South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-15

}EMDERS' RALLY
/. IN NINTH IS SHORT
.aROSS Stars With Three
Dagger and Scores
on tumble.

After seven tight innings marred
bnly BY single hit. Schettler. in the
box for the Blenders. blew sky-high
n the first Of the eighth and dealt
put five hits 10 the visiting gentle
men from Evansville, good for four
marks in the scoring column. The
final score stood 20 with the
ocals holdings the smaller sum.
South Bends lucky seventh came
| First and Turner of the visitors
started the session by hitting La
Ross on the thigh After taking first
he latter promptly stole second and
then a minute later pilfered third.
|Grodick sent him across the plate
for the first run Of the game when
| ne poled a long hit 10 the right field
hollow which landed him at third.
Though he was called back 20 sec
fond on account Of a ground rule. AL
lens single 10 the opposite corner of
the lot gave him a splendid oppOrtu-
unity 20 score. Kelly rolled out, Dau-
|beft 70 Crete and Schettler's fly 20
right field was too high and Knoll
found lots of time 10 get under il.
B0mbardment Begins
Aftermath opened the heavy bonn
bardment OF the visitors by firing
a speedy roller just out of reach OF
the short stop and good for one base.
Boelzle advanced hiT 20 second and
took FIRST himself On p short. clean
hit 10 left field. Turner. the last
batter on the visitors list hunted
and Schettler. picking il mp on the
run played 20 third for the forced
play but Grodick juggled and Alter
matt was safe. To make things in
teresting Kibble poled a high fly TO
right which was safely captured by
Tydeman. who held every man 20 his
bag. Mathews then selected a high
one and turned il down just inside
the third base line 20 the limits Of
the field. landing himself on second
and scoring the three men ahead of
him. Hanger singled 10 center field
clearing the bases, and advancing
himself to second on the attempted
throw 10 catch Mathews.
Knoll advanced MIN TO third with
a clean hit just above short but a
second later as ne tried to take home
when a twister stopped out of
Kellyis glove. ne was nipped just
in time by Schettler who came To the
rescue. Knoll was caught when
Crete rolled an easy one down TO
Callahan. who played it over TO sec
ond.
Callahan Gets ON.
'EIeartlessly South Bend took mp
the fight i'm the last OF the inning
Bashang. at the head of the batting
list. rolled a practice grounder into
Grefe's hands and Collins, imbued
with the Same spirit did likewise
Callahan almost started something
when he lifted a hit 10 short left
field but Tydeman closed the inning
with a rush. Aftermath 10 Crete.
Dau bert opened the ninth for the
visitors with "A double TO the left
field fence which might have gone
for home run but for the pro-
truding shed roof. Just after Alter
matt had famed he slid safely into
third and BoelzIe sacrificed him i'm.
Turner struck out and closed the
game for Evansville
A clean three ba@ger was LaRoss'
contribution 10 open "a ninth inning
rally and scarcely had he gained his
breath when Aftermath fumbled
Crodick's feeble rrounder and he
trotted across with South Bend's
third score Aliens purported hit
was too high and Knoll captured il.
Kelly pulled out of the batter s
box. sent "a grouuder down the third
base line which Aftermath played 20
second In time To- get Grodick Hope
grew stronger and stronger when
Riley who was sent In 20 bat for
Schettler. got safely 90 first ON am
error by Mathews hut he had evil
IDENTITY grown stiff ON the bench for
Turner caught him flat-footed yards
off tho I4u