Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-08
ROGGE COMING
BACK TO JOIN
INDIAN STAFF
Big Clint Reclaimed From
Reds and Enzmann Trans
ferred to Toronto.
MGRAW MAY SEND AID

In place OF diamond activity on the
baseball lot at Washington Park today a
number of announcements interesting to
the fans were made by the Tribe club
officials. Activity in the executive de-
partment opened when todays wind-up
game with the X. c. Blues was postponed
on account of wet grounds. Rain OF the
night and morning put the grounds IN
soggy shape and both Managers knaue
and Hendricks were agreeable TO calling
the contest of and arrange 70 play 1t on
the Blues next visit here.
As 70 the activity OF the tribe eA-
ecutive department most Of the nov S
concerns the pitching stan, the weak
cog in the Indian machine. Clint Rogge
is coming back 10 the team, according %
q statement given out by Hendricks, the
big highlander 10 be returned By the
Cincy Reds via 4 re-purchase. Rogge did
well as a relief hurler at Cincinnati, but
he was not quite strong enough TO start
and finish games on the big line. How
ever, managers around the American As
ISOLATION rate Royce high-class per
former and the Indian club officials de-
cided 10 get him back.
At his own request Pitcher Johnny
Enzmann today was transferred to the
Toronto International League team John
ny's home is in the East, and it has been
his desire to play in that territory Tor
some time. He did not show quite strong
enough here and Manager Hendricks Per
mitted the pitcher 10 make deal Tor
himself With Rogge returning 10 take
Euzmann's place the fans readily VIII re-
alize that the Indians are not losing any
thing by the changes today. It may oc-
cur that the Indians viii get pitcher
or a utility infelder out Of the EnZmanb
transfer, but this was indefinite today.
Owner Smith and Manager Hendricks
departed for Cincinnati this afternoon 10
h. Pads and Giants I0hn Mpf1raW
is believed sweetening up to the Hoosier
club again, and II he has a surplus
pitcher or infelder capable OF making
class "A grade as utility man Owner
smith means 70 do business with the
Giant boss. At any rate, Smith and
Hendricks did not go 70 Cincy merely TO
view the scenery and II would not De
surprise if they return with McGraw tai
ent-
Tribe pitching staf and grab on utii-
ftv infelder in a hurry, for he does not
want to see the Indians strike slump
The A. A. race is thriller and all the
leading clubs are on the LOOKOUT Tor tai
ent to bolster the weak places. Kansas
City evidently has had its agents out
for only yesterday the b & manage
ment signed Dode Packert. veteran out
fielder and also traded two mediocre
twirlers namely Reynolds and Williams,
for Schenberg. a Western League win
ner. Owner Smith Of the Indians can
stand to see the Blues loading up with
out getting busy himself ana the RoSge
return and the Smith Hendricks trip to
Cincinnati today apparently is part OF the
local teams program 10 siren gtnen-
The departure OF the Blues today does
not mean that thrills Will cease at " ASH
ington park, for tomorrow those chesty
Saints. the twO-time champions. VIII
make their first 1921 visit TO the Tribe lot
70 open a four-ga series.
The twO-time champs have not mad me
rora fo Themselves this season, DuL Ln6N
are dangerously close to the top ana II
going to take all the Indians have II
the Kelleyites are to be turned back on
their first appearance here.
Manager Nike Kelley will have a num-
her Of his last years champs with him
Dresser, Miller, Haas, Charlie HaIl'
Steamboat Williams and Riggert are
still drawing their checks from the
the W. K. Alexander Duke Kelley,
former Indian, who was still hanging on
the Saint pay roll at last reports.
Duke has been used as utility out
fielder and pinch base runner by Kelley
and if he is still with the club tomorrow
there's bound to be more than one KID
ding match when he shows before the
In the Tuesday game at the park the
Blues ran wild, winning - to 4. The
Hoosiers had an aIl-around Off-day,
while the Blues had one Of those big "on'
DAYS. All the breaks went to the ytsi-
tors and they had little trouble winning.
Petty. Stryker and Jones were used
on the mound by the Hendricksmen, the
former starting and lasting until the sew
enth He was lacking in control and his
wildness kept him in hot water. The
Blues had two big innings. the fourth
and seventh, scoring four markers in the
fourth and five in the seventh. Horst
man went the full route for the Blues
having trouble in the early innings, but
Tightening later.