Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-12
Hendricks GrOOns Tribe
for A. A. Opening Clash
Indians Sent Through Final
Drill Today and Team Is
Ready for Senators.
CLEVELAND GAME FAST

With the Hoosier squad IN shape with
the exception Of Inhelder Baird and
Pitcher Jones. the 1921 Indians tuned
up for the last time today before making
their appearance in the opening game Of
the season With the Columbus Senators
at Washington park tomorrow after
noon, starting at $3.50 O'Clock. Cavet
and Gossett have drawn the open
ing day battery assignment for the Hoos-
S'Sv and the remainder OF the lineup
viii be the same as faced the Cleveland
worlds champions yesterday.
Manager Hendricks sent his athletes
through both fielding and batting drills
today and, with his veteran battery ready
for action, he feels that his team Is
fit to bring Indianapolis victory in the
first battle Of the American Association
season.
With the Indians set for the big task
and with various civic organizations and
individuals lending an enthusiastic hand
toward boosting the opening, the entire
city is pulling for weather of the fair
and warmer brand. All the parade plans
are complete and the baseball street
pageant promises to be the snapplest of
its kind ever staged here. All lovers Of
sports and the great outdoors have been
thinking and talking baseball for the
last few days and it is believed that In
dianapolis stands a splendid chance Of
winning the leauge trophy for highest
opening day attendance.
ANOTHER APPEAL
FOR BIG TURNOUT.
Toledo, last years cup winner, has
notified the local Chamber of Commerce
that ii means to repeat and for this rea-
son officials in charge Of the opening
ceremonies here sent out another appeal
today urging every citizen who possibly
can give the time to be at Washington
Park tomorrow to help swell the crowd
and thereby give indianapolis a better
chance IN the race for the A. A. atten-
dance cup.
Many fans who witnessed the Cleve-
land-Indianapolis game here yesterday
were ready to admit today that Jack
Hendricks has a pennant contender under
his wing. Opposing Iris Speakers
worlds series lineup the HOOsiers fought
only through the breaks" OF the game.
The score wOs ? to 0 in favor or the
baseball titlehOlders, but in getting
those two runs the Speakerites had to
exert themselves to the utmost. The
Hendricksmen got six hits TO four for
the visitors, but one Of the HOLSTERS
two errors cost q run and bad decision
by the field umpire gave the Cleveland
ers an opening to score their other
marker.
At any rate the fans present obtained
good line on how the Tribe machine
is going to work this season and 1t is
needless to say that nearly every fan in
the park departed in a satisfied state
OF mlnQ. charlie W hiTehOuSe hurled five
innings for the Hoosiers and Stryker the
last four. The Cleveland two runs We're
scored while ''W hitey" was on the mound.
but with perfect support and an even
break In baseball luck Charlie would have
finished his time on the mound without
being found for a score. Stryker cut
loose some OF his puzzlers the last four
frames and did not allow the worlds
champs hit.
SICEING PLAYS
IN TOP FORM.
Two bad pieces Of base running cost
the Tribe a couple OF scoring -oppOrtuni-
ties. once when Rehg was caught of sec
ond and again IN the eighth when Stryk-
er was nipped OF first. However, il
must not be forgotten that the HoOsiers
were facing two nationally known pitch
ers in Mails and Ba gby. and the fact that
they managed to Out-hit the big leaguers
was a most pleasing feature even If the
home club did lose The Hoosier IN
field worked in fine style, especially Sick
Ing, who chased around in four directions
grabbing off Cleveland efforts. Kinsella
, found his batting eye and besides crash
ttng out triple. he hit the ball hard on
Two other occasions and was beaten to
Vrst only by q fraction. Rube Lutzke
4so hit for three bases in addition 10
getting 4 single The big leaguers scored
I'M the third and fifth, Speaker driving
JaSpiesOn home for the first marker and
BagPy scoring in the fifth on Evans
sacrifice hy-t9 Rehg.