South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-01
leans Present Best LineupS
~ in Game for u. S.
Soldiers.
SINGERS

only ne weather can stop one
81 the best baseball title ever seen
II the city when the above u1eupe
come tosetfer This afternoon at
Ssnger PARK m a contest The pro
oeeds OF which will 20 10 the f39th
machine gun COMPANY ~ Camp
She d. 70 buy baseball uniforms
M equipment The company for
winch the game IS being PLAYED BE-
composed largely Of Soutn Send
boys VINO left mere % night for Uncle
Sarn and have been stationed at
Harrisburg for several months
Tire conpa nv has received its full
eours< OF lessons IN overseas train
ing and mas been iVinz practically
tdIe for tUo months awaiting orders
N move on. The bows have express
ed their need for baseball uniforms
md equipment m "a ont the com
pany tea ms and In order 20 dl this
need the base ~ game this after
noon between Notre Dame fast
GONG nine and Singers factory
league cha n1os has been ARA nged.
The college boys are the favor
ties because of their condition. as
they have been hgntiug through one
~ the stitTsst schedules that a Notre
Dame team has ever faced hut the
Singer lineup IL recognized as strong
enough 20 give any team an argu-
rnent. They VIII have 81 on the coll
legia ne as far as experience Is con-
-erned a. mum her of them are
lea que veterans and have the ex-
perience to make ~ for what con-
dirion they might lack However
they have been working ont daily
and are set 70 take Coach Harper's
1ine into camp Is possible
The irish tossers have gone sue
eessfuliy through hard list 81
teams and have registered victories
over AT 81 tlren capturing the state
championship bv defeating Indiana
and Purdue and Valparaiso the
three strongest mines In the state
They have also trim med Wisconsin.
Michigan "Aggies Iowa and sew
eral more and have only Michigan
20 defeat on June and 70 land
the western cham pionship.
In the Singer lineup will be found
names that are familiar % local
fans ss q is practically The same
aggregation that three times cap
ship and made a name for itself in
the east. where games were played
on two occasions.
George Moore IS slated 20 start
ACTIVITIES on the mound for the sew
ing machine but Willis will he
held in reserve i'm r1sht field
IN case Moore gets into dif6culty
Murray is Coach Harpers choice
for mound duty for >otre Dame
and is expected 20 tame the Singer
ties as ne has tanned all corners this
season SO far Murray has had no
tronbiR " bringing home every
game ne has started and has been
q puzzle TO the college batters who
have faced him He has world OF
speed and perfect control and will
serve no his best brand Of twisters
IN an effort 20 keep his record clean.
The loss Of Philbiu viI be felt. as
The big hoy has been playing a
great game on the first sack. bat I'm
Hsgloran Harper has "A conner and
this game vii give him a chance 10
sec the new recruit in action Bahan.
who has been ont OF the game for
month with bad sprain. viii be
again ~ dees and MS hitting will
he a big help o the colIegians
The game will mark Notre Danes
frSt appearance IN South Bend and
Iris together with the fact that the
game - 20 help some OF the city'e
soldier boys Is bound To- be hig
drawing card Local fans who have
been restless All spring 20 see good
ball game will have chance this
afternoon 20 see a zeal battle be-
tween two well matched teams