South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-18
n. D. HUMBLES
BADGERS 7 To Z
Gold and Blue BatterS Slam
Wisconsin HurIerS, Aid
ed by Errors.

Notre Dame batted out a 20 2
victory over Wisconsin on the new
Carter field diamond yesterday aft
ernOon. Harper's men found little
dimculty IN reaching the offerings
OF the visiting pitchers, while Bad
ger errors aided the HoOsier in their
scoring.
Notre Tiame did mcJt Of its tally
ing In the first few innings OF the
fray. After Wisconsin had started
the ball rolling with a counter In the
first period. NOtre Dame came back
with two and followed these up with
one each in the second and third
innings and two in the fourth. Then
Grssshsrn. who had succeeded
Brown on the mound for the Bad
gers in the third. settled and held
the locals pretty safely for three
innings. but Chief Meyer came
through with another OF his famous
home run drives in the final period.
last Game for Badgers.
Much interest was attached to
yesterdays game. especially because
has discontinued athletics because OF
the war. according. TO newspaper re-
ports. The baseball team had left
Madison on its spring trip before
any action was taken by authorities,
however. and yesterday is said 10
have been the final dav for inter
collegiate athletic contests.
'Swede" Edgren was on the firing
line for NOtre Dame in the Wiscon-
sin tilt and the little South Fender
had the visitors eating out Of his
hand. The Badgers garnered but
four hits off "Swede", while II Of
them were retired via the Whit
route.
Scoring Starts.
With one down in the first inning.
Cramer. the Wisconsin first sacker,
walked and stole second. Cleveland
flied 10 Allison, but Fox singled,
scoring Cramer. Simpson, famed.
In Notre Danes half, keenan,
singled and went to second on Du-
bois' sacrifice, Allison singled, send
ing keenan, to third, and stole sec
ond. Meyers walked. Kline flied TO
Cleveland. but Spalding reached first
on Simpsons error and keenan,
scored. Allison counted on VOLTS
single and Meyers went TO third on
the hit. but Philbin tapped TO Cleve-
land and Spalding was forced out
al third
The Hoosiers scored another in
the second. Edgren singled and
went to second on Keenan's sacri-
fee. Fo.- 20 Cramer Dubois was hit
bv a pitched ball and Allison singled,
scoring Edgren. Meyer walked, but
KIine's tap 10 Brown resulted in a
double play, Dubois being thrown
out at home and Kline being re-
tired at first
Keenan, Scores Wolf.
With one out in the third, Wolf
singled and stole second. Philbin
was hit by a pitched ball and both
men moved up on Edgren's ground
or TO Cramer. After Philbin was hit,
Grasshorn succeeded Brown on the
mound. keenan, singled. scoring
Wolf. and Simpson made a pretty
catch OF Dubois drive.
Allison reached first in the fourth
when Brennan fumbled his ground
er Never singled and Langhof al
lowed the ball TO slip through him.
Allison scoring and Meyer going 20
second. Kline lined out 20 Simpson.
but Spalding singled, scoring Meyer.
Wolf singled, but Philbin and Ed
gren famed.
Wisconsin scored its second run
IN the fourth. With one out, Fox
reached first on Kline's bad throw.
and stole second. Simpson flied 70
dubois. but Snow singled. scoring
Fox Elder famed.
The score: