South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19
BY I'D j. Murray


be one great big job and I'D Smith
local manager now with the team at
Terry Haute. early today was won
dering just what disposition would
be made OF the player by the South
ern league Ed was still waiting
word from New orleans.
Eschen has been anxious 10 come
back 10 South Bend. Jimmy is do
ing some figuring of his own and
wants another chance at the big
shOw He figures that even though
/ he does no good at New Orleans the
! big leagues will hesitate about pay
\ ing the draft price for him. If he
went good in the Central the amount
/ for his draft would not be so large
and the big league clubs would be
willing 10 meet the lower figure and
gamble on his making good
New Orleans is not anxious TO let
Eschen go They had figured on
using him as a hurler and a utility
man. smith went after Eschen and
after much dickering the New or
leans management made known its
demands and they were met by
smith. Then the other seven clubs
ia the league had 10 waive on jim
my. They were expected to COM
plete this part of the deal Friday
night and Smith should know by
this time. but up to noon Monday
/ he had heard nothing.
ESCHEN KNOWS GAME
There is no question about Es-
chen's ability He hit the ball in
the Southern Michigan league and
was hitting while a regular on the
New Orleans club. His fielding was
la feature of several games. He has
/ had experience in several different
I leagues and is a fighter and is in
the game every minute His coming
would be a big boost 10 the locals.
Just what changes Smith would
make if he secured Eschen is a
problem He has three men out in
the garden who are hitting at a 800
clip and who are fast on their feet
and good fielders AL Bashang has
never deserted the 500 class since
the league opened and is now field
ing with the best of them. Early in
the season he dropped a couple Of
I fly balls but now he grabs every
thing.
The showing of Collins and Reilly
in the five games in which they have
participated has been all that Smith
expected. in fact a little more than
he expected. Collins in his first
game here got one hit out of four
chances while Reilly in four trips to
the plate failed TO get a hit. Col
Inns evened affairs by failing to get
hit in the abbreviated contest at
Terre Haute yesterday.
Reilly Hitting 1913
Reilly has compiled a batting av-
erage of 1888 in five games while
Collins has an even 800. Collins
has been 10 bat 20 times and has
dubbed six drives to safe territory
Reilly has hit safely six times Dut
has been 10 bat only is times.
The record of the two men for the
five games in which they have taken
part is as follows: Reilly. 40; 81;
5-3: Al; 2-1. Collins. Al; 40; 4-2:
81; SO. several of these blows
have been timely and sent over some
Of the runs scored by the locals.
But the best feature Of the play
ing of the locals is that the tail end
OF the batting order is doing things.
Hensling is hitting the ball while
Reilly and Tannehill who follow him
are driving the ball to safe territory
regularly Beall is not hitting the
ball but George has been batting in
tough luck, since most of his drives
have been hit hard. but have been
going straight at some fielder.
Another Postponed Game.
The abbreviated contest yesterday
which ended after five innings means
another postponed game the locals
and Highlanders will have 10 play
of. one game was called off when
the two clubs met at Terre HaIte
early in the season. The tie gaI
of yesterday will have 10 be played
OF on the next trip. one of the
games here between the two clubs
was called off on account of bad
weather.
Today's game will end the series
at Terre Haute after which the Ben
ders will journey over to Evansville
for three games. Then they will re-
turn home for nine games with
Terre Haute. Evansville and Spring
field.
There was some good news for
local fans in the double defeat hand
ed Dayton yesterday by the Spring
field club. These two victories show
that there is such thing as defeat
ing the Vets and should put more
life into the opposing teams. The
Vets. il is true. have a big lead. but
q defeat takes of a bunch OF their
percentage. They have not yet won
the Central League flag