South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-07
JIMMY AND COATS
BEAT N0TRE DAME
South Bend Team Trims Vars
ity in Opening Game
of Season.

Goat" Auderson's ex-leaEuers
baskcd in the sunshine and warmth
renewed their youth ana squeezed
out an interesting 4 20 o. win over the
NOtre Dame nine 40 Cartier Field
sunday afternoon. NOt ull the ninth
did tho city "bCys." fathers and
grandfather put over the winning
tally. In the IRIS. half Of that last
frame they insisted that axe should
be respccted-and IT was. Two sin
giles and a sacrifice pushed over the
tally that spelled victory. NOre
Dame attempted q comeback in the
last half but The rally fell short
Close and interesting throughout,
the game was exceptionally fast for
an early season affair. Both teams
made boots aDlenty. eight errCrs be-
ing divided between the mines, but
the miscues were mostly on difficult
chances.
Ideal weather brought a crowd Of
500 city supporters from south
Bend. Many came. perhaps. for the
purpose OF seeing the one and only
Goat" in action Thcy were disap-
pointed. Predictions were shattered
and Goat" did all ms playing on
the bench.
But the team he brought out TO the
university convinced the spectators
that he still has an eye for ball play
ers. he brought out a team that
could hardly be called youthful, but
they knew baseball and therein ard
thereon hangs the tale Of Notre
Danes defeat
Swede" Edgren who still has g
year OF varsity competition should
he return 20 NCtrc Dame toiled for
the Specials the first five innings. His
baII-bearing delivery had Coach Do
rails charges all but stopped. They
garncred two hits in the six innings
he twirled Those two came in the
sixth, however. and coupled with err
rors and sacrifice hits netted Notre
Dame three runs.
Louie" Wolfe former Notre
Dame infelder, played short for the
Specials ard although he failed 10
fathOm the offerings Of Murray anC
Wrape he kept on his toes every
minute of the game.
Clany for the Specials opened the
game with a single and was ad-
Vanced 10 second by KOhler's out but
was caught mapping off second by
Miles. Eahan booted a grOunder and
Wolfe got a life. De Rose walked.
Miles fumbled Spahr's drive. Mozart
threw out Mohitt and pulled Wrape
O1t of a fix. The Specials threatened
again IN the second but Wrape stop
ped them with two on base.
In the fifth Edgren started the
fireworks with "a single 10 center.
Claney sacrificed Barry let Wolfe's
drive get away from him and Edgren
scored. De Rose singled sending
Wolfe 20 third. Wolfe and De Rose
scored on Spahr's single. Connors
misjudged the ball but heaved it 10
second in time TO get Spahr.
Notre Dame got TO Edgren for two
singles. which coupled with two err
rors and a sacrifice enabled Bader
Sjoberg and MOZART to score. Miles
single did the trick.
Moore took up the burden for the
Specials in the seventh and proved
himself master OF the game the three
innings ne worked Murray for
Notre Dame took up the burden in
the NTH The Specials got all four
runs on him.
Britton started the ninth FOR the
Specials with n single. Moore sacri-
nced Claney flied 10 Blder. Then
the fun began. Grandpa" Koehler
landed on one of Murray's fast ones
and drove in what proved 10 be the
winning tally Wolfe fouled out to
MOZART
Notre Dame tried hard 10 even up
IN the ninth. Miles walked SEQ
field tanned Doyle hitting for Hal
loran sent an easy grounder 20 the
pitcher and was thrown out al first.
Murray was hit 10y pitched ball
With two on and two DOWN Barry
whitfield
The hitting Of Aftows+i who gath
cred TWO SINGLES and was robbed of
a third was one of the features I'm
the sixth ne lined scorchor that
was labeled double Miles leaped
and got il.
Miles at shortstop showed big in
his first varsity appearance for Notre
Dame He is fair hitter and a clev-
er fielder Nohart's wonderful whip
held him I'm good stead on two occa-
SONS yesterday. once he grabbed a
slow syrCunder and whipped u 90 hrst
with yards 90 spare. Another slime
ne fumbled q arrive from Kohler
bat. recovered the ball and whipped
a. 10 rrst. FOR an out. much 90 the
surprise of the ploddius Kohler