Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-04
KRUGER GIVES
SAINTS LESSON
IN USING BAT
Ernie Makes EN- Dizzy by
Clouting Three HOmers
i'm Series Opener.
FOUR IN TWO GAMES

ST. PAUL, May 4-Fans here were
still dizzy today as a result OF witnessing
the circus hitting Of Ernie Kruger,
Hoosier. catcher in the Trioe-saint
series opened Wednesday. What made the
fans dizzy was watching Kruger lam the
ball out of the park three times In the
one game in other words Ernie collected
himself three home runs on 81. fauI
pitchers all in one day.
1t was quite a feat and was equal TO
Ken Williams three homers- In one game
stunt of not so long ago In the ST. Lous
park.
with all that clouting going on. The
score was to i. the Saints getting three
of their four in the final inning. Harry
Weaver did the chucking for the HOLSTERS
making his fourth victory out OF hVe
starts this season. Sheehan. Benton and
Williams all saw service on the mound
for the locals
About zoe fans were present and de-
spite the fact that the home club lost, the
spectators got their moneys worth by the
hitting performance of Kruger.
The series was continued today, with
Royce or Cavet the probable choice for
Tribe mound duty. The Indians were
out to keep up their smuggling while the
Saints were in fighting mood and deter
mined to make up for the Wednesday
defeat
The Indians are still in a race with the
Columbus Senator for a. A. lead. The
Senators also turned in win Wednes-
day, leaving the HOosiers and Buckeyes
still in a Tie.
How would you like TO hit three home
runs in one game? oh. boy, better than
picking the Derby winner!
In the last game at Minneapolis Mon
day Kruger got a home run in his last
trip to the plate and in his first three
official times up yesterday he got circuit
clOuts Quite a feat, don't you think
In his final time at bat yesterday ms
mates pulled hard for him to make II
four hcmerS. but he lined down the
third base line and was thrown out at
first.
Not many players in the whole of
organized baseball can boast of three
circuit hits in a single contest
On the first homer yesterday no one
was on base when Ernie cracked the ball
over the left field fence. On his second
homer he scored Coyington and Brown
ahead and on his third big smack he was
alone again
Weaver had a hard time locating the
plate He walked eleven men, but even
at that he managed 10 tighten IN the
danger places.
Kruger was hitting EN- over the left
field fence yesterday at the spot where
Bubbles Hargrave used to lift en-
Minneapolis, with an attendance Of
10. i4S for the opening game of the Amer
Jean Association season. has been awarded
the silver loving cup donated by Thomas
J. Hickey, president of the league. To-
ledO, the winner OF the cup IN 1870 and
1921, was the runner-up. with 9.J1S. while
St. Paul was third. with S,166. Other
opening day crowds were: LouisN lille.
SIT; Milwaukee, 1923; indianapolis.
6.T36; Kansas City. $3.50. and Columbus,
4O64 Despite the fact that unfavorable
weather attended the opening games at
Columbus Toledo. Kansas City and Mil
y-aukee, President Hickey announced that
the total attendance for the league showed
an increase over that of the previous year
of II .5G6. The total attendance for all
clubs was 6056I.