Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-10
LEE BARTLETT
SET TO PITCH
INITIAL GAME
Cardinals Far Advanced in
Training-CrOwley All Ex-
cited Over Contest.
SMITH AND DOWNEY GO
BY EDDIE ASH.
DAILY Times, Sports Editor.

DAILY Times, SpcEts Eo1tOE.
CROWLEY. La, March 1o-The In
dams were due to swing into their reg
ular spring playing schedule today In a
contest with the st. Louis Nationals.
The Cards are here for I'VE exhibitions,
having come over from Orange, Texas,
their training camp. The big 1eaguers
are farther advanced In training thah
the Indians, but the Hoosiers were ready
and anxious for battle this afternoon
and they promised to make the Mouno
City aggregation hustle.
All Crowley business houses closed Tor
the game and the merchants and otner
residents were anticipating a merry AT
ernoon. Fans came In autos from dis
expected II the Indians were able TO
hold their own with the big league oppo-
eition. The local newspaper put on
style and had wire strung to the pres
game and TO convince visiting news,
6apermen that this is a big league"
town.
BARTLETT TO
DO THE FIRING.
Lee Bartlett was slated TO start on the
mound for the Indians, with either Cos
set or Dixon behind the bat Attreau
was to appear at first base, Sticking al
second, Schreiber at short and Baird al
third. In the outheld, SINNERS Kin
sella. Morrison, Van Dyke and Lutzk e
were all slated to get a chance. NO prae-
tice was held this morning and the
Tribe athletes were fairly well rested Tor
Van Dyke moved up a notch wednes-
dav in the rating OF the Tribe rookie
talent and Manager Hendricks believes
the Toledo youth will make good. he
hits to all fields and gathers in fly BALI
in easy fashion. His batting form Is
especially good. Outhelder Morrison and
First Baseman Attreau also are stepplng
along nicely. Catcher Lee Dixon Joined
the squad Wednesday and is In fine shape
as a result Of the practice he obtained
with the New York Giants at San An
tonic.
A half mile race was an added feature
to Wednesdays practice and 1t was won
by Sterling Stryker, with Ralph Shin
ners a close second. Kinsella was third,
Morrison fourth, Attreau fifth and Cos
sett sixth a book" was made on the
event and no long shots finished within
the money. Paul Jones was quoted at
'even money, he would not finish and
he did not
FIRST CUT
MADE IN SQUAD.
The first cut in the Tribe squad was
made today when Manager Hendricks
turned Catcher 4. J. Smith back to the
Charleston (SOuth Atlantic Leaguel club.
Smith did not show quite enough class
and when Dixon reported there was no
room for the Charleston backstOp.
Matt Downey, the big right-handed
youngster TO suffer from the pruning
knife operation.
Manager Hendricks looked both the
youngsters over carefully and pronounced
them not ripe for Association ball. 1t is
seldom that Hendricks makes a mistake
In rating a ball player.
With the reporting Of Dixon the In
dams have only two catchers IN camp,
but the Tribe expects to pick up a third
catcher before hitting the trail for home.
Owner Smith plans a trip next week to
the various training camps in the prox-
unity of Crowley in an effort to land a
catcher and a couple of pitchers.
4 change has been made In the spring
training schedule in order to aecOmO-
date the Philadelphia Athletics. -Four
instead Of five games will be played with
the Mackmen, one being played at Lake
Charles, La, while the other will be seen
in Crowley. The first contest will be
March 10 here and the next at Lake
Charles on March 20 March %, % and
q are the other dates for games.