Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-12
TRIBE LEADERS
WOULD BOLSTER
HURLING STAFF
Hendricks and Smith to Take
Trip to Camps-Henline
May Return.
CARDS WIN GAME, 1 TO o
BY EDDIE ASH,
Daily Times Sports Editor,


CROWLEY, La, March 12.-After
dropping two games by close scores to
the squad of mixed regulars and rock
les Of the st. Louis Nationals, the In
dams today We're scheduled TO take on
the New Orleans (Southern Association
Club in the opening skirmish of a two
game program. Jones, Ettling and either
Bartlett or Cavet were to divide the
pitching this afternoon.
Due to the fact that the Crescent City
team has quite following in this sec
ton, big Saturday crowd was ex-
pected to turn out. The Sunday exhibit
tfon, no doubt, will see the park swarm
ing with fans because the blue laws are
sun unknown in southwest Louisiana.
Owner Smith and Manager Hendricks
held conference this morning and de-
clded that it was time to get busy on
the problem Of bolstering the pitching
staff
The crop Of twirlers here is by no
Ter fixed in the hurting department.
Therefore. the Tribe directors announced
today that they would do the disap-
pearing act next week by DOMINIC the
gumshoes for hike to the big league
camps in Texas. First, they VIII visit
the camp Of the New York Giants at San
Antonio, where they will endeayor to
obtain Pitcher Jess Winters, or any
promising talent that McGraw may have
slated for more seasoning. Also. they
VIII investigate the report regarding
Kansas City's efforts to obtain Butch
HenIine, who was sent to the Giants by
indianapolis in a big player deal.
HENLINE LIKED
BY OWNER SMITH.
Owner Smith is anxious to see Henlina
back with Indianapolis If the Ft. Wayne
youth fails to make good with the Nc
Graw men, and he Will take the question
up with the Giants on his trip to Texas.
n
Smith and Hendricks will go to Dallas
to inquire regarding the possibilities of
obtaining Pitcher Jess Petty again. Petty
hurled for the HoOsiers last season and
| will be made to get him back if he Is
not retained by Cleveland.
he st. Louis outfit got only one hit
In the local game Friday, but they man
aged to get away with the hOnors, to 0.
1t was six-inning affair that was halt
/ ed by wind and rain, but enough action
was shown to bring encoura cement to
Hendricks over his pitchers. Striker
worked four innings and Whitehouse I'm
ished. During that time the Tribe heaV-
ers were nearly perfect. One hit,
scratchy affair through Schneider, was
the only thing that looked like a safety
for the Cards
Schultz. the St Louis twirler. also was
tight and the Indians managed to find
safe territory only three times. They
got men on the bases, however, and
really played the better ball despite the
fact that they lost. LutZke, Sticking and
Vandyke got the safeties for the HOOs
iers. The Indians were beaten in the
seventh when the rain came and the
score reverted to the sixth. though no
markers were made by either team after
the Cards had scored their one in the
early innings.
A summing up today Of the occur
rences at the Crowley ball yard since the
Indians started practice there last sat
urday led the board Of strategy of the
club to rank Pitcher Bartlett First Base
man Attreau, Outfelder Van Dyke and
Catcher Dixon as the strongest candt-
dates among the rockies. Attreau and
Van Dyke showed up especially well
Friday and Lutzke, getting a chance at
third. gave further indications that he
means TO crowd some one for regular
job on the iufeld.
The Indians will be taken on an over
land auto trip Monday to play an added
game to their spring schedule in the
South They win ride in a fleet OF autos
to Lafayette. twenty miles east OF mere,
to play the nine representing the South
western Institute.
Following that game the Indians VIII
return to the daily double practice GRIND
until Babe Ruth comes to town st. Pat-
rick's day.