The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-12
Tommy Thomas Booked to
Heave for Chicago
Pale Hose.
BETZELS THUMP REDS
Coach Corriden in Hospital
for Two Weeks.
BY EDDIE ASH
Times Snarts Editor

/ Feenng nlgnly eldCed over UilS
punch they displayed against the
Cincy Reds Thursday, the Indians
were ready to tangle with the Chi
cago White Sox this afternoon at
8. Cold breezes this morning made
the club bosses shiver for fear there
would be another postponement, but
the athletes need the exercise and
the contest was to be staged if there
was any chance at all.
Ferd Schupp was slated to face
the Sox on the mound, and Man
ager Blackburne of the American
Leaguers announced he would start
Tommy Thomas and send him all
the way if the weather was not too
frigid. The Sox are here for three
games, and large outpouring of
fans is expected Saturday and Sun
dav if some warmth returns.
The Betzelites launched a heavy
attack on the Reds in the fourth
inning Thursday and collected six
runs in the one session off Eppa
Rixey, veteran southpaW. The final
score was 10 to and the crowd
of 500 received q big thrill, despite
! the chilly atmosphere, as the home
nine slaughtered the major pas
| timers.
Bill Burwen hurled the first SIX
| innings and allowed only five hits in
that time and but for an error IN
the sixth frame he would have eS-
capped with only one run against
| him. Tex Love relieved Bill after
the sixth and was touched for four
| hits and two runs in three rounds.
A three-base poke by Bud Con-
molly in the eighth was feature for
| it came with TWO mates on base
and was made off Silas johnson, a
young right handler from Rock Is
land. who has been a spring train
| ing sensation with Jack Hendricks
! Queen City outfit.
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The Indians will be without the
. services of their popular coach,
Johnny (ReO Corriden, for about
two weeks. He went to Methodist
hospital today for an indefinite stay
to be treated for a stomach ailment,
but it is believed he will be able to
don a uniform again before the end
of the month COrriden was taken
i'll in Florida, but recovered and was
back on the job in one day. After |
returning north the coach again |
had a bad SpeeI which called for a
trip to the hospital.
Burwell had a bad first inning,
but recovered quickly and tanned
the Reds thereafter. The visitors
got single, triple and two walks
in the opening round, but only one
run resulted owing to the fact the
Indians executed a double killing.
ALLEN ROAMED EVERYWHERE IN |
CENTER AND HAD SEVEN PUTOUTs.
g
Metz had one miscue at third for !
the Indians, but his work was good |
nevertheless.
Burwell made sgreat play on
Ford in the fourth and robbed the
Cincy shortstop of an infield hit.
MATTHEWS SMASHED A DOUBLE IN
THE FOURTH THAT DROVE IN TWO |
RUNS.
Shaner, Subbing for George Kelly, |
was called out on strikes to end the |
game. Kelly played first four in
nings and Shaner finished. Shaner |
is an outfielder from Chattanooga !
who is being developed into a first |
sacker to be available if Kelly hap |
pens to have bad luck.
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1t was warmer for the ball
players than the spectators, some
of whom have not thawed out.
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PETE MONAHAN PLAYED NEAT BALL |
AT FIRST AND GOT ONE HIT.
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Herman Layne, who has been
performing in great style all spring,
singled twice against the Reds,
BY the form he showed Thurs