Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-07
STATE
COLLEGE STAR,
TO JOIN TRIBE
Heavy-Hitting Indiana Uni
versity Catcher to Show
PrOwess Here This Week.
BLUES OBTAIN LUTZKE

Roscoe Minton, star catcher of the In
diana University nine, will Join the In
dams the latter part Of this week, it was
announced at Washington Park today.
AIinton is hailed as one OF the most prom
Using catchers in Western collegiate cir
-cles and he viii be given a thorough try
out By the indianapolis club. The Grim
son receiver is said to be a hitter also.
and % course that means that he will
stand a splendid chance Of making good
here.
Manager Hendricks has had friends
watching the work Of the l. T. catcher
for some time. and he is convinced that
the big athlete will make a strong bid
for a berth Umpire Harry Geisel, who
has officiated in nearly all the important
State college games this spring, says Min
ton is all that his friends claim for him
when il comes to catching and hitting
the ball Geisel says Catcher Mlnton OF
Indiana and Firstbaseman Schanlaub OF
wabash College were the best performers
OF the State college ranks this season.
schanlaub is not giving league ball any
serious thought at present. however, Tor
he has one more year in college. Ainton
finishes his college career this week, play
ing his last game at Bloomington against
Purdue today.
with the coming OF Minton the Indians
win have three catchers and the trio
probably viii be carried through the
season. with Butch Henline chief Of stan.
Another bit Of news cropped out OF
Washington Park today when 1t was
made known that RUDE Lutzke, utility
PLAYER who quit the team when the In
dams were in Milwaukee, has been
claimed by the Blues. Manager Knabe
Of the X. G. outfit said he believed he
had room for another infielder and he
took Lutzke by the waiver route. II
l. 1nr ri hr he
Blues, he viii be held for utility purposes
Iutzke quit the Indians when he got
highly peeved because Manager Hen
bricks did not give him the regular third
base Job. The Tribe manager couldn't
see Lutzke as compared with Baird, Tor
Baird Is rated a stronger hitter and bet
ter base runner. RUDE failed to hit
much over his own weight when he was
used. He may pick up, however, now
that he has had a chance to think the
situation over. and the Blues may reap
the benefit OF his temperamental tactics
Blues and Indians were TO hook up In
the third act Of their series this after
noon and, with each club reaching for the
rub contest, something out OF the ordi-
nary was promised the fans. The Hen
drieksmen were still in the league IeaG
today despite the 5-tO2 defeat Of yester-
day and this fact was expected 10 bolster
their confidence in this afternoons strug-
gle.
Bases on balls by Sterling Stryker
ably assisted by an Umpire Murray or
day and a muffed grOunder in the out
field gave the Blues a grand opening In
the fifth inning yesterday and before the
Indians could get back on their feet the
X c. boys had sent FIVE markers over
the plate. 1t was the only inning they
scored. for Johnny EnEmann relieved
Stryker and pitched effectively the re-
mainder of the way.
Nick Carter, former Indianapolis ia
vorite. was on the mound for the Blues
and he showed some Of his dtime ef-
fectiyeneSs. The Hsndricksmen got TO
him for six hits only, one a home run
by Henline in the third. 1t was ter
rife clout over Center Fielder Goods
head and Butch made the circuit stand
ing up. The other Hoosier run came In
the fourth frame, when Rehg singled.
Morrison singled and Schneider came
through the same way.
The Tribe defense Was shaky in the
damaging fifth inning, errors by Shin
ners and Sticking occurring. The Blues
played a perfect defensive game, Eoch-
ran and feathers going big on the left
side Of the diamond