The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05

perience and class. They would
like to land Leo Dixon of the st.
Louis Browns who was with the
Indians several years ago. Catch
erS on the Tribe staff now are Paul
Florence and Riddle, the latter
from the Florida State League.
Manager Bethel has hopes of OBJ
tanning an outfielder from Pitts
burgh and is counting on one of
three, Layne, Brickell or Comoroskv.
Both Layne and Brickell saw scrv-
ice at different times with the
Hoosiers the past season, but they
were owned by the Pirates and were
recalled.
The order for the 1928 Tribe uni
forms was given to the Charles C.
Carr Company Of Indianapolis. This
is in line with Owner Perry's idea
to boost home industry. Carr led In
dianapolis to a pennant in 1908 and
developed RUDE Marquard and
Ownie Bush who were sold to the
majors for what were big prices
then, $1,000 for Marquard and
$4,000 for Bush.
OTTO Williams, who played with
that same 1908 Tribe champion.
is in Dallas mingIing with the
stove leaguers.
Two hotels, the Adolphus and
Baker, are bearing the burden of
the stove league convention here.
indianapolis representatives are
CHARTERED at the Adolphus, named
after Adolphus Busch of brewery
industries.
HooSier party members were
shut-inS for twenty-five hours in
making the trip from Indianapolis
to Dallas. They journeyed in
special Pullman, personally con-
Quoted by w. j. Frost of the Mis-
souri, Pacific. The party travelled
via Big Four from Indianapolis to
st. Louis and the remainder of the
way by Missouri Pacific on the
Sunshine Special, Pacific coast
train.
A combination club and observa-
ton car with a glass enclosed par
lor made a hit with the baseball
tourists.
Joe McCarty, boss of the Chi
cagO Cubs, Joined the IndianapO- \
lis party at st. Louis. Jack Hen
bricks, pilot of the Cincinnati
Reds, came with, the indianapolis .
delegation. Other managers along
were Barney Mike Kelly, pilot
Of Spartansburg, looking for pros
pective Spartans; Heinie GrOh,
Charlotte manager; Harold Ire
Ian, manager of Quinck, the In
dams farm club; Spud Campbell,
pilot Of the Bloomington GILL;
team, and our own Bruno EetzeI.
All A. A. managers except Lei
bold of Columbus and Allen of st.
Paul were on hand Sunday, buzz
zing around hotel Hobbies. Jack
Lelivelt of Milwaukee is quite gay.
He is getting together what is
known as a terrific" ball club and
is advising his brother pilots to hus-
tie if they care to keep peace with
the 1923 Brewers.
Dutch Zwilling feels certain his
Kansas City Blues will be in the
money. Brewers and Blues stack up
best at present, according to the
majority Of experts.
The Toledo Hens, 1927 pennant
winners. must rebuild. They lose
Outfielders Lebourveau, Koehler and
Kelley, Catcher Heving, Second
Baseman Mcguire and Shortstop
Cote. They still have Bobby Veach
and Roy Grimes, howevere, two
mighty sluggers and their strong big
league connections surely will help.
Judge X. M. Lands, high COM
missioner of baseball, came in
from Hot Springs Sunday morning
and played some more golf. He's
the big awe of the national pas
time.
Jake Hollenbeck, formerly of In
dianapoliS, was at the station Sun
day afternoon when the Hoosier
party rolled in and he extended the
big glad Hand. He is assistant gen.
eral passenger traffic manager Of the
Missouri Pacific and very proni-
nent person in these parts. He will
entertain crowd of Hoosiers at a
dinner aboard his private car to-
night.
The National Association Of Pro-
fessional Baseball Leagues, the or
ganization which includes all minor
circuits, will open its convention
Tuesday and stay in session through
Thursday.
Manager Bill Meyer of the Louis
vile Colonies today announced the
purchase of Shortstop Joe Olivares
from Little Rock of the Southern AS
ISOLATION. He's brilliant in the field,
but only fair with the stick, his
average being PIT. He had a try