The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-13
Stove League
by EDDIE ASH

Tor the benefit of motor fans
Il visiting Perry stadium at Tribe
night games next season, Owner
Norman Perry has ordered lamps
placed on the outside of the light
ing towers to food the parking
fields north, south and west of the
park. With lights blazing both in
side and outside the stadium the
chickens in that neighborhood won't
know when to go to roost. Spread
ing manufactured daylight over the
parking lots will please the fans,
however.
large concession stand has been
built In the stadium grzndstand and
setting back from the ton runway and
next year fans won't be compelled to
hike back beneath the stand TO auenoh
their thirst or To load I'D on peanuts,
bot dogs and cracker Jack.
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special entrance for the press has
been arranged and the scribes will climb
4 winding stairway to their coops on
the roof. The press representatives will
enter through tower In the north part
sary FOR them to enter the grandstand
proper 70 reach scriveners row.
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WTASHINGTON park has been
w torn down, but its grass ling
ers on. In other words, much sod
was salvaged at the old park and
removed to Perry stadium and used
to dress up the field outside the
foul lines, as well as along the two
cement walks leading from Six
tenth street to the beautiful en-
trance and from Harding street.
Landscape specialists are now at
work planning to doll up the sec
ton Immediately in front of the en-
trance.
Tom Logan, gound superintendent and
his squad are going over the playing
field every day. building M low spots
and spreading fertilizer. It's going to
be one Of the choice diamonds and out
fields Of the country by spring.
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Before the ak is lifted next spring It
IS interesting to note there are nineteen
pitchers on the roster of Emmett nc
Cams Indians. The list includes I'VE
southpsvs, Wngard. Cooney, W. Miller.
Logan and Hall. The righthanded hurlers
attachedto the club are Burwell, L. Barn
hart. Thomas. J. P. Jones Gene Jones.
Berry, Heying, Griffin. Mulrooney Daney,
Gampbeii; Horne. Prince and Smith; Other
A. a. clubs are going TO face difficult
task in matching the Tribe staff for
balance and power. Moreover. Manager
Ing when the time arrives to choose be-
tween certain OF the aforementioned fling
A RECORD crop of baseball ivory
"A will be on display in Spring
field, Mo-, next spring when the
st. Louis Cardinal chain collects
about 300 rockies and sends them
through the PAGES before grading
the lot for assignment to different
little minor league clubs. Only raw
recruits will gather at Springfield
and coaches and scouts will separ-
rate the promising lads from the
awkward members.
Jimmy Walkup, lefthander, won 20
games and lost to top Southern Asso-
citation pitchers this year. He was with
the Birmingham champions. Belve Bean.
land was low earned run average hur-
Ter in the Dixie loon with mark of
2.SS. Henry Bonura, on option from
indianapolis, batted 1875 for New Or
leans in eighty-five games. He was
utility infelder.
RUDE Walberg. veteran Athletics south
paw. grew fat pitching against the Chi
cago White Sox this year and helped push
lar. The RUDE beat the Sox seven in
row ru on appearances against them in dit
Knocked of the Chicago FASTENERS for i've
in a row. Pat Caraway of the Sox was
ffeled for six straight by the Philadelphia
T EFTY GOMEZ, young fast-ball
IL ,southpaw with the Yankees
who was with st. Paul in 1880,
turned in a fine record under Joe
Mccarthy, beating all clubs except
the White Sox, with whom he broke
even. The Californian is destined
to be one of the leading lights
among big league lefthanderS and
may be the lad to put the Yankees
back in the pennant berth.
Cecil Travers, 17-year-oId prospect, is
slated to travel with the Washington
Senators next year and pick up pointers
as a bench warmer and general handy
man. Joe Engel called in about $50
boys from SandlOts around Chattanooga
this year, loaned them diamond equip
ment and looked 'em over for talent.
Young Travers was the lone lad chosen
as worthy big league timber. He is a
good sticker. according to reports. but is
shy of fielding experience and all-around
baseball skill.
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