South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-13
ARRANGES CAME
WITH ROCHESTER
Locals Stage Tilt at Down.
State City Sunday-AI
BaShang Arrives.

with Al Bashang ip camp. and
practically only one more man
scheduled 20 report. the Blenders
were all ready 90 get out again to-
day and go through their practice.
but our old enemy, the one you viii
read about this summer. this Ju-
pitsr Pluyius. horned in on the pic
ture and AT noon II was a question.
Would they. or would they not?
The crew arrived AZ baseball
quarters early and were all set for
the fry when IL began raining. Mgr.
Koehler did everything he could 20
stop the rain. but had 20 admit that
this was one thing ne didn't know.
Ben used lot OF magic words. but
his connections seemed 10 be bad.
perhaps IL was a wet wire. but IL
continued 90 drizzle and since only
an ura pire can make ball players
play during a rain. Ben had 20 adj
nit that II the rain Continued. the
ususal afternoon practice would not
be staged.
But this will not mean an idle
afternoon for the athletes. For IF
IL continues TO rain this afternoon
they will be over at the Y n. c. A.
gym getting the final kinks out OF
their system II II clear up In time
the men will Journey out 10 the park
and put i'm a couple Of hours on the
grounds
Bashang in Camp.
pnuhanc~ rrfraI i'm a.. nm, ,-aafaF-
day afternoon. but not ina time for
practice lie has himself firmly es-
sablished at the Colfax hotel and is
confident he will stick Al and his
ticket never met until a couple Of
DAYS ago. Both were glad TO see the
other and the ticket Immediately ac-
cOmmOdated Al 10y bringing him to
South BeGd. His stick was here and
he is ready 90 get in and battle for
a job on the outfeld.
Meister. who was scheduled 10 re-
port last week is still among the
missing and will continue 10 Ice as
SUCH. Ills ticket has been cancelled.
since Smith figures ne can get along
without the form1~ Wheeling gar
dener lie has a 'iunch ON hand and
gardeners from this gang
The arrival OF Fisher caused this
action Fisher while Boa the Inter
national league showed he could hit
that ball and 10 De sticks ne is eX-
pected 90 tap The pin around the
300 mark. Fisher was about due
for the big leagues when ne jumped
To the Federals and according 10
kOehler who has seen him i'm action.
he should earn another chance if he
shows the form here he showed i'm
the International
Crosslnan Is the other recruit who
is still missing bat NJ will be in
camp on April 90 Tnis will give
Smith 10 hurlers 90 select from and
AS five viii be as many as ne can
use. he ought to get "a bunch of good
men from his DO
To PLAY Rochester.
on Sunday the Blenders Will stage
their first practice game at RocheS-
ter when they meet the Red Sox
there. Rochester is Smiths old
home town and ne has been asked
several times to bring his team down
there and let the home folks look
him and his gang over
The local BAN park viii not be i'm
condition for ult Sunday So Ed
took the chance Of seeing his men in
action by accepting the Rochester
offer
Only Il men Will DE taken along
on the iaunt The indeId of Tame
han. Gray and Koehler are sure to
90 The fourth man on the inieId
viii be either Beau or Kadiug The
Cutheld and the pitchers viii ne Sc
lected SATURDAY. Rochester has al
ways had a fast semi-pro aegrega-
tiop and the game promises TO he
intercstlnE.
Yes erdav's practice enabled smith
and koehler to get q line ON several
Of the men. The infeld got "a stiff
workout while The outheIJ was kept
busy chasing files and the hurlers
were welding the bat most of the
three hours spent at the park Bcall
showed his old time skin az handling
throws and ground balls and is ready
10 hold mp the fielding end az first.
Kading handles himself well and is
Die 10 rap the bail.
Springfield has arranged a series
OF exhibition games. They play To-
io6o FRIDAY. Milwaukee Saturday
and sunday Kansas City Monday.
and Cincinnati Tuesday
Pitcher Bruce Noel OF the Dayton
Wis seems 90 be- anxious 20 estab-
lish- a record with regard 90 chang
Ing his mind Noel retired. then
decided ne would not stay retired
aud then retired again
Here Is the way Springfield lined
I'D I'm the game AGAINST Toledo. Har-
RS. CT Daley %. Anderson and
Calhoun. III, Baumsartner 3b.
Lewis. n. Caveney. IS. Evans. IF.
Hungeling C.. NcCluskey. p.
Harry smith pilot OF the Wheel
ing CLUB. is well satisfied with his
team S prospects He says Wheel