Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-20
TRIBE FALTERS
WHEN OPPOSED
TO THE SAINTS
HOLSTERS Get Nervous When
Victory Nears and Defense
Goes to Pieces.
HOPE FOR EVEN BREAK

With two games remaining in the ST.
Paul series the Indians were hopeful to-
day of getting an even break with the
Champions despite the fact that helleys
gang seems to be making an extra enort
to put over a clean sweep here.
Southpaw Jess Petty was slated TO try
his hand against the invaders this after
noon and Jess felt capable Of trimming
the Saints If backed up by good sup
port.
In the games over the weekend the
Saints grabbed the Saturday fracas, to
9 and the Sunday performance, TO 4.
The Sabbath day contest saw Whitehouse
and Henline, the youthful Tribe battery
named to be traded to the New York
Giants, in action and, though the fans
pulled hard for the future big leaguers to
put over a victory, the pulling failed TO
get results.
Going into the eighth inning three runs
behind, the Indians broke through the
Saints defense and knotted the count by
a sensational rally. Then, with the fans
excited to the highest pitch, the Tribe
balloon went up in the ninth and before
it landed the Champions had counted four
markers and the game. to 4.
Vet Charlie Hall hurled for the Saints
oAsus not DIS puIZllnk DC usual AC
managed to slip through with damage
being done in only two innings. Two
fatal errors in the Indian outfleld helped
Kelley's boys in their big finish.
Jimmy Smith protested one Of the hits
made by the Saints in the ninth, the
Tribe second sacker asserting that Halls
drive had clipped Base Runner Boone on
the foot. but the umpire couldn't see It
that way.
Jimmy was still protesting when the
game ended and during his conversation
with Umpire Murray the fans staged
another playfest and Juggled a few
cushions.
Murray was in no danger, however, and
Indians went down on the field 10 see
that no fuss occurred and he stopped
more cushions than any one in the place.
The victory Of the Saints yesterday
gave them a win record for the Amert
can Association that is not likely TO be
topped for years. By defeating the
HoOsiers IN the second OF the series the
kelleyites ran their victory string for
the season to 106 games. The best pre-
vious mark was tackled UP by the Millers
in 1912 when Cantillon piloted his team
under the wire carrying 100 victories.
indianapolis baseball fans were elated
yesterday when IL was learned that
Charlie Whitehouse is going 70 get a
chance with the New York Giants, along
with Catcher Butch Henline Butch viii
go In a trade for Inhelders Doug Baird
and Fred Lear and a young pitcher to be
named later, while Whitehouse will leave
the Indians for the big top in exchange
for Outfelder hinsella, Catcher Dixon
and a pitcher. Thusiy the Indians are
due to receive six bali players in ex
change for two as a result Of the careful
and businesslike manner In which Owner
Smith and Manager Hendricks handled
the negotiations.
The battery OF whitehouse and Henline
is rated one of the strongest combina-
tions in the American Association and,
though Whitley has had a major league
chance previously, his admirers believe
he viii make good permanently on his
jaunt to the McGraw clan. Whitehouse
Is an Indianapolis resident, while Hen
line halls from FIT. Wayne.
The recent deals engineered by the
Tribe officials have attracted considerable
notice in baseball circles and mana gers
Of other A. A. clubs have been made to
realize that indianapolis is going to be
In the pennant hunt from the opening
bell next season.