South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-10
CLOSE RACE IS
PROMISED THIS
SEASON IN s. NJ.
All Clubs Are Showing Strength
as They Swing Into Stride in
Chase for 1915 Pennant-
No Weak Sisters.

TWUWNW
has but nicely started on the 1919
season. the race has progressed tar
enough To- warrant the prediction
that the jaunt fer the flag this year
will be marked hy usually close COM
petition There doesn't appear 10 pe
a weak sister IN the organization the
six clubs now in the circuit presenting
= well balanced fighting front that
presages a close and interesting pen
nant race.
OF course with some OF the clubs
not vet presenting their strongest me
up and with the pitching more OF
less uncertain quantity al TINS stage
Of the race ii is impossible 10 dope
out the comparative strength OF the
teams with any great degree of ac-
elfracv at present. In the next week
car two there VIII doubtless be minor
revisions in the teams that VIII en-
able them TO show better form WhHe
with the Improvement in pitching thdJ
should be forthcoming the oatters
will not fatten their averages as they
have in the early games.
pucky Holmes present Saginaw out
III looks as good as the club that de-
feated Bay city in the post-season
series for the pennant last year. with
Robbins Scott and Johnny Jones no
LONGER with the team 1t VIII not get
as good pitching as I'm 1914. jess
1a1neS
nresent hurting staff who looks 10 be
i'm shape. and his good right arm VIII
be "A big factor in keeping the DUCKS
i'm the race. Already Haines has a
nDe-hit TO his credit
Gaginaw's young iufeld didn't show
any too well i'm the opening games
though il will probably steady once
the race is on In earnest Ducky
showed that ne was exactly saushed
with his quartet Of youngsters 10y
bencbing Schirm and sending the
veteran Foley to short. thus placing
am older head ON the inheld. Narley Is
shoyying class az second and SUPP,
last year at short, looks Ike lhlrd
Beavers Not Only SluSgcrs.
Danny jenkins has a team of nit
ters and the present outfit is apparent
IN no exception To the rule. But no
longer are the Beavers the only cruz
that qualities as possessed OF more
tban the usual amount of sWatung
,'ro,,ess jackson and South Bend
have been displaying a lot OF power OF
attack and Battle Creek, Flint and
saginaw give evidence of hitting
strength.
The Beavers have suffered. as have
other clubs. from Indifferent pitching
to date. only one or two OF the huIl-
ers being right Still Jenkins mas a
few teraus on his staff and the CLUB
should get a pretty good brand OF
slab work when the weather warns
up. Hickman. Joe Jenkins and Ihom-
as are veterans with the club while
Bremen. one Of the young pitchers,
has shown a lot of class.
Ed Smith appears TO have assem-
bled a likely looking crew at south
Bend. OF his outiielders Broder and
Eschen combine hitting proweSs with
good fielding and fest work ON the
bases. Helmer the other gardner,
will probably outhit both of his out
field mates. He was one of the most
consistent hitters in the league when
with lansing last season and would
doubtless have made the grade at
Denver this spring had NE been "a
more finished fielder and base run
ner.
When Mgr Ben Keel Ter gets back
in harness regularly at second the
South Bend indeld viii have Grodick
M third. Claffc. at short. Beall at first
and the manager at the Keystone posi-
zion. Lake. the clubs regular catch
or is q pCppcrV veteran with plenty
of experience while the team has
good hurting staff in Hill, Loudermllk.
Williams. Duffy and Nallandingham.
If Fhnts pitching corps stands mp
the Autos bid fair 10 hold their own
i'm the LEAGUE. scott can usually oe
depended on Go pitch good ball and
Mckinley and Myers. newcomers 10
the league. have shown class in sever
al OF their early games
Criclsct~ Look Good
Wagner's Battle Greek club again
promises To Doe up i'm the race and Is
away to a pretty good start under the
blond boss. The team has been hit
ting rather htfuly. however. as il
brushed up against some OF the
leagues best pitching recently. no
tahly at Saginaw where Haines bsted
kresk In a pitching battle
Jackson SO far has been hitting
more consistently than any other club
Ina the league Collins men have been
winning games despite the fact that
only one or two members of the pitch
ing staff have shown their real form.
Mcdonald. the only southpaw hurler
with club. is not yet right and BaN-
ter. counted ON as one of the stars
of the team, got a late start and viii
be slow in rounding into shape Fer
rem and Norcabbage have both looked
good in early starts and L0omis rs the