ar
rived at the bag standing up and dulN
tainted the Duck boss Then Jimmy
F-schcn lifted the bali high i'm the air
and 10 sailed over the ceuterheld fence.
HIgley disposed of the other two Hoo
slers easily.
Grodick steals Home.
Grodick's clever running IN the
eighth accounts for the fourth nome
t4uv. First up Joe drove one of Hig-
ley's groove balls straight over War
ncrs head which stopped at the fence
and the return throw found the Hoo
sicr ON the far corner. Eschen fan
ned and Ielmcr followed suit. with
Lake nj the plate GrOdiCk caught Hig
ley uuawares and was within 10 feet
of the rubber before the sOuthpaw
knew what was happening Joe
scored easily. Holmes not having
chance TO put the ball ON him.
The Ducks started with rush,
Baschang getting a hit through Ed
mission. Neale forced him at second
and Marley drove a single TO right.
Nealc passed second and Helmer peg
ged TO the bag. The Duck was tag
ged between the sacks. kOehler get
ting the put-out after some pegginS
between EdmistOn and GrOdiCk. Var
ley pilfered but Hill whitfield Warner.
Hill Going Strong.
But six men faced Hill in the sec
ond and third while he struck out
NeaIe. Marley and Harring i'm the
fourth. Warner got "a scratch in this
period when Beall heldcd Bens ter
rtory on the third saCker's ground
ball In the home second BeaN
doubled TO lett center and was sacri-
need by Edmiston but neither Hill nor
BrOder could bring him along. Hig-
ley went good in the fourth. striking
out two men. Barry was passed by
Hill i'm the fifth but Malteby and His
ley whitfield while Holmes grounded to