Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-08
INDIANS TAKE
ON SENATORS
Pants Rowland and Peppery
Buck HerzOg Here With
Columbus Outfit.

After winning four out of six games in
the big series with the Champ Saints
that closed yesterday, the Indians today
were ready to entertain the Columbus
Senators, including Pants Rowland or
White Sox fame and the peppery Buck
Herzog. second sacker.
The Senators are in last place, but ire
snb a they s6Og igns Of tbo emergng
the team really plays good ball. At any
rate the ROwlandites usually give the In
dians plenty Of scrap and the series
opening today is expected to provide
action today. The tall southpaw had
trouble his last time on the mound and
he is anxious to get back on his win
I The Trife divided the Sunday double
bill with the Saints. In the first con-
test the Indians came from behind to
win for Rogge. 4 TO 8, but in the sec
. ond sklrmish the old fire had died out
and It was an easy matter for the Saints
to cop, IL to 1. " Only eight innings Of
the second fray were played. the o'clock
law stopping hostilities while the Indians
We're batting in the ninth. Had the game
gone the full distance the count would
have been 16 to 4. for the Saints had
scored five times during their half Of tie
ninth.
The first game OF the day wss the
thriller. The Saints grabbed the lead by
scoring three rUus in the fourth inning,
but the Indians held their heads up and
in the NTH they put one over. Then in
the seventh came the winning rally, three
Tribe markers scoring. Schroeder, Gov
ington, SINNERS and Sticking were the
heroes Of the big round. Sheehan, for
mer Yankee, was surprised person when
the Hoosiers slammed him for the game
clinchers, for It was his second defeat In
the series here
After the Indians grabbed the lead
Clint Rogge held the Saints on in ef-
feCtive manner and hreeZed home a WIN
ner for the second time IN the series.
The second contest was all Saints. FOs-
ter hurled FOR Kelley and was effective
enough TO keep the indians away from
the Saints lead. Petty, Bartlett and
link took turns on the mound, Petty
being knocked out and Bartlett going
out for q pinch hitter.
Bases on balls and hits kept the Saints
on the move. but. strange to relate, the
biggest feature Of the game didn't count.
With the bases populated in the ninth
/ Joe Rigeert crashed the ball over the
left field fence. 1t was a real hit, but
Joe was robbed OK 1t when the score
OF the game reverted to the eighth be-
cause Of the O'Clock law.
Hank Schneider went big IN the field
yesterday, accepting nineteen chances in
the two games In the first contest he
had fourteen chances. Hank also got
himself two hits IN each fracas, one q
triple. Just to make the day bigger he
successfully negotiate 4 double steal
Did you see Leo Dixon hit that ball
i'm the first game? Two singles and a
tripIo for leo. If he continues 70 VIE d
the bat like that Butch Henline will be
forgotten.
Armstrong led the Saints attack in
tho second game with four hits, one
good for two
Walter Rehg was incapacita over the
week end hy an injured foot.
Manager Jack Hendricks was in Chi
caCo today trying To talk John McGraw
Of the Giants ont Of q pitcher There Is
q strong possibility of the Indians get
ting Pat shea. who. was recalled from the
Saints nv McGraw yesterday. Vice Prest-
dent Smith stated today that he was con
ident that Hendricks would have good
news for the fans when he returns. We
+ haven't given up said Smith today, and
I feel sure that something big Is going
, to occur that will bolster the Indians. 1 he
size Of the crowd here yesterday is proof
that indianapolis IS sticking by sthe club
and We intend to stick with the fans
Watch ont for a deal or two that VIII
come as cheerful surprises. The achieve
ment Of he team i'm winning four out OF
six from the Saints indicates the Tribes
men have their heads up again
Today was Young America day at
washington Park, the gates being free
to boys of grade school age