Indiana daily times., 1920-06-18
INDIANS STILL
IN MIDST OF
VICTORYDRTVE
Comeback Efforts Get Big Re-
suits as Fighting Spirit
Shows.
DOWN SENATORS TWICE
The Indians are speeding.

The Indians are speeding.
And they were ready today to con-
. tinue speeding in the third game OF the
big series with the Columbus Senators.
Pug Cavet was slated for mound duty
this afternoon and, this being Ladies'
day." the tall southpaw hoped to turn
in another choice victory for Indianapo-
lis fans to- gloat over.
The entire team has taken a brace
and with the left side Of the inheld show
ing signs of trotting along with the rest
OF the departments, it will be no easy
matter for any club to check the Tribe
uprising.
Manager Hendricks has his athletes
fghting for every inch of advantage,
and it was this fighting spirit that pulled
q double-header victory out Of the fire
Thursday.
TWO CLOSE ONES
GO TO TRIBE.
The Indians corped both games yes
terday, to and to 5. ten innings, IN
a large afternoon OF baseball, thereby
running their victory string up 10 six
straight.
In fact the Tribes recent showing is
something to make the fans sit up and
take notice. First. the Indians came to
life when the Millers were here and
bagged three out of five games. Then
and yesterday started in on the SeAa-
tors by capturing two
That fair enough.
Jones and Petty were the pitchers yes
terday and, though the Senators kept
Threatening eli the way in both contests,
the Tribe hurIers withstood the test and
came through with colors 1ying.
In the opening struggle Of the day the
Indians knocked Lefty George out OF the
box in the seventh, when they elinched
the honOrs-
the game in the ninth, but the Hoosters
came right back in the tenth and shot
over the winning marker OF the steady
George McQuillan.
It was a day OF tense situations and
the fans were held TO their seats until
the last.
COvINGToN AND
REHG HIT HARD.
Tex COvingtOn and Walter Rehg were
the HoOsier hitting stars of the after
noon. the former getting six hits, includ-
ing one triple, and the latter getting nve
hits. including three doubles.
Ii was Duke Reilley, the crashing,
daShing Buffalo Irishman, who started the
Indians Oh their winning rally in the
opening encounter.
Duke seemed determined to beat Lefty
George and when he singled after one
down in the seventh ne started his run
ming and stump speeches going.
Reaching first base he danced ana
talked until CovingtOn crashed one to
right When Wolfer fumbled the baIl
Reilley raced TO third and COvington
to second.
Duke continued with his flow Of con-
versatlon at third and also pulled and
pranccd until Rehg socked one to zen
ter Reilley and CoEingtOn scored on
Tie hit, which evened the count.
Rehg went to second On the thrOw-in
and scored A moment later when Twill
ing grabbed himself a hit to center.
Frrl-.- TTr4 Enr Har ftnTTr ruf
the Duke. who leaped out of the dugOpt
and demonstrated that he was happy.
And it was enough for Lefty George,
who then gave way 10 Barger
But Zwiiling hit had done the dam
age, because Jones did not allow the
Senator's anv more markers and game
No. 1 went to ,he Indians.
SECOND FINISH
Is RILLER.
The fans were given a terrible shock
in the ninth inning Of the second game
when the Senators made a sensational
comeback and tied up the count
Henry started the inning with a sin
gIe and moved TO second o. Magee's in
Leid hit that took a bad hop over
Schreiber's head. Hartley bounded to
Wolf. who quickly touched third, fore
IN Henry and then threw to first dOu-
bling Hartley.
Braiuerd stepped to the plate. and after
Petty had earned two strikes on him the
Columbus third Daseman sent triple 70
deep right center, scoring Magee. Then
Pecnous came up, and though Petty
worked carefully, this young man smOte
q single to center, scoring Brainerd with
the tying run. McQuillan grounded 10
Covington for the third out.
The Indians got one man on in their
half of the ninth, but couldn't work him
up
In the tenth Petty got three Senator's
in a row and then came the Tribes ex-
Training turn. Smith was tossed out