The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-07

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President Smith is very bitter over
the league rule which denies him the
right of obtaining players from the big
leagues and if something isn't done
to relieve The situation he may become
bold and start a league row by taking
his complaint to the civil courts.
1t is said the Toledo and Columbus
clubs are with Smith in his efforts to
get the ban lifted on optional players.
He tried to influence the Louisville
club to join him in his efforts, but the
Colonel bosses turned him down. 1t is
not known if any of the western A. A.
teams have changed their views. On a
previous vote Of the league magnates
on the question the count was five
to three against lifting the ban.
Can't Out-Bid Majors
The Indianapolis team has found il
impossible to buy players of merit. The
big leagues have strings on all talent
of promise and the major leaguers nat
urally possess the greatest amount q
cash. 1t is impossible to out-bid themN
The public doesn't care about draft
or non-draft. The public wants to see
winning ball and is not interested in
the methods used to obtain players.
The Columbus team owes Indian
apolis a player because Of the failure
Of Catcher Lees to report. He was
included in the deal which sent
Weaver and Baird to Columbus and
brought Burwell here. If the Senators
can't deliver a, player they'll have to
deliver cash, according to Smith.
Toledo grabbed the series opener
from the Indians Sunday, 7 to 5. 1t
was a hard one to lose. The Tribe out
hit the Hens by one safety, but four
errors tossed the game away. Sticking
and Christenbury had a bad day
around the keystone sack, each com
hitting two misplays. Two poor
throws by Sticking permitted runs to
result and one of glastonbury mis-
plays figured in the Hen scoring. Both
players were in positions other than
their own because of the crippled con
ditlon of the team.
\ Sad Finish
Rehg was on second. Brown on first
and Kruger at bat with one out. The
count was three and two on Kruger
and Pitcher Bedient delivered a fast
ball on the inside across Krueger's
face. Kruger didn't offer at it and
the Indians on the bases slowed down.
Everybody Judged it a ball except
Umpire Murray. He called it a strike
and Catcher Smith doubled Rehg at
third for the game-ending out. It'sS
cheap baseball to complain of an un ~
pire's work, but it appeared as though
Murray didn't keep his eyes open on
that one.
Rehg was the big boy with the bat
for the Indians with a triple, double
and two singles. Lamar got three hits
for Toledo. The Tribe was in the lead
twice but three runs by Toledo IN the
eighth eliminated the Indians. Carmen
Hill struck out seven Hens and Bedir
ent got two Tribesmen by the strike
out route.
Second game of the series was on
this afternoon. It was ladies day.
Jess Petty was about due to fling for
the Tribe and Bob Wright for the
Hens.
Dempsey is playing first base for the
Hens this series in place of Terry. who
is on crutches from an ankle injury.
Dempsey played with the New York
Giant colts during spring training and
Toledo bought him from San Antonio
after the Giants had turned him back
to that club. He drove in two runs for
the Hens Sunday.