Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-07
Tribesnaen to MOUe
South on March 10
for st. Petersburg
Hendricks Picks Camp on West
Coast of Florida for
Training.
CRANE DEAL NEXT TASK

With the Indians spring training
camp designated as st. Petersburg, Fla,
Tribe fans perked up today in anticipa-
ton of lots of activity on the local
baseball rialto. With the reorganization
Of the club roster begun, the spring camp
chosen and deals on for new players,
General Manager Hendricks has thrown
the indianapolis stove league wide open
and although he has no Babe Ruths to
sell he expects to have plenty of in
teresting news for Tribe followers re-
garding the plans of 1920 team. Also
William G. Smith, Jr., is in the city get
ting acquainted and delving into Tribe
business and the new vice president
soon will be perfectly at home before
the roll top" at Washington park.
The Indians will depart from this city
March 10 and arrive in st. Petersburg
March -, where good Whit of Florida
sunshine will be taken and then the
work started. The squad, numbering
about twenty, will remain at the camp
about three weeks, when the jaunt
back north will be begun. Exhibition
games will be played at st. Petersburg
and Tampa with the Washington Ameri-
cans and games with other big league
clubs also will be arranged. On the
trip north, If the proper schedule can
be arranged, two or more games will
be staged with Southern Association
clubs.
Colonies PUT
In BID FOR CAMP.
Manager Hendricks was still debating
between St Petersburg and Orlando for
his training camp work yesterday until
he received a telegram late in the day
from DR.. Mooreheld, owner of the park
at st. Petersburg, informing him that
the Louisville Colonels had put in a bid
for the camp. This information got in
slant action out of Hendricks and he
wired an acceptance of the park with the
stipulation that 1t should be exclusive.
st. Petersburg is on the west coast of
Florida. across the bay from Tampa,
where the Washington club will do Its
training
The Cincy Reds, New York Americans
and Brooklyn Nationals are other major
club teams scheduled to train in that
state and If at all possible games VIII
be played with one or more OF them. The
Washington club already has asked for
spring dates, so st. Petersburg and
Tampa fans are bound to see some hot
contests
Manager Hendricks and Vice President
Smith left for Cincinnati at noon today,
where they will camp on the outskirts
Of the national commission meeting.
Many baseball prominentS VIII be there
and the Tribe officials believe they Will
be able to arrange some deals benenclal
to the Indians. sammy Crane is eX-
pected to be traded to Cincinnati for two
or more players, as the Reds are per
sistent in their efforts to obtain the
Tribe shortstop. Herman Bronkie is still
slated to become an Indian again II he
fails to land a minor league managerial
berth. With Bronkie back and Crane
traded O'NIara will be shifted to short,
leaving third base for Brankie to hold
down. A second catcher TO replace ieary
Is needed. about three new pitchers can
be used ana 4 pT S,s sBsp sn sf Hendricks
has planned, but he evidently Is conndentt
of obtaining what he wants, so the 1870
prospects look rosy for indianapolis
fans. -