South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-30
TO OPEN TODAY
WITH DOUBLE BILL
First Game 20 be Called This
Morning at 10 O'clock
To Try Jew HurIer.
BY I'd. J. Murray.

two called or on account OF rain.
the Blenders are due back home this
morning and viii open four-game
series with Springfield. The first
game viii be played this morning at
10 o'clock ana the second this after
noon at o'clock.
The present series will end on
Thursday when the locals will hike
20 Grand Rapids and then TO Mus
kegon for two series Of four games
These clubs will then come 20 South
Bend and this Will wind up the first
circuit OF the league
Rafferty,. a hurler. is to he given
a chance 10 show his worth during
the present home stand He was
with Milwaukee early this season
and was ordered 20 join the Texas
league club He could not see the
IDEA Of playing in the south and re-
fused to report and was declared a
free agent. He was promised
chance before the Benders left on
their present road trip.
VIII Play One Field.
Opfergelt. who tried out with the
locals this spring. will be in one of
the gardens in the game Tuesday
morning Just what field ne Will
perform in is question owner
Smith failed TO say when he inform
ed Sec'y Baumbach 10 secure OFFER
gelt who has been performing with
the Studebaker club. But he is GER
tain TO be TN either right or left
held. Bashang has been the only
outdelder TO hit the ball as out
helders should. Grimes is hitting
better than Fisher according TO the
latest averages issued by Pres't|
Dickerson but since these were is
sued Red" has dubbed several
safe blows and now stands a few
points higher than he was listed.
Loudermilk and McColl are ex-
pected 10 do the hurting honors for
the Benders Tuesday Loudermilk
was sent against the Vets twice and
did some good work. He hurled 20
innings against the Vets and they
counted only five times. Had the
home club done any scoring for
Louie he would have copied both
tits. McCoH dropped the game he
hurled at Springfield but a couple
of wild heaves put the Benders on
the wrong side OF the count
Made Poor Showing.
The local team has not made
what one would call a strong show
ing on the road trip. They won
two out Of three at Wheeling. drop
ped three 10 Dayton and two to
Springfield.
This is not the kind Of ball play
ing that wins pennants or keeps the
team in the first division. but in all
fairness It must he admitted that I'D
Smith has been getting the frown
OF the Gods Of Fortune He has
been getting 10 ever since the men
reported here for spring training
and is still suffering from the eff
fects But Ed has made no yell but
has continued 20 try and bolster his
club and is entitled TO the support
been playing good ball The only
trouble 's it hasn't been winning
But right as a starter Withrow
was injured and was forced 20 get.
out OF the game. This left the
catching up TO Eggleston and Egg"
was not ripe enough for Central
league baseball and quite a few
games were lost because an exper-
fenced man was not behind the
plate.
Gray Was Failure.
Then Gray 2, short failed 10 plug
up the hole there He came here
with everything in the way OF rec
ords for past performances. He was.
booked as .290 hitter and was ex-
pected 20 get them on all sides and
10 drive over many a run. But
Gray did not live up 20 expectations
nor 10 past performances.
Then with Donneuy behind the
plate the team looked better Next
Hensling was signed and by his
work in two games on the home lot
showed he was the boy for that
shortstop job. In his third game.
the first on the road. he was spiked
and ne has been out Of the game
since. Zeiger who is fliing his place
is not Henslng and the team is
weaker as a result
Another piece of bad luck was
Hills illness. Herb had been going
strong when he was troubled with
an allment OF the throat He had
20 return 10 South Bend and is not
ready 20 take his turn in the box.
He is out and around. but it viii re-
quire several DAYS before he will be
ready 10 hurI the kind of ball ne
pitched in his last two games.
Hensling Due soon.
But % turn back the dark clouds,
Hensling's hand is getting better
fast and he expects 10 be back in
the game By the end OF the week.
Hill viii De in harness next week
at the attest and then (knock
wood. the club viii be ready 10 20.
and this for the first time this sea-
son.
While II looks pretty much Day
ton az present. 10 is not an assured
thing that the Vets are going 20
cop. The season Is not more than
one-ffth gone and many things are
likely 10 happen. The Vets have
had a regular line up in practically
AL OF their games. they have got the
big breaks. but almost any worm will