South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-05
Nj COLL PROVESA
PUZZLE IN LAST
Hill Is Touched Up, While Mel
fer Keeps His Hits Widely
Scattered.
BY I'd J. Murray.

South Bend and Grand Rapids
staged two 20 games yesterday
afternoon. the visitors taking the
first contest a nine inning affair.
whiR the home lads got 10 the
Raads pitchers in the last battle. a
seven inning contest and copied.
Hill opposed Meter in the first
game and was in bad from the start,
the visitors scoring two runs IN the
rst frame. Herb got by the next
three innings but In the last i've
rounds he vas in trouble most OF
the time Meter was touched up
fer seven blows but managed to
keep the drives widely scattered.
In the last game McColl held the
visitors 10 four hits. Two OF these
were hard hit balls stopped by in
fielders. DeNOrmer got "A lucky
home run in the seventh when his
drive hit on top Of the sheds out in
left field and bounded over the wall.
Bravenor was driven out OF the box
I'm the fourth inning. Collins home
run with Bashang on in the third
helped upset the Rapids hurler.
Compton went in in the fourth and
one run was scored off him.
Clouds Finally Disappear.
The rain early in the afternoon
kept a bunch Of fans away from
the park but at 2:O5 O'Clock when
the play started the blue sky had
begun putting in its appearance.
Both games were played fast and
there was TO downpour 10 mar the
afternoons sport.
Grand Rapids lost no time in get
ting 10 Hill in the first game. Carey
and Ellington the first two men up
singled into left field and Duncan
advanced them "A base. Miller drove
one through the box and two runs
counted. In the next three innings
Hill refused TO let a man reach
first.
The locals couldn't get started and
the first ten men TO face Meter went
down in order. Collins crashed a
double against the right field fence.
Grodick hit TO Meter and went out,
Collins remaining at second. Tyde-
man doubled into left center ard
Collins counted. Hensling ground
ed TO Carey.
HeImer opened the nth with a
home run over the right field fence.
Brant singled past first. DeVOrmer
sacrificed 10 Bean. Meter famed.
Carey got an inheld hit to Hill and
stole Edington's walk filled the
bases. Duncan flew TO Collins. Wat
son was safe on Careys error in the
home half and Hill singled TO right
hut Meter took Edington's toss to
first on Bashang.
Errors Not Costly.
Miller got an indeld hit and went
TO second on Hensling's wide toss TO
first. He was sacrificed to third but
died there. Collins got hit on a
drive that Alcock failed to get across
in time and Hensling was safe on
Alcock's boot but both died en-
route.
peVormer slapped one at Hensling
for hit in the seventh. Meter
sacrificed Carey flew TO Rashang.
FdingtOn hit TO Beall and was safe
when Hill dropped the throw De-
Vormer who tried 10 score was toss
ed out Hills safe blow with two
down went TO waste.
Duncan and Alcock singled in the
eighth but two force outs and
Brant's fly TO Bashang ended the
frame. The locals counted. Collins
opening with a single through the
box. Grodi,k famed and Tydeman
flew out 20 Ellington. Hensling hit
a slow roller TO Alcock and went to
second and Collins scored on Al
cocks poor peg TO first Hensling
was out trying 70 steal
Grand Rapids collected two runs
in the ninth. DeVormer hit ar
Hensling Meter sacrificed. Carey
singled 10 center and DeVOrmer
counted Carey going 10 second on
the throw. Ellington dew 20 Ba-
shang and Carey who had raced tc
third on a wild pitch scored Dun
can hit 10 Hill Only three Benders
faced Meter in the ninth.
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