The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-28
Indians Protect Advantage
on Top at Expense of
Toledo Hens. ="
TRIBESMEN SLAM BALL
Brame Battles Visitors After
Early Innings Wednesday.
BY EDDIE ASH


more fans would turn out for the
remainder of thc current series. The
locals are in front of the second
place Saints by margin of two and
one-half games.
Road Trip Next Week
Tribesmen and Hens end their
round of battles Saturday and then
the Indians hit the road for long
stretch, with the exception of next
Monday when they engage Ownie
Bush's Pittsburgh Pirates, here III
an exhibition tilt. Three conflicts
lemain in the Hen series, one today,
one Friday and the finale Satur-
day.
Erwin Brame, erratic at the start
Wednesday, got going" during the
second half of the skirmish and had
the Stengelites eating out Of his
hand. He gave up only seven hits,
only. two Hen safeties being made
after the fourth stanza. That's rare
pitching
Tribe Poles IA Hits
And what's more, Wednesday Gus
toners saw the Indians in a batting
mood and Mcnamara, Toledo fling
er, was touched for fourteen blows
The defensive work of Warstler
and Connolly was superb, the key
stone performers accepting nine
teen chances between them without
a miss.
Herman Layne led the Tribe at
tack with two doubles and single
and made a clean steal. Two bril-.
liant outfeld plays occurred, one a
long running catch by H. Mueller
Of, the visitors and the other the
catch of a low line drive by Adam
Comorosky.
The contest was worth the money,
for the Betzelites had to come from
behind to capture it,
Walter Mueller, Tribe sub outhelder.
was given his release with a string at
deal for himself He asked the club to
leet III, him 9 go home and Try to land : JOB
known. Mueller Believes he " viii Start
hitting his stride when he finds a berth
That TIA will AFFORD him daily employment
Indians with all regulars going good and
Reb Russell always available.
Utility Player Ralph Miller. with
the Tribe last season, was placed
back on the club roster Wednesday
and he will be carried in place OF
Mueller.
,, Walter mok &C., ,ssus ,,. Indian arst
with sore arm. III. Ad tTouble IS an oiS
injury received sometime ago when he
was struck by pitched ball, The bad
surgical treatment Tuesday.
Reb Russell played first in Holke's alb.
he got By with only one error H'' The v Sau
oran made fine stop on Rawlings in the
ply Killing he had q nn snp puto 5at9 and ' one
assist, got one hit and sacrificed once.
Roy Spencer, the perpetual catch
er, blew himself to two hits. His
batting average Slowly is advancing.
He nailed two Hens stealing.
Brame's momentary wildness in the
wise he would have knocked en- nc of with
single tally. With runners on third and
second and two out. Brame purposely
Messner, but he threw Messner 81 four ar
straight balls and forced H. Mueller over
| the plate. Thereupon Brame frightened
| pitches.
Johnny Rawlings had busy day
1T second for the Hens.
Warstler and Connolly hit into
double plays on tough luck line
drives labelled hits, but winding up
in the gloves Of the enemy.
.Bts4 IN po led mighty drive to deep
and he speared the sphere over his
shoulder.
Catcher Spencer was struck OH
the back by foul off O'Neil's bat ii:
the sixth The sphere escaped Roy'S
glove. hit Umpire Browns chest
protector and on the rebound the
Tribe receiver was socked between
the shoulder blades.
~ Fred Haney,s double in the, fifth scored
score score. WarstleE singled LayIne home in
eighth hits by Haney, Layne. warstier
and Spencer, a. sacrifice by. Russell and
Layne's THEFT OF second combined to give
| the Tribe three markers to put the con-
test in the bag.
With one out in the ninth. Grimes
hopped single over short and Jacobs,
batting for oNsil. hit into a double
| play.
st. Paul downed Kansas City and
Minneapolis bowled over the Brew
erS Wednesday.
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