The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-13

to Stress
Sacrifice
Veteran Second Stacker Is
One of A. AS Best
at Art.
BY EDDIE ASH
Times Sports Editor

SARASOTA, Fla, March ID -
The Indians veteran and fancy
second-sacker, Eddie Sticking, who
returned to the Tribe fold from
Louisville in the trade for Herman
Lavne during the winter, has been
appointed professor in the art OF
bunting during the spring training
stay Of Johnny Corriden's Hoosier
FASTENERS in Sarasota.
Eddie will be an unofficial profess
sor. Of course, but Corriden has
made that duty a part Of Sticking s
work in camp and the popular in
fielder enthusiastically agreed to
endeavor to help his mates improve
their bunting game.
The Tribesmen were weak in that
department Of baseball last year
and at times looked foolish when
called upon to move up a runner
with the regular sacrifice hit, and
the new Tribe pilot believes the
bunt is still important enough to
demand that every member OF the
team learn the art.
Sticking One of Best
Sticking always has been one OF
the best sacrifice men in the Ameri-
can Association and Corriden's
knowledge of that fact led him to
instruct Eddie to give the boys some
personal attention.
Sticking was so we'll pleased when
the Indians arranged for him to
get away from Louisville that he
is hustling this spring as never be-
fore and Washington Park fans are
going to receive some rare enter
tainment when they see the agile
Eddie in action.
Not long after taking over the
reins of the Indians, it was one of
COrriden's first moves to sound out
Louisville on the proposition, be-
cause Johnny was smart enough to
realize the value of the veteran
keystone guardian.
Few Tribe followers regretted the
departure of Layne in the deal with
the Colonies when they recalled
Herman's poor record during the
1929 campaign. He was in a batting
slump until late in the season and
seldom showed anything resembling
his form of the pennant year of
1928.
Failure to hit affected Layne's
fielding and oftentimes his judg-
ment on fy balls was outlandiSh.
Layne is one of the fastest men in
baseball, but for some unknown
reason he failed to utilize his speed
for the Indians last season.
Pitchers Are Drilled
Interest picked up in the Tribe
training camp Wednesday as Man
ager Corriden added another item
for rehearsal the matter of the
pitcher covering first base and tax
ing the throw from Pete Monahan
contributed to the entertainment of
the railbirds. Hrlers put through
the test we're Hildebrand, Hall,
JULIO. DdAlCy anu OOOl1c, bltC 1dSO
named for only a few times. Mona
han fielde6 balls hit to him by Cor
riden and runners used to make the
drill more realistic and to hustle the
pitchers we're Koenicke, Connolly,
Paul Wolfe, Bejma, Sprinz, Gwen
gTos and Sticking.
1t developed into a spirited SEES
sion and young Lefty Hall was the
lone finger to fall below expecta-
tons, while Hildebrand and Jones,
other rockies, went through with
colors flying. The experienced Boone
and Daney came through in style
and demonstrated they knew the
proper strides and timing. Young
Hall is due to be subjected to many
more reheaTsals. but the stalwart
youth is an ambitious pupil and per-
haps constant practice will help
eliminate his fielding faults.