Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01
AN INNING AWAITED
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/ AWllT lIlC SEMI-PF

They're of
The amateurs Of Indianapolis got away
TO an auSpicOus start over the week
end They opened their season with a
parade and PLAYED before large crowds
all Of which goes Ato show that TINS Is
going to be a banner season. Ihe parade
Saturday. lead by the De Molay band,
the officials Of the Amateur Association,
Mayor Shank, superintendent OF Parks
Jarvis and Police chief RihhoE, pro
ceeded through the down town district
The teams dropped off at Senate avenue
and West Washington streets, ana went
to the parks, where they were scheduled
TO play Mayor Shank gave brlef tax
At he De Molay- BriCklayers game al
Riverside No. 1 diamonds, III which ne
said he was strong for the great ma
tional pastime and that he would DO "a
that he could to make this ndinlnlstrt -
lion a great friend Of amateur pasepH''
He then threw the hrat ball, and t.
season was officially on.
The BrickIayers shook OF the mortar
and proceeded TO lay down hlts instead
Of bricks. and with a total Of twelve Of
these In one inning started an offensive
that put the De Molays completely 10
rOut.
The city council is going to have some
national FASTENERS in their audience
when that daylight saving law comes
up. Large cards bearing the slogan w
favor the daylight saving law greeted
the eyes OF the onlOOkers IN the pArade
Saturday.
The Crescent Papers and tho Staffords
put on the feature battle Of IL" INDUS
trial loop, with Wallace having the edE
over Leslie in pitchers battle h'
latter's one bad inning Melted the Paper
boys four runs.
The park diamonds were in fine ghap.s
4 . no .rfi Inn If
forts put forth by r. Walter Jarvis ana
his park department Jnryis played
amateur ball in his day and no doubt
appreciates the fact that one OF the pest
developers of big leaguers + diamond
where they don't bounce up aud put
your eye out
In the Sunday School Leagues the best
game of the day was between the Flrsi
Raptists and the Iryinzton NJ. E.s ar
Willard Park This slugfcst was unde-
cided uutll the last man was out. Lane
# he Firsts got a homer late In the
game with two on. puuln his team IN
The lend. and they held IL. Dale NIL
Ter, who umpired last season. returned
to the fracas Mt short for the Firsts and
celebrated his comeback by meeting Il
base stealers spikes for some severe cuts
on both shin and legs. Better luck next
time, Dale
Kingans in the Commercial League
tried hard to overcome the carly lead
piled up by the Federals of OF Deliver,
who was nickel for eight runs before
he was relieved by Engleking, the slip
perry elm artist EnSlaking held the
Feds to one run IN tho last six frames,
but the best the meat packers could do
was run the score up to five. Their rally
in the eighth was stopped by La Rue
when It reached three,
That the Fairbanks Morse outfit is 20
ing to demand recognition again this
wear before the flag in the Manufacturers
circuit is awarded became evident from
the way they ran rough shod over the
L. s Fncaustic Tile team, piiing up
twenty six hits for total Of seventeen
runs.
The crowds were large Sunday at nj
of the diamonds and the fans rooted
hard for their fa9orites. The travelling
teams also reported large attendances
which In some respect was helped by the
wonderful day, but on the other hand
every one is talking baseball day these
days.
Out at Fairview yesterday the Central
A. Cs and the West Parks put on a
mdscason battle which went ten innings,
with the Parks getting the decision, L.
to 10 Sisson and Martin divided the
mound duties for the A. Cs., while
Feeney, the spltball thrower, and Webb
as Johnny Hennessey and Hank Stevens