South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-04
HURLERS' BATTLE
FEATURES F INAL
CAME OF SERIES
Duffy Loses TO Mckinley by the
Score of 2 to | in SpeCtaCu-
lar Mound Fray-HOOSieTS
Lose in Sixth Round.

Ed Duffy and Southpaw Mckinley
put on one OF the fauciest exhibitions
Of tWirling seen on SpFing1rOok lot in
many moons Monday afternoon. The
HOOsier right handler was nOsed out
OF a victory by a to ] score. al
though ne allowed the Wheeler gang
but four bingles By punching three
of these the Autos showed over two
runs in the sixth after the Smithies
had marked in the fifth. The Flint
southpaw was working in great style.
and had the numbers Of the HOOsier
sluggers ladling out but three swats
during the entire nine rounds.
IL was a nip and tuck fray Nc
Kinley had a hop on the ball which
could not be fathomed by the ROosi-
ers while, with the exception of the
unlucky sixth. Duffy kept the Wheel
ers guessing. There were slight
signs Of scoring In the ninth when
the Flint sOuthpaw passed Escben
and Helmer, the two heavy hitting
Hoosiers. but both Grodick and HiX-
enbaugh drove high ones directly
into the centerfielder's nit
Jimmy Eschen saved further scor-
ing by the Autos in the sixth by a
wonderful peg 10 third. Broder had
let Huffman's hit get through him.
and the sandy haired Wheelerite was
buzZing around the bags. Jimmy
grabbed the ball and shot it perfect
~ to Hixenbaugh. taking Huffman
easily.
Duffy Goes Strong.
For five straight innings Duffy
never permitted a Flint man to get
past first base Pahlman got on in
the first with "A single TO left Two
other men walked but one was forced
out and the other was slain while at
tempting 10 pilfer. In the first four
rounds Mckinley proved hitless. He
passed Eschen at the start, but
Jimmy was caught stealing BeaH
got on in the third but was forced
out and CIaffey was pegged at sec
Ond.
The HOLSTERS took their lone tally
ia the fifth when the Flint southpaw
loosened a mite. Helmer opened with
a hard drive over second and was
sacrificed by HiXen baugh. He went
To third on Lakes infeld out, Nif-
necker 20 Pahlman. and scored on
"Hal" Boalrs smash into right field.
Claffey was passed but was caught
of the bag. Mcconnell to Pahlman.
Duffy wobbled in the sixth just
enough to give the Autos their pair
of winning tallies The HoOsiers'
twirler opened by whiting Mckinley
but Herman came back with a hard
single into left center. Pahlman fled
out TO Eschen and Herman stole
Huntress cracked out the only two
sacker of the argument. crashing the
pill down past first base, and PAIL
man scored the tying run. Huffman
singled to left and Broder let the ball
go through him. Huntress marking
the winning tally. Huffman was still
running but Eschen backed Bert up,
grabbed the pill and shot it to Hixen-
baugh who took the Flint man at
third. These two runs won the game
for the Autos.
BrOdcr Beats Out One.
Broder beat out a hit to Wheeler
in the sixth. but got no farther This
was the last bingle granted the
lfoosiers by Mckinley during the re-
m4ainder of the fray. Duffy was Just
as liberal in the last three innings. 1t
was three up and three down for the
Autos in the seventh. Mckinley
passed Lake in this round but Nc
Council pegged him out when he
tried 10 steal.
The eighth was opened by Duffy
giving free trarfsp ortation to Neon
nell who was forced out at second
when Mckinley hunted to Duffy. Gro
dick dropped the ball in taking the
throw at second from Claney on
Kernan's grounder TO short and two
men were safe. Fahlman skied out
TO Broder and Claffey took Herman at
second unassisted on grounder. This
period was barren for the HOosiers
Huffman laid one down but Lake
pegged him out at first as a starter
for the ninth. Beall then took Nif-
necker's foul tip and Bert Broder
made n spectacular running catch
near the foul line OF Bells apparent
hit
Mckinley passed Eschen in the
ninth and Grodick flied out 10 Hunt
ress Korfhagen had gone in for
Broder as q pinch hitter, but whitfield.
Helmer was passed and Hixenbaugh
cracked one into far center but Hunt
ress was under it.
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