The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-08
Washington Park Chatter
by EDDIE ASH

Bill Burwell beat the Birds or
Saturday, to l, seven innings. The
afternoon storm struck heavily after
the seventh and there wasn't
chance to finish out the regulation
innings. Bill was opposed by Arch
Campbell and it was good pitching
on the part of both. The Tribe
veteran was prominent with the bat
also and whaled out a double and
single. He batted in the first
marker and scored one himself ir
the sixth.
Hits Saturday were four for the
Indians and seven for Columbus
and errors were two for the Birds
and one for the Hoosiers. The
fielding of Burwell and Fred Bedore
featured. The Indians had nineteen
assists in the seven innings and
executed three double plays.
DUR1NG the long wait at the
~ park Sunday before the UNI
pires called it a day the grand stand
managers were Tree with sugges-
tiens on how to get the water off
the field, but it remained for Tom
Logan, superintendent of grounds,
to uncork the best crack. He said:
put a flock of ducks out there and
tie Sponges on them"
Paul Dean, boy wonder pitcher
with the Columbus Birds, is big
hearted at seventeen. Before COM
ing to Indianapolis the Birds played
in Louisville and while Dean was
on the field his pocketbook contain
ing $40 was pilfered in the club
house. The Louisville John Laws
got busy, put the finger on the thief
and advised Dean of the arrest.
Nine bucks of the forty had been
put into circulation, but Dean took
the remainder and refused to
prosecute. The thief was boy and
Dean explained that he felt sure
the kid would pay him back in time.
anyway" Paul said, II was hard up
myself once" The rangy Bird
pitcher is a brother of Dizzy Dean
CAPTURING three in a row
~ failed to lift the Indians out
of the A. A. cellar, but they are
almost" The Tribe boys have
begun to click again and have the
respect, of enemy teams. Fact of
the matter the Corridenites have
been on the short end of the horse
shoes since the season opened and
the critics around the league say
it's true. Columbus is one team that
fears the Tribe.
Pilot Corriden thinks well of his
boys and predicts a gradual climb
up the A. A. ladder. The team is
only six and one-half games back
of the league leading Saints. The
race is red hot. For instance, Mil
waukee, in fourth, place, is only two
and one-half games ahead of the
Indians. st. Paul and Louisville
are neck and neck, just like couple
of wrestlers.
According to Secretary Bill Clauer
Of the Indians Public Enemy No. 1
is no other than the weather man.
The Tribesmen have been clear out
OF luck on weather since the start
OF the current home stand,
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CINCINNATI sport scribes have a
~ bunch there is a possibility
that Norman A. Perry, Tribe owner,
eventually will make an offer for
controlling interest in the Reds.
Scout Jack Hendricks has been
making frequent trips to the Queen
City. The Reds are said to be out
en- a limb financially.
Work on the new $350,OOO Tribe
ball park is progressing rapidly.
Grading has been completed and
the grand stand foundations soon
Will be set up. Officials of all visit
mig clubs make it a point to 20 out
and inspect the site on West Six
teenth street. All believe it is a
choice spot.
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Fred Bedore has put some swift on
the Tribe inf1eld. The new infeIder
IS handling second base much in
the manner of Eddie Sticking during
ms young days. Fred is sharing
drives that used to go for base hits,
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