The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-13

Ihey nave been supplied with three
luch sleep.
The Indians were scheduled to
mix in an exhibition with the To-
ledO Mud Hens here yesterday, but
when game time arrived everybody
was frozen. A cold wave hit May
field yesterday morning and in
creased during the afternoon. Both
Indians and Hens went out to the
park, but after a short workout
both agers-Killefer of the Hoo
sierS and Fred Haney of Toledo
agreed that the wise thing to do
was to protect the health of the
ball players.
The game was called off. The
HooSierS and the Hens will try it
again this afternoon and then call
it quits in the Southland. The
Indians will depart for Terre Haute
this evening, where they will tackle
Bill BurWell's Three-I Leaguers to-
morrow, but they will make the long
trip little easier by laying over in
Evansville tonight. Headquarters at
Hotel and headquarters in Terre
Haute will be the Deming Hotel.
The Sabbath tilt in Terre Haute
will begin at p. m.
The Mud Hens will remain over
night in Mayfeld and then go home
to await the opening of the season
with Louisville on Tuesday. The
Hens did rot schedule an exhibition
for tomorrow.
Thomas to Start Opener
So far the Indians have played
four games and have split even.
Moreover, very little batting prac-
tice has been possible. The athletes
tried some Of it yesterday and it
was so cold they couldn't swing
without suffering finger stings.
Manager Killefer still has Myles
Thomas marked up as his starting
pitcher on opening day in Columbus
with Riddle catching. He changed
from Jim Turner to Thomas yes
terday when Turner continued to
be annoyed by a slight cold. The
opening day Tribe lineup is expected
to be as follows:
Bluege, SIS; Cooney. CT; Stoneham,
IF; Stephenson, If; Heath, 1b; =
dore, 3b; Sherlock, 2b Riddle, C;
Myles Thomas, p.
The tribe chieftan announced
today that it will be necessary to
send the Indians through a batting
drill at Perry Stadium in Indianap-
oils on Monday. They are short of
practice and instead of a holiday
on Monday it will be more work. The
Tribesters will get out of Terre
Haute tomorrow night and go to
Indianapolis where they will make
headquarters at the ClaypooI until
they leave for Columbus late Mon
day afternoon.
Killefer Selects Squad
The Indians play on the road, at
Columbus and Toledo, before they
open at indianapolis on Tuesday.
April %. Killefer has named the
following players to start with him
at Columbus on Tuesday: Catchers
Riddle, Sprinz, Moore; pitchers
MyleS Thomas, Turner, Gallivan,
Page, Chamberlain. Sharp, Walsh,
Elliott, Wright and Harris. Stewart
Bolen, veteran southpaw, is on the
hospital list and won't be available
for perhaps a month.
jim Elliott has been in training
at his home in Terre Haute and will
join the Indians tomorrow.
Infielders will be Heath, Sherlock,
Bedore, Bluege, Lawrie and Rhein.
Outfelders are Stephenson, Cooney,
Stoneham and Cotelle.
Bob Kahle, shortStop from Rich
mond, has been optioned out to
Terre Haute. Ten other rockies
were notified Of their release by In
dianapolis last night but at rhe
same time they were recommended
to the Indians farm club at Terre
Haute.
Burwen Gets Nine Rockies
Nine accepted the invitation to
try out with Bill Burwell's club.
They were Pitchers Jack Ryan, Earl
Porter, Yank Terry. George Fisher,
Dora McKain; Inf1elders Herman
Bottema and Vern English; Catcher
Nan Coots and Outfelder George
Ellis.
Another player, Jet Mason, May
field pitcher, who was not under
contract, has not made up his mind
about trying out with Terre Haute
He has been recommended by Red
Killefer, however. The rockies re-
leased by the Indians last night will
accompany the main Tribe squad to
Terre Haute for the game tomor-
row
All of the American Association
clubs expect bad weather in the
North next week and the teams that
have had miserable weather dur
ing spring training may not be 50
bad off after all. The openers on
Tuesday afternoon will be: Indian
apolis at Columbus, Louisville at
Toledo. Minneapolis at ST. Paul and
Milwaukee at Kansas City.