Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
TRIBE ENGAGES
TAMPA NINE IN
FAST CONTEST
Jack Singing Pitcher Blues
Outside of That All Is
Well.
EMERICH HAS STUFF
BY EDDIE ASH,
Times Sports Editor.


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 81
TIL. last exhibition game in this camp
was scheduled today at Moorefeld park,
between the Hoosier A. A. aggregation
and the Tampa Florida leaguers.
Manager Hendricks instructed Adams,
Murray and Crum to timber up well in
morning practice. ready for mound work
for the Indians.
And the beavers of the leathern-pilI
opened up in high gear, advanced the
spark of interest in final workout and
the Indians picked up with mid season
form
JACKS IN
THE AIR.
OF course the few pitchers now on the
meai-ticket list of Boss Smith has caused
Big Chief Jack to wear out circles in
pacing the space before his wigwam. 1t
takes pitchers to win pennants, he argues,
and in order to round out the already
brilliant, promising Tribe, he realizes
that a find" or two must be combed
Pug Cavet felt like taking a chance to-
day. First Baseman Covington, still the
solitary bench warmer, continued to com
sett are nursing bruises, but are feel
Ing better.
The Tribe is practically 'all set" for
the Chattanooga games next week.
MAY PURCHASE
PERMANENT CAMP.
Perhaps the outstanding feature of
the week is the effort of local real estate
men to interest the Tribes head, Boss"
Smith, in buying a piece OF land here
for a permanent training camp.
To follow up such a proposition, Mr..
Smith has consented to talk turkey if
the city. officials thaw out and leno
some aid as a civic investment
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conditions here and would not be ad-
verse to return in 1921.
However. no definite plans have been
made yet to affix John Hancocks to
any bit of parchment, and the Indians
and the natives are simply "dickering.'
When the whistle blew last night the
Tribesmen were dog tired Two snap
ny workouts during the day put them
TO bed worn out, but indicating the
speed of the squad.
WOLF ALL
SUNSHINED UP.
Louie Wolf is greatly elated over the
fact that he seems to have cinched the
second base job. and he even threatens
to make the fans forget Steve Yerkes'
history on the circuit last year
Teaming brilliantly with fashy Red
Leg Schneider Louie will no doubt share
with the former Cincinnati star the lime
light on the Indianapolis lot.
Final practice has been scheduled for
Friday, when the Tribe viii hop a RATHER
for Chattanooga, where they will remain
until Wednesday, April Z.
The team is thus due to arrive in In
dianapolis around noon Thursday, April
g. The players will practice Friday and
then take on the Detroit Tigers saturday,
Sunday and Monday, April TO- II and Il.
JIMMY SMITH
SEEMS LOST.
Negotiations with Jimmy Smith, in
fielder. have been called of, and he must
either report promptly. unannounced. TO
dicker for a job or remain out of organ
lied baseball. Manager Hendricks will
confer with officials of the Giants and
Red Sox in the Tennessee burg Sunday
in an effort to land pitching tnlent.
Enrich, the new outfelder, secured
from the Phillies. is now considered 4
fixture, having shown plenty of class.
HENS HAVING TROUBLE.
PADUCAH. Ky., March 31.-Having
lost the first exhibition game Of the
season to Mike Kelley's Saints here sun
day by a score OF f to 3. Roger Bresna-
han is brushing up his Mud Hens for
another tilt on Thursday at Mayfield.
All of the Toledo athletes are complain
ing of sore arms. Catcher Kelly has
gone to Youngstown to have his sore