Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-08
TIGERS
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SUNDAY CLASH
Big Crowd Assured if Sun
Gets Back on Job-Satur.
day Game OFF.
OTHER INDIAN GOSSIP

If the April weather will only show
another form reversal and cut loose with
some of the good old sunshine there will
be some interesting baseball played at
washington Park Sunday afternoon, that
is, of course, If the rain stays away long
enough to permit the groundkeepers to
get the field in shape. The exhibition to-
morrow will be between Ty Cobb's De-
troit Tigers and Jack Hendricks In
dams and it will start at o'clock
weather permitting.
The weather permitting" sign is nee.
essary these April days, for no one knows
just what Is going to happen from MAJ
ute to minute He may be Sunburned
drenched, or pelleted with frozen eggs
all within the space of a few minutes
under the prevailing weather conditions.
At any rate the Detroit Tigers were
due in town this afternoon, but they
we're not due to play ball this afternoon.
The grounds were too sOggy to permit
the first exhibition carded between
Tigers and Indians today and so the fans
will have to wait until tomorrow to see
the teams clash-"weather permitting"
The Chicago Cubs are scheduled to fol-
low the Tigers into the city, Bill Killefer's
outfit being due here Monday and Tues
day for exhibitions.
The Indians motored over to Gree
castle Friday to take on the De Pau@
University nine, practiced little and
water After looking over De Pauw and
taking a glimpse at the Greencastle
standpipe the athletes returned to Indi-
annapolis.
plans for the American Association
opening day next Wednesday are pro
crossing in good order, according to
George Wellbaum, general chairman of
the committees active in boosting for the
kets has been reported from the down
town ticket office in the Clark and Cade
drug store, many fans already having
fixed themselves up with choice bog
seats for Wednesday.
1t will seem strange to indianapolis
fans to see the Detroit Tigers in action
without Ownie Bush, the local ball
player, who for so long and so creditably
held down the short field. Bush is now
the property of Washington. but has
been troubled with his eyes this spring
and as yet has not reported.
The peerless Ty Cobb will more than
likely direct the play here from the
bench. While showing players in the
South how baserunning should be did"
Cobb sprained a knee. 1t is thought that
he will be ready for the opening Of the
American League season.
1t is an i'll wind that blows no one
good, for Johnny Mohardt. the Notre
Dame athlete, is getting his chance in
the outfeld while the regulars are in
capacitated. The Irish star has i'm
pressed the Tiger boss and is getting a
| thorough trial
The Tigers ran into a big surprise
Thursday at Birmingham when the
Southern Leaguers shut them out, to 0.
Statham, the Birmingham twirler, let
the Detroit hitters down with only thru
hits, one of them being a scratch. ia
Dan Howley, remembered here as
Paddy Livingston's chief assistant back
win
Of 1905, will be on hand to renew old
acquaintance. He is now holding down
job as coach with Tvs team.
Pep Young, veteran second sacker. will
be among the missing in the Detroit line
up. Young furnishes one Of the most
peculiar cases in baseball. He is as good
a ball player as ever with one big ex-
has lapses in which he can not control
his throws to first. He will go along in
great shape for a while and then sud
denly let loose a wild heave. He has
malady and It was thought that he had
corrected the fault this spring, but the
old trouble has again developed and Ty
finally decided to let the second sacker
go. The Athletics claimed him via the
waiver route.
Ball players and fans must be phil
osophers during the spring rains. When
II rains, smile, because the next minute
the sun may be shining. When the sun
shines, take 1t all with a grain of salt
because the next minute showers may
be on the weatherman's program. In
April nobody should let the weather
worry him except the poor fellow at
Washington Park who answers the phone
calls, VIII there be a game today?"
The Indians had nice motor ride to
Greencastle yesterday-that IS. the trip
after that most of the players got home
only a trifle mud Spattered But one
machine broke down and that bunch got
in about IL o'clock. All in all it was a
great day, but there wasn't much base
ball played or practiced.