South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-12
PROMISES FANS
TEAM BY JULY |
Local Boss Send kilograms in
Every Direction to Land
Two More 0utfleIderS.

South BEND is the best baseball
town in the Central league. This is
not a mere fans opinion but this
was the sentiment expressed by
owner Ed Smith Of the local ball
club Monday morning following the
turnout on Booster day on Sunday
Incidenly Ed wants to thank the
people who made the day a success
and promises the fans a regular ball
club by July at the latest Ed
after "a biz Of effort during which ne
piled up a telegram bin that would
make j. y. Rockefeller turn pale.
has a line on three men. These
messages have been sent from the
the sunny chimes Of Florida and
FROM one coast 10 the other. and
wherever old Glory waves as the
convention orators would put il.
Incidently <this is good word so
well use IL AGAIN.. these messages
are calling for a couple of outfeld-
ers who can hit They must be
able 10 catch hall. but the main
thi,4g is the ability 10 cIout the pill
when men are Cn the sacks or ciout
10 and get on as a starter
FurIers Going Good.
Smith is satisfied with the work
OF his hurting staff Loudermilk.
Hill. McCoH and Bowman have
= pitched good baseball. but they did
not get the proper sort of backing
in the way OF hits Then TOO. it's
quite a different task 10 pitch on a
losing team than il is 10 hurl for
a winner
Two men who could hit at least
.275 would make some difference
for 10 would mean Victories instead
Of defeats. Kochler. Donnelly and
Bashang are clouting the ball above
the SOC marx and are getting on
often and driving over "A few runs.
But the enemv has made a practice
OF walking Donnefly with men on
the paths ana preventing his driv-
ing in tallies Don as "A result has
10 go after bad ones if he hits at
all for it's only now and then that
some pitcher serves decent ball
when the big right fielder is at the
plate
Bowman will be back i'm left neld
this afternoon and either Hill or
Loudermilk will do the hurting.
Since Smith released Kelley. he has
only four pitchers and these men are
20 take their regular turns on the
mound Bowman will continue TO
play the outfeld until a gardner is
secured.
Where Have The Gone?
KOehler and Smith are wonder
ing what has become Of all the ball
players. When the Federal league
quit il Looked as II the woods would
be filled with them. but most of the
men were fast enough for the
American Association. The A. A.
turned loose a number of players.
but there is so little difference be-
tween A y and Central league
baseball. that the men who failed
In the a. a have job making good
in the Central
There are plenty of ball players
about the country and picking up a
Class G league team would be easy.
aut the Central league is another
problem. Smith is still on the hunt
and since Ed is not very well ac-
quainted with the word quit il
looks as If "a speedy bunch will wear
South Bend uniforms before the
season is over
The local boss is not the only one
rho is having troubles. Muskegon
80 net doinE any too we'll Evans
vile had a time getting a first base
man while Essick is trying out
House. "a newcomer at first Terre
Haute with a bunch of au-stars is
not winning any pennants. Dayton
had most Of their players last sea-
son and has done less Worrying than
any club in the league