Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-29
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BY EDDIE ASH.
,afIw Tfuoaa EnOrtS Editor

DAILY AlA0e6 EpOIAS
CROWLEY, La, March 29.-Jack Hen
q ricks' Indians said their farewell 70
s. rOwley shortly after noon today ana
S onighf they viii De CHARTERED in New
4 yvo-g game series with the Brooklyn Ma.
EiOnals Wednesday.
Il The HOLSTERS broke training camp amid
typical Southern adieus and the baseball
BOOSTERS here urged Owner Smith and
Manager Hendricks to consider this lively
little city when plans for the spring Work
II 1922 are being considered. Promises
4Fere made that any flaws would DC Grad
Heated and that baseball interest in this
locality would be stirred up double what
q was the first year Of Crowleys ven
Nure into the big diamond game. The
#rribe directors thanked the local resi-
1fents for the hospitality shown the Hoo
&ier players during their stay here, but
Lhey did not commit themselves definitely
Regarding their next years spring train
Ing plans because Of business reasons.
Only one day of practice was missed
Ind that was Monday. the next TO the
last day before departing. The breeze
became too frigid for a regular workout
Ind due to the fact that the majority OF
players are in shape, Manager Hendricks
ISSUED a vacation proclamation.
Lee Bartlett, the phenOm rookie, prob
shbly viii draw the Tribe pitching assign
] ment for the first Brooklyn game in New
5Orleans Wednesday, and if he shows good
HORN il is possible that he will be per-
Emitted to try the full nine inning route.
waiter helE, the team leauluS ulllcE
sof last season, may get chance in one
8of the Brooklyn games. he has been
given plenty Of batting practice since his
.arrivaI at Crowley Saturday and he made
known a desire this morning to be placed
En- the lineup at New Orleans. Outfelder
Bob Kinsella is still incapacitated for ac-
tive duty and for this reason Manager
Hendricks desires to hurry Rehg into
form Kinsella's bruised thumb is not
Showing the improvement expected and
there IS danger that he will not be able
Ito swing back into action for another
Manager Hendricks failed to hear be,
fore leaving Crowley from Owner Powers
of the Los Angeles team regarding his
proposition to trade Cliff Brady Tor
Pitcher Vic Aldridge, and II looks as
bricks saw nothing but announcement In
the deal when he planned 1t Monday. buA
today he said that. due to the failure Of
the Los Angeles club TO show any inter
est in his proposition, he was Of the opin-
ION that ii was useless to pay out good
money for Brady. The Indians do not
need Brady new, but Hendricks was Will
ing to buy MN In order to use him IN 2
trade There is no cOncealtng the tact
that the Indians would like to have Vic
Aldridge, and though the Los Angeles
team. has turned down the Brady offer,
Owner Smith still stands ready TO buy
Aldridge at n reasonable figure
Manager Hendricks does not mean 10
overlook any chance to bolster his battery
at both ends, because he Is hrmly con-
WINGED thar he has a pennant- winning
club in both the fnfeId and Outfeld de-
partments and that he needs only strong
pitching and catching ammunition TO as
sura Indianapolis a championship ma
chine.
The Indians viii get another look at
Babe Ruth in action while they are In
New Orleans.
The Yankees meet the Brooklyn team
there Friday and it's an of day for the
HOosiers. following their two games with
the Dodgers. After witnessing Ruth and
his mates perform. the Indians viii de-
part for Baton Rouge to meet the Lon.
isiana University nine Saturday and the
Standard Oils, a strong semi-pro outfit
lsunday. The contest with the Oils will
mark the HoOsiers' final game in the
5Sluth as they are due to hop back to
w Orleans next Sunday night and pre-
for the return trip North, starting
day morning.