South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
HENSLING BACKS
UP ON CONTRACT
Third BaSeman Wires He Can
not RepOrt-CaIIahan Re-
ports for Duty at Second.

Hensline will not report 20 Ed
Smith Late Wednesday afternoon
Smith was handed a telegram which
read:
Cannot report Will explain let
ter.-A Hensling."
The message was sent from San
IA Barbara, Calf. the town 70 which
Smith had sent Hensling's trans
portatiOn. Hensling at first re-
fused 10 sign a local contract saying
that ne had "A good job and aid not
care 20 give il up. Then he changed
his mind and wired that ne was
ready 70 report. Evidently the job
now appeals 10 him more than base
ball.
Gloom, which invaded Smiths
mind upon the arrival of Hensling's
telegram. was dispelled when Wese
Callahan arrived shortly after
O'Clock Wednesday night. Callahan
is a second baseman.
BoIsters up Infield.
CaIlahan's acquisition holsters up
the infield wonderfully. Wese play
ed well with Wheeling last year
and II would not surprise fans to
see Joe Grodick doing duty at third
base when the club opens against
Richmond on May 3.
Not that Grodick is a poor second
baseman. On the contrary Joe has
been playing a nifty game at the
second sack IN practice and would
no doubt improve as the season pro-
gressed.
When Joe was with the club IN
the old Southern Michigan he dis
ported around the hot corner and
no fault could be found with his
fielding or stick work. Therefore, il
can easily be seen that Joe should
be able 10 play as good "A game at
third as he does at second.
Julian ;.t short.
Hensling's failure to report would
indicate that Julian will be kept at
short There is no fault TO find with
the fielding OF the young fellow but
fans who saw the Sunday contest
with the Lansing Reos seemed dis
Satisfied with his stick work. I'm
provement in this department will
mean that Julian Will be one of the
best men in the league az the short
field
That he Lansing Reos might
again be seen at SpringbroOk park
was the announcement OF Smith fol-
lowing the receipt OF telegram
from the Haskell Barker company
team OF Michigan City Wednesday
saying that they could not play here
Sunday. Before he received the tele-
gram Smith had wired Lansing ask
ing for a game He had not heard
from them Wednesday night.
Factories Avoid Smithmen.
Local factory league teams do not
seem anxious 10 play the Smithites,
according to Ed. who SAYS that he
has been unable TO book a single
game with them. Studebakers were
supposed TO play the Benders Wed
nesday but when Smith called them
up Tuesday they said they knew
nothing about it. Singers were billed
for a game next Saturday but Lentz
is minus a hurler and Smith does
not believe the game will be played.
Ed SAYS the teams want the game
played on the factory diamonds and
that there is a league ruling against
such a procedure.
Wright. an infielGer. and Elliott.
a catcher, released several days ago,
have left to join the Clinton, Ia,
club in the Central association. Meis.
a hurler. has gone 20 Fort Wayne.
Scharris the left handler. went 10 his
home in Chicago, Wednesday.
If Harry Smith finds that his club
needs any assistance in the race he
need only apply TO Connie Mack and
the tall tactician will give him all of
the men he can spare This informa-
ton was impaired i'm letter to
Harry from Connie which was re-
ceived BY the local man Wednesday.
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