South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-06
SECOND CENTRAL
SEASON ON TODAY
Dayton is Awarded the Pen
nant for First HaIf-Oon-
nelly Joins Club Today.
Bs I'd. }. Murray.

a new race starts in the Central
league this afternoon. Al meet
ing Of the directors held yesterday
AZ Grand Rapids b was decided 20
call the first season closed and start
a second season. with every team
n fair shape TO begin the grind to-
ware pennant land.
Dayton was awarded the pennant
and the reason advanced for calling
the FIRST season closed was the num-
Der OF postponed games. In order
to stage these contests il would have
been almost impossible for the clubs
20 keep under the salary limit Sew
eraI Of the clubs are carrying only
four pitchers and some of these
would have 20 work every other day
If all the postponed games were
played
incidentally with the start today
the locals viii present their strong
est lineup when they oppose the
Vets az Dayton Charley Donnelly.
he hard hitting catcher. who was
suspended after the game here on
sunday. June %. left Yesterday 10
Join the club. Donnelly was sus-
pended for Indifferent playing but
has informed Smith ne is willing 10
get in and hustle.
Club Looks Different.
II viii be quite different club
that opposes Dayton today than the
one that opened the first season at
Terre Haute Beall. Koehler and
Bashang are the only ones outside
the hurlers who viii be in the same
positions Tannehil started the
season with the club. but ne was at
third. while ne will be at short in
today's game.
Starting the season Smith had the
following players: withrow and
Eggleston. oatchers; Hill, McColl.
CrOssman Walker and Walden.
pitchers. Loudermiik Joined the
club at Evansville on the first series.
BeaU at first KoehIer at second.
Gray az short and Tannehill at third
composed the infeld Fisher Ba-
shang and Grimes were i'm the out
field Since then Ed has hired and
fired a bunch of ball players in his
efforts 20 get winning cOmbina-
ton
Green and Bowman have been
added 90 the pitching staff. Hens
ling was purchased along with
Kelly, a hurler who failed 10 make
good Tydemaa and Collins are
recent additions to the outfield.
D0nnelly was secured when With
row was injured and up 20 June %
had been doing all the catching
Morrow. a catcher from De PAW
university. was the latest addition.
Played 81 Games Here.
The Benders closed the first
season yesterday by dropping their
too score. This gave them a record
OF &c victories and IS defeats. They
staged 80 games on the home lot
and won IS Of them They made
their worst showing on the road and
seemed unable TO get started away
from home.
OF the Z games lost on the home
grounds the locals were ahead until
the final innings, when the enemy
won ont There were few games i'm
which the locals were hOpelessly
outclassed They always managed
20 give the opposition a battle with
hut few exceptions The team on It's
last home stand played real base
bali and managed 10 take seven out
OF Il games.
Dayton and Grand Rapids owe
much of their success to their abu-
ity 90 down the locals The Bend
ers and Vets met in seven games
and the locals won only one Grand
Rapids won an eight games from
the Blenders. Wiping out these IA
defeats. the locals dropped "a games
To- the other clubs and won % con-
tests This record puts them a few
points above the 500 mark and. as
hsures do not lie. shows the club
90 De as strong as any of the other
I'VE bottom clubs
Every Club Has Chance.
with a chance 10 cop the second
flag better baseball should result
There was not much OF "a chance for