South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
TWO WILD PEGS
SCORE TWO RUNS
AND BESTS DUCKS
LOudermiIk is Touched Up For
Seven Blows, But Shuts
Down on Visitors With Men
on the Paths.


Benny Hgley held the Hoosiers TO
four hits Thursday afternoon but the
Ducks lost. 20. Daring base rum
ming combined with an error. short
hit and "a wild. pitch in the first In
ming Melted the home lads their 18TH
straight victory and sent another
Soumich club back 20 its own dugout
with four consecutive losses.
Too much KOehleT. GrOdick and
Loudermilk spelled defeat for the
pilOtless Ducks, who lacked their
manager-catcher during the final
fray Of the series, Holmes having
gone 10 the league meeting at Battle
Greek with Ed smith Harring was
behind the bat and Pitcher Kreski
played the right garden for the vis-
itOrs After the disastrous first Hig-
ley permitted the HOosiers but two
hits and whitfield half a score of the
home lads. Loudermilk was strong
at all times, particularly i'm pinches
and kept the seven Saginaw blows
well scattered. Rain previous to the
game cut down the attendance TO no
bat boys, the scorers, three women
and loyal b.eacherites numbering a
bakers dozen.
KOchIcr Crosses Plate.
After Loudermilk had retired the
first three Ducks I'm order BrOder re-
ceivcd his customary free "trip to
first Koehler forced Gilbert Thomas
at second and Joe GrOdick hammered
a single toward right. Baschang.
Duck boss pro TEN. interfered with
the swat bus not enough TO prevent
its being a hit. Then Mr.. Higley
threw past Marley into center in try
ing to catch koehler off second. In
s-ead of stopping at third on the err
ror the cunning Ben made a dive for
the plate and reached there safely.
The Duck indcld let out q howl and
assembled about the plate. neglecting
Grodick. who pilfered third. The
Duck twirler then let loose wild
pitch and Grodick scurried across the
pan Eschen famed but Helmer
doubled to- center but Lake grounded
out TO short.
Thus cid the Hoosiers take their
18th consecutive victory. their knack
at base running defeating almost per-
feet pitching. But twice i'm the next
seven innings was Higley in any dan
ger and he passed these critical mo-
ments safely. I'm the fourth and sixth
the Ducks threatened to score on
LOudermilk but the southpawing
product of the Sucker state tighteneu
i'm the pinches and dispersed his OPP
ponents herOically.
Harr-ing Gets Single.
After Warner had skied 10 Broder
i'm the second Harring smashed a sin
gle to center but was forced when
Barry hit to GrOdiCk. Barry died at
first when Malteby sxied out 10 Hell
mer. The HOosiers were tumbled like
SO many sticks. Beall and Louder
milk striking out and Edmiston pop
ping up to Marley.
In the third Loudermilk struck out
Kreski. and Higley lined to Grodick.
Baschang singled To left and pilfered
but Neale grounded to GrOdiCk. In
the home half of the period Broder
opened with a single to left. stole sec
ond and made third when Harring
peg went through but was caught at
the plate attempting to steal Higley
disposed of Koehler and Grodick
with three strikes.
Loudermilk was in some danger i'm
the fourth. Marley drove a hit at
Grodick's shius but was forced 10y
Warner. who in turn was forced 10y
Barry's grounder TO Beall Barry sin
gled 10 left. The runners advanced
on a passed ball bus Loudermilk slip
ped three strikes past the thin Matte
by. Eschen, Helmer and Lake were
retired in succession
With two down i'm the fifth Louder
milk gave Bascnang four balls but
Neale fouled out TO Lake FIigley
Whitfield Beall, EdmistOn grounded out
and Loudermlk popped up TO Ba-
schang.
our Louis met and admirably con-
ouered more difficulties i'm the sixth
With two down Harring singled
through second and Barry followed
with a hit to right. Nalteby was
passed and the bases were loaded but
Loudermilk handed Kreski three
strikes and more Duck chances were
eliminated. Broder skied TO left and
Higley again whitfield koehler and
Grodick
Locals Stage Double.
In the seventh Higlev skied 10 Hell
mer and Baschang singled 20 center
NeaIe was hit with "A pitched ball
Marley hit q short fly 20 Broder and
Baschang ran down 10 third. ALLOWING
Sroder and oKehler To double him
Two Hoosiers got ON IN their half
E,schen swatted TO center. Barry max
ing classy one-handed stop and
cutting down what might have beer
an extra base for Jimmy. Helmel
was passed and Lake sacrificed. Hig-
ley went into high speed and Beal
and Edmiston struck out
Tie same Eeau made q spectacular
catch III the eighth. Warner SEN
up high pop fly and Beall ran IN
past the pitchers box Lake anC
Loudermilk we're ready To take tn,
nan hut George called for 10 and sue
cessfully copied with what seemed
the impossible by grabbing the pill
with lone init Harring skIed &C
Helmer and Barry struck out Lou.
dermilk grounded 90 Baschang and
Broder walked but was caught off thC
sack. koehler sent up an inueld fly
Maltehy opened the ninth by driv
Ing the hide back to- the center field
fence hut Eschen was under 10
Jones was sent in To hat for Kresk
and famed. Higley brought the
speedy contest Co close by grounding
to koehler