Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-13
Topeka TO PLAY
THIS AFTERNOON
DALE GEARS TEAM ARRIVED
LAST NIGHT-PLAYS TULSA
At / O'CLOCK TODAY.
TULSA READY FOR battle
Prices Team Lool1ing Einc-Two
Players Rcieascd--Spccal Car
Service for Game.

Fourteen members of the Topeka
Western league baseball club arrived
in Tulsa over the Frisco at 1870
o'clock last night. Dale Gear him
self is with the club. lie will person
ally direct the players in this after
Moons game with the Tulsa club. The
game will be played at the new Ath-
leuc park, on the Sand Springs line,
about a mile and half west of the
center of town. The new park is one
'of the prettiest in the state, and the
grounds are absolutely perfect
Contrary to expectations the Sand
Springs cars viii not be run from
Fourth and Main streets today. Those
who deisre to attend the game should
board the Tulsa street railway cars
at Third and Main streets, and get a
transfer to Sand Springs One five
cent fare is good all the way to the
baseball park. AT the Sand Springs
station at the West Third street via
duct, cars will leave for the ball park
every ten minutes. Both the McKeen
gasoline motor cars and the Sand
Springs trains will he operated this
afternoon. Almost any size crowd can
be quickly handled. both to and from
the game.
"Wild Bill Setley. chief of UNI
pires in the Oklahoma State league,
will make his 1912 debut in today's
game, as an umpire.
The fans about town are greatly in
terested in today's game, and big
crowd of rooters. including many wo-
men fans, is expected to cheer the
Tulsa lads on to victory. 1t will be
a good opportunity for all the fans
to size up the Tulsa players, as well
as to obtain an idea Of the advantages
of the new park.
Manager Price gave his squad its
final workout for the game yesterday
afternoon. The boys all showed up in
splendid form. Carter, the sensation
al Indian first sacker, looked bet
ter than over before. Shoemaker, a
new arrival did some fast work at
short and both he and Ivy Kester,
the regular short stop, will probably
be used IN todays game. Cy Tor
renee, the -big-leaguer, was out
with the squad FOR the first time Cy
is looking as good as he did five years
ago. His arm is getting limbered up
and he has lots of speed. Cy will be
on the pitching staff Of either the
Tulsa or Muskogee team this year. It
is to be hopod that he will don THl-
sa uniform Glenn Hoss. the
twirlcr with professional league eX-
periencc. also took his first local |
workout yesterday Hoss is in great .
shape. Roth Hoss and Terrence did .
some fast work yesterday. Hubbard. I
right fielder and Dan Upton. pitch
ar. were released yesterday by Man
lger Price. Poth of these boys give
promise of being good players, but
Manager Price says It's time to start
he wedding out process. and the axe
has to fall somewhere.
At least four Of the seven or eight
pitchers who are trying out with the
TULSA team. VIII he used in today's
yame. 1t will be great opportunity
Tor Manager Price to size up the
lbility of the individuals.
The Topeka club played Yesterday
Il oklahoma City. They will leave
onight at II o'clock for Kansas City.
roday's game will be the last eXhihi-
ion game Of the spring season for
hem.