South Bend news-times., 1918-05-29
MOORE MAY MEET
MASTER IN MURRAY
Exciting Game Between Notre
Dame and Singers is Ex-
peCted Saturday.

baseball nine. which has won the
undisputed championship or In
diana, We're made AT a conference
held Tuesday afternoon between
Coach Jesse @. Harper OF the gold
and blue institution and Charles
Lentz, manager OF the Singer club.
The game viii be played Saturday
afternoon In the stadium OF Singer
park for the benefit Of the South
Bend soldiers who are IN active ser
vice Of Uncle sam. The game will
be played 90 purchase uniforms for
the gallant soldiers who have re-
sponded without hesitation TO the
nations call for the preservation Of
freedom. humanity and democracy.
That FIRST class exhibition OF the
national pasume will be given on
Saturday afternoon no one will
doubt since both clubs are anxious
70 show their superiority in the hit
ting and fielding department. The
students have had "A very good sea
son 60 date. having won well earned
games from worthy opponents on
foreign fields. on "A few occasions
the students thrilled the spectators
by staging late inning rallies and
leaving the held with victory,
whereas IN the early stages of the
game they seemed TO be hopelessly
beaten. The Singer team has not lost
time in preparing Itself for the col
iegians. Sundays game against
the Laporte team honestly convinced
the followers that Moore and Baker
make up one Of the best batteries
In the state. second 20 none with
"a hard hitting inheId which has
mastered the science of the game,
the local followers have come to
the conclusion that whoever serves
the benders from the mound for
NOtre Dame must be at his best
The Singer sluggers will take every
opportunity TO win the game by
heavy hitting, no matter II Harper's
star slab artist. Patrick Murray.
will oppose them.
Veteran rs. YOungster.
Saturdays game viii give twirler
Moore his last chance to redeem
himself. having been defeated by the
collegians when Goat Anderson's
"Au star" team played Notre Dame.
In that contest the young sOuthpaw
Murray scored a victory over the
veteran and they both may meet
again. Moore is in tip top shape
today. while Murray has established
q great record for himself in the
intercollegiate circles and the repu-
tation Of one of the best twirlers
seen in years. Outside critics are
practically unanimous in their asser-
dons that Murray has proved a won
der considering the excellent support
he has received by a war ridden
team.
WoIrs Last Game.
Capt. Louie" Wolf. the able field
director OF the Notre Dame. will
probably appear for the last time in
action in South Bend. This reticent
general whose playing at the short
station this season for Notre Dame
was one of the salient features. is
subject 10 an early call by Uncle
sam. Capt Wolf has a legion Of
friends IN South Bend who have
promised 10 attend the game IN a
body and root for Louie" and prob
ably FOR the last time In Wolf,
AftoWsk OF the Singer team will
meet one OF the clcverest players
VINO ever played for the south Bend
hi-h school and who during keen
competition for berths on the uni
versity team finally was awarded the
position
Although Harpers team will be
considerably Vea keued 10y the alb
Sence OF TWO stars. ir does not say
that his PLAYERS will not present stiff
competition. I'm the place of David
Philbin the player who so ably COW
cred the initial sack before going TO
the L :. naval school in Chicago.
a newcomer viii lie used II may
be either Halloran or FITZGERALD.
Hallorau. "a substitute backstop. has
been playing frst base i'm the prac-
ticc game and is showing earma rls
OF becoming a good PLAYER o8 that
station. In case OF an emergency
Fitzgerald Will be shifted from the
dangerous sack 10 cover the terri
tory around hrst base.
Bahan MAY PLAY.
There IS also possibility that
Leonard Bahan. the plucky Sopho-
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garden This hard hitting fielder
has met with "a bad accident in the
Notre Dame-Indiana game and the
sprained ankle has prevented him
from competition IN the ether col
lege games. since the injury Bahan
as under the constant care OF the
university physician and the marked
Improvement leads the gold and
blue followers to believe that he
Viii be back on the job saturday.
Who VIII Win.
Another valuable man lost 10
Harper and who will bc sorely
missed in saturdays battle is Pete
Ronchett. the fleet footed center
fielder Ronchetu. nov in an en-
sineers- training camp. In the place
OF Ronchetti. Harper has "ChicG'
Bader. "a player whose ability was
not known until ne reported 20 Har-
per for spring practice With Ralph
Sjober- at the keystone sack. Capt
Wolf on second. Barry IN the left
held. Andres behind the bat. the
SINGER team will be forced 10 strIs-
Gle for every inch of the soil when
they meet the colleEians who are
determined go finish their seasons
schedule without "a defeat Satur-