Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-04
TRIBE SPIRITS
SOAR AS THEY
HIT FOR HOME
Tex COvingtOn's Injured Foot
Is Only Joy Chaser for
Manager Hendricks.
REDS HERE WEDNESDAY
By EDDIE ASH.
Daily Times Sports Editor.

MOBILE, Ala. April with the ex-
eepton Of feeling Of regret over the
the big first baseman at Baton Rouge
Sunday, il was a merry party OF HoOsler
ball tOssers aboard the L. * y north
bound RATHER today and Manager Hen
bricks said he had never carried happier
squad home from Dixieland than this
springs aggregation Of Tribe athletlcs.
The HOosier party Left New Orleans
early this morning In speciaI S car anu
City. the players cut loose with typical
Indian battle cry.
The South has plenty OF melting sun
shine. singing birds and fragrant flow
ers. but Northern ball players tire OF
Dixie after q months session and they
always are glad when the day arrives
that means the return TO their native
stamping grounds.
a Baton Rouge semi-pro wearing new
shoes spiked his right foot severely ana
the cut is 50 deep that It IS hardly Hke-
ly that the noted slugger will be back
in the game before ten days 1t is a
hard blow TO the tribe machine at TINS
stage because COvingtOn has been whal-
ing the ball at a terrific pace and also
fielding in mid-seasOn form be was
being counted upon heavily Tor the eA-
hfbftiOn games with the big leaguers at
Washington Park and also for the A A
opening day battle with Columbus,
April ID. but as the situation STANDS
how Manager hendricks Will ne AUA CCA
to use Dick Attreau. the promising
rookie. This young fellow has oeeh
developing rapidly, however, and due 10
that fact the team will not be placed at
a fatal disadvantage at first base.
GO BIG AT
BATON ROUGE.
The indians made a fine impression
IN BATON Rouge and so well liked were
they that the Chamber OF Commerce OF
that CITY and the directors of athletics
at Louisiana State University urged Tue
HOOsiers TO consider Baton Rouge Tor
next springs training grounds. Inc
college has an excellent playing held ana ana
it could be used for practice on Week
DAYS and on Sundays the players couiu
work out at the city's semi-prO PARK
ages there and that city surely VII
come in for deep consideration WHeh
the Tribes next springs plans are De-
ing drawn -,
bile late this morning and a stop OF
twenty minutes was made Herman
Bronkfe. former HOOsier third 0aseilaH
and now manager Of the Mobile Southern
Association team. was at the SIdtL Si -, -
0Eet Owner Smith, Manager HenoElcks
= and every body il general herman nas
changed little since he performed at the
hot corner for Indianapolis ana salu ne
expected TO lead the Southern AssocIa-
tiou at his position the coming sedsou-
Manager Bronkie is In the market Tor
nlayers and he may get one Of the
Tribe rockies later on - &,
The Indians wound up their stay IN
the south by annexing pair o. games
At Baton Rouge Saturday and sunday
First they took on the Louisiana I III
versity nine and handed the coAese I'VE
y 10 10 o defeat By staging a bat rest.
FttIing was given chance to work ms
arm and he gave satisfactory service tne
five innings he was on the mound.
fRSJ0r7fson was used in the outneld
%SA Louisiana IT, outfit and he
made himself prominent by polling out a
tripIe and homer and also performing
briIiiantiv IN the field. Tex Covington
cot himself three more spring training
hits also. The college boys tnrea lehe enc,
- hold the Indians at the start. but their
strength soon was broken down by the
Tribe bats and it was easy sailing Ior
the HOosiers thereafter.