South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-28
PREPARE FOR BIC
BENEFIT CAME
hotre Dame to Meet Singers
For Soldiers Benefit
Saturday.

Preparation arc being made 20
handle record breaking crowd az
the Singer park Saturday afternoon
when the cham pionship factory
league aggregation clashes with
Coach Harpcr's coutenders for west
ern championship honors in a ben
EFT game 90 provide baseball equip
1ueut for the BOYS from this city
sshO are members Of the 139th MAJ
chine gun company stationed al
Hattiesburg Miss
Mgr Leutz OF the Singer club an
nounced Monday that his line up
would be practically the same one
that has represented that firm i'm the
factory league for the past three
years. and that his charges are ion
shape and anxious TO pit themselves
aeainst what is considered the best
college team in the west Willis. the
clever Central league hurler Of last
year. is scheduled To toll on the
mound for part Of the pastime and
will be relieved by George Moore.
Coach Harper Of the Gold and
Blue tossers at first was reluctant
20 take a chance with his team in q
game just before the western cham-
piouship battles that are TO ne play
ed with Michigan on June and s.
but as q large part or the proceeds
are 90 be turned over 20 the local
soldiers at Camp shelby. ne finally
agreed 10 present his regular lineup
and expects 10 have real battle on
his hands when his team takes the
held against the seasoned Singerites.
The departure OF Phubin. the
steady first sacker, for the navy has
left gap in the collegians' lineup
that is causing Harper considerable
uneas:ness. To break In "A new man
al this stage OF the game who viii
have TO stand the gaff OF two crucial
contests in new position. is the
proposition he is up against. So far
his choice lies with Hafloran. Second
string catcher. and he will be given
the FIRST shot al the oPen position
Halloran is "a big boy. shifty on his
feet and "A good hitter He will be
worked on the initial corner this
week. and If he looks like the stuff
ne viii be in that place against the
Singers on Saturday. Should Hal
ioran fail TO come through. Coach
Harper has still another choice which
will mean the switching of Fitzger-
aid from third to frs. his regular
position, and placing Mangin on the
far corner. Fitzgerald has been go
ing at such a fast clip all season that
this change is not expected TO bC
made unless absolutely nece ssary.
Notre Dame teams have invaded
enemy territory from coast To coast
but this will be the first time i'm the
history Of the university that a var
sity team has played a game of any
kind in South Bend and IL is ex-
pected that the collegians viii fight
20 maintain here the reputation they
have gained on foreign fields.
AR. Lent stated that his team
looked like a real ball team in it.
victory over Iaporte Sunday and
that il they put up the same brand
Of bail against Notre Dame. Will Civ,
Coach Harper's team the hardes
fight Of the year. lie also said tina
he expected 20 have one of tn,
largest crowds ever accommodate,
on the Singer field. as so many loca
people have relatives and friends sta
toned at Camp Shelby who viii HI
ANXIOUS 10 help support an event o
this kind which viii add 10 the BOYS
pleasure while they are fighting 70
Uncle sam.