The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-10

Three games remain in the Tribe
Bird series. It will be ladies
night" this evening and women will
be admitted free with the payment
of the 10 cents amusement tax.
Action will begin at 8:15.
The Indians launched their
streak" Saturday night by tripping
the Toledo Mud Hens, to 8, after
dropping the twilight tilt, to l.
Hal Chamberlain went the route
for the locals on the mound under
the lights Saturday.
BurweII Downs Greer
In the Sunday double-header
with Columbus the first struggle
went ten innings and the finishing
blow was delivered by Vernon
George washington. With two down
in the tenth the big fellow blasted
the ball out of the park and trotted
around the paths with the victory
marker as the Tribe won, 3 to 2.
1t was a high drive that cleared the
right field wall at the 350-foot
mark.
The contest was a battle OF
pitchers between Ed Greer and Bill
Burwell, and both lasted the entire
distance. Hits we're eleven for the
Birds and nine for the Redskins.
The second game was held to
seven innings by the o'clock law
and the Indians closed on the long
end of a short score, 2 to l. Lefty
Bob Logan emerged the winner and
it was his twentieth conquest of the
season. He was opposed by Bud
Teachout, another southpaw.
Sprinz Hits in Pinch
Joe Sprinz supplied the winning
punch in the second fracas. In the
third inning with Washington on
second and Bedore on first, with two
out, Sprinz hit down the right field
foul line. 1t was difficult drive to
handle, but Mickey Heath, Red Bird,
first sacker, nearly shared it. How
ever, second baseman Wilson and
right fielder Cullop also tried for the
sphere and a traffic jam" resulted,
and when the three players
bumped tenders" the ball got away
and Washington and Bedore Tailed
and Sprinz pulled up at second.
The Birds got one runner around
in the seventh. Bill Sweeney batted
for Heath and singled. Sweeney adj
vanced on Wilson'S inf1eld out and
Blades flied to Rosenberg. Teach
out forced O'Dea to retire the side.
The umpires called the game at this
point on account of the Sabbath
closing law.
The Indians tailed in the first
round of the first tilt yesterday on
singles by Cotelle and Cooney and
Washington's in1eld out. Columbus
knotted the game in the fourth on
a single by Riggs, T. Moore's sac
rifice and Cullop's single. In the
seventh the Birds took the lead, q
to l, on Heath's walk and singles by
Wilson and E. Moore.
Washington Doubles
The Indians put over the tying
marker il the eighth. After two
away Cooney singled to center and
Washington doubled to left. Cooney
got of to slow start on the blow,
but was able to score when left
fielder E. Moore juggled the pellet
vi, IN nc nf lriY4c tho
throw-in.
The conflict then went until the
tenth, and Washington was the
hero. The Birds loaded the bases in
the ninth after the first two batters
were retired. It was a tickliSh stu
alton for Burwell, but he worked
out of it by bringing down Greer's
bid for an infield hit. The visitors
also threatened in the tenth, but a
neat play by Lee and v. Sherlock
saved the contest for the home nine.
Myers singled and advanced on
Riggs sacrifice. T. Moore sent
warm one at Lee and quick throw
to V. Sherlock caught Myers off Sec
ond. A long fly by Cullop ended the
agony"
With the sacks filed in the first
inning of the second game, Harry
Rosenberg connected for what
looked good for extra cushions. but
the veteran Nick Cullop fooled ev-
erybody. The Bird ght-flelder
i took out after the sphere and caught
it with one hand over his head. just
before crashing into the wall in
right-center.
Cotelle got all three putouts in
the sixth inning Of the nightcap and
the last one. on Cullop. was shoe
string catch that compelled Tony to
tumble. 1t was a bit of fancy field
! ing.
About 1000 fans witnessed the
bargain attraction. A number OF
Columbus fans were on hand, and
while they saw a couple of good
games to reward them for the long
trip, they were disappointed when
their beloved Birds got smacked
twice.
In the third stanza of the first
tilt Vincent Sherlock robbed O'Dea
of a hit when he went back on the
grass and grabbed his drive with
one hand. Vincent fell on his back.
but succeeded in recovering in time
to get the runner at first.
J4ck Sherlock of the Indians was
banished from the coaching lines
when he dared to question a de-
cision by Umpire Swanson.
Johnny Cooney collected two hits
in the first bottle and two in the
second E. Moore of the Birds got
/ four in the initial tilt. Cooney COL