The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-13
Four Battles carded With
Second PIacerS = linn
Shades Henry.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 13.-
Ownie Bush's Indians were to make
their final bow in Kansas City for
/ the 1926 season this afternoon when
| they tangled with Spencer Abbott S
Blues at Muehlebach field. Today S
\ contest closed five-game series.
!. The Bushmen will hustle away
from here tonight on tedious trip
to Milwaukee, where they open a
fourgame series with the second
place Brewers Saturday. The Home
Brews are only one game and a
fraction ahead of the birthplace
Tribesmen and the Milwaukee strug-
giles are expected to be productive
of lively pastiming.
Bush Puzzled
Owing to the fact his six pitchers
have been worked hard this week,
Manager Bush, this morning, had no
definite idea whom he would send to
the Tribe mound against the X. c.
outfit this afternoon. Specie was the
probable starter, however.
The Indians lost a close fray
Thursday when Jimmy linn hurled
the Blues to victory, to 1. Jimmy
had one Of his brilliant days, and it
took a double steal to score off him
Southpaw Dutch Henry opposed
linn and turned in a fine article of
| f1inging, but failure to puzzle Dud-
ley Branom. a left-handed batter,
cost Henry the game. The Indians
got seven hits and the Blues eight.
Branom got three hits. two singles
and a double. and he drove in the
three K. c. runs. He Is rated a weak
hitter against southpaw hurting, but
Henry was unable to deceive him
Thursday.
The eighth-inning jinx that has
pursued Henry many times this sea-
son bothered him again Thursday,
and the locals counted two runs in
the eighth TO win tie laurels. The
scOre-was one run piece when the
Blues took their turn i'm this session.
After one out, Smith hit too hot
for Voter. That's the way the scor-
ers recorded THAT any rate, though
there were plenty of people in the
park who figured Voter bobbled the
drive. Aided by wild pitch
out" Smith Immediately stole sec
ond and Pick walked. Henry hit
Moore with a pitched ball. filing the
bases. Branom stepped up and sin
gled to right, scoring Smith and
Pick Grigsby lined to Henry and
Branom was doubled off first. But
the damage had been done. The In
dams were unable to score in the
ninth.
The Blues first run came in the
sixth. Smith doubled, Voter threw
out Pick and Moore flied to Fisher.
Branom got scratch hit back Of
second, and Smith scored.
The lone indianapolis run was reg
istered in the seventh. After two
out, Holke singled and went to third
on Miller's single. Much TO the
amazement of the Blues, Holke and
Miller, both slow runners, put on the
double steal, Holke scoring, when
Zinn DETECTED Catcher Snyder's
throw to second.
linn frightened in the fourth and
checked a threatened Tribe rally.
Matthews beat out a -hit. Sticking
flied out and Russell sent Matty to
third with a single. Fisher sent a
bounder to linn and Matty was
nailed between third and home.
Holke flied to end the threat.
zinn tripled after two down in
the fifth, but was left.
Fisher doubled Moore at the plate
after catching Snyder's fly in the
second.
Each team executed two double
plays.
Henry fieIded his position in splen.
did style. He had two putouts and
four assists.
Indians and Blues have clashed
nineteen times this season, K. c.
winning ten games and the Indians
nine.
The league-leading Colonies gained
full game Thursday on Brewers
and Indians. Louisville bumped off
Milwaukee, to /. The Colonies to-
day were three games ahead of the
Brewers and four games and a frac-
ton ahead Of the Bushmen.
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