The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-31

with Kansas City this afternoo
ipated. The Blues annexed two
winning Friday, 7 to 3, behind {
Hills seventeenth pitching victC
On Sunday the Milwaukee Brew
ers come for a double-header, first
struggle at 2 o'clock. The Brewer
series calls for five battles and the
twin bill Sunday is a regularly
scheduled bargain.
The Bushmen' we're three and one
half games back of the leading
Colonies today and two games be-
hind the second-place Milwaukee
team.
First X. c. Defeat Here
Friday was the first time this
season Kansas City took a licking at
Washington Park. On their spring
visit here, the Blues won four in a
row and also copied the Wednes-
day and Thursday contests this
week. 1t took Hills cunning and
perfect support to hold Fem off Fri
day
Wisner or Specie was to face the
Abbottnien on the mound in the
series finale this afternoon.
The Indians scored in the open
ing inning Friday instead Of letting
the opposition do it, two Tribesmen
counting. *. @. hurriedly knotted
the score in the second, but after
that no more markers were made off
Hill until the ninth, when Branom
got around.
Two Indians crossed the plate in
tho fifth, one in the seventh and
two in the eighth. Fourteen hits
were gathered off Jimmy linn and
eight off Hill.
Shift on Infield
Manager Bush shifted Sticking
back to second n Miller to- short
and the change operated to the In
dianas' advantage, two double plays
being executed. Miller accepted nine
chances and Sticking four. Holke and
Fisher also performed brilliantly in
the field and the former got two
hits and the latter three.
The outstanding fielding play was
turned in by Fisher in the seventh.
Branom drove a long one to the.right
field corner. Fisher sprinted over
the foul line, SHARED the ball with
his gloved hand and crashed into
the bleacher screen. He held the
sphere, however.
Six Tribe Runs Earned
Murray and Branom played bang.
up ball in the field for the visitors.
The two error charged in the game
were against Grigsby and Smith,
the latter's miscue helping the
Tribe score in the eighth. Six of
the Indians seven runs wer earned.
One of the largest Saturday,
crowds of the season was expected
to view today's fracas and on Sun.
day the park doubtless will be
packed.
Attendance Friday was 1900 paid,
100 women and 500 children.
Women and children get another
free game Monday.
Carmen helped himself over the
hill in the third X. C. battle by get
ting two hits. Jimmy linn, his
mound opponent, also got two, but
no n accused the twirlers of hav.
Ing an understanding.
Matthews was the victim of a
hot stop by Smith i'm the second.
The Blue third sacker shared the
ball with one hand.
Sicking's triple in the seventh
went all the way to the left field
corner. Eddie showed the fans
some speed getting around the sacks.
Miller made a leapirg catch of
Tierney's liner in the eighth to re-
tire the side.
Miller was called out on a third
strike in the seventh that he could
not have reached with two bats.
Holke, playing with a lame foot,
got a single and double. He made a
fancy pickup of Voters bad throw
in the third and also knocked down
a vicious drive by linn in the same
inning and threw to Hill to get the
runner.
Ben lineup and Dave Danforth
hooked up in a pitching battle at
Louisville Friday. The Colonies
won, 3 to 2, and retained the A. A.
lead.
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The tailend Senators made it three
straight over the Millers. It's true!
Saints and Hens went fifteen in.
nings; the Saints winning, IL to 8. st.
Paul got four runs in the sixth extra
round. Cullop poled a Homer in the
thirteenth.
Anderson collected five hits for
the Saints and Foss four. st.
Paul used five pitchers and Toledo
four.
Sunday, at Washington Park. In
~dianapolis fans will get a glimpse Of
the mighty Fritz \ Shuttle, the
sensation Of the season in Tom
Hickey's loop. And he's no false
alarm. He is a slugger, fast on the
bases and good in the outfield, and
he Owns a strong arm.
Shuttle is 22 years of age and this
is his second season i'm the A. A. He
has been sold to the st. Louis
Browns for a large sum of cash and
three players, Pitchers Jonnard,
Robertson and Infielder Lamotte.
Indianapolis and Milwaukee have
met twelve times this season., the
Indians winning seven of the con-
licts.