The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-01

center that Anderson caught at his
shoe tops after run.
Barney had been in a spring
slump and his mates and the fans
were delighted to see him come out
of it with power house attack. 1t
was Penner's third straight victory
and he held such noble Swatters as
| Chapman, Cooke. Roettger and
Haas to two bingles. Chapman and
Cooke each getting one. And Fen
ner, a left-handed SWinger, also was
held hitless.
Each club got seven hits, and it
was a-sWift ball contest, the fastest
in the league during the new cam
paign, the boys running it off in
1:15.
Open Date In A. A.
Today was holiday in the A. A.
as all clubs climbed aboard rattlerS
and headed west to stage home
openers in Kansas City, Milwaukee,
st. Paul and Minneapolis. The In
dams left here at 2 so this afternoon
for K. c. and the tilt there Thursday
! is expected to bring out the largest
attendance of the year in the Hickey
loop.
Eddie ZWillings Blues have won
ten games and lost only two and
are on the way to open their home
season in first place, with Indian
apoliS and Minneapolis next in line,
tied at eight games won and five de-
feats.
Catcher Mum Released
Bill BurWell probably will get the
Tribe mound assignment in KaW-
town, Thursday. The Indians left
Catcher Robert Mum behind and
he will be returned to the Albany
club Of the Eastern League, leav-
ing Joe Sprinz and John Riddle to
handle the Tribe backstop duties.
Mum has been with the BetzeliteS
since the start of spring training,
but the management decided it
would be too expensive to carry
three receivers.
In the four series staged at the
local park. the Indians took four
from Milwaukee. won one and lost
one with Kansas City. lost two and
won one with Minneapolis, and won
two and lost two with st. Paul.
Wid Matthews turned in a catch II, the
He raced into left center. tagged More
harris line drive with one hand and
cuffed the ball safely into MS clutches II
had TO Stretch to s5'n make e' it, no'"''' NS'
In the first Barnhart raced to the right
field bleacher fence, to snare Merchants
long foul.
Chapman's high twisting foul near the
Saint dugout was gathered in by Monahan
iii the fourth.
crash by Haas in the fifth struck Pen
ner and bounced away, but Ken stayed
up and recovered the pellet in time to
get the runner at first.
Mopahan scopped up Fenner's hot shot
back of first in the fifth and tossed to
Penner for the putout. 1t was a neat play.
Fcnner sent a liner at Monahan in the
seventh and Pete grabbed it,
Il 4
Barnbart vas lucky to hold Cookies low
liner to q single in the eighth. The count
was three and two and Cooke put every
thing he had into his swing. Barney
raced in and knocked the ball down IN a
way TO keep it in front of him and only
one runner scored. Three hits. stolen
base and a sacrifice in that Stanza got
the Apostles only one tally. Penner famed
Roettger and Haas bounced to Connolly.
Il
81. Paul used two pinch hitters, Belts
and Cooke. and Penner famed cm both
Zumbro went six innings on the Saint
mound and Lefty Gisrd finished.
4 u
Roettger cufTed Metz liner in the sec
! ond Just enough to hold it TO a single. II
! sent Connolly. who had singled. to third
and Buddie scored while sprinz was
n Il
( Weekday attendance has been better
/ than last spring. The paid Tuesday WaI
Tribe Averages