Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-17
Players Spencer and Brown,
Outfielders, Come to Tribe
New York Giants Turn Over
Two Good Hitters in
SINNERS Deal.
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With the return Of Manager JACK
Hendricks to Indianapolis today
came the announcement that two
eood outfeIders-Vernon Spencer
and Eddie Brown-had been turned
over to the Indians by the New York
Giants as the first installment OF the
deal that sent Outfelder Ralph Shin
ners to the McGraw clan. Spencer
is a left handed hitter and Brown a
right handler. and both are of the
smuggling type.
Brown Is the younger Of the two ana
comes direct to the Indians from the
Giants He is & sensational fielder ana
a svatter of ability. He got in seventy
games last season and hit Tor an aver
age of PSI, which indicates he surely
will hit in tne 800 class IN CIass "A,
In 1920 he rlayed with the San Antonio
cub in the Texas League and topped
that circuit In batting. According 70
John NIcGraw, Brown would be retained
bv the Giants If it were not Ior sIIght
weakness IN throwing Manager men
bricks expressed extreme eIatlon his tbis
over his achievement In obtaining TINS
star. for he believed he Will prove one
of the top-notch oUthelderS OF the Amerl-
can Association.
Vernon Spencer. the other outfelder
obtained. is somewhat Of veteran, out
he is a consistent batsman- lie piayeu
the last half of the 1920 season with the
Giants went south with them last spring
and then was turned back 10 1Oronto
under optional agreement. DO Is DI6
fellow. an aggressive player anu always
q hitter In 1920 his batting average
in the International league was -54o. l ne
addition Of Spencer and Brown puts tne
Indians in good shape In the outheId,
Tor the club still has Rehg. hinsel!a anu
Morrison. The starting OutneId AEe- up
for 1922 probably VIII find Rehg, Speh-
Ger and Brown holding down the garden
posts -. ,,,o,-a-s
coming from the Giants II the SINNERS
deal and Hendricks has asked that theJ
r. Ditcbers Manager McGraW has agreed
- mis- and has promised to deliver two
hurlers after his spring training season.
SbortstOp Hank Schneider has oeen
Turned back to the HOOs1ers, leaving the
local clubs infield intact
The team is In the market for catcher
Of svyatting ability. This is absolutely
necessary. for Leo Dixon can't eaten al
the games and besides, Lee Is not much
of a slugger. His catching aouiIy
first class, however, and he VIII De IN
thera' again next spring. The Indians
Il
SINNERS deal but they have let It be
known that they are In the market Tor
2 hitting backstOp and doubtless deal
will be arranged before spring
Other good news brought back Dy Man
sger Hendricks today concerns Steve
Yerkes, inheIder, and Carman HILL pitch
or These players jumped reserve con-
tracts, but by a new ruling they can be
reinstated by the payment OF a SZCu me
Roth would be of aid here it is believed,
Yerkes as utility infelder and Hill as a
right handed addition to the twirling
STAFF.
william c. Smith, Jr., vice president OF
the Indians. returned from New York
with Hendricks today and he viii remain
here a short while preparing for the 1872
season. Smith probably viii visit Mar
lin, Texas. shortly to look over that site
as a training camp for the Tribe. 1t was
announced some time ago that the Indi-
ans would train there if facilities were
found satisfactory.