South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-19

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O'Clock promptly.
Fair weather is expected to bring
the largest attendance in the history
OF the Manufacturers baseball
league which will stage its 1916
opening Saturday afternoon in South
Bend and AIishawaka. Reports
from each of the four concerns in
terested in the league show that in
terest has shown a decided increase
during the past few weeks and the
advance sale of tickets leads to the
prediction of record breaking
crowds
Preseason games have shown
each of the four clubs in the league
TO be stronger than is customary at
this time of the year and a glance of
the club rosters reveals names of eX-
perienced youngsters of ability who
have had the advantage of working
together during the entire spring.
Singers and divers will be the at
traction at Singer park. There has
been little change in the lineup Of
the three time champions while the
oliver crew has been improved over
last season and predictions are that
the Plowmakers will be one of the
chief contenders for the 1916 flag.
At the north side park in Misha-
waka. the Studebakers will clash
with the Ball Bands. Both clubs
are in a way unknown quantities al
though the line-ups show number
of familiar faces and others who are
touted as 1916 stars.
viii Give Concert.
Starting at O'clock Saturday
afternoon ElbeTs band will give a
Commute concert at the intersec-
ton of Michigan st. and Washing
ton av. From that point the band
will take a special car TO the corner
| of Chaplin and Division SITS, where
another concert will be given before
the march out Division St, TO the
| Singer park DR.. +. r. Carson,
president of the league will toss the
! first ball II is expected that Mar
tin will start on the mound for the
champions while either Young or
George Moore will do the hurting
for the Plowboys.
Managers G. +. Lentz and Fred
Sommers have announced that the
two teams will lineup as follows:
Singers-Hager, CT; White, 30;
Corners. ID; Hudak. IF; Baker. c;
/ Zielinski. 2b; Vargo. If; AftOwski or
Miller, SIS; Martin, Slabough or
Marks. p; Ernes, utility.
Olivers-L. Spahr, CT; j. Claffey,
IS: p. Dulin. 3b; T. Touhey, 2b; G..
Moore, p. or IF; J. Weckler, 1b; w.
Spahr, If: b. Fish, C; r. Young, p;
| Y. Atvas and r. Rallies, utility.
Frank Hogan will umpire his first
game in the Factory league at Sing
| er. park. 1t is a question yet whether
OF not Aftowski. Singers crack
shortstop. will be able to participate.
| He sprained his ankle last Sunday
in a game at Michigan City and it is
probable he will stay on the bench
| for the opener.
Parade at Mishawaka.
Arrangements have been made for
parade at Mishawaka where the
| Studebakers will clash with the Ball
Bands at the north side park. The
city police and fire departments. the
Ball Band band. the players and a
number of automobiles will partici-
pate in the parade, which will start
| from the corner of First and Mill
SITS. at o'clock promptly. Goat"
Anderson will officiate at the Misha-
y-aka game, while Gilbert and Ash
! enfelter are expected to be the OPP
posing pitchers. debakers eX-
pected to be followed by at least 500
rooters to the AIishawaka park,
while the Ball Bands will attract the
usual liberal crowd from their home
| town.
The line-ups OF the clubs have
| been announced as follows:
debakers-BrOder, Of; Zeitler,
| Oh; Gruber. II; DeRose. C; Moffitt,
ID; Opfergelt, IF; Wertz, 2b; Hepler,
| IS; Ashenfelter. Martin. Jockey. p.
Ball Bands-Britton, CT; Black
more. IS: Hixenbaugh. 3b; Philion.
lib: Milan. 2b; Voss, IF; Hostetler.
If; Morse, c; Gilbert Willis, Por-
ter. p.
/ All of the games are scheduled
| for 3 o'clock. The street car COM
! pany has arranged special service
both TO and from the Mishawaka
and South Bend parks in order to
accommodate the crowds.