Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-20
INDIANS TAKE
ON BLUES IN
4-DAY SERIES
Tribe Feels Keenly Confident
as Result of Checking
Miller Dash.
WASHINGTON PARK TALK

After checking the Miller winning
streak by defeating the Cantillonites
yesterday. to l. the Indians today were
ready to take on the Kansas City Blues
in a series opener at Washington Park.
The smuggling Blues Will be here four
days
Manager Otto Knabe's squad got here,
but that's about all Pullman thieves
nearly cleaned the X. c. boys out COM
ing over from Columbus last night and
the athletes from the kaw were not in
very good mood today when they
glimpsed indianapolis for the first time
this season.
The coming of the Blues usually draws
big Attendance TO Washington Park,
and if il was not too frigid this after
noon there was expected TO be plenty OF
noise at the Tribe plant Brief, Twill
ling. Becker. Good. Lutzke, all we'll
known 10 local fans. ire with the X. {.
gang and shouting for base hits. Daw-
son. a younger Lrother OF Rex Dawson,
formerly with the Indians, is on the
X. &. staff.
1t was likely that either Bartlett or
Cavet would do the finsing for the
Tribesmen in the opener with the Blues
The Indians were feeling plenty con-
fdent today as result of their achieve
ment in downing the Millers yesterday.
Harry Weaver showed to great Rdvant-
age on the mound despite the bad wind
and he hung up his second victory OF
used McGraw and Williams and the
Tribe scored of both. The visitors were
a little shaky IN the field and four errors
were chalked against them, while the
Indians refused to be bothered by the
wind and played errOrless ball
The sun was shining brightly yester
day. but it didn't mean anything. Inc
loyal fans shivered throughout the game
The wind had a terrific punch and the
boys in the bieachers huddled ND Ike
chickens on a winter rOost.
Purcell drove in two runs with sacri-
fice flies. He also got hit and stole
base.
Morrison slammed out a triple for the
Tribes only extra base knock: McGraw
got a three saCker for the Millers and
Jourdan and Wade doubles.
Schneider and Rehg each got two hits
The Indians were strong for the sacrl-
fee game five going to their credit
4 fast double play. Weaver to Kruger
TO Covington pulled the Indians out Of
deep hole in the second The Mlllers had
the bags loaded at the time.
Bill Conroy's playing at third for the
Vi
handled nine assists and two putouts for
a total Of eleven chances. Quite feat.
Browne. Miller shortstop: had trouble
with wind blown balls. He would 90
back after ON, but he couldn't set him
self right.
Manager Cantillon rolled UP his heavy
artillery in the seventh. tut Weaver
was too smart for the sluggers. Sher-
10 h9Epr
grounded to Schneider. and Gayvy era
vath batted for McGraw and grounded
to Sticking.
In explaining the ninth-inning de-
ris on on the disputed run of Tuesday.
Empires Murray and Freeman declared
traJ they had given a common sense rui-
ing on the play Umpire Murray said
he had not called Sticking out when
Raird's batted ball hit him, because Ed
die was on the bag at the time and mad
mdde 10 effort to interfere or get In the
way Of the ball. Due TO the fact that /
Sticking was not called out, his run
counts. the third out being on Morrison.
who was caught off second on the play.
Il was like this: With two out ana
Sticking on third and Morrison on second
BAIRD sent a bOUuder down the third
base line. Sticking, who had been play
ing eff third. dashed back to the bag and
rs he reached the sack the hall hit him
en- the legs The Miller inield stood stir
mOmentarily and Sticking sprinted home
While he was on his way 10 the plate
Third Baseman COnrOy tielded the ball
and threw TO Second Baseman Fisher.
trapping Morrison. Before Morrison was
retired. however. Sticking had crossed the
plate and Umpire Murray allowed the run.
making the final score IL 10 g. The
rules state that Lase runner hit by
batted ball is out automatically, hut the
ur,uirpS exclaimed that they are per
mitted to give common sense rulings on
certain plays which the rules do not
specially cover. and they decided that
Sticking was entitled to score. Whether
the umpires were right or wrong, the run
counts. because Sticking was nto called
out.
Catcher Dudley Williamson of Muncie.
who took the spring trip with the Tribe
and later sent to the Orlando team Of the
Florida State League with a string At
tached has been returned 10 the Indians
and probably will be sent to the 1onia
club of the Central League. Orlando
1927 catcher returned and the Florida
team decided it could not afford TO retain
Williamson
Schreiber nearly got a triple yesterday.
In the first inning he clOuted one 70 deep
left center. but ROndeau got both hands
ON the ball before dropping II and an
error was chalked against the Miller
Hank made three bases on the drive
Tex Covington continues to go big
around the first sack. He handled nine
teen chances yesterday without n slip.
Sticking handled nine at second.