South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-23
NOTRE DAME MEN
PLAY FIRST CAME
Regulars and YanniganS Go
Six Innings to Five
to-fiVe Tie.

NOtre Dame baseball players dOff-
ed the lid OF the 1917 season yester-
day afternoon when Regulars and
Yannigans FLASHED in a six inning
tilt. When Coach Harper called a
halt TO hostilities. the two teams
we're tied. 10 5.
Harper started his two slab vet
Grams on the mound. Edgren. pitch
ing for the Regulars. hurled for
three innings and Murphy dished
out the balls and strikes for two
innings with Vans In back Of him.
Both OF the veterans showed flashes
Of early season form. but they were
rather wild and found some difficulty
in locating the plate. Locke, a soph-
Omore, finished the game on the
slab for the Yannigans and Dorwin
took up the mound duties TOR the
Regulars when Edgren retired. Both
men showed Indications OF soon
rounding into shape but they were
touched up bit toward the end of
the game and Locke was wild, the
youngster hitting two men.
InfcId Rough.
The inield was too rough 10 give
Coach Harper a line ON the work of
the men I'm the inner works. but
Chuck" CorcOran, at shortstop for
the Yannigans. played a speedy
game. Keenan, and Flynn starred in
the outheld. Tex" Allison. catching
his first game at Notre Dame. show
ed the earmarks Of a conner. When
Philbin was spiked in the fourth
inning. Allison assumed the catch
ing burden for both teams.
Both teams threatened to score
in the first inning Sullivan, Of the
Yannigans. reached first base on a
scratch inheld hit. Corcoran popped
20 Meyer and Sullivan stole second.
Philbin walked and Sullivan stole
third. Philbin going 10 second on
the attempt 10 nab "Sully." Sullivan
attempted TO come home. but he
was caught at the plate on VOLTS
throw 10 Allison. Ward singled to
center and Phil6in took third Ward
stole second. Philbin attempted to
come home on passed ball, but
he was thrown out. Allison TO Ed
rren Keenan, walked TO start il out
for the Regulars. Murphy threw
badly 20 catch him off first. but
Denny's heave To Corcoran nailed
him when he attempted 10 take
second. Kline was safe on "A scratch
hit To Sullivan He stole second and
Allison walked Meyer flied out 10
Flynn. Spalding walked. hlling the
bases. hut Dubois flied TO Lally.
Regulars Score.
The Regulars scored i'm the second
inning. Wolf singled and stole sec
ond. on Edgren's out, COrcOran TO
Denny. he took third. Glynn iielded
Keenan's roller nicely, but he threw
wild To first. Wolf scoring and
Keenan, going TO second. Kline went
out. Sullivan 10 Denny.
The Yannigans scored two in the
third Murphy singled. Sullivan flied
10 Dubois. con- COrcorans scratch
hit Murphy went to second. Philbin
walked Ward walked. forcing in
Murphy. Flynn singled. scoring
Corcoran. but Philbin was run down
between third and home. Dubois 20
Kline 20 Allison to Edgren.
In the nth. The Regulars tied it
up. Keenan, walked and Kline hit by
a pitched ball ON Meyers tap 10
CorcOran. Kline was thrown out at
second. Keenan, going 10 third. Meyer
was thrown out trying 10 steal sec
ond. Allison 10 Corcoran. but keenan,
came home on the play. Spalding
was safe on a scratch hit and Dubois
was hit by pitched ball, but
Ronchetti flied 20 Flynn.
Each team scored three times in
the sixth. Ward started off for the
Vans with "a single to left. but he
was caught off first base on Allison's
quick throw 20 Meyer Flynn raped
a screaming double 10 right and
I.alIy walked Glynn doubled 20 right
and Flynn scored. Allison threw
badly 70 third % catch LalIy off base
and he scored. while Flynn came
i'm when the ball hit Lally on the
throw in and rolled away from the
plate
Wolf Singles
For the Regulars, Wolf singled
over third. but went out. Sullivan
10 Flynn. on Dovwin's grOunder.
keenan, flied 20 Flynn and Kline
walked. Meyer walloped a vicious
triple 10 deep right and Dorwin and