Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-02
INDIANS NEAR
FLAG POSITION
Tribe Just About Ready to
Ease Into First Place
Senators Here.

Jack Hendricks Indians are knocking
at the door Of first place in the American
Association flag chase. They knocked
were admitted, and then were coaxed out
side. II they get in again they hope to
stay; they're not going to be kldded
outside If they can help it.
The standing today showed the Tribes
men right on the heels OF the leading
Millers:. A victory over the Senators
here this afternoon and a defeat fol
Minneapolis at Milwaukee would put the
Hendrtcksmen in tie for the flag berth
Come on HooSiers, come on Brewers.
The Columbus Senators were to make
their first appearance of the season mere
this afternoon and the Indians hoped t.
greet them with one Of those 'gyp wei
comes; pat 'em on the back, welcome EN-
to Washington Park and then use tht
boot on EN-. A number Of new players
are with the Senators this year and Row;
lands team has managed to stick around
the middle OF the Standing. They art
dangerous when they get good pitching
and are always in the game.
BY trimming the Louisville Colonies
yesterday the Indians got An even Dleah
out OF the series. The score was to
and the Tribe fans We're given something
10 cheer about Claude Jonnard made his
Washington Park debut on the mound
and he performed like wiz.
Jonnard gave up only four hits ana de-
liyered big with the bat himself by hay-
Ing perfect day with two singles, a
rabbit triple ana a base on bai's' hIs
triple was a hard driven ball to LEFT
tieid that did an acrobatic hop over Mas
sey. Ii had plenty behind 1t and Went
all the way To- he fence.
Other heavy Tribe hitters Of the day
were Schreiher with a double, triple and
single aad Brown with a triple aud two
doubles. All told the Indians crnCsed Out
twelve safeties for their nine rams. De
berry. kooh anu LStelte took turns al
ytug u fool the fieudricksneu, but each
was touched up In lively fashion.
Some Of the Cuioneis hurseshoes OF
Wednesday held over into the first inning
yesterday and aided the Blue Grass boys
81 get three runs, their total for the ait.
erAoen. Two hits, walk, a sacrince and
u Wild hcaye by Schroeder combined to
sirt. tile Colonels a good start.
The lead Of the visitors soon was
smethered however. for the Indians got
the same number Of markers in theii
half ~ the FIRST frame. After one out
Baird walked and was forced by Keh9
Then the fun started and tefore the in
ming was finished Deherry had beer
driven OF the mound and koOb substi-
ruted. Brown tripled KRUGER doubled
spirit into the home crew and from that
time On they drew out In front, sc"rtn
two III the third. one IN the NTH, two II
the sixth and one In tine eighth.
Amos tScot) ingalls,. shortstop ant
captain nf the Syracuse University nine
has been sIg4"d for 4 trial with the In
dams, lie Is said TO be fast and a prom
sing hatsmaH, his college average being
1"li over the 800 mark Ingalls, was rec
ommendrd 10 Manager Hendricks by tn,
coach Of tho Syracuse It" team.
Tex Covineton. pug Cavet and Harry
Weaver welNt not In uniform yesterday
Because * Illness. CovlAKton and Cave
were reported better today, but Weaver
VAS STU complaining, ~
CoyinEton and Knhg cnch got fined So,
and Cayct $40 AS a result of incidents DC
curing in Wednesdays fracas with III,
colonies and Field Umpire Mullin Gov
ingtoh and Manager hendricks wer,
hauished from the field that day. bu
Rchs ana CHret WIRE not The ump gu
some hot shots from Walter and Pug aAt
he retaliated by lacking on fines.
Carmen H!l was due to "go" for IN.
T.4V tr |n ~ IL