Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-30
TRIBE SQUARES
OFF FOR BRACE
OF BIG SCRAPS
Take on Brooklyn Dodgers at
New Orleans Today and
Tomorrow.
BARTLETT ON MOUND
By EDDIE ASH
Daily Times Sports Editor.


NEW ORLEANS, March SO.-Ths In
dams were carded to step back into big
l league company this afternoon In the
Afrst contest Of a two game series with
the Brooklyn team, National League
champions, at the New Orleans ball
grounds. Due to the fact that the Hoos-
iers had enjoyed two days OF rest as
result Of cold weather at Crowley, they
felt eager TO step into action and there
was a strong possibility of them slipping
victory over on the Dodgers.
The Indians left Crowley behind Tues
day afternoon and reached this city last
night for a short stay at the De Soto
Hotel They will camp here until Sat
urday morning, playing two games with
the Dodgers, and then resting again on
Friday to see Babe Ruth in action when
the New YORK Yankees play the Brooklyn
club here. On Saturday morning the
Tribe party will journey to Baton Rouge
Tor two days to tangie with the Louisiana
University nine Saturday and the Stand
ard Oils Of that city Sunday.
The Baton Rouge games viii mark the
final active training Of the Indians in
the Southland, for on next Monday morn
ing the squad will board a Louisville &
Nashville train for Indianapolis. With
Hoosiers are in good shape, and 1t is
thought that by the time the squad
reaches home the hospital list VIII be
cleared. Kinsella has a thumb injury
and GOssett a spraiued wrist. but Man
ager Hendricks has given both plenty Of
rest and they viii be ready to play
shortly. Outfelder Walter Rehg and
First Baseman COvington are not up to
the form the other players have reached,
but they are hurrylnS their training ana
both expect to be TT for the exhibition
games at indianapolis when the team
gets back home next week.
Louie Wolf, former Tribe inhelder,
greeted the HOosiers on their arrival here
Tuesday night. He was sold to the New
Orleans club some time ago and is try
ing out for third base job with the local
Southern Association team. Otto Miller,
indianapolis boy with the Brooklyn Club,
Is here and he called at the Tribe quarters
to renew old acquaintance among the
members OF the Indianapolis party. Miller
played with the indianapolis Manual
Training High School nine in his kid
days, and it was not long after he left
high school before he was playing IN the
major leagues. He has been with Brook
lyn about eleven years, and has partict-
pated IN two worlds serise-
Manager Hendricks efforts to obtain
more pitching talent and a heavy hittn NJ
catcher are stin alive, but he is having
trouble getting action on the deals he
set IN motion a few days ago.
With three baseball clubs in town and
the boxing game going big, the Indians
found New orleans lively place com
pared with Crowley. An important ring
bout is to be held here Friday night and
the HOosier ball players are planning
taking it in. Happy Littleton, Southern
wonder. is to meet Harry Greb j IA if
teen-rcund affair and the match is being
played up here along championship lines.
IN the game with Brooklyn this after
noon Lee Bartlett was slated to start on
the mound for the H0Osiers with Pug
Cavet the probable fnisher. Bartlett has
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Hendricks believed the yOungster would
show strong again today despite the
heavy batting strength OF the Brooklyn
cam.