South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-28
REGULARS BEAT
N. D. YANNIGANS
Niles and Moore Feature First
Performance of Season
on Cartier Field.
BY ARCHIE WARD.
Notrc Dame Correspondents.

punched hits TN the second inning
sud erratc fielding by The oppOu-
snts in the third enabled the Notre
Dame regulars TO trounce the
scrubs on Cartier field yesterday
sfternoon in the first baseball con-
Test OF the season. The score was
90 s. Coach Dorais' athletes dis
PLAYED better than "a fair brand OF
baseball throughout their first game
and gave promise Of developing into
team OF heavy hitters.
There Is no denying that Dorais
mas big task ahead The six hurl-
ers used in the inaugural encounter
showed only mediocre form. the in
field wavcred in the final rounds
and the attack lacked the compelling
drive necessary for club which is
90 battle the best aggregauOns IN
the middle west.
Miles CIouts Ball.
Capt Frank Miles, balloon ll-
lustrious Son OF Swat lived up 20
his reputation. His two clean bin
giles were the high spots Of the
workout on offeuse. Moore cracked
line drives over first and third IN
"A promising manner and played wei
in tie field.
Saturdays practice unveiled what
promises to be an interesting battle
for third base between PrOkup and
Fitzgerald. PrOkup held down tht
hot corner FOR the regulars and tltz
gerald for the scrubs. Both athletes
turned in stops around the difficult
station Yesterday that bore the labe
Of ufd-season form, replete witt
smooth execution and flash. Botf
men are GOOD batsmen, sprignu1
fieIders and adequately sound above
the shoulders.
Three catchers were given
chance TO perform. Barry was back
stop for the regulars until the SIKH
inning. when Dorais dismissed hin
on account OF an injured ringer
McGartv was transferred from tn
scrubs 10 the regular lineup ane
Iarazolla went behind the bat 10
the vanquished aggregation
The following lineup started IN
game for the regulars. Moore. ~
Miles. s.: Mohardt, CT. Connors RI
Blevernicht. III; Prokup' 30
Grabner. If. Barry. C.: Lalley' D.
Heavy Hitting Outfteld.
There is a wealth of heavy hit
ting outfielders browsing in Col
and Blue pastures this spring. Thei
defensive strength Is another ques
ton Mohardt. Connors and Grab
ner we're a formidable trio OF gar
deners and the scrubs outheld wa
equally as good Morgan and DonO
van. who cavcrted around the Ia
distant posts for the scrubs. are play
ers whose ability is not TO be over
looked. ScOffieId is another out
fielder who will put up "A fight TO
regular berth
After three weeks Of indoor train
ing the pitchers are far from bein
i'm best desired conditions. Dorai
tried out SIX hurlers. his entire STAFF
Yesterday and their showing evoke
no paroNysms of JOY from the dimiu
utivc leader Murray was fairly 81
fectivc i'm his three rounds ON IN
slab Lack Of control. due perhap
To tho frigidity of the ATMOSPHERE
worked him into several tight places
Nohardt ziT ped the ball across IN
plate with dazzling speed during hl
three innings on the mound. III
breczcd through the first two round
without pcrmitting hit but ne va
uickcd for pair of safe swats D
his last inning Lalley did not eN
or himself 10 any great extent D
his threc-iuninE workout. bur ne s.
tho opponents down without N
cor rum