South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-23
.HELMER' s CLUB
SMASHES IN 3RD
H0QSIER VICTORY
Right Gardener Brings in Two
With Timely Hits and Paves
Way For Winning Run in tne
Ninth With Double.

'Joey' HeIrner's double 10 eight. his
third WallOp OF "a perfect day. BeaiIs
scratch hit and Edmiston's accurate
bunt down the FIRST base line ia the
last OF the ninth gave the Hoosicrs
their third straight victory over the
slipping CriCkets Tuesday afternoon.
The final count was 90 =. Buck
Carpenter and Eallandingham enpag-
ing in an exciting pitching duel
Helmer was the big feature OF the
afternoon. In addition 90 scoring the
winning marker. "Joey" drove I'm the
first run in the fourth with "a triple
and his single sent Eschen across with
the tying score IN the sixth after the
Crickets had assembled six hits off
Wall" in tie second and fourth for
two runs.
Jimmy Eschen, Hal" BeaH and
Bert BrOder did the heavy stick work
for the Koehlers. although Ecschen
was the only one OF the trio 20 figure
in the scoring. making two of the runs
Tor the HoOsiers. Bramble had per-
feet clouting day with three singles,
scoring the first OF the two Cricket
tallies in the second on knocks by
Badger and Blank Badger was sent
across the plate in the fourth after he
had doubled when Carpenter singled
to left.
Fans See Hill Battle.
The Weatherman started his off
cial summer yesterday with a perfect
baseball atmosphere and the athletes
presented the go fans. families and
fanlets with the same brand of sport
Both Carpenter and Nallandingha
presented their opponents with a real
tWriing article. Buck kept the
HoOsiers hits we'll scattered but could
not prevent the smuggling. After the
fourth Wall" held the Crickets TO two
hits. one Of which should not have
Il Ffrerr "a ~. in nn
ninth when Broder ran in on Eschen's
ball in left center
Three flukey singles in the second
gave the visitors their first tally.
Bramble opened by squeezing "a slow
hopper past Wall" Wagner sacri-
feed, Badger crammed another
scratch over second base and Blank
lofted one behind short Bramble
scoring Broder made brilliant
catch of Carpenters fly i'm left cen
ter and Streeter walked but Pay
bounded out 10 Vallandingham.
In the fourth the Crickets assembled
three more swats for the second tai
lv. Badger smashed a double 10 the
center field screen, Blank popped out
10 Beall and Carpenter scored Bad
ger with a single 10 left Strceter
singled TO right but Carpenter was
doubled when EdmistOn took Pays
drive over second base with one hand
would have resulted as Chick touch
&c second before throwing 10 BealL
The count was 20, Crickets.
Helmer Scores Eschcn.
Grodick opened the HOOsier part Of
the stanZa with a clean single 10 cen
ter but was forced at second on Esch-
ems grounder TO Blank. Joey Hell
mer let go a wallop into left and tried
10 stretch il into "a homer, coming in
behind the scurrying Eschen. The ball
was relayed through Blank and Hell
mer was out on close decision. IL
looked like the Hoosiers were going
to knot the score in this period, Lake
and Beall following with singles. The
HoOsier baCkstop pilfered third but
Edmiston grounded out 20 Pay.
with one down in the sixth Eschen
slashed a two bagger TO right. Bra1n-
bile got the bali back fast and only
Jimmv's speed stretched the hit into
"a double. Helmer. alias Sam Craw-
ford, smacked a single between Wag-
ner and Badger and Eschen crossed
the pan with the tying score. Lake
grounded out 10 Carpenter and Hell
ner thought Badger had gone 10 sleep
~ first lie tried 90 pilfer home but
the Cricket pegEed him out at the
plate.
Beau had chance TO score the win
ming run in the seventh but for some
reason stuck on third. He started
with a slashing double TO right and
was sacrificed bv Edmiston. Nallau-
bingham bounded a high one over
bv Blank. The Cricket shortStOp did
rot have a chance TO peg home even
had he desired and took Vail at
first while Bean stood glued 10 the
paths Broder was Up and fouled out
10 Badger.
squeeze Play ENDS Game.
TTeImer prevented the FRAY from 20
ing extra innings by starting the
Hoosier half OF the ninth with dou-
bile to the right field fence. Lake