Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-08
SOUTH SIDE WAR
STARTS JUNE 20

Sandlot war has been declared on the
south side and armies are advancing for
the conflict. John Massing, manager or
Indianapolis Tigers, has tired Of listen
, ing to the Rupp Independents challenges
and he announced today that he is ready
to meet the West street crew at GARFIELD
diamond No / Sunday, June 20.
Peggy Rockford, manager of the
Rupps, came right back at Massing and
the game is on.
The Tigers will lineup something like
this: Fultz. pitch; r. Haber, catch !;
Schott, first base; Gibson, second base
Weber. shortstop; Tegler, third base; IL.
Haber left field; C. TattmaR, center
field. and Il. Tattman. right field. The
Rupps will take the diamond with the
Fl ON Military park to McCarty street,
namely Tom Sweeney, catcher; Hug
zie" Harris. pitch; Cripple O'ROurke,
first base; Benny Flagler, second base |;
| Willie O'Neill. shortstop Johnny RICE,
third base: Bill Cramer. left held BOD
Ellis. center field and Willie Sullivan,
right aeld.
The Rupp lineup includes practically
the same men who made that name
famous on the amateur diamond some
FIVE or six years ago under the manage
ment Of Johnny Gaetb. However, the
Tigers are n fast, scrappy bunch of ball
tossers and IL is a cinch that they VIII
make the Rupps hustle through nine fast
rounds Tiger backing VIII not be lack
ing on the day which promises to be the
biggest in the 1920 indianapolis amateur
season.
The game will be the first Of series
proposed by Massng to decide the In
dependent amateur championship OF the
south side. After the battle is over
Manager "Grindy' Bell probably will
step forth with a challenge to the winner
from his indianapolis Merits.
BRIGHTWOoD VS.. BEECH GROVE.
The Brightwood Big Four railroad
baseball team viii play the Beech Grove
Nationals al the Beech Grove park sun
day, the game being called at 30
o'clock. J. r. Ray. 2146 North Hazel
street. manager OF the Brightwood Big
Four team, is busy completing his
schedule, and the railroaders will meet
many OF the best railroad teams In the
central west. On June 20 the Brightwood
team will go to East St Louis to play
the Big Four team OF that city, and
Manager Ray announced today that the
East ST. Louis team probably would
meet the Brightwood nine on the Indian
apolis lot July {. When the Brightwood
nine meets the Beech Grove Nationals
Sunday chatham Will do the pitching and
Yeager the receiving for Manager Rays
tossers. The Brightwood team has Ernie
Chickmore and Art Goodin on its pitch
ing star. Joe Goodin will be on arst.
Ralph York at second. McMellen third
base and Spencer at shortstOp r.
Scaggs Will care for the left garden. Pete
Horning is playing center field and Billy
Stein, the heavy hitter, is in right field.
The Indiana Daily Times baseball team
downed Aker's American Railway EN-
press nine ut Fairyiew park by score
OF to G, In one of the fastest contests
on an amateur diamond this season.
Manager Aker has strengthened his team
recently and beating them was n mans
job for The Times youngsters. Both
teams used a couple of pitchers. At the
start of the eighth inning the Expresses
were in the lead by four runs and IL
looked like Il was all over but the shout
ing for the newspaper team.
Then The Times batters laid down a
barrage of hits and when the smoke
cleared away they were two to the good
and IL all over.
The feature Of the game was circus
catch bv EscoI I'm the center field.
The Times team plays at West Newton
June 20 and at EdlnburE on June 81.
Out-of-tOwn teams desiring "A game for
next Sunday are invited to get In touch
with the manager, care Daily Times.
A rally in the ninth frame brought the
Rushville Tail Lights an s to ! win over