Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-29
DEAL WITH
PITCHER HALL
DECIDES HE'LL
ACCEPT TERMS
Twirler Employed Here Recon
siders and Is Ready to Re-
port to Indians.
CRUM BELIEVED STOPPED
BY EDDIE ASH.

Pitcher Herb Hall, now employed az
the Nordyke- Marmon plant, whom JACK
Hendricks tried to obtain Monday In
deal whereby Outielder Zwilling would
have gone to the Kansas City club, to-
Gay announced he had recOnsidered his
discrimination to remain out OF league
baseball and would sign with the IN
dianapolis team for the terms offered
Monday night.
Hall today wired Manager Hendricks
in Columbus of his willingness 10 accept
the Tribes offer and is awaiting orders
10 report.
The new situation will call for the re-
opening of the deal with Kansas City
and 1t is likely that Hendricks got in
touch with Manager Mccarthy of the
Blues today regarding the matter.
PREFERS TO PLAY
WITH INDIANS.
Hall is under reserve to Kansas City,
but does not wish to play with that club
because Of his connection with the Nor
dykeMarmon company here.
If Hall joins the Indians the Nordyke-
harmon officials will grant him leave
of absence, il is said. and he can re-
sumo his work with the local auto build
ers after the baseball season closes.
If this arrangement is made the lndi-
annapolis ball club and local fans will be
Indebted 10 the MarmOn baseball boost
The Tribe is having its troubles and
a pitcher OF Halls caliber Will go a
long way toward putting the team Up
In the American association race
He is a big highlander and is rated
q strong Glass "A hurler.
He Is in good shape now. having
pitched a shutout game for the Logan
sport club only last Sunday.
He was credited with winning twenty
one games for Kansas City last season.
PITCHING STAFF
GROWING STRONG.
With Hall in line the Tribe staff will
consist of Cavet. Murray, Lynch and
Petty, eft-handers, and RoGge and Hall.
right handlers.
Therefore when this corps gets to
working in order the Indians no doubt
will upset things quite frequently an
In addition 10 the pitchers mentioned
Il is known that Manager Hendricks is
still striving for a good prospect with
enc Of the eastern major league clubs
Secretary Clauer announced at Wash
ington park today that he had received
information from Owner Smith that
Pitcher Cal Crum, alleged jumper. would
not be permitted to play with the Beth
lehem club of the Steel league. which, IL
Is said, Influenced Crum to desert the
Indians.
Crum is supposed to have left the city
Monday with Roxey Roach, Steel league
agent, TO 1Oln the beInlelem CluD.
Owner Smith Immediately went east "a
stop the player and, although Smith did
not see Crum, he conferred with Steel
league directors. and is said to have
blocked the pitcher from playing at Beth
lehem or with other Steel league clubs
Secretary Clauer received a letter from
Crum yesterday, in which the twirler
stated that he had decided to quit base
ball and that he wanted to square his
financial account with the Indians
C1auer will let the matter rest until
representatives of the Indianapolis team
pick up the pitchers trail and learn his
exact whereabouts.
In winning the American association
opening day attendance trophy Toledo
broke all attendance records in this
league. The league has been organized
nineteen years and it's a big feather II
the cap of Roger Bresnahan to set new
mark for crowds. Paid attendance at To
ledo Tuesday was 1895, which topped
st. PauFs figures by more than 500.
Jack Hendricks will be a long distance
manager for a few days following the
500 fine and ten day suspension imposed
on him by President Hickey as result
Of the fracas at the ball park last sun
day. Jack, therefore, will have TO do his
mana ging from the grand stand.
Indianapolis club officials question the
heavy penalty imposed. because in HEX
ey's announcement not a word was said
about the Louisville clubs part in the
trouble The Colonels STALLED" as well
as the Indians, but Umpire Flnneran
evidently overlooked the part the visit
ors played. Finneran has had the repu
tation of being unusually severe on the
league. and Il is evident that in his re-
port TO Hickey he went the limit In
placing the blame for the disorder OF
The Indianapolis cub.