South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-11
FOR FLAG
OPENS WEDNESDAY
Springfield and Dayton Will
Battle for Central Title
This Week.

WHEELING. W. Va. Sept. 10
The awarding of the pennant TO
Springfield for winning the last half
Of the season in the Central league
will be contested by the Wheeling
club. according to an announcement
made here Sunday night. c. 5.
Shriver, business manager for the
local club, said that if Springfield
and Dayton, winner for the first half
of the season. made an effort TO play
"A post-season series for the champi-
onship. application for an injunction
TO prevent the games will be made.
He said that the local club has asked
for a meeting of the board of di-
rectOrs OF the league on next Tues
day. at which time Wheeling's
claims will be presented and If nee
eSSaTy an appeal viii be made TO the
national commission.
The protest results from the &C
ton Of President +. w. Dickerson.
who forfeited two games won by
Wheeling from South Bend on Aug.
Is. because of alleged violation of
the rules. causing Wheeling 10 drop
from first to third place.
With no pomp and ceremony the
semi-fnal sad rites over the Central
league season of 1916 were perform
ed Sunday They were sad because
seven teams were bemOaning their
inability TO finish higher in the race
than they did
Springfield was the only one ex-
empt from this general gloom, for
Springfield was returned winner aft
CT one Of the hardest races the leag
ue has ever witnessed. 1t is now
up to Springfield and Dayton, cham
pions of the first half to fight il out
for the league flag.
According TO an announcement
made Sunday by Pres't +. w Die
kerson, of Grand Rapids, arrange
ments have been completed for the
playing of the first championship
battle in Springfield. next Wednes-
day After this game the teams
will alternate until one Of them
has won four games.
NEIOuCn at W ncelln8.
Only one team quit the race with
crouch. That team was Wheel
ing, and there was some reason for
it. With only three days until the
close of the league season and
Wheeling in first place by a half
game Pres't Dickerson came 10 bat
with an announcement that two
games won by Wheeling from South
Bend on August Is. had been can
celled. The blow dropped Whhel-
ing TO third place, where il finished
the season. Wheeling had an ex-
cellent chance of coping the flag
before this blow from Dickerson.
AS the standings show the teams
finished the season in this order.
Springfield. Grand Rapids. Wheel
ing. Evansville, Terre Haute, Mus
kegon, Dayton and South Bend.
Everyone of these teams had
chance at one time or another to
cop the rag. For over a month the
top and bottom teams were separat-
ed by not more than four games.
When four games represent the diff
ference between the leaders and tail
enders, il is some race.
Reapers Have Edge.
Advance dope on the coming SER
les between Springfield and Dayton
| seem 10 give the edge 10 the Reap
ers. The Vets are not the same club
/ now that they were when they were
setting the pace for the first half
race. The departure of Hooks"
Warner and Hobbs, ripped Johnny
Nee's machine to pieces and the
crafty manager has not been able
TO piece it together. John is wise
head however and Springfield may
find il has some job on its hands
before the series is over.
South Bend players are expected
10 return Monday morning and
spend a day or two saying fond
farewells before departing for their
various towns and interests for the
winter months. If South Bend il
represented by a ball club next year.