The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-07
BY EDDIE Ash

year. WQeTe ne DdLJed .3bl IN 100
games. today was obtained on op-
ton by Bruno Betzels Indians from
OWnie Bush S Pittsburgh Pirates.
The inGcldcr is slated to report at
Washington park Saturday. He is
%, weighs about rs and stands
feet 10 inches.
o. StrOner was q hcfty siUegcr with
Wichita in 1928 with total hits of
III. including AZ doubles, 10 triples
and ~ home runs. He stole II bases.
He was fourth IN fielding among
regular Western League third base
men with a mark of 954 He bats
left-handed.
Forty eight Hour Recall
StrOner viii be subject to recall Of
forty EIGHT hours, notice Tribe Off
Gals said after the United Press had
confirmed the deal out OF Pittsburgh
with a statement by President Bar
ney Dreyfuss Of the Pirates
StrOner underwent an appendix
operation the past winter and his
spring training performance was
below expectations, but according
to word from Manager Bush the
infielder has recovered fully now and
is ready for daily action He is eX-
pected to add a much-necdcd punch
to the Tribe attack. although Leon
ard Metz has been playing fine ball
at third and will give Stroner a
battle.
With the coming Of StrOner it Will
be necessary to cut off another
player in ordr to stay within the
player in order to stay within the
StrOner, the Indians now have six
inf1elders, four outf1elders, two
catchers and nine pitchers-total
tWenty-one
Making it three in a row over the
Hens by taking the series finale
Thursday, 3 to 0. the Indians today
turned their attention to the Co
umbuS Senators, who invaded
Washington park for three games,
their first visit here during the cur
rent season. The Bucks have
gang of swatters and seldom are
dis posed of easily despite the fact
the club is in seventh place.
IS Hits in Days
Bruno BetzelS Indians have done
some real smuggling themselves the
past three days with fifteen hits
Tuesday. twelve Wednesday and
eleven ThTsday-a total of thirty
eight blows Wild Matthews collected
eight safeties during that stretch
and boosted his batting average to
BIT Joe Sprinz is second high with
.313. the others being below the 300
mark. Some of the boys are coming
gradually. however, and the club
average is certain to show improve
ment
Ken Penner gave a remarkable
pitching exhibition Thursday as he
BANKED Toledo with four hits Only
eighteen men faced him the first
six innings. or three to an inning,
and until the sixth stanza the Hens
had solved him for only one bingle.
He was helped by three double
plays and the contest was run off
in 1:19.
The rivals played errorless ball.
and it was a splendid struggle to
watch, for the outfelders of both
teams came through with several
running catches.
The veteran Hugh McQuillan
hurled for the enemy, and though
the Tribe got eleven hits, he was
difficult to solve
PsnnsE threw up his EI 6. d1i in sf q.
the stab of his left shoulder. barely
setting his head out Of the way, It was
WITH NEuN ON FIRST AND ONE
DOWN IN THE NINTH CONNOLLY TOOK
KEeoEEJH,LLEFR's FAST HOPPER; TOUGHER
DOUBLED -KOEHLER AT FIRST TO END
Not =. visitor reached second during the
entire fracaS-and that is what is termed
great pitching and alright defense.
II
Matthews made a fine run into right
center to snare Warmers hard hit drive in
the eighth. 1t looked = like sure double
Layne turned in a sparkling catch on
koehler in the first round when he went
into left center and took the ball of his
field fence in the third. reached high and
grabbed Hayworth's near-homer.
r
veach's smash TO deep right in the
second was taken on the run by Barn
hart
The decision against Barnhart was close
n the third when Warner pegged to