Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-22
TIMES TOURNEY
UNDER WAY

Marked BY enthusiasm that touched
every section Of the city the Dally times
independent baseball tournament got 1n
der Way Yesterday and by nighttall nj
teen teams had been eliminated definitely
and two clubs were lodged Tor the time
being until a protest could be settled
The Highlands and Boys Club Junlsfs
are the teams engaged IN the dispute,
and this difference VIII be lrohed out al
a meeting Wednesday The game ei'her
will be awarded TO one OF the teams CT
the game ordered played over
Some Of the first round games yester p
day were close, others were more de-
cisive. but in every instance the players
participating gave their best and fought
all the way. Second round games WIN
be staged next Sunday. with Ne5tefday 5
sixteen winning teams playing. 1t u tvi-
dent the Daily Times trophy means
something to the young players OF me
city. for this year just double the mum
her of clubs entered that participated
in the event last summer. In 1dditl0n
to the cup this time a big league hase-
ball autographed by Babe kuth, nome
run king, is TO be awarded the Nctoriou
the tourney when he visited the city last
Tuesday. and he said I'm Tor the
kids: sure III autograph a ball Tor an
event like that
At any rate. the Times tournament
opened Yesterday with all the success
that could be expected under the circum
stances and the remaining games doubt
less will attract even greater interest
At nearly all games yesterday the CROWDS
were big for neiRbbOrhOod fans were cut
in numbers to boost for their particular
team.
Pitcher Adam Goebler opened his
series campaign for the North Side All
Stars In blaze Of glory. He hurled g
Do-hit no-run game, and defeated the b
IN nnnnHaG tbs
slants Of Oaks almost a. will, scoring IN
every round.
Leudeman and Hulse had to much
stuff for the Rhodius Live Wire batters
and the Pilot All Stars went over for q
81 to 0 victory.
The Boys Club Cubs registered five
runs in the tenth to beat the Highlands
: o to <. The Highlands assert that the
I club used ineligible, players in the big
| round and have filed protest on this
/ ground. The Highlands also assert tbs
club team used player as pinch hitter
/ late in the game after he had ben taken
out OF the game in an early lining.
Prettv soft for Huzzie Harris and his
| ever ready Militaries. The indianapolis
/ Theaters didn't appear for their game
with the west-end boys.
Johnny Martin hurled the Central A
| Cs to a win over the Saint Anthony y
/ P. c. nine king Midas, the count be
| ing to 4. The Centrals stacked VI
| pretty well in the opening game.
One of the hottest scraps of the tourney
was put on by the Southern Gray Juniors
and South Side Stars, the Juniors coming
out on the long end of an 8 to count
Schuck Of the Grays famed twelve men
Frye Of the Riley All Stars had toe
much stuff for the F.. C. Atkins Silver
Steels. He famed sixteen men and al
lowed but three hits. The Atkins got
their first hit in the eighth round, but
they fought hard all the way.
schott supplied the fielding and hit
ting features in the Turner Meldon
game, which went to the Turner's by a
20 to count The Turner's are battling
for the second Times trophy this sea
son and it looks as thought they had a
mighty good chance Of repeating their
1920 performance.
The Clifton A. C.s got away to plenty
Of start In their game with the Mid
ways, but they soon dropped their speed
and were handed a Is to 3 defeat.
1t was an easy days work for the
Riverside A. As They trouced tho In
dianapohs Senators, Is TO 8.
Another north side club came tearing
through when the Mapletons let the In
dianapolis Reserves have It, 10 to s. The
Mapletons and Centrals should certainly
give the north side some real represen-
tation in the tourney.
George Nevitt's Ferndale GROVE coastod
through to the second round when the In