Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
INDIANS CLOSE
STRUGGLE WITH
REDLAND SQUAD
Tribe Makes Second Bid for
Victory Over Big Leaguers
on Local List.
FIRST GAME GIVEN AWAY

Indians and Reds were to try 1t again
in the wind-up of their two game
series at Washington park and local
home boys would do much better than
on their first appearance yesterday. 1t
was plainly evident that the Tribesmen
were nervous in the opening clash with
the big leaguers and that they were de-
feated, s to 4, did not come as a surprise
to the majority Of rooters, though there
were a few beefers in the crowd who ap-
parently were at the park for no other
purpose than to pick flaws in the Hoosier
machine.
Coming out Of the South after long
siege of training and striving to live up
to all expectations, put that Shaky feel.
ing in some Of the Hendricksmen and
when the big pinch came they cracked
under the strain, which is only natural
and entirely excusable. For eight in
nings the locals battled the Reds to
standstil, but the ninth some poor judg.
ment on the infleld got the team in
hole and before the half inning was over
the Redland outfit had chased four runs
in and clinched the honors. 1t was h
good game TO view for the loyal fan:
however, because there were several
things happened that indicated what may
be expected when the Indians get prop
erly tuned up and under way.
The contest this afternoon was to start
at 3:15 o'clock if the rain held off, and
1t was likely that Bartlett the youngster,
or either Jones or Cavet would be seen
on the firing line when the bell sounded
TWO REGULARS
OUT OF LINEUP.
Doug Baird was to be out Of the lineup
today as result of the spike cut received
yesterday, but the capable Rube Lutzke
was present and was ready to hold down
the hot corner. Spike injuries have taken
two Of the Indians out Of the lineup
now, the other being Tex Covington, who
was hurt in game at Baton Rouge.
There are hopes, however, that both
action next Wednesday, the big day."
when the Hoosiers and Columbus Sena-
tors crack open the American Associa-
ton season here.
Following the battle today, the Reds
Will hop over to their home town, while
the Indians will take on the Butler Col
lege boys tomorrow afternoon. On Sat
urday and Sunday the Detroit Tigers
viii be here for exhibitions and on Mon
dav iris Speaker and his champions Will
invade the city for a game.
Stryker for the Indians and Marquard
for the Reds were the starting twirlers
yesterday and WhitehOuse and Fisher
the wind-up hurlers. About 5000 fans
turned out to witness the fracas and they
saw plenty OF action and a few spark
ling plays that were of the mid season
variety. The Reds scored first, getting
three men around the sacks in the third
but even In the face Of a stiff lombard
ment he would have escaped with only
one run marked against him If the
breaks had been his way. In the
fourth the big leaguers added another
run, and this marker also could have
been prevented by tighter defensive
work. 1t was in this inning that the
Indians started to move along and three
successive hits gave them a marker.
In the fifth LutZke drove Sticking In
with a second run and in the sixth
Sticking drove Morrison home. The
eighth saw the HoOsiers on even terms
with the Reds, a triple by Morrison and
bad throw by Crane combining to put
the tying run over.
TRIBE INFIELD
BECOMES SHAKY.
With the count standing four and four
the fans had vision Of an eXtra-ining
game. but il was not long until the
major stars had torn everything up.
Whitehouse weakened and, after Fonseca
had singled, two chances to secure outs
were passed up by the locals when both
Whitehouse and Attreau got an attack
of nerves and handled sacrifice hits poor
" As result the bases soon were
dIled. Hargrave came up, but failed to
do any damage. Pitcher Fisher deliv-
cred, however, with a solid single to CEN
ter and two Reds crossed the plate. Pas
kert singled, sending a third runner
home and shortly afterward the bases
were populated again and a fourth man
was forced home by Whitehouse. That
was sufficient, because the Indians
couldn't solve Fishers spitbal in their
half of the inning.
Fielding features were contributed by
Schneider, Paskert, Rehg and Morrison.
The plays by the first two named were
dazzling, while Rehg and Morrison
earned their spotlight glory by accurate
throwing from the Outfeld.