The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-12

fear the Blues. The Tribesrnen are
stopping at the Coates House in
Kansas City.
Probably Buiwcll
Bill Burwell probably will pitch for
indianapolis Tuesday and Jimmy
linn for Kansas City. These sta.
faced each other one year ago in the
opener at Indianapolis, and linn
won, to Q.
Carmen Hill is Manager Bush's
next choice to take the mound
against linn If Burwell lacks form
before the important battle. The
catchers will be Florence for the In
dams and probably Wells for the
Blues.
A good guess on batting orders for
the seasons first struggle follows:
INDIANS BLUES
Matthews. CT Murray or
Sticking. 2b Boone.
Russell RI Smith 2b
Stephensen. II Philbin. 3b
99o oteT' 5BB s B9Srei If II
Schneider. ss Nicholson or
FLORENCE, c Grigsby. RI
Burwell or MCGOWAN or
Pick. CT
Wells
linn
Outfielder Wild Matthews has not
recovered entirely from a recent at
tack of flu AMI is not likely to play
Tuesday if thu weather is damp or
cold. In that case the Tribe lineup
will change. Voter. third base, will
lead off. and Joe Wyatt will play
center field and bat after Holke.
Tribe pitchers and catchers took
short workout in Oklahoma City
Sunday afternoon on a vacant lot
back of the Skirvin Hotel by the side
of a warehouse Other Tribe players
remained idle.
Lack Practice
The Indians have not had a bat
ting or fielding drill since Thursday,
when they left Hot Springs. They
planned to practice at Muehlebach
field here some time today in an eff
fort to erase kinks before tangling
with the Blues Tuesday. Game
competition has been minus on the
Indians spring training trip this
year, only six contests. including
one among themselves, having been
played.
It's a long. long road, this Ameri.
can Association race-16S games.
Fans in four cities arc burning up
with pennant fever. in indianapolis.
Minneapolis, Louisville and Kansas
C'ty. Ownie Bush, energetic and pen
perry pilot of the Indians, is modest
about predictions. but says he will
be fooled badly If his club finishes
below third.
The New York Giants and Cleve-
land Americans have failed TO deliver
pitchers promised indianapolis, and
this fact has caused Bush some
anxiety. He feels certain, however,
that he will obtain the hurlers later.
The HOLSTERS got a bad break when
Catcher Ainsmith was injured, and
suffered another jolt when Pitcher
Schemanske was taken i'll.
Owner Smith is inclined to the be-
lief he has a flag winner this year
and a squad that will stand up for
more than one season. And this has
caused the Tribe president to start
thinking again of new ball park
at indianapolis. He hopes to have
new plant by 1927. he says.
New Park Plans
George J. Marott, Indianapolis
business man. has made the ball
club an attractive offer of a tract of
land Of seven and one-half acres in
the northwestern part of the city.
The site is west OF Northwestern
Ave. near |the gas plant. This is
the fourth time Owner Smith has
had the new park bug" and he
hopes 10 go through with the project
this time If gate receipts hold up at
Washington Park this season.
A new ball park will mean a tie-up
of more than $250,000, but Owner
Smith is willing to take a chance,
providing the Indians are in the race
this year and get good support from
the home fans.
An indianapolis man with prop
erty in the northwestern section of
the city also has made Smith an
offer of ground for a new ball park.
but the Tribe president seems to
favor the Marott acreage.
General opinion around Indianap-
oils and the American Association
Is that the Indians will receive the
support they warrant and desire If
the Hoosier capital is given a mod
ern, spacious grandstand and park
away from the railroad shops and
yards and car barns.