Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-13
MILLERS COME
FOR ROUND OF
TRIBE BATTLES
Indians Hope to Brace Now
That Hustling Saints Are
Out of Town.
WEEKEND IS COSTLY

Bumped of three times over the week
end By the champiOnship-mad Saints the
Indians today hoped to regain their mo-
rale and winning ways at the expense OF
the Minneapolis Millers- Pongo and MS
athletes from the "Other Twin City came
up from Louisville for their first l9ZI
visit to the Tribe park and, due TO the
popularity of Pongo and some OF his vets
a fafr-sized crowd was expected TO turn
out for the pastiming this afternoon
This was the kids day at the park, all
hovs Of grade school age being admitted
10 the bieachers free. The future greats
were to be admitted to the confines OF the
park without even paying war tax, so
there was every reason TO believe that
the boys of the city would turn out In
LARGE numbers to root for the Indians.
As for the Millers. number OF pay
ers well-knOwn to the fans are again
travelling with POngo. ReD Russell
sherry Magee Rondeau, Jennings, Nade
and T'owdermilk are among the popular
members Of the Flower City outnt- Rus
sell. whose home is here, has been pound
ing the ball at a great rate ana ne is IN
a race with Bunny Brief for home run
honors Of the league.
II was a tough weekend for the In
dams. Defeated three times by the
saints and knocked out of rlrst place
was 100 per cent disaster, but at the rate
the two-time champs were hitting II Is
hardly likely that any club could have
stopped them. Saturday, in flye-lnnlng
game halted by rain, the kelleyttes Won,
j to 0, and then in the twin bill sunday
with about 1000 fans looking on, the
Saints Valloped the Indians twice, to =
and 10 TO z As a result of the Saint
rampage they are now in first place while
the Hendricks men have been dropped 10
fourth However, there is little dnfer-
ence in points between the first division
clubs at present and a short winning
streak would send the Indians bounding
hack into the lead again.
Elmer Miller and his big bat put the
chill into the Indians In both games sun
day. the rangy center fielder getting two
home runs In the first game he put his
club out in the lead in the opening inning
with fOur-base knock over the left cen
ter field fence with a man on base and
in the starting inning Of the second strug-
gle be duplicated the performance In
the two games Miller got two home
runs, two doubles and a single How
you going to stop that kind of hitting?
Doug Baird was the hitting star for
the Indians with six safeties in the two
contests, three in each.
Jess Petty opposed Charlie Hall on the
mound in the first contest and Jess
hurled good ball after Miller had touched
him for a homer. However. the Indians
couldn't get their attack organized prop
erly against Hall and he managed TO ease
through a winer. The HoOsiers got the
hits, bat they didn't get the breaks the
Saints enjoyed and their blows did not
account for SufTlclent runs.
In the second settO Clint Rogge orened
on the mound for the Tribe and it was
plainly seen that he was not ready, for
be lasted only two innings, during
which time the Saints pounded out six
runs Clint was keenly DESTROYS of max
ing a good showing and It is believed
that he was so anxious to please the
fans that he was unable TO find his
steadiness. Bartlett took up the pitching
In the third and would have gone along
In SfEia his SUnnOFr been solid.
Hanson failed to stick the route out
for the Saints and retired in favor of
Foster in the sixth: Foster was Wild
and lasted only until the eighth, when
Mike Kelley rushed Merritt into the
fray to check a threatened Tribe rally.
Only eight innings Of the second struggle
were played because Of the O'Clock Sun
day law. While Bartlett was in the game
be gave the fans something to cheer
about by getting triple, double and
walk.
MINTON AND HINKLE RELEASED.
Two Indian try-outs were released by
Manager Hendricks today when he cut
the strings to the contracts of Utility
Player Paul Hinkle, Butler College
University. The Tribe boss decided the
college youths did not measure up TO
American Association standard and that
they hardly would have a chance TO
break into the Indian lineup. Hinkle
signed today to play with the Spar
tan Is. CO League team. Mike Kelly,
local boy, recently was made manager
OF the Spartanburg club and he grabbed
1T the chance to obtain Hinkle.
With Henline and Dixon in good
Shape and the club in such a hot fight,
there would have been little opportunity
to give Catcher MintOn a thorough trial
and for that reason Manager Hendricks
advised the young cOllegian TO try to
locate with a club in a league of lower
classification, where he could obtain reg
ular work.
Before departing for Louisville last
night, Manager Kelley Of the Saints cut
Duke Reilley off the Saint pay roll and
turned over over to the st. Joe team OF
the Western League. There was no
chance for the Duke to break into the
heavy hitting st. Paul outfeld and he
did not offer any protest against being
sent TO st. Joe. Zip Owens, former
American Association veteran, is man
aging St Joe and he believes Kelley
will be able to go big in that circuit.
The release of Kelley to the Western
League marks the passing of one of the
A 4. landmarks. During his long ca
reer In the Association the Duke played
with Columbus, indianapolis, Louisville
and st. Paul, and when in his prime
was one of the classiest outfelders and
base runners in the circuit.