The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-06
KeIIeyites Think They Still
Have Chance Despite
Big K. c. Lead.
TRIBE LOSES MONDAY
lineup Battles Home Nine;
PhiIIies Are Booked.
BY EDDIE ASH

Mike Kelley's MillerS, occupying
third place in the A. A.. standing and
10 ID games back of the league
Kansas City Blues, we're at Wash
ington park today, to open a four
game series with the fourth-place
Indians, who by the way, are eleven
games back of the Kelley crew. The
battle for the pennant seems to
have settled into a tWo-club affair,
between Blues and Saints, but you
can not convince the Millers of
that opinion and genial Mike has
his sluggers playing heads-up base
ball tagging along, hoping one or
both of the teams above them
strike a Snag.
Nine and Seven.
Bruno BetzeTs Indians have had
good luck when battling the
Minneapolis FASTENERS, for in seven
teen struggles with them the Tribe
has won nine tits, tied one and
lost seven.
The fracas at the ball yard Mon
day saw the Indians on the short
end of the wind-up with Louisville,
5 to l, when old Ben lineup, whose
record was two victories and eleven
defeats previous to Monday, stepped
out and held the Hoosiers to four
hits, all singles. And he got the
side out in order in five of the nine
innings. The ancient redskin
seems to bark back to the form of
his youth when facing the Tribes
men.
Bill Poorly Supported.
Ben was opposed by Bill Burwell,
who though touched for twelve hits,
had only two earned runs marked
against him, Stroner booting home
two and Warstler one. Bill sort
of baf1ed the enemy when runners
were within scoring distance.
The Indians scored their lone run
when lineup wild-pitched Monahan
home in the first round, otherwise
the calm Ben would have walked
away with a shutout. The series
was divided, two and two.
III In the. the second stanga. Louisville got
Two doubles, two singles and a stolen
base, yet only one man scored.
Louisville tried the squeeze play twice
with fatal results. In the fourth Olivares
missed the pitch and Camel was erased
coming down the line toward home In
the eighth, LOTUS tried it and hunted
into double play.
The contest was peculiar in that three
OF the outf1elders had no putouts. Lavne
Matthews and Smith. The Indians had
bumper crop Of assists.
Pitcher Claude Jonnard. obtained bv
ne INDIANS in the Ken Penner deal with
me me CUBS, was in Tribe uniform Monday,
but was unsigned.
Sticking robbed Warstler of a hit in the
seventh when he went back on the grass
ana Scooped his hot shot with one hand.
-. Monahan erased a hit for Smith in
me me NTH by sharing his drive over the
bI LsD Sa SHrira Elmer f was more or less of
nome run in the worlds series with the
bases loaded.
Pitcher Yaros. a highlander off
taken on by the Indians for trial.
secretary CIauer has booked the Phila-
delPbia Nationals, featuring Home Run
Klein, for an exhibition Friday Sept 6.
Klein, local hefty. is leading the big
league home run parade and batting in
high figures. 1t will be "Chuck Klein
day. Tommy Thevenow, another Hoosier
with the Phillies, also is expected TO get
a big hand from Madison and former
dian slabist also is on the Quakertown
roster.
Batting averages of the Indian
regulars follow: