South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-01
Hoosiers and Ducks Entertain
Boosters With IL Round Game
Home Band Finally Wins When
Relmer Doubles and Steals
Third, and BeaII Singles
1900 Fans Attend Fray.

Sixteen hundred baseball boosters
chung 10 their seats at SpringbroOk
park for more than three hours We'd
nesday afternoon watching two cham
pion teams. the Saginaw Ducks and
the South Bend HOosiers, wage "A p
inning battle for supremacy. After
seeing the Ducks thrice take the lead,
the home team each time coming back
and finally knOtting the tally i'm the
min \. the boosters we're at last re-
warded with "a 20 o victory for
the boosters.
The spectacular contest was beft-
ting the Baseball DAY. celebration.
Rarely have TIE fans enjoyed such a
variety Of thrills as were produced
through the nip and tuck encounter
which abOunded I'm tense situations
and critical moments. Half hour pre-
viOus 10 the game cloudy skies indi-
Gated a storm and the contest was
started In a desultory shower, which
ended a few minutes later.
Stage Auto Parade.
Thirty automobiles were in the pa
rade which passed through the bust
ness district preceding the game. From
1870 until 2:15 o'clock ElbeIs band
gave a concert at the Main ST. en-
trance Of the oliver hotel The pa
rade was led by the band Owner I'd
Smith of the South Bend club, Cham
Der of Commerce officials and the
members OF the two teams. who were
on motor trucks. In addition 70 the
numerous private cars there were sew
eral trucks and delivery automobiles
representing different business con-
Germs In the city.
Jimmy Eschen and Joey Helmer.
the two brilliant outhelders. with
.Hal" Beall were the principal figures
IN the 18th consecutive HoOsier vic
tory. These three lads gathered o of
the Il hits for the home team and
their knocks were largely responsible
for the win. After the Ducks had
forged one run ahead i'm the ninth.
Helmer singled. stole second and
scored from third on Bealls double.
The players battled through the 9th
and nth innings and Nallaudingham
retired the Ducks in order in the 18th
Then Helmer doubled 10 the center
field screen and pilfered third Beall
hit a long hy far into left Neale
could have caught the ball but IT was
too far out 10 peg Helmer al the plate
and the Duck Outfielder let il land
safely. Joey" crossing the plate with
the winning score amid the eXultaut
cries of the 1900 fans who had re-
NAMED TO the end of the fray.
Pitchers Go Distance.
Iohnnv Jones and Nallandingham,
the pitching selections of Holmes and
KOehIer went the full stanzas. The
HOosier twirler opened the first by
passing Baschang who marked when
Neale drove a sizzling triple to left
center. Varley grounded to Edmis-
ton. With the inheld in, Warner
bounded TO Chick" who dropped the
hall. Neale crossing the pan on the
error Harring was retired on hit
10 KOehler and WALL" famed Barry.
Laboring under the twO-run lead
the Hoosiers went TO bat Broder was
passed and Ben Koehler struck out.
Bert stealing Joe GrOdick lined
single 10 left, bringing Broder across
the rubber Eschen singled TO right.
GrOdfck moving to third and Joey
Uelmer cleaned the sacks with a triple
far over Neale's head in left. Jones
settled down, striking out Lake and
Real. but the Hoosiers had topped the
Ducks by one run.
Vallandingham got by easy in the
second. striking out Malteby and Jones
and forcing Holmes 90 pop up 10
Reau Jones whitfield EdmistOn and
..XalI' skied TO Neal BrOder was
passed again but Koch = grounded to
Alalteby.
But three more Ducks faced the
Hoosier Cragman I'm the third. Ba-
schang popping up 20 EdmistOn. Neale
grounding out and Narley whiting.
ZONES passed GrOdiCk 20 start the
home half and Eschen singled to left
The hit and run Was on anu GIOulCh
was caught between second and third.
Eschen pilfered and Helmer was Civ
en- four balls Lake hit into double
play Narley 10 BaSchang TO Malteby.
After Warner had grounded out TO
Grodick in the fourth Nallandingham
passed Harring and Barry singled
through short Malteby struck out and
Holmes sent long fly to Helmer.
Jones filled the sacks i'm the HOOsier
half OF this chapter. Bean opened
with n single To left and Edmiston
sacrificed. wall" skied 10 LETT and
Broder. and Koehler were walked.
Jones worked on GrOdick and fnaitr
slipped three strikes over on him tOr
the third out.
Some unfortunate fielding followed
by heavy Duck clOuting, put the VS.
ftors ahead I'm the fifth Hurler j ones
got a triple 10 the left field fe1cc but
Baschang grounded out and Neale
Rkied 10 BrOder. Marley sent slow
roller toward first. IL was Koehlel's
hall but Beall mis1udged and attempt
ed 20 field IL. thereby allowing Jones
TO mark and Narley TO reach first safe
X Warner followed with double
to left. Narlev moving around TO third
and Harring immediately lined anoth-
or of the same brand 20 the center
field fence Marley and Warner cross
ing the platter. Barry skied 10 Bro
der hut the count stood Ducks 8,
HOLSTERS 8.
For two innings Jones was inVinci-
bIe. Eschen opened the home part of
the NTH with his third consecutive