South Bend news-times., 1915-06-21
HOLSTERS CLIMB
A LITTLE NEARER
To PENNANT COAL
Hill Holds CricketS to Three
Hits and No RunS-BaSe
Running of KOehIer Lads is
Biggest Feature.
BY +. Kenneth Todd.

troupe a to defeat. Herbert let
the visitors down with three hits, one
being scratch. while Jimmy HOuser
was the victim of the HoOsier artillery
force which gathered 10 sWats from
the right handler five of he wallops
being twO-baggcrs
Pilot Ben Koehler shared honors
with Hill with two doubles, a single
and some Ty Cobb base running
which accounts for the third rally
marked by the HOoSiers. In the third
period the home ganglet scored two
runs with a pair of doubles, an error
and an inield out. In the seventh the
German scored from second on an in
field out With the bases chucked,
Eschen sent "A hopper TO Blank, who
nabbed Broder at the plate. Dobbins
attempted TO double Jimmy at first
and foxy old Ben sneaked into the
plate on the play. Meantime Grodick
and Eschen swiped another bag each.
the Cricket backstOp holding the ball
in his hand.
Hit I'm Every Round.
Not an inning of the Sabbath fray
passed without at least one hit being
registered by the Hoosiers. In con-
trast. the Crickets were held hitless
by Hill in seven of the nine periods.
In the fifth Bramble lOOped a single
over third. In the next period Houser
pushed a scratch hit down third base
way and Streeter drove one to second
which was knocked down by Pilot
Koehler. This was the only damage
done Mr.. Hill.
The Hoosier twirler started the
scoring for the home pack by open
ing the third period with a two base
wallOp into right center. Hill would
probably have been held to first had
not Pat Duncan been caught fiat
footed in center. BrOder laid down a
bunt to Houser. who tossed the ball
into the dirt in attempting to kill Hill
at third KOehler followed with a
two base knock down third base line,
Hill scoring. BrOder was nipped at
the plate on Grodick's grass clipper
to Pay. Joe pilfered and KOehler
crossed the rubber on Eschen's iniield
out. Pay TO Badger. Helmer was
passed and Lake closed the inning by
grounding out 10 Blank
BrOder Gets Double.
After Hill had gone down in the
seventh, Broder clouted far into right
center for a couple sacks. KOehler
followed with another smash along
the third base line. Pay knocked the
ball down and il bounded outside.
Blank covered and Broder slid under
him on the throw. Blank protested
Umpire Slears safe decision. lying on
top of Broder. Meanwhile KOehler
took advantage of the excitement to
steal second. After the turbulency
subsidized GrOdick was passed. Eschen
smacked "A hopper to Blank. who nip
ped BrOder at the rubber. Dobbins,
hoping to double Eschen, shot the ball
To Badger. Koehler was on his way
home almost before the ball left Dob
bins hand and beat the return throw
easily. Helmer grounded 70 Blank as
the finale for the eventful inning.
Hill showed some signs of wildness
at the start OF the fray. walking
Streeter who was sacrificed by Pay.
The Texan got out of trouble when
both Duncan and Dobbins grounded
our to Koehler Bramble stole long
hit from Broder by going back TO the
fence after the HOosiers liner 10 right
field. Koehler garnered his first
double off Houser by crashing to the
center field screen He went to third
on Grodick's infeld out but died there
when Eschen fOuled out to DObbins.
Hoosicrs Stage Double.
In the second Bramble famed and
Wagner walked. a double play,
started by Chick Edmiston on
Badgers slow grounder, retired the
Crickets. Heimer opened with
single TO center, was sacrificed by
Lake and went TO third on BealIs in
field out. EdmistOn popped out 10
Blank
The Crickets went down in order in
the third and the HOOsiers scored
their first two runs Again in the
fourth ii was three up and out for
the visitors Beall beat out a swing
ing bunt toward third and Pay peSged
wild TO first. George attempted 10
get 10 third on the overthrow but
was nipped at the bag.
Bramble marked the first hit off
Hill as a starter for the fifth by drop
ping a fly over third. He was forced
/ by Wagners grOunder 10 EdmistOn
and the Cricket pilot died in the same
manner when Badger pushed one TO
GrodiCk Badger attempted 10 steal
Z but was eXterminated by Lakes peg.
Broder skied 10 right and KOehler
walked. Grodick singled 10 center
but the Crickets pulled a double play,
Wagner taking Eschens fast hounder
near second and tossing Joe out.
Blank killing Jimmy at first.
Hill was in some danger in the
sixth. Blank grounded out but
HOUSer reached first safely when ne
dumped one down toward Grodick.
He advanced TO second on passed
ball Ben koehler made a great stop
of Streeter's safe smash near the
keystone sack. Pay popped out 10
EdmiSton and Duncan failed in the
pinch. grounding 10 Grodick. Helmer
COppeQ the IOurtn TWO nd-EtI OF the
matinee off HouSer. giving the pill an
other ride 10 the centerield fence.
Lake popped out 10 Houser along the
first base line. Beall grounded out 10
short and Edmiston lifted one TO
Wagner.
There was nothing doing for the
Wagners in the seventh and eighth
With one down in the eighth. Beall
beat out a slow hit 90 Wagner. Bad
ger attempted 10 force him at second
ON EdmistOn's grounder but threw
badly y double play closed the per
iod. Hill swapping a bounder 20 Pay.
who touched Beall on the line and
pcgged Chick" out at second. The
play might have been a triple. as the
throw from Wagner beat Hill 10 nrsI
In the ninth Streeter smashed one
20 Hill. which was fatal. and Pay was
passed Duncan whitfield and Beall
made a hard play on Dobbins ground
ball. taking IL one handed and killins
Pay AT second.