The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-21
Stove League Chatter
BY EDDIE ASH

contract Some boost. Pat informed his
friends. The stalwart Highlander Is
ambitious to win twenty-five games Tor
Joe Mccarthy this year.
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TIME Philly Nationals nearly lost
l. two players in hunting mishaps
this winter, and Manager Shotton
fears his club is jinxed again. Third
baseman Whitney got in the line Of
fire and his face was marked up by
bird shot, but fortunately his eyes
were not struck. Pitcher Earl Col
lard. drafted from Shreveport, also
stopped some shot with his face,
but he, too, escaped injury to his
eyes.
| Little Poison Lloyd waner, sensational
center fielder of the Pirates. had his APP
pendix removed the other day and won't
be in the best of condition at the start
of spring training and perhaps later. He
is the player whom Ownie Bush de-
scribes as "a little squirt who is all ball
player and the best for his size in the
business"
According to Bush. Lloyd is a wizard
in more ways than one, good hitter. Won
derfuI fielder, a streak on the bases, great
thrower and a player who worries weight
off the opposition.
DOUG McWEENY and Dazzy
~ Vance, Brooklyn pitchers, are
crying on each others shoulder.
Doug's salary was reduced $4,000
and VanceS was cut $4,000. They
are yelling murder.
President Norman Perry of the
Indianapolis club will spend the re-
mainder Of the winter at Miami and
Sarasota, sun-kissed cities Of F'lori-
da the latter being the spring train
ing camp of the Tribe FASTENERS.
The Tribe preXy, with Mrs. Perry,
and jim Pierce, club trainer, left
indianapolis by auto the last Of the
week.
Tribe player contracts for 1880
are in the hands of the athletes, all
having been mailed out some time
ago.
INFO from Quincy leads one to
Il suspect efforts are being made
over there to purchase the Indian
apolis interest in the Three-I
League team. Quincy won the pen
nant last season, but lost money
and Norman Perry, indianapolis
club boss, placed the papooseS OH
the market. For that reason no
manager has been appointed for
Quincy by the Indian executive.
Mike Gonzales, catcher, is a
Cuban. Recently Louie Nahin, Mil
waukee business manager, wired
Mike an offer in Havana and Con
zales wired back: Come if pay
big" Mike Kelley, Minneapolis boss,
once asked the Cuban for detailed
report on a player Kelley was i'm
terested in and Kelley got this:
Good field no hit"
The Atlanta Crackers have an infeld
Of old timers, as follows: Ivy Griffin. 81;
MlILOQ StOCA, 80 JOluetOb. II. nAA
Jack Sheehan. So. When the fans shout
Come on. old boyl' in that park. it has
four-way meaning.
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TN addition TO congratulating
L O&nie Bush on his selection of
Indianapolis Mike Kelly as coac.l OF
the White Sox, local friends Of the
little manager are ready to hand
him a medal of some kind for going
before the microphone in Chicago
Monday night. Bush made speech
over WGN and proved an interest
ing orator as he discussed the out
look of the Chicago Americans. He
is not in the habit of making
speeches of the diamond and his
east end friends were dulnbfounded
when they heard his voice on the
/ air.
Now that Ownie has qualified in
the broadcasting league, the East
End Bush Club probably win keep
him in mind for four years hence
land rig up plans for . Bush foa
Mayor Club