Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
PLAYERS
TRYING FOR W. A.
Scores of Letters Are Re
ceived by Club Sec
retaries.
Little Trouble Anticipated
in Getting First Rate
Men.

That Western Association baseball
Is to have distinct advance by the
addition Of players from the bigger
leagues during the next season is in
dicated by the great number OF ap,
plicants received from good men in
all parts OF the country by secretaries
of w. A. clubs. Oklahoma City is be
Ing flooded with these APPLICATIONS, ac-
oOrding to Charley Brill, sporting
writer of the Oklahoman. Hero is
what Brill has to say about II I'm a
recent story from the Oklahoman:
That good baseball players may be
had for small salaries next season is
becoming more and more apparent as
the days go by. Hundreds of play
ers are to be Topped from the pay
rolls Of the major and upper minor
leagues before the playing season
opens and already the knife is fall
Ing with increasingly rapid strokes.
Scores of Letters.
Within the last few days Secretary
r.. NJ. Duncan Of the local Western
association club has received scores
of letters from players with clubs last
year Of higher classification than the
Western association. Many Of these
are after managerial tickct-nearly
a dozen, says Secretary Duncan.
at Is surprising what a field we
will have to pick from" said Mr.
Duncan. Take, for instance, some Of
those who have heard that Heine
Maag was to accept a Texas league
managership and are seeking the sup
posed vacant managership here. Maag
positively will he the manager here
in 1915, but some OF the other clubs
who need managers can pick up some
mighty good men"
Among the list arc Bill Yohe and
James "Peppy' Mack. The former
is no stranger to oklahoma City fans,
having been IA member of the last
Texas league club Oklahoma City
possessed, After playing great
game at third base for Oklahoma City
he went to the Pacific Coast league,
where he played with..the San Fran
cisco club up to last year, That he
still is good player is indicated by
his batting percentage OF .294 In 1912
with the fast company of the Pacific
Coast league Last year he was man
ager of a Washington club and now
is wintering In Paulsbo, Wash. Mack
gave his present address as Buffalo,
~ dAAA saw u ihAu Aiol VI lNApi
ences, including one from Connie
Mack, manager OF the Philadelphia
Athletics. personal friend of whom
"Peppy" Mack claims to be.
South Paw for q. @.
Emmet Well. big left-handed
pitcher from Texas, who has had class
b experience, wants to have n tryout
with oklahoma City. With a class c
club last season he won 1G and lost
five games.
w. 'P. Snider OF Minco wants an
other chance to make the team as
catcher Saider tried out with Okla
homa City last season, but was both
sick and crippled at the time and
made such a poor showing that he
soon was released. Later no caught
for the Mnco Independent team,
holding some OF the best pitchers In
tho southwest and batting at a good
clip. Mr.. Duncan has forwarded both
OF these letters along with the other
applications. to Manager Mag.
"Maag is to be manager In fact as
well as name.' said Mr.. Duncan.
For business reasons, Mr.. Duncan
did not make public the names OF any
OF tho other applicants, saying he
preferred TO wait until Mag had sent
contracts to those he desired.