South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-15
RALLY IN NINTH
WINS FOR SINGERS
Overcome Three-Run Handi
cap by Taking Advantage
of Eagles Errors.

Displaying their old-time charac-
terisuc ability In winning ball
games after they seem 20 be. hope
lessly out or the running. the Singer
nine opened the season Saturday
afternoon by running in four runs
in the ninth inning and defeating
the Eagles. who had a three-run
lead up till the last frame, by the
score Of 20 4.
Cassidy had been mixing UP his
shoots in such a variety Of assort-
ments that the Singer players were
unable 10 connect solidly and up
until the ninth had been touched
for but two clean blows. Although
he famed but five. Cassidy had the
sewing machine men batting them
in the inheld and popping easy flies
10 the outfielders.
Eagle Defense Cracks.
In the final frame the Eagle de-
Tense cracked and taking advantage
OF the misDlays made, the Singer
team filled the bases and before
three men could be retired they had
succeeded in tieing the score and
then tailed the winning run when
Bolts. after fielding Touhey's fast
grass cutter perfectly, threw wild 10
first base on the out that would have
retired the side and necessitated an
extra inning or two to decide the
winner.
Stacy Bowman. who was on the
mound for Singers. had bad in
ming in the fourth. when a base on
/ balls. at hit batsman and four clean
/ hits were productive of three runs.
! Hixenbaugh opened the frame by
getting a base on balls. went TO
| third on ThOrpe's double. and both
scored on Bolts clean single over
| second Gruber followed Bolts with
I a hit. advanced 10 second while
Bolts was being thrown out at third.
and scored on Bauerline's single.
Keene struck out. Cassidy was h!t
by a pitched ball. but the side was
retired when Brinkman lined to
Zielinsh.
Cassidy Socks One.
Outside Of the fourth. Bowman
Pitched a good game and seemed to
get better with each succeeding in
ming. However. in the seventh Cas-
sldy knocked a triple TO deep left
center and scored on HiXenbaugh's
/ hit. With the exception Of these
two innings Bowman was in little
trouble Of being scored on. He
famed 10 men and allowed but two
walks.
The sewing machine men also
scored I'm the seventh when Zielinski
led off by working Cassidy for a
walk He went to second when Bow
man hunted. advanced TO third when
Aftowski beat out a perfect hunt,
and scored when Bolts dropped Con-
nors popped back Of third.
Zielinski started the rally that won
the game fer Singers when he sin
gIed to left in the ninth. Bowman
was safe on an error advancing him
to second. and Broder raped one
back at Cassidy. who threw TO third
to force him but Bolts failed to
cover the bag and he pranced home,
with Bowman and Broder safe on
third and second respectively. AZ
towski then worked the squeeze
with Bowman. the latter scoring and
| the former was safe at first when
no one covered the base as HiXen-
\ baugh helded the ball. Broder go
ing TO third on the play Cassidy
then attempted TO play safe by walk
! ing .Connors but the first sacker
stepped out Of the batting box and
crooked a fast one down TO Thorpe.
the ball bouncing off Thorpe's glove,
| and Broder scored. Cassidy threw
! Mofit out at first and held Aftowski
at third. Philion was retired. Bolts
to Hixenbaugh. and AftowsH was
still held at third Touhey smashed
a hot one at Bolts. who threw wild