The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-10
League Leaders Invade
City for Five Battles
ties Win Two and Lose One Over Week-End
Five Home Runs Sunday.

I top OF 1t and reached up and over to
capture Craptrees drive that had a
home run ticket on it. 1t took nerve
to make that play, but Wild pro-
duced and the crowd cut loose with
wild applause.
With the Indians leading, to 1,
in the ninth, Mccain singled and
this time Crabtree poked one high
enough to land in the right center
field bleachers. Thereupon Meadows
frightened and escaped with victory.
Lost in First Inning
The second tilt Sunday was lost
in the first inning when Teachout
was knocked out of the box before
he could retire a man. Ruel Love
relieved and his defense collapsed
momentarily. two errors occurring
and the Columbus FASTENERS got
five runs before the side was retired.
Love pitched wonderful ball for
the seven innings he operated, but
dropped out for pinch hitter in
the seventh and Byron Specie, who
relieved, was clouted for a single
and home run in the eighth.
Cuccinello struck off the homer.
Clyde Barnhart also hit a homer in
this game, giving him record of
three circuit blows in three games.
He had poked one out in the Satur-
day fracas.
Ferd Schupp dazzled the Senators Sat
urday when he shut EN- out with only two
safeties, one coming in the second and the
issued only three walks and famed two.
And furthermore, Ferd poked out two
solid singles one driving in two runs.
When Bernie Neis took Matthews
deep drive to right on the run in the
sixth inning of Saturdays game it
ended a great streak of reaching base
by the Tribes dashing center fielder,
His record the past few days:
June drew a walk and doubled his
June walk, Single. single, safe on sac
rifce bGnt lerror), double 49,
June 6-Doubie, walk, single, single.
June Single. sacrifice (OuD, walk,
flied to Neis.
In other words Matty reached
base twelve consecutive times, then
sacrificed. and followed with
double, and barring the time he
sacrificed Saturday he reached base
thirteen consecutive times. Matty
has crept above the 300 mark in
batting and is playing brilliant
fielding game.
Ill.
SATURDAY. performance. He bad six as
sists and one putout. and made some of
the boys jealous by his display of fielding
skill
Jimmy stroner, from the Pirates. went
hitess Saturday, but got one safety in
Sundays opener and two in the Windup.
He took Wysongs sizzling shot with his
bare hand in the third inning of the
opener Sunday and got the runner at FIRST.
stroner saw little activity with the
Pirates and is expected to show much all
around improvement as the days 60 by.
twin bill in Kawtown Sunday before a
crowd Of p 900. The double triumph en-
a bled the Blues to Dust the Millers and
It is whispered the wedding bells soon
June days are that way.
With 2 professional hog caller from the
Kansas City stockyardS employed as an
nouncer on their home field and with
Pea Ridge Day. champion WELLER of all
leagues daily practicing his art as menu
Der Of the team, it is said the Kansas
City Blues literally howled their way to
the top berth in the Hickey loop. There
have been complaints made to President
Hickey about the agonizing howls emitted
by Pea Ridge. but the A. A. prexy said
he couldn't rule. out the young man so
long as he didn't become offensive And
Pea Ridge, who is pitcher. is now in
Indianapolis He turned down a chance
with the Chicago Cubs the past spring be-
cause he figured he was worth more than
the Wrigley team offered him