Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-19
TOP O. HEAP
FOR TRIBESMEN
IN WARM RACE
Indians Slip Ahead of Millers
by Grabbing Sunday
Double Bill.
SHEA SCORES SHUTOUT
Tba r.earue-Leading Indiansl

The eague-Leadtng INDIANS!
How's that for started on a new
week of baseball!
Battling through a double-header sun
day with the Saints and coping ooth
endsaof the bill, to 5. and TO U, the
Hendricksmen stepped right out IN FROM
of the American Association race when
Louisville came to their assistance by
giving the Millers twin dose at Louis
Vile. And while the Colonies were WIN
ming they also achieved the great honor
of smashing the Minneapolis no-shutOut
record by banking the Cantilllonites,
to o. a stunt that had not been pulled on
the Flour City gang since way DacK IN
1920.
The double victory here Sunday was
thriller. In the first contest it was neceS-
sary to call in Pug Cavet to save II and
the veteran southpaw Ringer dld as
asked Harry Weaver had developed
wild streak that threatened disaster and
the Saints were coming fast when CaVet
entered the fray. Pug was called to DO
his stuff in the eighth inning, with the
Indians holding a one-Tun lead, and that
is what they held when the game ended.
Leave it to Cavet to twist 'em through
there in the big pinch. He knows some
thing.
Pat Shea, recently obtained from the
New York Giants, went into the box Tor
the Indians and scored shut-out, CIV
ing up only three scattered hits, while
his mates were pounding Tom Sheehan
for many hits and seven runs; Pat had
a fine day and topped his good pltchlng
off by getting two hits. The Saints Sell
dom had a chance with the stuff Shea
used and his former mates were Kept
weT-wilted throughout. Sheehan gave
way to Rogers in the eighth and the
Tribesmen scored two markers on the
new twirler. just to prove they were
in a scoring mood, regardless OF VINO
opposed them.
way back to the top o the heap, they are
all smiles and firmly confident of stick
ing out in front. They were to oppose the
Saints again today and Cavet or HIN was
slated to take the mound. For the oppO-
siticn Lefty Merritt was believed In line
to do the finging.
This was kids day" and ladies day"
again and the small boys were expected
to 10 more than the usual amount or
noise-making as a greeting to the league
leaders of Jack Hendricks.
The Indians were in first place by
rnid-afteruOon Sunday. When the Tribe
downed the Saints in the first game here
and the Colonies knocked off the Millers
in the first game OF the twin OH AZ
Louisville the Hendricksmen bounced IN
to the lead Having gained the king
seat. the Indians made il good by win
ming the second fracas while the Millers
were again being waIloped by the Col
onels.
Hank schrieber played through both
games handicapped badly by a sprained
thumb on his right hand. He did very
well in the field, but the injury. panied
so much while he was using the bat that
he was unable to hit up to his usual
form. Despite the bum" thumb. Hank
cut in with a nice play at second when
he scoOped a low throw by Kruger and
got Saint stealing.
Morrison made a spectacular low catch
off Haas in the last inning of the second
game. He had to make long run and
take the ball at his shoe tops
Brown got five hits, two in the first
contest and three in the second.
Tim Hendryx acted as pinch hitter in
both games and his percentage was COO.
The fans had a field day and they
found many opportunities to applaud.
Nearly 1900 spectators witnessed the
struggles. Attendance continues to i'm
prove.
As a means Of obtaining publicity for
the city, the ball club is doing its share.
By winning fourteen games Of the last
seventeen played and gaining the lead
in the thrilling American Association
race the Indians have attracted country
wide sport page notice
Harry Weaver apparently wasn't tuned
in right and his radio fadeaway" faded
away too far from the plate. When Nick
Allen, Saint cOacher at first base. became
too boisterous kidding Harry about his
radio" ball Umpire DAILY waved Nivk
to do a fadeaway to the dugOut
Owner Smith certainly was proud OF
his athletes after they had COPIED two.
81 feel sure We are on top to stay" he
said.
Perhaps the Millers are slipping. At
any rate the CantillOnites are finding
the job harder to make runs in real ball
parks than in the short fenced plants OF
the western half of the circuit.