Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-23
TOO MUCH is
TOO MUCH FOR
MANAGER JACK
Going to Pull Up Stakes and
Leave ST. Pete in
Lurch.
INDIANS BEAT REDS
By EDDIE ASH,
Times Shorts Editor.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 23.-
Manager Hendricks today reopened ne
gottations with Macon, Ga, and Tampa.
Fla, in view of changing the Tribe
training camp to one Of those two cities,
and It IS almost certain that the Indians
will pack up and beat 1t out of st. Oete
before the sun comes up on new y. *.
Hendricks was to hold conference today
with local city officials, who want the
Hoosiers to remain here, but 1t was be
lieved that said officials were A. o. L..
Manager Jack has Macon in view and
there is hardly any doubt but that his
clan will be in new quarters by next
Monday.
ST. PETE MAN
PLAYS DIRTY.
The decision to move away from -.
Petersburg is the Outgrowth OF the fail
ure of DR.. Moorefeld, owner OF Moore
field park to abide by an agreement
made when the Indians chose this spot
for training. In the agreement DR.. Moore
field promised to have the park in nrst-
class shape when the Tribe reached here
and also to give the Indians certain
per cent of the gate receipts at exhibit
ton games. He failed to DO either
Owner Smith and Manager Hendrlcks
kindly overlooked the unsa dsfactory play
Ing field, but Monday, just before the
indianapolis Cincinnati game, DR.. Moore
field informed the Tribe boss that he had
decided to cut the team OFT Of any gate
receipts. In other words he desired that
they play for nothing, while he and the
Cincinnati team divided the gate money.
This was too much for Hendricks ana
for a time 1t looked rs though theTe
would be no game, but after Mayor Lang
and other prominent officials or 81. Fete
conferred with Moorefieid and failed 10
influence him to live up TO the agree,
ment, they urged that the game be played
with promise that the sum due the IN
dams would be forthcoming O"ntr
Smith in order not to disappoInt the
large crowd agreed to play the game.
but stated that plans would be Launched
at once to take his squad TO some Other
city for training.
TRAIN AT YACHT
CLUB TODAY.
The Hoosiers were still here today. but
they did not practice at MooreneId PARK.
'rhev sought the grounds at the Yacht
club. where they will work until they
- " 81 Macon " Tampa. The city Of
ficials today issued a statement IN which
they criticized the action OF Or. moore
field and also expressed regret over the
inconvenience caused the indianapolis
ball club. Owner Smith is true sports
man. but he likes 10 be treated Ialr
and does not believe IN letting the OIher
fellow get the best of him when he caL
get away from il. The players are also
s.sore" on DR.. Moorefeld and they are
anxious to get away TO city Where
they Will be given que cohsiuerdttoH-
CLASSY SHOWING
AGAINST REDS.
The Indians looked like different club
Monday when they took the field in the
third Of their exhibition games with the
Cincinnati Reds The addition Of Rehg
and O'Mara TO the lineup gave the
Tribesmen more strength and confidence
and they slipped the world champs
neat 5-to-4 beating, much 10 the salts
faction of the hundreds of st. Petersburg
fans and tourists Adams and Crum
divided the work on the mound for In
performed the slab duties for Cincinnati
The Reds got away 10 a flying start, get
ting three runs in the opening round, but
the Tribe refused to lose its life and
fought gamely until it had tied the
count and finally put over a win.
The Hoosier5 scored three runs in the
sixth, when SINNERS cleaned the bases
with a double, and In the ninth. after
the Reds had again taken the lead on
Henlines error, the Tribesmen put over
two runs for a victory, when Zwilling
lifted the pill out of the lot and O'MSra
singled Schneider home. after Hank had
doubled and CovingtOn had beaten out
a bunt 1t was I sensational finish and
the chesty Reds We're sent on their way.
greatly surprised. Schneider and Wolf
played snappy ball for the Indians, while
Daubert and Kopf starred for the Reds.
Manager Hendricks sent out more tele-
grams today in an effort to obtain pitch
Ing talent, wiring McGraw of the Giants
and Barrows of the Red SOx. Fortune,
former Eastern Lacquer now with the
Red Sox, is especially sought by the
Tribe pilot The twirlers in camp here
now are Crum, Adams, Murray and Cavet.