Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-30
TRIBE STRIVES
FOR COMEBACK
OVER CLYMERS
Three Defeats by Senators
During Weekend Cause
Stir in Indian Camp.
LOOSE PLAYING COSTLY

After suffering three defeats out OF
four starts over the weekend, the IN
dams today decided it was time TO 90
another comeback and Manager Hend-
ricks had Pug Cavet in mind as his pitch.
ing choice for the effort.
Including the contest this afternoon,
three battles remain to be played In the
match with the Clymers and, with OPP
portunity left to win the series, the
Hoosiers were hopeful Of showing some
thing this afternoon.
The scores Of the Sunday contests were
4 to 8. ten innings, Columbus, and TO :,
eight innings, Columbus. On SATURDAY
the Tribesmen managed 70 grab one out
of the two, taking the second etruggles
to 1, after having dropped the nrst
game of the day, to >.
Loose playing caused the defeats sun
day. and though the large crowd saw
plenty of baseball, the fans were CON
vlnced that if tne Hoosiers had not beer
inclined TO careieSsness the Two contests
would have been annexed.
Whitehouse and Sherman hooked up
on the mound in the first tray OF the
afternoon, and it went ten innings when
the Indians cracked in the seventh ana
allowed the Senators to score twice.
Brown, a young player with the actions
of Ollie O'Mara, finally broke up me
party in the tenth when he picked out
one of whitey's offerings for home
Covington and Rehg hit hard for the
Hooslers. the former getting two singles
and triple
The seventh inning, in which the
Clymers were handed the honors, went
as follows: Kelly, first up, was tossed
out by Whitehouse. f. Henry then sent
a hy to Rehg's territory and continued
on to second base when Rehg apparent
l. PLAYED the ball carelessly and muffed
a front
plate and Henline proceeded to make a
wild heave to first base, permitting +.
Henry to score. Browns single TO left
sent Brainerd to third and the latter
scored when Henline dropped Schneider s
throw on Pechous' grounder.
Covington put the Hoosiers back in the
game again when he tripled in the eighth
and scored the tying run on Rehg
single. but the Hoosiers were unable to
squeeze out the needed fourth marker
and in the tenth the Senators coppeds
The second game was lost at the start
Rehg and Schneider couldn't decide about
Bescher's pop fly and IL went as a hit
Kruger beat out a roller and Magee
moved his mates up with a sacrifice. J
Henry drove Bescher home with a single
Kruger taking third. +. Henry sent q
bounder to Covington and when Tex tried
for a double play Kruger beat the
throw to Henline and scored.
The Indians scored q marker in the
sixth, but the Senators had also counted
in that inning and in the eighth 1t was
the same.
Cav and Lyons were the opposing
pitchers and their work was about OF
the same brand. John Henry was promi-
nent with the stick for the Senators 10
this game. the veteran driving home three
runs Covington, Rehg and Cav hit well
for the Indians.
Umpires Finneran and Freeman got by
the afternoon without much kicking
Ftnneran had some trouble with the Sen
ators in the second game when they
tried Sailing tactics as the time grew
short, but he kept them moving and
eight innings were completed before
o'clock, despite the length Of the FRS
fray.
Bill Clymer had big day CT the
coaching lines but following the game
the veteran pilot got a stinger In the
eve from flying cushion The hurt was
Of only minor consequence. however, and
Bill was not harmed.