Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-31
Eddie Ash
COLONIES AND
INDIANS SPLIT
Twin Bill Tuesday Sees Each
Club Win-Third Con-
test Today.

Turn about Is fair play" was adopted
as motto By the Indians and Colonies
yesterday in the dounie bill ut Washing
ton Park and after the locals had given
the kentuckians real trimming in the
first game Mct'arthv's men turned right
around and repeated the dose on the
Hoosiers. The first game went TO the
Indians, IA to g. and the second waS Won
by Louisville. 0 to 2
The o'clock game was supposed to be
battle of southpaws with a mound duel
expected. Ii turned out to be a battle OF
sIuggers with pitchers serving up the
offerings for the hungry batsers TO In
crease their averages. ko0b and Cayet
started things and Pug was still there at
the finish, although the Coionels swung
lusty bats and nickei him for sixteen
ringing blows. The long portsider could
have done better, but who can blame him
for taking things easy with lead of ten
runs most Of the way. koob soon went
TO the dngout as the Tribe did not take
long 70 get started. The PLAY. OF tie
Colonies was none too smooth, which did
not encourage their veteran Singer very
much.
Thu Tribe sluggers collected eight runs
and eight hits off Of Koob in three in
nings, which is plenty 10 send even IN
ace TO the bench 10 think il over. The
yOungster King then tried IL for couple
innings and found things Very unpleas-
ant Cnvingtna greeted him with homer
on the first ball he pitched.
After four rms We're counted In two
Innings. Kin: gave way 70 Dehe-ry. who
was the most effective Of the trio. which
Is not saving. much: Two more tallies
came in off o. his SAINTS Everybody in
the lineup Of the locals hit safely except
Morrison. Baird Rehg, Borpn and
Kruger added three hits each to their
batting averages. Cayet was hit hard
in the last innings. but always got BY
some way ar critical times There were
six double plays In the game. the Tribe
making four Of them.
The second contest found real In
dian, Ben Lineup. pitching effective ball
against the make-believe variety. II was
a decided change from the errat.c mound
work OF the first spasm. The Hendricks
men found Ben for only seven blows and
Ecore aonly IN one inning. the third.
when the two Tribe counters came
across. Petty tried to stop the Cnlenels
but failed. He lasted two and one third
innings. Seih went the rest Of the way
The Co'onels aad Indians after splitting
the double header Tuesday were to meet
this afternoon in the third game Of the
series. Each team was out after the
scrap 20 get the edge in the series.
NOTES OF THE GAMES.
One of the largest crowds OF tie year
was on hand 1T the Decoration day
bargain matinee. The right fela line,
especially close TO first base, was crowded
with spectators. 4 few were scattered
clear out IN right and center field The
official attendance waAgiyen as 500.
The overflow crowd sround first had
q good chance to kid Jayson kirke with
a few closeup remarks. but did not get
by with much rs day played whale Q
q game both IN the deld and at taa
bat
Baird had good day at the stick
with Ave hits out of seven times at
bat
- he nj al tod
to his collection. One triple was in the
list. The other were solid singles
In the second game Tex had only
four putouTs Mt first base. Everybody
had hand in putting out the VISITORS
and. 0n several occasions they were hard
TO get cut.
Mullen. who handled balls and strikes
In the second encounter. had strange
appearing protector Ii looked like armoE-
plate aud several times 1t seemed as
though be was going TO need II.
In the first game Covinston and
Meyer made home rams inside tho
park. Both cIouts went to the flag
pole In almost the same identical spot.
Ben lineup pitched nice ball IN the
last set-to. lie had plenty OF smoke and
used a fast curve over the outside corner.
toe holds on SeIb or lineup. Both were
Inclined TO be wild and their fast ones
were shooting in at the baiters' heads,
Ballenger was ''beaned' but stayed in the
game few innings after Long had been
allowed TO run for him. he gave way 70
CaGney in the eighth.
lineup struck Kruger ont twice.
Ernie got three blows In the first game
the first three times up. He called il
day after that.
Tho Louisville team for some rcss-
son or other does not seem to be
plnying very smooth baseball Their
play is a bit ragged and they do not
look as formidable as Inst season al
though Ii Is practically the same out
ft.
The crowd was enthusiastic and pulled
hard for the Indians 70 win the second
fray. Minneapolis was rained out and
if the Tribe could have taken the double
header il would have been tied for first
with the Mlllers.
The youngster Seib appears to have
plenty Of stuff The three runs scored
of him in the seventh were the result of
three singles. With two men on the
tacks Rehg let Ballenger's hit skip
through him 20 the fence and three TALES
went over, Ballenger going clear around