South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
Blenders BATTLE
TO II INNING TIE
Darkness Calls Halt on SenSa-
tiOnai and FreakiSh Game
With Dayton.

News-Tfmes Special Service:
DAYTON. o.. Aug 1S.-Darkness
called a halt TO the freak game Of
the CCentral league here Thursday
with Dayton and south Bend tied
20 z after Is innings Of sensational
baseball
DAYTON took the lead in the first,
but the visitors tied b. IN the second.
Then in the fourth both teams scor-
ed "a run. The visitors made one In
the ninth but Dayton came back and
tied the count. In the 1lth IT looked
as II the game was ended after the
visitors had counted four runs. but
the Vets tied the count and from
then on till darkness descended. the
battle was a regular one.
McCol. who started for the visit
ors. was forced out Of the box in the
IIth frame. Anderson going in with
none down He stopped the Vets aft
er they had the score tied and con-
tinued 10 keep the locals from scor-
ing the run that would have given
them the victory
Vets Get First Run.
Warner. m the first frame. pOked
q single between Beall and Grodick.
a wild pitch and a stolen base car
ried him 10 third base. Nee sent a
short fy TO Collins. Hobbs sent "A
drive that jumped away from Gro
dick and Warner counted. Hobbs
fouIed 10 Devoght and Sykes
grounded 70 Grodick.
The visitors tied the count in the
second Tydeman opened with a
slam 20 left field for three bases.
Hensling grounded 10 Sykes and
Tydeman had no chance OF counting.
Tannehul sent fy TO Stewart and
Tydeman scored on the catch. Beall
fouled % Jacobs.
The locals came across with "A run
in the fourth inning but Dayton
came back and tied the count. Sykes
got "A double in the sixth inning and
Jacobs flew out 10 Bashang. Al
hurled 10 third but the throw was
wide and Sykes headed FOR home.
McCoH was over backing up the play
and nipped the runner at home.
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Bashang opened the ninth inning
with single TO center. Collins
forced Bashang and then stole sec
end. Nee threw out Grodick and
Collins raced 20 third Tydeman
scratched a hit 10 Warner and Col
Inns scored. Tydeman annexed sec
ond. but Hensling famed.
StOrch opened the home ninth
with blow over the left field fence
for TWO sacks. sykes sent him to
third on "a bunt and he scored on
Jacobs sacrifice fly 20 Tydeman.
Stewart doubled over Bashang's
head but Distell lined straight TO
McColl.
TannehHl walked in the tenth and
took third when Beall singled. LAX
AFT then famed DevoEht. McColl
sent q short fly 10 Distell and Tan
nchiH was held at third Bashang
ended the frame with "a Fly TO Storch.
10 looked as If the game was won
in the 18th. Collins began with "A
Ions triple TO center Grodick fan
ned Tydeman bounded a hit be-
tween Warner and Hobbs. Collins
SCORING. HensiinE was nit and Tan
nehul scored two men with his triple
20 center Lee crossed later on a
wild pitch
Vets Tie the Count.
Bashang's drop Of Hobbs long
liner IN the home half gave the Vets
a chance. Storch then doubled to
left sykes then sent the ball over
the night field fence and two more
runs counted. Jacobs doubled 10
right and Anderson was called in.
Jacobs reached third on "a passed
ball Stewart famed. The Vets
then resorted TO the squeeze and
DisteH was safe on the hunt and
Jacobs crossed with the run that
tied the contest Disteu went sec
ond when Anderson IN fielding the
bali hit Frost who was coaching on
the first base line. Lakan lined 20
Bashang and Tydeman ended the
frame when he grabbed Warmers
hy.
With none gone In the 14th De-
vosht got a single and went 10 sec
ond on Auderson'S sacrifice Ba-
shang walked and Collins flew %
Storch Grodick forced Bashang al
second In the home half Warner
singled and stole but Nee grounded
60 TannehilL
Jacobs started the 18th frame as
II ne meant business He singled
and was headed for second when
Stewart lifted one To center Ba-
shang made a pretty catch and
doubled Jacobs al first. Disteu then