The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02
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Only One Game Played Sun
day-lndians in Bad
Shape.

Jack Lelivelt's Milwaukee Brew.
ers captured the first game of the
series with the Indians Sunday. Z
to /, and the second fray Of the
scheduled double bill was postponed
on account of mud and occasional
showers. The teams were to battle
again today.
The Bushmen are playing this i'm
portant series badly handicapped by
injuries. Added to that, O%ut1elder
Matthews drew a three-day
suspension Sunday from President
Hickey for fussing with Unpire
Magerkurth. Saturday. Pitcher Bur.
we'll held down Matthews position
Sunday.
Threatening weather held down
attendance Sunday to ABBOTT $500
and it vas necessary to use saw
dust on the field to enable. a contest
to be staged.
Henry for the Indians and Robert
son for the Brewers were the
opposing pitchers in the series open.
err. The Brewers scored three runs
in the second inrdng, one in the
eighth and three In the ninth. The
Indians got their one marker In the
sixth.
An error by Toter in the second
inning and some loose defensive
work on the ilafield put the Brewers
on their way.
Milwaukee got twelve hits and In
d~ianapolis~ ten.
The Tritesmen lost the series
wind-up With the K. c. Blues. Satur.
day, 7 to- 6.
Umpi re Magerkurth. who came
into the A. A. when Ollie Chill was
releas cd, appears to be hard"
against the Indians. He banished
Manhger Bush and WI Matthews
Sat hrday.
President, Hickey lost no time In
ordering Matthews suspended. The
Milwaukee Club is strong enough to
get by on It's merits without being
aided by the Gripping OF opponents,
but Hickey seems to enjoy going
out Of his way to favor the Brewers.
The Indians are In sad shape for
this important series. Shannon is
out with injuries. Matthews is sus.
pended, Holke is playing with a
bad foot, Sicking's throwing arm is
sore, Fisher has a bad wrist, Hart
ley a bruised finger and Miller a
spike wound.
Henry held the slugger Shuttle to
one hit Sunday.
Reb Russell gave the fans a thrill
in the ninth inning with a perfect
throw to the plate to nall a runner.
Shuttle was on third and tried to
score on Strohm's fly to Reb. The
throw came without a hop and Hart.
ley caught the ball on Shulte's back
as the runner started a slide.
Griffin, Brewer first sackeP, made
a one-handed catch off the Milwau-
kee dugout roof of Rehg's foul in
the third.
The Indians lost a run in the sec.
ond when Voter was retired at third
for the third out before Holke
crossed the plate on Henry's single.
Louisville knocked off Kansas City
in a double-header Sunday and In
creased its league lead.
Today was "laides' day" and kids
day" at the Tribe park.
Minneapolis has sold Ted Jourdan.
first baseman, to Birmingham Of the
Southern Association.
Manager Allen OF the Saints,
Catcher Hoffman and Pitchers Kolp
and Farquhar, were suspended in.
definitely Sunday for creating a dis.
turbance in Toledo, Saturday. They,
had a run-in with Umpire Kuhn.
When in Indianapolis recently Allen
and Kolp were banished by the
umpires and It took the police to
eject Allen. but President Hickey
overlooked the rough stuff.
Umpire Jim Murray was injured
Saturday by a foul ball that broke
through his mask, and he was forced
to retire for the day. but he was
back on the job in Louisville, Sun
day.