The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-08
Tribe Pilot Orders Two
Drills; Morning and
Afternoon.
WEATHER is PERFECT
Tribe Owner DiCkerS With
Brooklyn Club.
BY EDDIE ASH
Timos Sports Editor

ELANI Cl11s RIA, MATCH o.
Spring training of the Indians was
intensified today when Manager
Bethel ordered two practice session,
the first starting at 10 o'clock and
lasting until noon and the second
starting at one and ending at three
or three thirty. And this also will
be the routine Friday and Saturday
if the athletes bear up under to-
days double drill.
Perfect weather conditions in
fluenced the Tribe pilot to increase
the pace and the FASTENERS won't
get a rest period until Sunday, when
they will be given day off.
The squad was to be divided again
this afternoon for another scrub
conflict and the teams were to line
up about the same as Wednesday
with the exception of different
pitchers being used.
Owner James Perry left early this
morning on a motor trip to three
big league camps, Brooklyn, New
York. Yankees and Boston Braves.
There is a certain young player
with the Brooklyn team whom Per-
ry would like to buy and he
journeyed to Clearwater to dicker
with Manager Robinson of the
Dodgers.
The Tribe owner probably will
leave for Indianapolis Saturday to
settle some business matters and
then return TO Plant City for
another stay with his Indians.
The Tribesmen had great fun
Wednesday in the fracas staged
among themselves and a small
audience witnessed several long wal
Tops and expert fielding. Manager
Betzels team won, II to 2, with
Coach Corriden's squad taking the
short-end. Eight innings were
played, with Owner Perry, Secretary
Clauer and Pug Cavet acting as UNI
pires.
Betzers team pounded out eight
cen hits to eight for the losers
Holke got the only home run, a
mighty swat to deep left center.
Fielding features we're contributed
by Walter Mueller and rabbit
Warstler.
Buddie Connolly, playing. at third on
the plate five times he smOte triple,
double and two singles and walked once.
And he performed high class In the field.
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Bill jacobson hit a double and triple
| both terrific drives. And he got over the
sandy center field in good style. Walter
Mueller was the brilliant member OF the
defeated nine. He crashed triple and
single and had five put outs, and one as
sist. HIS best play was one handed catch
turned into double play or q good
throw to FIRST where Spencer was nailed
sliding back.
Warstler contributed flashy worl;
afleld, poled one line single and beat
out a perfect bunt.
The catching on both Sides was
splendid. with Spencer ana htddie oPer-
ating. The former looks every inch
great receiver.
Specie and Meyers hurled for Bethel,
winners and Thompson aud Swetonic toilec
fer Corriden'S crew. Thompson was
bumped for thirteen hits In four innings
but his support was bad and all break;
went against him. The Bethel outnt had
more men playing in their regular posi-
lions.
The Indians made an addition to
their training camp roster Wednes-
day by taking on Catcher Frank
Roach, former Tufts College star. He
has been working out with Balti-
more and will be offered a contract
if he shows anything. With Pau
Florence absent from camp. Roach
will get plenty of work assisting
Spencer and Riddle.
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There are twenty players in camp
with six absent the missing men being
HAney, Burwell, Schupp, Matthew's, Mil
Ter and Florence. With ths exception
of Florence, ell absent members have
accepted terms.
Counting players, club officials ano
others the HooSier party in Plant City
now numbers thirty-five.
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BY midafternoon Wednesday the
thermometer was batting eighty-siX
in the shade on the main stem. It
was the hottest day since the Tribe
arrival.