South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-24
SMITHMEN BOOT
/. BOTH GAMES AWAY
Umpire Mckee and Hamilton
Almost Come to Blows
Scores d. and ga.
BY Waller =. PheIan.


season. II might be mentioned here.
lest we forget that South Bend lost
both games, he first. % 1. and the
second. 70 4. in 10 innings
Every kind OF baseball was on tap
during the afternoon but the games
threatened 20 be overshadowed in
! the ninth inning Of the second game
when Umpire Mckee removed his
mask, protector and coat and dared
= Mgr. Jimmy Hamilton Of the Mus
kegOn club to come out and fight
him
Hamilton had been put out OF
the first game in the seventh inning
for calling Mckee names and the
arbiter had refused 20 let him start
the second game. This was merely
foreshadow Of the event which fol-
lowed
How il started.
In the ninth inning Of the second
game j. Allen had singled as
& starter. Brubaker famed and Med
erkorn waited the count 20 three
and two. The next ball was called a
strike by Mckee but Niederkorn
started for first and Allen thinking
he had been walked sauntered to-
ward second. Kelly saw the mistake
and threw TO Callahan who tagged
Allen for the third out.
The entire MuskegOn team with
the exception of Hamilton crowded
around Mckee and during the argrI-
ment a brand new ball just put in
20 play found its way 70 Hamilton's
hands The Bepders demanded the
r new ball and Mckee held up his
hand TO Hamilton and asked him 20
throw the ball to him
Hamilton stepped a few feet away
from the bench and only 1 5 feet
away from the umpire who was un-
protected. threw the ball with dead
~ force directly at Mckee. Mckee
lodged. Then he calmly removed
his paraphernalia and dared Hamil-
ton 10 come out and fight
Mckee Takes a Swing.
The crowd and players swarmed
around the two and Mckee took a
swing at Hamilton Then the players
separated them. Finally the crowd
Gained down and the game was re-
sumed.
Both games were donated to Mus
visitors two runs in the first game
and FIVE runs in the 10th inning Of
the second contest. Then Robertson.
Schettler and Hill were ineffective
and were hit fairly hard.
Robertson got away better than
the other two. not run being earn
ed off him while Hill permitted 10
hits and threw "A hunt into the first
base bleachers in the 10th allowing
two men TO score
WRohtel and Jim Allen. a south
paw, went good for Muskegon al
though Allen wobbled in the eighth
inning OF the second game and gave
the locals a chance to tie the score
at four all.
Score ON GrOdicks Boot.
Brubaker started the afternoon
entertainment by a clean single past
Hill and Hamilton sacrificed him
Red went TO third on Jantzen's
hit 20 Hill and scored when GrOdick
booted PaschaFs grOunder. Paschal
died stealing.
In the second Muskie session Speas
singled 20 third. hard hit ball
and when Grodick recovered il ne
threw II over LaRoss' head and al
lowed the hitter TO acquire second
wheIan hunted and LaROss dropped
HilTs peg. Whelan stole second and
Aliens return OF Kelly's throw &c
second was wide and allowed Spea'
TO score
The Blenders came back with
marker in their half Of the second
LaRoss singled through the pitcher!
box and went TO second on hit and
run play. Grodick being thrown out
Allen flew out 70 center but Mike
Kelly delivered double over Jant
zen's head and LaRoss counted.
BaShang Gets Hit.
Bashang's single I'm the fifth wa
the only hit permitted by Wachte
after the second although one wall
and Bashangs hit and an error anC
a walk put him in danger in tn
nth and seventh frames.
Robertson strained his back il
the fifth while pitching and Loui
SchettIer relieved him at the star
OF the sixth Louie was in troubl
in the sixth seventh and eighth in
ninEs but escaped unscathed in tn
first two sessions
In the eighth however his lucl
changed. Brubaker opened by fly
ing out 10 BashanE. Niederkor'
singled past third and things locke
calm enough when Jantzen flew on
TO Bashang. Paschal tripled 20 cen
ter and scored Niederkorn and Spea
doubled % left counting Pascha
THAT was all the scoring for tn
first game
THE SECOND CAME.
speas upset Hill in the second in
ming by starting the session with
slow roller 10 Grodick which he bea
out whelan singled and on Covel
skis sacrifice Hill elected 20 IT
FOR Speas az third hut the rune
was safe. The bases were full.
Roth pOked a clean rap 10 cen
ter and scored Speas and Wheiar
]. Allen sacrificed but Rruhaker fan
ned and Niederkorn grounded oJ
10 l. Allen.
Another merry session was Oh
Muskie third try. Singles by Jant