Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-15
INDIANS AWAIT
BATTLES WITH
BIG LEAGUERS
Boss Hendricks Books EXhi-
bitiOn Games With Reds
and Nationals.
CONVICTION IN CAMP
By EDDIE ASH,
Times Sports Editor.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March ID
The Indians renewed their peppery prac-
tice today, following a rest over Sun
day. with Tex Covington, who arrived
with the sun, picking them of at the
initial sack and looking better than ever
before Tex dropped in today before the
resi- of the warriors had piled out OF
he'd and was in the lobby all dolleu
I'm in a uniform when Boss JACK issueu
the last call for practice 1t Is tough
en- Tex that the didn't drive In yestef-
day and get in on 1.-THE big auto rue
~ Owner Smiths expense The journey
took the players through the FLORIDA
everglades. covering a distance of about
eighty miles.
Manager Hendricks is anxiously await
ing the arrival of Cavet, Rehg, Smith and
Callahan. because several big exhloluoh
games are to be played with the Dig
Ieaguers shortly and he figures they Will
be needed In the lineup. The Indians
will do battle with Washington here
Wednesday, and on the following Gay
they will leave camp for trip to Miami
Fla, for a two game series with the IN
cfunati Reds. Walter johnson will dtsn
HE NET foolers up to the Tribe Wednes-
dav and Hendricks has picked Rookie
Ferrell to oppose him. HEX has been
going great in practice and the Indian
boss believes he is ready for a season OF
two IN the association.
TWO NEW
HURLERS PROMISED.
Handricks talked to Garry Hermann
over the phone today and got promise
of another pitcher. John McGraw mas
oIsn nromised aid in this department
NTiIius Toledo twirler last year, no"
vii, BROOKLYN. is a Tribe possibility
Hendricks having put in a bid 1or MIN
today Zwilling mas recovered from a
tTro-dav illness 1.-THE big boss called II
spring fever and was out for rcmp on
the diamond today. Dutch VIII De
ready for action against the washington
crew and his stick is scheduled TO ger
hooked up with a couple OF Johnson
fast ones. 49,,
were going to put on a little dog
uher the Washington man visit US
Owner Smith has arranged to have en-
aviator circle the field in an airplahe
and drou a ball down to johnson Tor
the star TO shoot at the Indians. Pitcher
Murray. the young collegian who has
been adopted by Hendricks, shows signs
of delivering the goods IN the proper
way and il is probable that he will De
used in one of the early exhibition con-
tests. probably against the Reds.
MAY MEET
COAST CHAMPS.
Owner Smith is highely enthused over
the form his athletes have shown down
here and he continues to lombard the
big league trenches with kilograms. IN
dianapolis fans can rest assured that
they are going to be treated TO a real
ball club this year. Smith announcer
today that If the Indians cop the A. a.
Pennant the club will be taken to the
Pacific coast to meet the Coast league
champions in fall series. The cup to
be presented to the Association club
showing the highest attendance the open
ing day will be on display in Indian
apoiis, March 81 to %. The trophy Is
valuable affair and the offer is expected
to create keen interest among the fans
so that record crowds will turn out in
every city when the A. A. bell rings,
April IA.
In the Indians FIRST exhibition game,
played with Southern college Saturday,
the athletes were unable to hit properly,
due 20 lack of practice, and they were
handed a 4-to-0 trimming, Schreiber
and Gossett displayed all kinds OF class
in their respective positions and Schrei-
Der looks so good that the fans have no
need to worry about the loss of Sammy
Crane.
The snappy Indian infeld, comprised
of Covington, Smith. Schneider and
OMara, is bound to set the fans wild.
Covington and Schneider are the only
members OF this group in camp at the
present time, but O'Mara is on the way
and the terms offered Smith are higher
than the salary he received as a Gin
cinnatf Red last year, and all indica-
Torably before the end of the week
Manager Jack said today that he isn't
going back to indianapolis until he has
a ball club that will take the Asssocia-
ton pennant, and he generally means
what he says.