The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-17
Penner Allows Only Four
Hits in IA Innings
on Sunday.
SCHUPP ALSO SHINES
Russell SmaCkS Ball to Win
Long Struggle.

Mark it down as red-letter week
end for the Indians. Three VIC
tories in three starts, and a cl9al
sweep over the Brewers boosted the
Betzelites above the 500 mark, and
in the double header Sunday the
fans saw some Of the best pitching
of the season as Ken Penner held
the enemy to four hits in fourteen
innings and won. 2 to l. Following
this glorious performance Ferd
Schupp took the mound in the sec
ond tilt and blanked the visitors, 5
to 0, with two hits, in six innings,
the contest being cut short by the
6 o'clock law.
The score Saturday was s to S,
with the Hoosiers on the long end,
and Byron Specie got credit for that
win, though Teachout and Skidmore
also saw service in the game.
Remarkable Pitching
Timid fans who remained away
from the park Sunday because Of
the early afternoon shower missed
out on q royal matinee, for in
twelve OF the fourteen innings of the
first struggle Penner, the newlywed,
held the Milwaukee pastimers hit
less. He was opposed by Ed Sire
lecki. recently Of the st. Louis
Browns, who was hurting his first
fray for the Brewers, and Ed proved
a real slayer
Reb Russell. called out of the dug
out in the fourteenth with the bases
jammed, pinch hit Tor Metz and
cracked the first pitch for a line
drive to right center and Barnhart
waltzed in with the winning run.
Reb crashed the sphere hard enough
for double, but only a one-base
poke was needed and the big fellow
was given q big hand for his oppor-
tune Wallop.
Sprinz Doubles
Strelecki allowed only nine hits
NIonahan collecting three and Mat
theWs two. The other Tribe run
scored in the fifth on a Monahan
single and Joe SPRINGS double.
Alert fielding by Metz held the
Brewers to one marker in the eighth
when Penner faltered. Grimes
opened this round with single and
dashed to third on Young's single.
Strelecki sent a difficult hopper
down the third base line, but Metz
came up with it and though out of
position to throw he man
aged to get the sphere to Sprinz
Just right to retire Grimes at the
plate. Young took third and scored
on Lebourveaus double. Strelecki
reaching third. Badgro connected
for a line drive, but Metz leaped
and tagged it and then touched
third before Strelecki could scramble
back. 1t was an unassisted double
play.
Fine Barnhart Catch
In the fifth, with Strohn on Sec
ond Barnhart prevented a score by
going back to the fence for a leap
ing one-handed catch Of Young's
line drive that had all the earmarks
of a home run. Bud Connolly was
prominent in the field with thirteen
chances accepted and no nliScueS.
In the second battle while Schupp
baffed the Home Brews the Indians
took kindly to the offerings of Cobb
and poled ten hits in the six in
nings, Matthews getting three. Mon
ahan and Layne came through with
triples. One run scored in the fourth
and four in the fifth, the Tribe get
ting five hits in the "big" inning.
Bubbles Hargrave's st. Paul Saints,
cruising along in third position, in
wade Washington park Tuesday for
four tilts. Today's scheduled game
with the Brewers was played as part
Of Sundays double-header and the
athletes we're given day off to rest
up for the important series with
the powerful Apostles.
The double defeat handed Mil
waukee Sunday caused that team
to fall into the A A. cellar.