South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-23

FracaS Between Shafer and
Wells at Jackson tuesday
Cause OF COnferenCe-Beav-
erS Here Thursday.

ships Schafer. Ben Koehler's
business partner and Sournich indt-
Gator handler, caused a rumpus az
jackson Tuesday afternoon wnen hs
threw Bobby Wells, the Flint back
STOP out OF the game and chased him
from the ball park. The set-to be-
tween the backstop and the umpire
came IN the first inning and as the
AUTOS mad no other catcher the gama
"ds LOrIelted TO the Jackson CLUB by
score Of 80.
The action of Schafer In chasing
WellS mas necessitated a meeting OF
the executive board of the league and
Ia smith, vice president Of the cir
cunt, VIII go TO Battle Creek tonight
10 the conference which has been call
cd by PreSt Frank. The executive
board Is composed of Pres't Lowell of
me Battle Creek club, Eddie Wheeler
OF Flint and Ed smith of South Bend.
Al the meeting this evening the three
magnates and the head of the league
VIII probe the Schafer-W ellis affair.
and Il IS probable that dractic action
VIII De taken TO prevent further dis
rupuons of that nature.
Beavers Here Thursday.
Danny Jenkins and the Bay City
Beavers VIII be the attraction at
Springbrook park during the next four
days. The series with the Beavers
promises TO be an interesting one for
the jenkins crew appears to be the
only club in the league which has any-l
thing on the HOosiers. They have de-
feated six out of 10 games played this
season and koehler and his bunch are
anxious to even up matters during the
tours days stay here. The Beavers
are a strong aggregation of players
and Will give the HOOsiers a stiff con-
test Herbert Hill will be on the
mound against them in the opening
game of the series.
Smith has not heard from the Chat
tanOog club regarding Vallandingham
since he wired the Southern leaguers
his proposition on the twirler. BY de-
feating the CTickts Tuesday Vail"
made his record for the year stand Il
wins and two losses. the best record
In the league. Pitcher SchOrr has not
yet reported 10 Smith and il is prob
able that the Hoosier owner will not
secure him.
Boosters Enthusiastic.
The remarkable showing Of the
HOOsiers is a good omen for Boosters.
day next Wednesday. The tickets for
the big event are selling fast and a
crowd of al least 5000 fans is ex-
pected ION the afternoon Of the cele-
bratiOn. Many of the stores in the
city Will close and the various organ
izations about the city are working
toward a record breaking attendance
Ducky Holmes and the Saginaw
Ducks Will be at SpringbrOok park on
Boosters afternoon. The Ducks ara
now occupying third place and may
have Ousted the Crickets when they
come TO South Bend next Monday for
the four day series.
To Have 'Church Party"
Ed smith received a letter from r.
Il. White of the EpiscOpalian church
Wednesday morning, in which the
pastor congratulated the HoOsier
owner upon the success of the team
and expressed the hope that fair
weather and a large crowd would
mark Boosters day Mr. White also
stated that he was organizing
church party" which would attend
the ball game on that day. The two
newspapers Will issue their afternoon
editions at noon on next Wednesday
and the telephone companies will send
their employees TO the game, while a
movement is on foot among the mer-
chants TO close all the stores during
the hours the celebration is in prog
reSs.