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BENDERST To SHOW
REAL WORTH TODAY
Fans to Size Up Smiths Squad
in Clash With Lansing
ReoS.
BY w. a. PheIan.


Some real idea OF what manner
OF team has been gathered togeth-
er by Ed Smith may be gained by
local fans when the Benders line
up against the Lansing Reos At
SpringbroOk park this afternoon at
o'clock. IL Will he a different
squad Of warriors than that which
was exhibited last Sunday.
Callahan and Grodick will be the
new men who will appear That Is
provided Callahan arrives in time
for the game. He was expected
Friday but Ed said last night that
he had not made his appearance 50
far as ne knew. Grodick has been
on the job all week and will be
there in a uniform. II Callahan does
not come Hogan will play second
base.
Here is the batting order which
Smith says will be used: Basnang.
CT: Julian, S.; Tydeman. RI: Reil-
w. II; LaRoss. b.; Callahan or Ho-
gan. 2b.; Grodick. 3b.: Smith and
Kelly. c.; Schettler and Rasmussen,
y.
Go Out and See.
All last week fans have been in
curing. What kind of a team has
Smith really got out there" They
have been told that it is a regular
team. looks good and acts good. and
that the best way they can get a line
on the club is TO go out and see them
play
This Lansing squad has a good
reputation and has a lineup of fON
mer college stars that is formidable
Hence they should give the locals
hot fight and a hot fight is needed
20 prove the metal of Smiths squad.
This is the lineup which has been
forwarded 10 Smith by the Lansing
team: Whipple, IS. Wenzel. 3b.;
Frick. 2b.; Chiffon. IT,; Summerlott,
b.; Bramble. CT; Davidson. RI;
Bibbins. C.; SchOrr and Walker. p.
Now we viii take a look at the
caliber Of the players, the look be-
ing based upon information fur
nished Smith by the Lansing man
agement. Whipple is from the Uni
Ve.sity OF Michigan, Wenzel is a for
Iner Southern Michigan league play
or. Prick, Davidson and Bibbins are
former stars of the Michigan Aggie
varsity nine. while Summerlott is
Michigan State Lacquer. Bramble
and Chiffon are ex-Soumich bat
tiers. Bramble having been with
Battle Greek and Chiffon with
Jackson. Schorr needs no introduce
tion TO local fans, while walker is
thought TO he the promising young
hurler who had a tryOut with Smith
here last year
Stronger Than Last Year.
The lineup which Smith has an
uounced for today appears 10 be
one capable of holding its own in
the Central this year Fans may
look il over and say that it is prac-
tically the same gang that was here
last year and belittle on account Of
the poor showing
However they are decidedly
wrong. TIE weakest spots have
been strengthened and the old vets
are doing far better than they did
last season. Take Tydeman. for ex-
ample Tydeman is a 500 hitter by
ability bat last year he had worries
VII HIS iliAliu anu Atl UelOW Lndl
point by several degrees. This year
he has been clouting the ball TO all
points Of the lot and is confident
that he Is due for a successful sea-
son.
Al Bashang was no SLOUGH in cen
ter field and Al is going great guns.
He is hitting and fielding in excel
lent form Joe Grodick seemed to
have something wrong with him last
year but Joe is "a different ball play
er this season. He has been put
ting up one or the prettiest games
anyone would care To witness dur
ing the practices and threatens to
Keep il up for the season.
II Will be remembered that Gro
dick broke into the game as third
sacker and it may be that being out