The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
Bonura Gets Test

BOnura Gets Test
It takes real action to bring out
the good and bad points and Sun
days tilt was no exception. Begin
ming with Henry Bonura at first
base, It is opinion of The Times
correspondent that it would be I'M
wise to let go Of Pete Monahan, who
has played the initial sack for two
years. Bonura has plenty of prom
Use as a swatsmith, but his perform
ance Sunday indicated he is too
green and slow in the field to be
given berth in the American AS
ISOLATION at this time.
However, he seems to be worth
hanging on to as an understudy for
Monahan, and perhaps some season.
ing may develop him. The big boy
has pepper and ambition galore, but
Las no snap to his arm, and it is
unlikely he ever will be fast.
Second base and center field are
other spots that were unimpreSsive
against the Robins, positions occu-
pied by Andrus and Fitzgerald, re-
spectively. Tribe fans must remem-
Der, however, that it was the first
experience for the Indians in real
competition, and there's always a
chance for brighter things in the
future.
Three HurIerS Please
It's a good guess, though, that
Andrus will find it a tougher task
than Fitzgerald, for the latter hes
been in training only one week.
Manager Corriden was encouraged
by the showing of the three pitch
ers used, Holshouser, Leslie Barn
hart and Smith. The, second named
was rather wild. They we're touched
for only eight hits, all told, and the
Indians collected the same total
off the aforementioned BROOKLYN
moundsmen.
aome runs at Clearwater Sunday we're
goled by Wright of the Robins and
hoeneckeS Wallop went over the right
center ne!d fence and was the longest
hitter. ' --D 'p44iis training
Manager Robinson of Brooklyn made it
Gay OF agony for the box score keepers,
he employed tWenty-one PLAYERS Dazzv
vance vance. the famous holdout, pitched during
Miner, Brooklyn coach and former In
annapolis resident and catcher. Vance
uncorked a mystifying knuckle ball.
Luuue and Lopez, baseball idols of
Cubans and spaniards. formed the open
ing battery against the Indians. The
BOOSTERS collected three hits, ons walk and
one run Off Luuue in three innings.
Curt Walker came through with
two sparkling catches in right field,
both running. He also took high
ones out of bright sun and high
sky.
Players swarmed the field during prac-
tice, with all Indians present except Mike
Cvengros and the entire Brooklyn squad
on hand. Attendance was about 400.
George AIDE, HoOsier author, was among
the rooters backing the Indians.
Eddie. Montague went hitless. but came
up with two dandy stops. He accepted
tive chances and had one error on a bad
throw.
A four-run rally in the fourth by the
Robins beat the Tribesmen. Barnhart
issued two passes in that round and there
we're three hits and two errors. Bonura's
confusion around first base helped dig the
hole deeper for Barnhart.
Andrus' double in the second was
well hit and went over O'Doul in
deep left center. There was a chance
Of O'Doul making the catch, other
wise it would have been good for a
triple. Clyde Barnhart was slowed
up on the paths and was nailed at
the plate.
Governor Harry G. Leslie of Indiana and
party will arrive in Sarasota Tuesday to
visit the Tribe camp.