South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-04
PHENOM IS LINED
UP FOR SH0RTST0P
Owner Smith Signs Contract
With "UnknoWn"-Herb
Hill All Set.
BY Walter \. PheIan.


a phenomenal shortstop. a man
who can ego out and get 'em and
throw 'em out" but whose name is
and will remain a mystery until the
ball players line up for the open
ing rehearsal OF spring training
has been signed by Ed Smith, &C
cording 20 the shippers statement
Saturday.
There is a reason for withhold
ing the name Of the young man
who will occupy the position be-
tween the hot corner and the key
stone sack Smith says that the
fellow is college man, now attend
ing school and anxious 10 secure
an education but that he will try
out I'm the spring and If he makes
good will be i'm position 20 pay his
way through one more year Of
school
If his name was known now it
would spoil his chances at the
school and in case ne did not make
good he would be up against it.
Smith says that the man comes
from a college not far distant but
gives assurance that it is not Notre
Dame.
Signs Contract.
Ed also says that the man was in
town Saturday and came in answer
20 a letter from smith While
here the contract was signed
Herb" HILL who has been doing
winter duty hereabouts, called on
the boss Saturday and handed in
his contract duly signed Schettler
and Hill will form the foundation
rocks upon which a pitching staff
must be built
Old heads i'm the pitching game
will be seen on the club this year,
according 20 Smith, and he says
that he is after a man at present on
the reserve list OF a Southern
league club. who will be "a welcome
addition TO the hurting corps.
Jimmie" Collins. the popular
right gardener. has returned to the
fold and his contract is in the safe
keeping Of Smith Collins is an ag-
gressive ball player, fighting all the
time he is the field and always after
every inch Of ground he can gain.
He was one Of the fastest men on
the club last year.
Neither bill Fischer the giant
MuskCgon first-sacker. nor Cycle.
Terre Haute's staiwart caretaker Of
the first stop, will be with the To-
Gals this year. Both Fischer and
CYCLE are good ball players, but
Smith SAYS he does not care TO buy
either OF the men outright.
Assumes shape.
with the acquisition of this
promising unknown Smiths club
is fast assuming tangible shape.
Hensling. Grodick and the "phe-
nom will be able 20 handle the in
field stations and hrst-sacker is all
that is needed i'm this division now.
Collins is already i'm and also a
young fellow named Smith, a col
lege man. while Al Bashang's con-
tract is expected at any time Col
Inns and Bash" will probably hold
down their old stations. leaving
right field the only vacant spot. If
Pat" Duncan, the aggressive Irish
err. should land with the club all
viii be serene. Smith is after Pat
and hopes 20 land him.
LaBOss Will do the catching un-
less some greater star is signed and
in that case spike" can be shift
ed 10 the outer gardens or TO first
base. both of which he can handle
acceptably.
since pfcbr,,r,7t- o,t.,. H.. -
league the circuit makeup is set
tied and the principal thing now
confronting the league is the play
ing schedule. This will be drafted
at meeting at Muskegon next
sunday.
Dope handed out by smith Satur-
day conveys the information that
Richmond is going 10 prove one Of
the best ball towns in the league.
Ed says that in a few hours the
men in back OF the proposition to
get the Terre Haute franchise went
out and raised $500 out of the
town look like a hustler.
II less than 1000 of the season
hooks are returned when the check
ing mp begins Monday the bargains
will be retired for all time. but if
more are sold another short cam
paign may be staged late this
spring.
Eight thousand books sold would
insure Smith the sum of $4,000
and enough 20 warrant the nnan-
ciaI success OF the season.