South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-08
RAIN RULES ROOST
AND TEAMS LOAF
Six Games is Total of Days
Activities in the League
World.

In movie picture shows or sat around
in hote' iobb:5s yesterday. for there
were few games staged i'm any OF
the four leagues 81 which local fans
are interested
Kew york. in the American
league. managed 20 down ST Louis,
while the Boston Braves defeated
the ST. Louis Cards. nthe Amer
lean association Louisville defeated
indianapolis and Kansas City won
from Minneapolis.
These ga ailvs we're OF little in
terest in this section. for there are
few fans who are pulling for any
OF the eight clubs mentioned. There
are number for Indianapolis, be-
cause it's an Indiana team. and
others who are for the New York
Yanks and the Boston Braves. but
they get little chance OF seeing these
clubs in action and are not dySd-in-
the-wooi rooters for them.
They are interested in the Central
league clubs and more than one
fan turned away from the score
board in disgust yesterday after
noon when they saw that Dayton
had won another game. The Vets
downed Evansville By 10 count.
This is the first game these teams
have staged this season and it is
up TO the Evas 10 halt the mad rush
OF the Dayton gang.
Nee Deserves Praise
Some credit for the showing made
by the Vets must be handed Johnny
Nee. for the Dayton pilot is GER
tainly showing great ability in the
way of handling his hurlers. He has
benChed a nurler time and again
this season aSi the relief pitcher
as general rule has come through /
in grand style
Yesterday the Vets were outhit
% and made three boOtstO the Evas' I
one. but COPIED the game. There /
seems to be "A punch behind that I.
Dayton crew and somebody gen /
orally delivers at the right time |
These two teams stage two more |
games in the present series. Then /
Dayton returns home and will meet /
Terre Haute and Evansville The !
Vets have the edge on all the other +
clubs so far. and unless the High |
landers and Evas get busy on the /.
Dayton grounds they will have il /
on every club in the circuit.
The other game staged yesterday |
in the Central was the tilt between /
Wheeling and Terre Haute. which /
wac won by Wheeling. to g. Wheel !
ing is only "a half game ahead OF \
n.
a fight TO keep from going into the /
cellar. The Smokes looked like a \
good ball club when here. but they /
have had several players crippled /
and the winning combination was !
broken up.
Louie Welcome Home
The recall Of Louie LoudermiIk .
was not unexpected Louie worked /
in two games for Springfield and I
won both of them. defeating the /
Muskegon and Grand Rapids clubs |
There rs no question about his be- I
ing good hurler and he is always /
able TO bear down i'm the pinches
RE pitched two good games against /.
Dayton. but the club failed TO drive .
over enough runs and Louie drop ,
ped both.
Smith W:li have 20 get rid OF one
man when Louie returns TO the fold. /
He has - men on the roster. which I
is one too many. Blank. the new !
conner. who played short in two /
games. is expected 10 stick. which .
means that Zeiser will be turned 7
adrift. Zeiser was secured when F.
Hensling was injured and has been I
playing fair bail
The local manager is still on the .
hunt for an outtielder who can hit. {
Bashang has been hitting the ball /
hard and getting ou a plenty but .
the old necessary timely punch is .
lacking and the locals are unable 90 I
complete the circuit often enough TO .
assure victories
Two more games are to be PLAYED .
at MuSkegOn and then the bunch .
will bee back home for a series with .
Grand Rapids and Muskegou The .
present road trip has been a rather
disastrous one and The team must
cop the next two 10 make any kind /.
OF {. showing