The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-24
Osborn, Daniels, Hauser
New Fingers; NydahI
Back for 0utfieid Bid.
SPRING PLANS ADVANCE
Pierce Departs Feb. IS to
Prepare Camp.
BY EDDIE ASH

Secretary Bill Clauer OF the
Indians today announced the
signing of two rookie pitchers
and the release of Outfelder
Len Koenecke and Pitcher
/, Walter Wolf to Holke S Quincy
Three-I League club, the Tribe
farm. Young hurlers taken on
for trials at the Sarasota Ella.
spring training camp are En-
DRY Osborn, right handler, of
Kansas City, Kan, and W. G.
Daniels, right handler, Tampa.
Clauer also let it be known that
Mallie Nydahl, outfielder, former
Minnesota university all-around
athlete, would make the southern
trip for a thorough trial. He was
signed last winter, but had the mis-
fortune to break an ankle last
spring while performing with the
Minnesota nine and was unable to
play during the summer.
Young blood in camp makes the
veterans hustle more, is the theory
of Owner Jim Perry and Manager
Bruno Bethel and other promising
rockies may be added to the roster
later.
KOenecke and Wolf were turned
over to Quincy for more season.
ing. The former is a great hitter,
but needs polish in the outfield to
meet American Association re-
quirementS.
The Indians saw Emory Osborn,
pitcher, work last summer on visits
to Kansas City, when Manager
Bethel used him to throw during
Tribe batting practice when the
HooSiers we're playing the Blues.
Daniels, the Florida cracker, was
recommended by the same man who
tipped off the Indian bosses to
Catcher Riddle, who was purchased
from the Sanford (Fla.) team last
winter. Daniels is described as i'm
n1enSe in size.
Train Jim Pierce will blaze the
Tribe trail to Florida, as usual,
and will depart for the training
camp Feb. Is to supervise the
work on the playing field and look
the place over in general. Secre-
tary Clauer already has engaged
workman to get on the job down
the~e Feb. and start raking and
rolling the diamond.
Clauer is endeavoring to arrange
more exhibition tits in Sarasota for
March 8 and 9, and if successful
all Indians will depart from the
north Feb. %; otherwise the orig
inal program probably will stand,
with pitchers and catchers leaving
Feb. % and the main squad March
2. Shortstop Warstler has asked
permission to leave for Sarasota
Feb. %.
George Hauser, sOuthpaw semi
pro of Milwaukee, brother of Joe
Hauser, noted first baSeman, will
be among the 1929 Tribe rockies.
He was recommended by Jim
Murray, veteran umpire, and is
highly regarded in Wisconsin in
dependent baseball. 1t is said
Jim Perry beat the Brewers in a
race to sign young Hauser. If the
youth makes good he'll prove a
great drawing card during the.
Indians visits to the Cream City.
Walter Holke, who will manage
Quincy, has demonstrated he has
the "old observing eye" to become
real pilot. He predicted some
time ago that official A. A. averages
would show WarstIer, the kid, at
the top of Tribe hatters in driving
in runs during the 1928 pennant
race, and Walter was right. Warstler
batted in lightweight runs and the
nearest Indian to him was Haney,
who socked in seventy-eight. That's
quite an achievement for little
guy with a batting average of only
.283. 1t shows Warstler bears up
in the pinch.
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