The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-03
Tribe Cancels
J Exhibitions
With Colonies
Louisville to Play Subs
at Later Date; Indians
Face Road Trip.
BY EDDIE ASH
Times sports Editor

MAYFIELD, KY, April 3.-Red
Killefer's indianapolis Indians and
Ken Penner'S Louisville Colonies
are carrying cut that old Southern
gentleman tradition right down to
scratch while their respective base
ball clubs run up the grocery bill.
For example, the Colonies, whose
training base is Union City, Tenn,
we're scheduled to meet the Hoosiers
in Mayfield yesterday and wet
grounds forced the calling of of the
game.
Chief Killefer of the TribeSters
phoned Boss Penner at Union City
and advised him to cancel the trip.
That was about noon. There wasn't
a chance to play. Rain fell all morn
ing That was very nice of the In
dams thought the Colonies and last
night Manager Penner called from
Union City to repay the favor by
informing the Indians it was useless
for them to come to the Colonies
camp for game today.
KiIlefer Getting Impatient
Mr.. Penner said, ct has been
demonstrated that indianapolis and
Louisville baseball clubs turn out
real smart basketball teams and I
believe the next experiment to try is
crew racing. Your park is lily
pond and my park is a lily pond.
Both of US will be in swell shape to
enter an aquatic tournament wnen
the American Association season
opens on April L."
The upshot Of the weather in this
territory is that the farmers are
getting all of the breaks, Louisville
has been washed out of its first five
exhibition games and Indianapolis
of its first two. And the Indians
have been denied batting practice
since last Friday.
Manager Killefer has quit laugh
ing it off and he is under the spell
of the spring training filters. His
players are making a gallant effort
to look pleased working indoors, but
at the same time they are COM
planning about sore feet caused by
romping around on a board floor.
Play Nashville Tomorrow
With the games of yesterday and
today knocked out, the TribeSmen
now will look forward to long trip
to Nashville to battle the Southern
Association nine tomorrow. Jim
Turner, regular finger of last year,
will join the Indians there and pitch
part Of the game. The HOLSTERS will
return 70 Mayheld the same night
and play the transforming House
of David team here at Hunt Park
on Friday, and on Saturday and
Sunday Nashville will clash with the
Killeferites in Mayheld.
Louisville wants the INDIANAPOLIS
second team" to play in Union City
on Sunday and Killefer will divide
his squad and meet the request. He
will use most of the regulars here.
however, to oppose Nashville. Johnny
Riddle, first string catcher, will di-
rect the play of the team that will
go to Union City. Joe Sprinz and
Dee Moore will share the catching
for the Indians at Mayfeld Sunday.
Moore is the "big bird" who is giving
Sprinz a warm race for the assign
ment Of Nc. 2 catcher.
Thomas Still Unreported
Dale Miller, Indianapolis road Sec
rotary. is a newcomer in camp and
he will take some of the load off
Manager Killefer. The Hoosier party
IN Mayfield now totals 80, including
Indianapolis newspapermen and not
Indianapolis tourists who
drop in now and then.
The Tribe officials are unable to
explain the absence of Pitcher Myles
Thomas. right-hander. They state
that Thomas accepted terms and
notified them that he would be in
Mayfield on March 80, but he still
was on the missing list last night.
It's possible, of course, that he
won't report. In that event Manager
Killefer will face another problem.
The Southpaw department of his
staff has Red worried now and in
the event Myles Thomas fails to
show up it will be just another
stretch of insomnia for the Tribe
chieftain. He will have the right
handed starters" to think about.