South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-08
ShITRMEN WIN
SEE SAW AFFAIR
Callahan'S Long Drive in the
Ninth Brings Home the
Bacon 6-5.
BY Walter \. Phclan.


long hit in the ninth inning OF yeS-
terdays game with the Dayton Vets.
ana when Stewart could net set the
ball mike" Kelly raced hGme from
ssecond and the Benders won the
bail game by a score Of g 10 8.
From the first the contest was
see-saw s,ffair. Jack Rowan was
not very effective with men on bases
while Ralph willis was effective
against everybody but Stewart. The
trouble was that Ralph's team
mates bungled up easy chances and
made the going hard for him.
Stewart Gets Two IIomers.
This Stewart person must not be
overlooked in the account Of the
pastime. He played an important
part Twice ne knocked the ball
out OF the park. once with man
on first and both circuit smashes
tied the score for the visitors. His
second hit bounced off the sheds i'm
right field while his first drive
cleared the center field fence.
Another player who cut as much
figure was Ed Aaron. Ed got
triple in the third with the bases
full and put the Blenders two
runs 70 the good. Then in the
eighth Ed singled to right and
scored Tydeman from second. That
run tied the score.
Allen i'm Circus Catch.
While stars are being talked
about Les Allen and Al Bashang
mrst be mentioned. There were
two men on in the Dayton fifth
when Allen raced back TO left cen
ter and. running away from the dia-
mond caught Storchs fly that was
apparently going TO fall safe.
In the ninth inning Johnny Nee
got himself a single and worked
around to third on two outs. StOrch
headed one for an untenanted spot
between Collins and Bashang, but
after a hard run al grabbed it.
That saved the game.
Things didn't look good for the
Benders when Nee doubled 10 start
the first after the count was and
2. Derrick sacrificed, but Allen and
Aaron threw out the next two hit
ters.
Bashang Scores.
Bashang led of the first by get
ting a pass. Callahan bunted him
down TO second. and he took third
on Collins infeld out. Hoffman
picked out a good one and bounced
II off Rowan's shins. Al scored.
Dutch stole second, but Tydepan
flew out 10 center.
In the second inning Stewart
batted with one man down. He
got his first home run and tied the
score.
There was one gone in the Vet
lSfrd when Johnn- Nee was hit on
ths arm by a fast one Derrick
lac..d one 70 left FIELD and got a clean
double on It, This gave the Day
ton foreman pleE.v Of time TO
scampel home. SPENCER hit a foul
apparently over ne stand. hut Kel-
" dashed back to the bench and
caught II at the edge Vf the roof.
Storch flew out and laft Derrick
maroOned on second.
IT was up 10 Bashang 20 lead off
the third so Al got himself a free
ticket TO first. Callahan did the log
zeal thing and sacrificed him 20 sec
ond Collins singled cover Nee's
head and al stopped at third. Hoff-
man looked dangerous and waited
for walk. This filled the sacks.
Vince Tydeman tried hard TO hit
but famed.
Aaron Gets Three Dagger.
Aaron now came up. took hold of
a good one and crashed il past the
end Of the sheds in left field. All
OF his mates ambled home. while
Ed pulled up at third base. Allen
grounded out TO Nee.
The locals now had a two-run
lead and things looked prosperous.
but in the course of time Stewart
came 20 hat. Before stewart batted
Aaron kicked a hit of Hobbs and
that put Hobbs on first. Stewart
bounced the ball of the far side OF
the sheds and the score was tied.
Dayton broke the tie in the eighth
inning. Callahan booted a grounder
sent down by Hobbs. Hobbs swiped
second and when Kelly's throw was
errauc he kept ON 90 third. Stew
art new out 20 Collins i'm short left
field and Hobbs held third Willis
knocked down Brennegan's lire drive
but Callahan could not throw him
cat in time therefore Hobbs scored
TNdt-nan safe ON Error
After this had happened tn Ben
ders came 10 bat With one gone
Iydeman punched a hot one hack
- Rowan. Rowan knocked 10 down
and then heaved it fast and wide 20
Derrick Derrick had recovered the
han when Tydeman started for sec
ond Instead OF throwing 10 Der
rick walked back 20 first and then
threw poorly 90 second base. Tyde-
man was safe on the error Aaron
lifted a beautiful single 90 right
held and Tydeman scored. Ed tried
30 make second on the throw in but
Rowan took the throw from Spencer
and causht him ar second with the
aid ~ Hobbs.
The afternoon was closed success
fully los Mike Kelly and IVES Cali
iahan. Mike" started the fun by a
single 20 left neld Willis worked
the count 90 three and two and then
rolled 10 Rowan. He was thrown
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