Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-21
INDIANS STEP
OUT FOR MORE
K. G. OFFERING
Banking Blues in Series
Opener Gives Tribe Feel
ing of Security.
REHGS CATCH FEATURES

Blues and Indians were prepared to
do battle again this afternoon in the
second game of their series, and the
usual amount of fur was expected TO
fy. Plenty of action, excitement and
orstOrical Outbursts occur when the Hoo
siers and X. c. boys tanEle- In the
series opener yesterday the Indians reg
istered 3-to-0 shutout over Otto knabe's
crew, due to sensational fielding ana
careful pitching. Tiller Cavet had no
easv time of It, but he managed TO
gle and thereby annexed the honor OF
scoring the Indians first shutout OF the
season.
Ray Caldwell, former Cleveland finger.
tossed EN- up for the Blues, and he
did a fairly good job of it, even If he
did lose He was not easy by any
means. especially in the plnches. but
constant battling by the TribeSmen
finally was rewarded and they scored
twice in the fourth and once in the
Brief. home run king of the league.
was puzzled by Cavets benders, and
his failure to connect proved costly to
the Blues. Cavet famed him twice, and
on another occasion Bunny hit into
double play.
The Blues are never beaten until the
last man is out and they were still bat
Ting hard in the ninth yesterday In
Indians until Walter Rehg came through
with a catch that saved the day.
In the Blues final turn at the hat,
Scott singled after one Out. McCarty was
safe when Purcell dropped his fly, Scott
stopping at second. Rube Lutzke, for
mer Indian, stepped to the plate at this
stage and clouted a high liner to lett
that looked good for plenty Of sacks. In
fact LutZkes drive appeared 10 be headed
for over the fence, which would have
meant a tied score. But Walter Rehg
was out there and he was full of business
When LutZke's bat connected with the
sphere Walter turned and made a Charlie
Paddock sprint for the fence Arriving
there be glanced up. sighted the pellet
taking a nose dive and with backhand
leap he Speared the ball Just as ne
crashed into the fence. Duke Reilly
pulled many fine catches when be pa
troled that territory. but he never made
one better than Rehg's game saving catch
Of yesterday. The catch made the sec
Ond ont and Cavet quickly got Wright
for the third and game ending out by
forcing him TO fly TO Morrison.
Manager Otto Knabe still gets away
with baseball murder on the coaching
lines. He was ION" Umpire Finneran
the entire afternoon and was permitted
to get away with 1t. When he didn't
feel inclined 10 occupy the coaching lines
he sat in the ducout and kept his tongue
wagging Apparently the entire X. {.
squad has been instructed 10 coach. for
there seemed 10 be more noise out Of
that dugOut yesterday than usually IS
heard from the visitors bench
Knabe didn't like the way Cavet
pitched. Bunny Brief probably felt the
same way about Pug's offerings
The Blues expect to murder every
pitcher that faces them and when they
find a pitcher who refuses to wilt under
their attack, Manager Knahe takes the
nErrhhrfE
goat.
The Blues were grumhling last night
They couldn't figure out why they didn't
get a half dozen runs. Some said the
Indians surely had the balls frozen
Beating the hard hitting Blues Sv the
shut-out route caused the Trihesmen to
feel like they're going TO get some where
True. the Blues got just as many hits
yesterday. but it's the runs that count,
and the Indians got the runs.
Scbreiber was the first to score. In
the fourth he singled and went all the
way TO third when Rehg beat out
hunt and Dowd missed Caldweli's throw
to first COvington failed, but Kruger
came through with a sacrifice fly. scoring
Hank and sending Rehg to second. PuT-
cell drove Rehg home with a single to
center In the seventh Purcell singled
moved up when Sticking was safe on
WrightS error and advanced again with
~icking on MOrrison's sacrifice. Cavet de
ivered a sacrifice fly scoring Purcell.
Harry Purcell got three hits out Of as
many times up. He's the hitting kid.
Five double plays were made. three by
he visitors and two by the home club. A
few were Of the sensational variety and
got the two pitchers out Of holes.
Knsbe said it was the luckiest game
Cavet ever won. Perhaps it was. but It
counts in the standing.
Bartlett and Rogge were ready to take
a turn on the firing line for the Indians
today.
Rnabe made a long speech to Scott IN
the seventh when the latter was nipped at
the plate. Scott had reached third with
no one out when Rehg permitted his sin
gle to get away for three bases. McCarty
hit a bounder to Baird aud Scott dashed
for the plate. He was an easy CUT
Baird to Kruger. knabe exploded and
left the coaching line to put Scott on the
pan for not holding third.
II Hendricks used a right-haud pitcher
today. Becker was to play left field for
he Blues and Zwilling right.
Box seat tickets and reserved grand
stand tickets for the Sunday game with
the X c Blues are on sale at the Clark
and Cade drug store in the Claypool Hotel
and will be obtainable there until Sun
day noon. General admission tickets for
the Sunday contest will he on sale at
that place Sunday morning.