The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-20
Dutch ZWiIIing, Former In
dian, in Charge of KaW-
town FASTENERS.
ERRORS AID MILLERS
Locals Blow Behind Dixie
Leverett's Good Pitching.
BY Eddie Ash -


nents today in the persons of the
Kansas City Blues, kaw, kaw! Ed
ward Dutch Spread Eagle Zwilling,
former Tribe fly chaser, is the boss
of the invaders, but friendship ceases
on the diamond and he hopes to
profit in percentage while here for
three days
Ferd Schupp, the Tribes lone
southpaw finger, was slated to do the
local mound work this afternoon.
The Blues won four games and lost
one in their first two series and are
in third place. The Indians, in
seventh position, have won one and
dropped five.
In the wind-up struggle with the
Minneapolis outfit Tuesday the Mil
lers were able to win, IL to 10, and
make a sweep of the series when the
locals floundered in the field.
No Support for Dixie
Dixie LeVerett, Tribe starting
hurler, uncorked some fine pitching
and he looked like a certain victor
in the early innings until errors be-
hind him upset calculations. In
seven sessions Of toll he allowed
only five hits and two earned runs,
but the Millers got four markers by
the miscue route during that time.
For instance, in the sixth stanza,
the Tribe Contributed" four errors
and Minneapolis was enabled to
score three runs on one hit. The
damage was started by Voter, who
blew" a set-up double-play and
what followed was excruciating.
Florence committed two errors on
one play when he fumbled a bunt
and then threw wild to first. It was
necessary for Leverett to fan two
men to get the side out.
Rally Fails Short
Despite the manner in which the
defense cracked, the Indians encour-
aged the fans to some extent by
battling until the last and Mime.
apolis was forced to use two relief
hurlers to check a Tribe rally in
the ninth that produced four runs.
When action ended, Tribe runners
We're on second and third and a base
hit would have won the ball game.
But Russell struck out before the
left-handed slants of Moon.
The Indians collected fourteen
hits to ten for Minneapolis. Leverett
was taken out for a pinch hitter in
the seventh and Wisner did a poor
job of relief hurting. He was wild
and was solved for five hits and five
runs in the last two rounds.
Twenty-Five players got in the
wild contest, the Indians using six
teen men and the Millers thirteen.
The Indians got quantity produc-
ton from their left fielders Tuesday.
Brickell started and got one hit and
a sacrifice fly that drove in a run,
and he scored one marker himself.
When Minneapolis changed to south
paw pitching Wyatt relieved Brickell
and obtained three hits in three eff
forts and scored twice.
Bob Snyder gave the saddened
rooters a thrill in the eighth when
he batted for Florence and drove a
home run over the low left center
field fence with Wyatt on ahead. 1t
was terrific clout.
Larry Kopf emerged from a bat
ting slump with single and double.
1t was Florence's first game be-
hind the bat, and he was rusty, three
errors going against him. He got
two hits in three attempts.
Jim Walsh made his first appear
ance when he batted for Matthews
in the ninth. He got life" and
Voter was safe at second when
| Pitcher Wilson SHARED Walsh s
grounder and threw wide to second.
Each Of the Tribes five errors fig
ured in the Minneapolis scoring.
l. nv AtAbI NIIC Ahblclllo fiilldoSCu
fourteen hits, five for extra bases,
served to give the fans some encour.
agement. It's unusual for an Indi-
annapolis team to show that much bat
ting power. Holke, Bethel and Kopf
poled doubles, Matthews a triple and
! Snyder a homer.
Kansas City pvercame a seven
run lead to tie the score in the ninth
inning at Toledo Tuesday, and then
defeated the Hens in the eleventh,
9 to 8.
| The Milwaukee Brewers secured a.
| six run lead in the first inning and
were never overtaken in the final
game OF the series at Columbus. The
| score was Il to 6.
An eighth.inning rally fell short
I and Louisville lost its fifth straight
game. st. Paul winning Tuesday,
| 6 to 4.
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