South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-19
FACTORY LEAGUE
TEAMS ORGANIZE
FOR BIC OPENED
Four Clubs Promise Warm Bat
tie for Pennant This Season
Reports from Different
Camps Show Strong Crews.

There is much activity just at this
time in Factory league circles. Man
ayers of the four clubs in the little
combination are making strenuous eff
forts 10 mould together lighting or
ganizations for the opening games on
May o. Reports from the various
camps in South Bend and Mishawaka
are that each of the four teams Will
present strong line-ups when the
league makes its third annual bow TO
the public.
During the past two seasons that
Factory league has presented an un-
usual class of ball for the caliber OF
the organization, but indications are
that there will be increased skill and
competition during this summer. The
little circuit has a strong following
among the factory workers of South
Bend and Mishawaka, and the LIBERAL
attendance of previous years with the
promise of even faster ball this season,
leads to the opinion that the league
will have a highly successful year in
1915.
Executive is Busy.
r. 3. Breckenridge. the new pres
ident, is a newcomer in official South
Bend baseball circles. But the chief
executive of the organization is eX-
pected TO make things hum from May
p to the closing battle for the pen
nant on Aug. IS. He is a rabid base
ball fan, knows the game and has the
ability to operate the league in the
same successful manner that has been
the case in the past two seasons.
II is difficult to offer any dope on
the outcome of the scrap for the pen
nant this spring. Stories from every
club are that they have championship
bands gathered together. In the fray
against the Soumich club at Spring
brook park Saturday afternoon the
divers displayed the fact that they
are to be strong contenders for the
rag this summer. The team has had
practically no practice thus far ana
the hitting was poor against the smith
tossers. But this does not eliminate
the fact that the divers have a gang
of ball players.
Young Good Hurler.
In Young the Plowmakers have a
hurler who compares we'll with many
Soumich fingers who have appeared
here. Moore and Hansen are also
good twirlers, while Freyer is expect
ed to make the factory leaguers sit
up and take notice. The divers lack
a catcher, but Mgr. Colip expects to
have a good backstop on the job be-
fore the end of the week. The infield
looks fast with Dulin at third, Spahr
at first. and Capt. Touhey at snort.
This is Touheys first trial in the posi-
ton. but he fields clean and with
little more practice shoulu De SOie ~
deliver the ball with accuracy.
Singers are doubtful. During the
past winter the championship club
was literally shot to pieces as re-
suit of the close down of the plant.
Still Mgr. Lentz is keeping quiet but
working like a beaver. He is short
on pitchers but may have surprise
or two to spring when the season
opens.
Studebal<ers Strong.
Buck" Corners has little to say
about the Studebaker club expect thal
the team will be right in there" bat
fling for the rag on the pitching
staff the Wagonmakers will have
Yockey and at least one other fast
voungster. Fred Landic and Werntz'
the former Singer backstOp, will form
the other end of the battery.
Little news is being sent out from
the Ball Band camp. Mgr. Porter Is
seen hobnobbing around here ana
there and always with ball player,
so X is a safe bet that the Misha-
wakans will be right in the pie again
This wear The Ball Bands secured
Phillion, 1914 captain of the singer
team. who will amble around the near
cushion. In addition several other
fast Youngsters have been picked up
during the winter.
All in all the Factory league looks
GOOD this year. II has a good supply
of fast PLAYERS. The organization is
more compact, having four teams OF
apparently the same caliber, Whlch
,,Pproises a warm fight All these
signs point to a successful year.