South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-16
LOCALS WIN OUT
IN TENTH AFTER
TWO MEN ARE OUT
Halas Twirls Consistently and
Keeps Wolverine Bats
men in Check.

hall which III accepted az a criter-
ion. certainly means that South
Bend diamond fans are due 20 see
some baseball playing that viii com
pare fav0mbiy with that as played
in any Of the minor leagues. the
Singer team decisively defeated the
highly touted Kalamazoo Vets by
score OF 10 in a fast and snappy
Ten inning game.
The sewing machine men un-
corkcd an attack with the stick that
forcbodes evil for visiting pitchers.
and their nelding was away above
par. Several scintIlatlng plays and
catches. helped Halas out Of several
places which although not threat
enine. might have proved enough 10
win the game had the necessary hits
followed
Bert Broder had a great day in
the field and robbed two Of the Wis
iting bat.ers Of at least three base
hits by great running catches. Bert
was robbed Of at least two clean
hi,s by great fielding once on the
part Of Hamcl who knocked down
q drive which came straight a him.
who threw him out az first and
again by Campbell first baseman,
who made perfect pickup OF
blow that travelled just inside OF the
line and looked like 10 was Tabled
for two sa cks
Local Crew Looks Good.
The inner defense Of the Singer
machine worked with a snappiness
and precision that was nothing
short Of machinenke Zielinski
displayed his old time form around
the keystone sack where he handled
nine chances perfectly several Of
them being quite difficult Aftowski
played "A good fielding game got
two walks and a nit and scored one
run Touhey took care Of the sew
eral chances he had on the hot cor
ner Tommy is a consistent. cool
and brainy player and contributes
greatly 10 the smoOthness Of the in
field play Besides he is danger
Gus hitter and came through with
timely bingle i'm the seventh that
should have resulted in his scoring.
Buck" Conuors came close to
pulling a Babe Ruth in the sixth
inning when ne caught hold Of one
OF Hamel's fast shoots and slammed
it against the right field wall Had
the bali gone three feet higher il
would have cleared the fence. He
was thrown out on the hit at third
base, but AftowsH scored easily
from first on the wallop. Baker Is
a hard working catcher and was
robbed OF a hit that would have
been enough for him to have scored
the winning run i'm the ninth by a
great catch ON the Kalamazoo right
helder's part. The outheId played
good game and Momt helped with
two clean binEies.
Many Fast Plays.
The locals were cut out OF several
runs by snappy fielding on the part
of the Kazoo outfielders. Individu-
al fielding flashes and the hitting of
McGregor. who got three safe wal
lops i n four times up. one Of them
a triple. featured the visitors. He
was caught between the lines when
he attempted 10 score on an inheld
hit which Touhey helded and threw
10 Connors fr the out after his three
base smash
There was little doing i'm the ini-
team, both going down i'm order In
the second the Kazoo outfit scored
their one run when Simmons led
of with a clean bingie and got
around 90 third ON two infeld outs,
from where ne scored on Jenkins
single over Aftowskrs head.
The Wolverines were In no posi-
tion TO score again until the sixth.
Miller led Oft with a single 90 right.
advanced 90 second on simmons
sacrifice hunt. but was thrown out
AZ third by Halas. who helded
CoughIin's hunt perfectly. Bippes
followed Simmons with a clean
single. but the side was retired
when jenkins hit 90 COnnors, who
made tho out unassisted. This was
the only frame that the Wolverines
looked dangerous in They got sew
eraI men on the paths in the follow
ing innings. but two OF them were
caught trying to- pilfer second.
Singers went down in order in
the first two innings. but i'm the
third Aftowsli singled after two
were out but was caught stealing.
In the fourth the sewing machine
men went down in order again. but
in the NTH Touhcy led off with a
clean hit over second and advanced
20 second ON Bakers sacrifice. lie
Iinski poked q hot liner toward right
neId bur NacGresor made great
catch and doubled Touhey who had
started for home.
AftOWsId scores.
In the sixth Halas and Broder
both went out. but Aftowski worked
Hamei FOR a walk. COunors follow
ed with his crash 10 the fence and
Sneuter came with the tying run
The locals threatened again i'm the
seventh. but ZieI5nski was called out
ON strikes with Motif and Baker on
second and first respectively after
singles. Again in the ninth 10 look
ed hge tho game would be won
when after two were out and two
were on Baker he smashed one in
deep right. but CoughIn grabbed IT,.
The winning run was scored by
4 ehuski who led of with a slash