The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-09
Veteran Highlander OBJ
tanned From Columbus
Hippo Subject to Recall.
BY Eddie Ash

| (1ippo) Thompson, southpaw, was
sent to the Terre Haute team OF
the Three-I League with string
attached. Thompson is subject to
twenty-four-hou recall.
Faeth is expected to take a reg
ular turn on the mound with the
Tribesmen. He is an experienced
hurler and has inside knowledge of
the majority of the swatters' weak
nesses in the A. A. He won four
Of the few games captured by the
cellar Senators this season.
Thompson joined the Indians In
the spring of 1925, and has served
in the capacity of relief hurler.
Manager Bush figures Hippo will
get better chance to develop at
Terre Haute, where he will be used
regularly in the box by the Tots.
After being subdued twice over
the weekend at Columbus. the In
dams returned to Indianapolis this
morning to spend a few hours before
departing for Kansas City. The
Senators beat the Tribe Saturday,
to 8, and again Sunday, to Z, in
fourteen innings.
Hill and Specie were the Saturday
pitchers, and Wisner and Henry did
the hurting Sunday. Tom Hickey's
two clown umpires followed the
Bushmen to Columbus. 1t being the
third consecutive series for Mayer
kurth and Derr to be with the Tribe.
Ralph Miller was injured Satur-
day, and he did not start i'm the Sun
day struggle, Catcher Hartley play
ing third, Voter second and Sticking
short. Miller entered the fray later
and Hartley was withdrawn. The
team Is going along without an ex-
ira fielder.
The Senators solved Tribe pitch
ing for eighteen hits Sunday. and
the Indians collected sixteen off
Withem and Zumbro. Columbus
played with crippled lineup. but
got the breaks.
Milwaukee won a double-header
from the Blues Sunday. while the
fast.coming Toledo Hens knocked off
Louisville twice. The Brewers have
pulled within one game OF first place.
Bevo Lebourveau, heavy hitting
outfelder of the Toledo Hens, has
been purchased by the New York
Giants, but will not report to Nc
Graw until next spring. He bats
left-handed and has been pounding
the ball all season. He was in the
majors before with the Philly Ma
tionals. Bevo is a wizard on the
base paths as well as a slugger.
second Baseman Mcguire and
Shortstop English are other Hens
who have attracted big league notice.
The Indians won two and lost
two to the tail-end Senators. The
| Columbus boys seem to be able to
hit Tribe pitchers.
The Saturday game at Columbus
was a heartbreaker to lose. The
Indians had the lead, to 4, but were
ruined in the eighth when Kirkham
poled a home run with the bases
filed, Columbus winning, 9 to 3. An
infield error and base on balls In
this stanza were disastrous to the |
Tribe. One Columbus runner scored
before Kirkham connected.
Manager Bush was banished by !
Umpire Magerkurth in the first in
ming and the same umpire banished |
Dutch Henry from the field later. |
This is the. umpire employed to take |
Ollie Chill's place.
It Is evident certain umpires are |
taking quick advantage to weaker
the Indians. Manager Bush gets
chased for the least show of temper
whereas managers of certain other |
clubs do, everything but assault the
officials without being banished.
Horrible umpiring" Is the way
many fans describe the work of |
Tom Hickey's guessers. Magerkurth |
is certain to cause constant trouble.
His companion, Derr is another
example of inefflciency. When the
Indians executed a triple play
against Milwaukee recently, he be-
came confused and din't know what
happened. The Indians were forced
to retire the third man twice be-
fore Derr would give a decision.
Early in the season at Milwaukee,
Eddie Sticking touched Brewer
runner so hard the runner nearly
fell. Goetz, a new umpire, ruled
Sticking had missed the runner. The
player scored later and the Indians
lost that game by one run. Bur
we'll was banished from the mound
when he disputed the decision.
If the Indians keep battling and
get few breaks they may cause
Prexy Hickey much anguish by. win
ming the pennant.
Tactics used by Umpire Mayer
kurth in Saturdays game at Col
umbus when the umpire made a
speech to the grand stand about Man
ager Bush are being investigated by
president Hickey Of the A. A. Hick-
ey phoned Vice President Smith from
Chicago he was ready to discipline
Magerkurth. 1t is said Bush made a
speech to Magerkurth Sunday that
caused the umpire to wish he was
home in bed.
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