The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-20
Cruising in
SpOrtland
WITH EDDIE ASH

WITH EDDIE ASH -
business has been brisk this
- winter in the Indianapolis
clubs downtown office in the Circle
Tower building. and the iaany
changes in the Tribe roster are suf-
hcient to cause the fans to perk up
and show unusual interest in the
squad Manager Johnny Corridor
has lined up to represent the
Hoosier capital in the American
Association race this year. There
viii be new faces galore and more
are promised later, indicating
Owner Norman A. Perry is deter
mined TO re-eStablish Washington
park as popular haven of enter
tainment. Look over these trans
actions since the close of the 1880
season:
Pitcher Oral Hildebrand sold to Cleve-
land. Indians obtaining first baseman Bon
ura. shortstop Montague and pitcher Les
Barnbart.
Pitcher Claude Jonnard and second base
man Connolly traded to Milwaukee for
outfeIder Howard Fitzgerald and pitcher
Herman Holshouser.
Jack Hendricks signed as assistant to
President Perry and chief scout.
outhelder Curt Walker OF Cincinnati
Reds obtained at big price.
Second baseman Bill Andrus purchased
from Selma. Southeastern League.
Pitcher George Smith obtained from Bos-
ton Red sox.
Third baseman Freigau sold 10 Mobile
nuNA
tanooRs.
held, Three-I League. 1
Pitchers Gene Jones and Walter House
released to Terre Haute.
Pitcher Clayton Val AIstyne sold TO Read
ing Internationals.
Pitcher Floyd Olds placed on retired list
at own request.
Catcher Sam MOndinO released.
NN April IL, 1912, Kansas City
" and Columbus played an entire
game with one ball In one game |
between Cubs and Reds last season |
seventy-two balls were used. It |
was a 1871 struggle. In seventy |
nine home games last year, the |
Cubs used 1921 balls. Many went |
into the pockets of fans via the |
foul route. Just for training four
weeks in Florida the local Indians
VIII take forty dozen pellets.
Not all American Association club own
ton at Coluf1bus where the St. Louis Car
dinals have esined the controlling interest |
announced the cincy REDS had pulled % .9t |
81 the buckeye capital. but now there's |
store. Already established in the Interna- |
tIonaI. y remains only for the Cards to |
double A inside info.
IMPRESSION" Wien and where
- and what of it, asks Luke
Appling, shortstop rookie with |
Ownie Bush's Pale Hose. In one
year out of college Appling cleaned
up $4,000. Leaving Oglethorpe
university less than one year ago, he
received $1,000 bonus for signing
with Atlanta and $4,000 for playing
four months with the Crackers. |
Sold to the White Sox he collected |
$3.50 of the sale price and $3.50 |
for one months service with the |
Bushmen. The young man is smart.
several years age the late Charles E9;
was in its infancy and built stands seat
ing 1900 to take, care of the growing in
year the Brooklyn park was too small to
accommodate the customers and work Is
underway now adding 5000 seats for 1881. |
Perhaps IL will be possible to squeeze in |
10000. Real estate limitations make it the |
best the club can do.
THERES bill to create a box
Il ing commission before the
state legislature, and if the measure
passes this department advises the
selection of a taxidermist as one Of
the commissioners. He could take
care Of stuff1ng the palookas. The
average boxing commission usually
is made up of politicians, anyway,
who don't know what it's all about.
For a climbing heavyweight, don't over
look the Bostonese. Ernie schaaf. He's
on an impressive winning streak and has
kicked over opponents Of better than or
chief adviser and in recent months Ernie |
has Ieapcd into real money. Evidently the
Beantown scrApper has come into his own. |
Tie stands feet / inch. and Is only %.
He fought poorly In 1929. but blOssomed in |
Ernie gYT AR Was nf born in EnsbetS. n. j. and
his nationality Is given as German-French-
American.
Dick Porter, Cleveland outflelder, |
listed as a holdout for several
weeks, the other day explained the
reason for the misunderstanding, |
denying he rejected terms. He
operates a sausage factory in Bal
timore and said he was so busy he |
forgot to mail the salary papers,
and was unaware of the fact the |
club thought him holdout until |
he noticed it in the newspapers. |
TOO busy, eh?" friend chimed in,
well, it does take some time to
round up the stray dogs"
Charlie O'Leary. coach with the Chicago |
Cubs, who once managed the indianapolis |
Indians lost six pounds during the Bruins
drst spring workout at Catalina island |
supplanted at Detroit when Ownie grad |
uated TO the majors in the fall of 1908 !
The Chicago Irishman piloted the Hoosiers |
for short time along about 1919. !
have Burke succeeding OLeary as Yankee
coach and Charlie dropping into the spot
left open by Burke with tie Cubs.
W ~ q " u " W u N IL
Saturday, Sund;