South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-01
HOLSTERS SPLIT
DOUBLE PROGRAM
WITH CRICKETS
WagnerS Take Morning Fray
by 10 and 0 Score But Koch
Ter Band Comes Back and
Beats KreSki 8 to 2.

Memorial day honors were split
between the Hoosiers and Crickets
Monday. As breakfast dessert the
Battle Creek troop served Duffy with
10 10 o defeat and in the matinee
engagement the KOehler tribe turned
the tables with Herbert Hill at the
helm, the count being and ..
BY winning the afternoon fray the
Hnosiers regained the league lead
whicE was held by the Crickets for
about three hours by their victory in
the morning contest.
There was gloom in the bleaChers
Nhcu the Crickets started the after
noon meet with two runs brought
over with quartet Of bingles of Hill
But the sun came out from under the
cloud In the HOosier half Of the round
which was productive Of three mark
crs for the home gang and a lead
which could not be overcome Al
though the Crickets secured "a dozen
swats from Hill. the Texan kept them
separated after the opening stanZa
and held the visitors TO two taIlies.
EdmistOn Big Noise.
Ben KOehler's pilfering Of the home
plate i'm first for the tying run.
Chick" Edmiston's two-bagger to
left I'm the seventh with the ways
packed. and this same players sensa-
tiOnal stop of Streeter's drive over sec
ond base and the subsequent unassist-
cd double were the sparkling bits of
the much elongated afternoon per-
Torrance.
streeter opened for the Crickets
with a hot smash Grodicks way. Pay
fouled out 10 BeaIl and Duncan swat
ted safely TO right. Streeter going to
third. The FOodtown Outfelder went
10 second on the throw and Dobbins
brought his two mates across the pan
with a smash through the box The
inheld was i'm and Hill KOehler and
EGmiston all made futile grabs for
the ball. Bramble forced DObbins at
second and went to third on Wagner's
grass burner TO right Joe Grodick
made a one handed play on Badgers
hopper. ending the inning with the
count and for the Crickets.
BrOder brought some sunshine into
the affair with a double TO left center
as the HoOsier starter KOehler drew
"a free pass and both advanced on
KOrfhagen's sacrifice. Grodick
smashed one over short and BrOder
scored. Helmer famed GrOdick
stole second as Kresld mapped. Then
the HOOsier pilot caught Kresh and
Dobbins asleep and stole home. The
decision was close enough 20 cause
some argument with Umps PiersOn
Lake had stood beside the plate and
Ben slid in between his legs Grodick
was on third and Harry Lake drove
in the deciding run with a single to
right Beall was hit with a pitched
ball but Lake was forced at third on
Edmiston's grounder TO Pay.
CriCkets Get ON. That's All.
Although the Wagner outfit threat
ened many times during the next
eight round spectacular fielding and
good twirling by Hill kept them un-
derneath Chick EdmistOn made
himself the principal figure of the
afternoon in the seventh with his long
drive TO left with the bags choked.
Kreski started the inning by hitting
kOrfhagen with a pitched ball. Larry
advanced on Grodicks sacrifice. Hell
mer fOuled out to DObbins Lake
then marked his fourth hit of the aft
ernOOn by driving one straight at Pay
which was entirely too warm for the
third sacker 10 manipulate. Lake
pilfered second and Beall was passed,
filling the sacks. Edmiston wiped the
paths with a crashing drive in the
neighbOrhoOd OF the big sign in left.
lie was caught on the relay when ne
tried TO stretch the hit into a triple.
Chicks sensational play came in
the eighth when the Crickets were
threatening 10 retaliate and pull out
of the hole. Badger had opened
with a single 90 left. Plank Skied ont
10 center and Badger was safe at sec
Ond when koehler dropped Grodick's
throw on KresNis grounder. Streeter
then lined one almost across second
base but Edmiston jumped high. pull
Cd the pill 10 earth, and touched sec
ond before Badger could get back
thus closing the inning.
Crickcts Try Hard
I'm the second. fourth and seventh
innings the Wagner bunch got busy
and made strenuous efforts To- score
but without result Hill passed