South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-04
League Leaders Promise to
Give Locals Stiff Battles
During Week.


their next foreign trip.
This afternoon they are tackling
the Dayton Vets. 0nJ are leading
the league at present The Vets
should give the locals plenty Of op-
position and the game ought 20 be
. one worth seeing The local fans
mp 10 today's game have had no OPP
portunity of seeing the Benders In
action and are not acquainted with
the players.
Yesterdays contest was postponed
on account Of the rain which will
mean busy times for the Benders on
their next trip TO Evansville, for
they will have 10 play five games in
three days. The Terre Haute post
poned game viii be played on the
next trip there.
Record T. Surprising.
The record set by the local club
was surprising as the boys won three
out Of five games played. three be-
ing postponed on account OF rain.
They took two out of three from
Terre Haute and then managed TO
break even at Evansville in the two
games played there There was no
lame yesterday and as "a result the
locals are now at the 500 mark.
The Dayton Vets. who come here
this afternoon for a series of four
games. are on the top of the heap,
having won all four of their games
;his season Evansville. with one
defeat in five games is next. with
the Benders third. There is no
chance Of the locals getting any
higher by today's game. but "a vic
tory is a victory and it viii cut down
nayton's lead to striking distance.
Local Team l. New.
With few exceptions Smith viii
present team that is new to South
Ia nd fans Fisher in left field is a
newcomer He has been playing
good ball in the held. and while he
failed L. get any safe blows until
the last couple OF games. ne always
has hit and there is NO reason TO
believe he will not do the same this
year.
Bashang IN center field was i'm the
Southern Michigan league last sea-
son and earned the reputation OF
being the best lead-off man in the
league. Grimes IN right is "A speed
merchant and has been hitting the
ball hard He is line hitter and
should step in and deliver in the
pinch many times this season.
over at third base Lee TannehiIl
Is performing. Lee is getting under
way and the third bag should be
well protected Smith has Joe
Grodick sitting on the bench 10 act
IN case Lee is out OF the game. and
also 10 take Lees place If he can
show more than Tannehill Gray at
short is a strong man, can field well
and hits the ball hard.
Kochlcr still There.
At second Ben kUehler is still
performing. Ben refuses TO state
his age but he is playing regular
ball lie is fielding with the fastest
OF them hitting the bah hard and
running the bases i'm his old time
lorm. over at first Hal Beall will
do the performing today Every
body in South Bend knows Beall
and are positive that there are few
men who can show him anything i'm
the fielding line Kading is makine
bid for the job and his strongest
argument is his hitting.
Withrow behind the plate has been
doing good work. but in the Mondoy
same al Evansville ne and Punch
Knoll coluded and Withrov as a
result is out OF the game Eggle.
ston is working behind the plate
and is expected 60 do the duties
during the Dayton series since With
row is not expected To he back IN
shape before the early part of next
week.
Local Team Looks Coco.
Smiths team rs whole looks &c
be a fair hitting aggregation WITH
plenty of speed. but in his hurting
stan lies his strongest defense. Al
though called on 20 face hitters VINO
have had several weeks of practice
with only a little chance or gett;n.
their arms i'm shape. the Bender
hurlers have more than made good
''Red" NcCooi who is expected
10 pitch the game today. came tC
smith from the Toledo A A. club
lie is only youngster and IA:
several things 10 learn. but ne j..
there when il comes 70 ability Herl
Hin showed what ne could GO las
season in the Southern Michigan
league and is expected to have q
good season.
Walden should prove TO be one OF
the best fielding pitchers i'm the
league this year He is worker
has Eood curves. a good head and 4.
len there lighting every minute Bow.
man. who was secured from Toledo
only a few DAYS ago. has plenty o
everything He was not worked
enough in the American league
otherwise. according 10 Smith. n,
would have hung ON I'm the bi.
show. He viii get plenty OF chanc,
To work here this season and should
De- due 10 another trip back To IN,
big show.
Has Plenty of stun.
Walker. the NTH man on tn,
airing. has been started i'm tw,
Games. In the first ne was knocke,
out OF the box and lost the secon,
me = 90 3 I'm both these attempt
Re showed plenty OF stun. hut ais,