South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-15
MISHAWAKA LOSES
HARD FOUGHT GAME
TO ELKHART TEAM
Conn Nine Noses Out indie.
structos in Opening Game
at New Park.


tended the opening Of the new
Dodge athletic field at Mishawaka
Sunday afternoon and were given a
high brand OF baseball. lie Conn
team Of Elkhart nosing out the In
destructos In a hard fought game,
TO 3. The game was bitterly con-
tested throughout and kept the fans
on edge until Cook flied out to end
the final innings with Morse on sec
ond with the tying run.
The trunk makers garnered a
twO-run lead in the initial inning,
due largely to the wildness Of Ken
meth, the visiting hurler. Hixen-
baugh walked to start the frame,
went TO second when Morse's at
tempted sacrifice was fielded poorly
and allowed TO go for q hit. and
both men advanced notch when
Antwerp booted Britton's roller.
With the bases full and none down,
Kenneth walked Blackmore, fore
ing in Hix with the first run. The
band team then pulled a peculiar
double play as Philion flied 10
Morse. Morse was perched safely
on third, however. so Kenneth
threw to Beiler. who nipped Brit
ton off second. Cook famed to end
the inning.
The Indestructos scored their
third and final run in the fourth.
HANDKERCHIEF struck out but Zentz
hit safely and went to third when
Morris also singled after Htx had
flied out. Britton's short fly was
lost in the sun. allowing Zentz TO
score. Blackmore famed.
Kenneth Tightens Up.
After the fourth inning, Kenneth
was complete master Of the situa-
ton and allowed the Mishawaka
players only three more hits and
was never in danger until the ninth
when Morse doubled TO start the
frame. He was stranded, however.
as Britton famed. Blackmore
walked. Philion also struck out and
Cook ended the game by popping
out to first.
The three-run lead which the
trunk men gathered in the early in
nings looked as big as a house until
the sixth. Although the Conn men
were hitting Zentz fairly hard. they
were unable TO do anything in the
pinches. In the fourth the first
three batters singled, two OF the
hits being back scratches, but none
scored as the Mishawaka hurler
frightened and disposed OF the next
three men in order.
The sixth, however, saw the
turning point in the game. Spain
opened with a long double TO the
right field fence but Sisler famed
and Antwerp lined to Blackmore
NJ. Bleiler rolled to Blackmore but
Philion let the shOrtstop's throw ge-
away from him and Spahr scored
the first Elkhart run. The play
should have retired the side runlesS
Searle then singled. Kenneth and
". Bleiler both doubled and the
stuff was off. Queen was an easy
out to retire the side but the four
runs proved sufficient.
Both teams played great ball and
Zentz and Kenneth also also hurled
well. each having one bad inning
| Morse and Spahr each made two
singles and a double TO feature th'
afternoons stick work.
Hold Opening Exercises.
The opening of the park is bis
step towards the advancement Of
athletics in Mishawaka and thu
fans showed beyond a doubt tina
they are behind the project. Man!
prominent officials participated il
the exercises preceding the game
while w w. Mix. president of th'
Dodge Co. threw the first ball will
E. n Carver. head Of the ath!eti'
association acting as receiver. NJ
r. Green OF the Conn Co., Ltd. o
Elkhart, missed two swings at th'
/ ball.
Next Sunday the Indestructo
will meet the strong American lie
gion team OF Kalamazoo at the new
park. The box score: