Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-20
REILLEY BACK
WITH INDIANS; .
HALL is LOST
Dukes Evident Comeback With
Bat Gets Him His Old
- Job.
TRIBE AT MINNEAPOLIS

The Hon. Alexander Duke ReiIley is an
Indian again
Rt<e President Smith returned to the
city today and right On his heels came
Kelley. gold tooth an everything
Smith found the Duke over in Oil City,
Pa and after a brief conference the vet
er2h was resigned to an indianapolis
cAltract and left at noon for Minneapo-
: to Join the team
Kelley was sold to the Salt Lake City
Y inb OF the Pacific Coast league last win
played one month. hitting .3S3. Then the
Duke decided he did not want to play IN
the ''Salted City" any longer and he
hoped all the way east to Oil City.
BATTING AVERAGE
ATTRACTS HENDRICKS.
Learning of Dukes comeback with the
bat Manager Hendricks rushed Vice
President Smith east to confer with the
player while arrangements were made
with Salt Lake to repurchase the out
felder
The upshOt Of the matter resulted in
Kelley being signed. and once more the
fashy Outfelder and speedy base runner
win appear in the Tribes left garden.
The only reason Duke was sold last
winter was because of weak hitting, and
now that he has displayed signs of doing
a comeback with the bat he doubtless
will put some ginger in the Indians de-
,fense and Offense.
While in the east Vice President Smith
conferred with Barney Dreyfuss Of the
Pittsburg Nationals, and the Pirate
owner is making every effort to aid the
HoOsiers with pitching talent.
ether clubs that have promised aid are
the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants.
Therefore, it looks like a matter of wait
ing, and if the present Tribe stan will
, brace until help comes the club still will
have an excellent chance of getting up In
the running.
Vice President Smith will remain here.
while Secretary ClGUe- finishes the road
trip with the Indians.
Pitcher Herb Hall has decided to re-
main out of league baseball and now
Jack Hendricks is put TO further task in
reorganiziug his twirling staff.
In the last deal in which Hall fig
ured he was traded by the Kansas City
Blues for Cal Crum and everything
seemed rosy for the exchange, but today
something happened that has knocked
the proposition into a cooked hat again.
The mayor of LoganspOrt and baseball
L00ANsPORT PUTS
UP BIG BONUS.
fans of that city heard of Halls inteu-
ton TO join the Indiana polls club and
they Immediately launched a fund. it is
said. with the object in view of creating
a bonus that Hall looks upon with favor
Herb has been pitching Sunday ball
for LOgansport and he has established
such a grand record that the fans there
don't want him to leave.
Hall is employed at the NOrdy ke- Mar
mon plant in this city and now it is likely
that he will remain there and pitch once
a week for LOganSpOrt
The Marmon officials had agreed to
give Hall a leave of absence in order to
permit him 10 pitch for the Indianapolis
club this summer, but II is evident that
LOganspOrt is not going to let loose Of
its popular twiTler-
In a previous attempt at a deal. out
fielder Zwilling was traded for Hall. who
Is under reserve TO Kansas City. That
proposition fell through. however. re
opened later. cancelled. then reopened this
week with Cal Crum involved.
No wthe latest deal seems to be of. so
she Tribe pitching staff remains the
same, with Owner Smith. Vice President
Smith and Manager Hendricks burning
uP the wires trying to land new talent