The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-24
Tribe to Remain in Reds
Spring Camp Over Sunday
Indians Schedule Game With
West Palm Beach Police
Nine.
BY Eddie Ash
Times Sports Editor

March 24.-Bruno Betzel's Indians
are tickle. They came to West Palm
Beach for a three-day stay, fell in
love with the lively tropical city and
decided to extend their visit. Man
ager Bethel and road secretary Smith
arranged with local boosters for a
Sunday contest with the city police
nine, a strong Independent team OF
these parts.
Agreement was reached with the
Cincinnati Reds for the Hoosiers to
use the West Palm Beach grounds
for practice Saturday morning. The
new plan will give the Indians two
extra workouts on the high class
diamond here and the squad won't
return to Sanford until Monday,
when the Philadelphia Athletics are
to be played. The Tribe FASTENERS
will leave here at 3 a. m. Monday.
The second tilt of The West Palm
Beach series between Indians and
Cincy Reds was carded for today and
Boone and Koupal were slated to
pitch for Indianapolis. The teams
will meet again Friday.
Five Outfielders
Manager Bethel announced to.
day he desires to carry five out
fielders. lie has three on the roster
but indicated he will try for three
new fly chasers. two righthanded
htters and one southpaw batter.
Bethel is alarmed over the weak hit.
ting of the present garden trio.
Before a crowd of fashionable
vacationists, the Indians made a
game stand in their Wednesday
battle with the Reds here and were
nosed out only when a rookie fol
lowed Burwell on the Tribe mound
The score was to 2.
The feature of the fracas was Bur
wells splendid pitching. He worked
five innings against the major
leaguers, held them scoreless and al
lowed only three hits. two of thu
safeties being scratches. He famed
three men and walked one.
Elmer Ambrose, former Three-l
Lacquer, took up the Tribe hurlin,
in the sixth and wavered immediate
ly. With one but, he made a wilC
throw after fielding Pinelli's rolIel
and Walker followed with a hom,
run.
The Indians rallied in the seventh
| and knocked Jackie May out OF th'
box. Larry Kopf slapped lin,
drive home run to right center anC
Wyatt singled. Russell forceC
Wyatt, but Manager Bethel produced
a double, scoring Russell. Jacl
Hendricks, pilot of the Reds. jerket
May and sent in Lucas, who halted
the rally.
The Reds were lucky on their win
ming run in the seventh. After on,
out Picinich singled and advanced t.
third on Lucas single. Christensen
sent a roller to Ambrose, who pulled
6. skull play. He could have trapped
Picinich. off third easily, but chos,
to get Christensen at first and THU
mistake enabled Picinich to score
Pineli, next up. flied to Wyatt.
Wyatt walked and Russell singled
after one out in the ninth, but were
! left stranded.
The Indians got six hits and The
Reds seven; seven Tribesmen strucl
out.
The big leaguers stole two base.
on Florence.
Bethel was the only Indian to
obtain two hits. Walker got two
for the Reds.
The Hoosier infield played grea
ball. Kopf, Bethel, Voter and Holk'
all making fancy plays. Hollke haC
seventeen putouts and one assist.
Pittenger was a bear at shortstoI
for Cincinnati.
AFTER A NIGHT AND MORN
ING OF RAIN, THE SUN OPENEI
UP AND THE TEAMS STRUG
GLED WITH PERFECT Wealth
Err PREVAILING.
The Tuesday night trip from San
ford to West Palm Beach was a pair
to the Indians. They motored thirt!
miles, from Sanford to New Smyrna
in a drenching rain ard several o
the athletes and camp follower
were in open cars with no side cur
tains. Near accidents were frequen
on the wet roads. The hapless pas
timers, with much of their lugga g
soaked, came from New Smyrna t.
West Palm Beach by rail.
The ball park here is one of the
best in the South and Manager
Bethel took full advantage by
sending his men through a long
workout before Wednesdays game.
Reds and Indians are staying al
the same hotel-the new Pennsyl
vania.