Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-11
INDIANS START
TUNING UPFOR
DIXIE BATTLES
Hendricks Begins Preparing
Squad for Games With Gal
weston Next Weekend.
PURCELL SHOWING FORM

MARLIN, Texas, March 11.-One week
from today, Manager Jack Hendricks
will trot his ball team out for the first
exhibition game Of the year, when the
Indians stack up against the Galveston
tIexas League) team at the latters ball
PARK Tor series OF two games, Satur-
DAY and Sunday. The Tribe has been in
training one week and will have another
to get in the finishing licks for the initial
contest by which time it is believed the
entire aggregation will find itself capable
or gong at top speed. The pitching staff
will be the only worry Hendricks will
have for the games at Galveston, that is
If be has any worries it will likely be
with his twirlers. AS yet there is no
cause for alarm, however, as the Indians
pitchers are coming around nicely and
have taken the process slowly with re-
suit that no painfully sore arms have de-
veloped and all twirlers are ready and
anxious TO step on the speed button now.
Competition for places in the Indians
outield viii be a bit keener with the ar
rival of Bob Kinsella, from the New
4ork Giants, today. in company with
haseman, and Jim Clancy, southpaw
pitcher from Swarthmore College, who
also came to the Indians from the Giants
San Antonio camp Kinsella, who played
with the Indians last season, makes the
sixth outield candidate in camp. The
pitching corps also resembles a small
army with Clancy, present, Hendricks
now having nine bOxmen on his hands,
including Petty,( Cavet, Weaver, Bart
lett, Hill, Rogge, Seib and Wade The
number of players in the Indians camp
now is twenty-one with Yerkes, Rogge,
Cayet and Kruger still to report.
Sunday the regulars and Yannigans
will stage a nine mining frolic for the
benefit Of the Marlin fans. Following Sun
days game 1t is likely that Manager
Hendricks Will divide the squad each
day and stage a battle among the In
dams themselves. The Regular Yannigap
games viii serve to get the club in shape
for the encounter with Galveston and the
New York Giants, who will be played
Immediately after the Galveston games,
meeting McGraw's world champions for
four contests, two at San Antonio and
two games at Marlin Springs.
Carman Hill should lend a big hand
to the winning Of games this season. The
big RI yht- handed pitcher and former
member of the Pittsburgh Nationals has
not sen himself for two years owing
to phy steal disabilities, but ne is in grand
for a winning year. The Tribe pitching
outlook therefore takes on rosy hue.
sFriday Manager Hendricks divided tie
squad into two teams with Tex Coving-
ton as captain of one and Walter Rehg
leading another. COvington's club wal
Hoped the ball for a 81 victory and vas
game originally started out as a four
inning contest, but went six frames. Pur-
cell and Tex Covington hit homers.
Doug Baird, who lead the Association
in stolen bases last season, began right
off the real and pilfered third base in the
comic affair Friday afternoon. He took
the base standing up.
Leo Dixon donned a uniform for the
first time Friday and worked out both
morning and afternoon. Dixon has been
under the weather and it was his first
trip to the park for business purposes.
He has fully recovered from the fu and
of yigor to catch up with his teammates
who have weeks advantage in Work-
outs.
You would never think the Indians an
field had been of the diamond through
the winter The inner works guardians
are at it with world of pepper, and
are shooting the ball across the dia-
of his famous handed stops and
throws Friday afternoon during the bur-
lesque game, The same old combination
of Schreiber- Sticking to Covington Is
ready TO rare and Doug Baird is right
with them.
Harry Purcell, Central League recruit,
who is trying for place in the Indians
outfield. has topped the fences here with
long drives with a great deal of persist
ency which gradually is attracting no.
tice. What the Central League recruit
will do with curve ball hurting and the
fast one with hop to them, remains to
be seen. but q ball player who hits EN-
far and often. even though against early
pitching. carries some indications and
hope Purcell appears to be fast man,
in addition to his clubbing ability. He
reported at Marlin Springs as brown no
Mexican, having been in Florida Es
lifeguard all winter Purcell hits FROM
the left side of the plate and also is
fork handed thrower.