The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-26

The lads desire to finish their
trades as they have only about three
more months to serve as apprentices
as cutters in the tailoring craft.
They regret to leave the Indians, but
they are going home at the urgent
request of their parents and with the
approval of Manager Bush. Both be
ing under age, they did not sign CON
tracts.
The Tribe boss figures it is best
for the boys to protect themselves
in a business way other than base
ball. since they have only Il short
time to serve out apprenticeshIps.
They made solid hit with Bush
as ball players, and he has gained
their premise to sign with Indian
apoIis later, probably the middle
of the summer.
Wants Them Later
He is very eager to carry them for
developing purposes. Ccmello mas
not been in the best of health re-
Gently, and both lads are more or
less homesick. They came to Hot
Springs to get Bush's opinion of
their caliber, and are leaving with
hearts aglow over treatment received
and with confidence bolstered by the
Tribe pilots encouraging words as
to their future in baseball.
Shortly after joining the Indians
Thursday, Walter Holke, first base
man bought from the Cincy Reds,
signed a Tribe contract. Walter
Hehg, outtielder, also attached his
name to 1926 papers.
Lloyd glastonbury, outfielder,
who was sent to the Buffalo Inter
nationals, again is the property of
the Indians. There is no place for
him, however, and he probably will
be turned over to a Texas league
team.
Pitcher Fred Schemanske, right
handler, who performed with the In
dams last year, wired acceptance of
terms late Thursday night and adj
vised Manager Bush he would de-
part for camp at once. He has
been holding out.
SChemanske lives in Detroit, where
he is a crack bowler. and it is pos
sible he has been stalling in order
to have time to compete in the ma
tional pin tournament at Toledo.
Last of Holdouts
The bulky hurler is the last of
the official holdouts to fall in line.
Bob Steele, pitcher. has not signed,
but he is a reinstated contract
jumper and the Indians are not fig
uring on him.
When Schemanske arrives the
pitching staff in camp will consist
of twelve, as follows: Burwell,
Hill, Niles, Henry, Thompson,
Reynolds, Hutton, Ray and Nc
Nabb. The southpaws are Henry,
Thompson, Lynch and Ray. The
last named has been absent from
camp recently on account of ill
ness in his family, but was due
back today.
The lame-arm boys among the
Tribe infelders made no complaint
| Thursday, when the Little Rock
struggle was called off, because of
wet grounds, as was also practice for
the day Secretly they were happy,
but Manager Bush was the opposite.
| This training trip is costing too
heavy to lose even one days work,
and it was the second time his
FASTENERS were held idle.
Actual competition in exhibition
games is the crying need Of the In
dams as they go through the train
ing PAGES down here in the foot
hills Of the Ozarks. The Tribesmen
have had the benefit of only one
spring struggle, which they won. 5
to 3, from Little Rock. Two other
contests with Little Rock were
rained out, one last Sunday and an.
other, Thursday.
Need Exhibitions
Lack of exhibition contests pre-
vents the club bosses from getting {,
true line on the talent, and efforts
to correct this will be made at once.
Manager Bush can do nothing more
| than divide his squad for scrub con-
tests. And Little Rock may be
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