Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-04
DENIS0N HAS MANY
OLDTIME PLAYERS
Not Strong for Youngsters
Texas Fans Are Proud
of Teams Showing.

Special TO The World
DENISON, Texas, April 3.-Doni-
sons baseball management evidently
thinks well enough OF weil-known
major league management TO steal
some Of their stuff For years il has
been the custom Of one of the big
show managers to employ teams Of
seasoned athletes instead OF young
sters. There are but few youngsters
on the local club. Not that the team
is made up Of "old" men but the
larger majority Of the club is made
up OF players who have either been
in Denison the past few years or have
been in the game i'm other fast leagues
several years and from all appoar-
ances not over two Youngsters will
have u chance TO make the club
though there are several trying out
here.
The catching staff has been selected
in Merritt and Herman. Merritt was
with the pennant winning club Of
Denison in 1918 and Herman was first
string catcher with Durant two years.
Leo Hellman, former Texas
Lacquer has tirst station cinched and
there are no tryOuts working against
him Tor that position.
Fast Noungstcr.
"Pep" Iornsby, truly a youngstcr
but a fast man in the field and handy
with the willow, is the only tryout for
short field.
WIN Harper, an old-timer i'm base
bah circles in this section, is handling
second station by himself but will
have opposition when Edcns reports
from Durant April /.
Dugan Brooks has been with the
Denison club at the keystone sack for
three years and has no opposition.
Brooks has "a shotgun arm and is
handy with the bat
The outfield fight is between Camp
bell, Halliday ana Robinson. Camp
bell and Halliday have been with the
club two years and Robinson, a fast
fielding and hard hitting Indian, was
purchased from Durant Manager
Peoples plays right field and OF course
has no opposition in that part of the
garden,
Plenty of Pitchers.
Pitchers now on hand are Haislip,
Covington, Campbell Myers, Adams
Neely and Kinney. Kinney is a south
paw and a local boy. He made a great
record against the St Louis Cardinals
letting them down with one hit and no
runs in three innings and in the game
against New York famed several
heavy hitters allowing no runs and
two hits I'm three frames he worked.
Myers is a fast right handler and
is sure to make the club. His showing
this season is like that of Kinneys,
above par in every way.
Covington is a local right handler
having played here the past two years
He is going fast this season and is
showing lots of stuff.
Neely was with the local club a
part Of last season coming from the
Bonham club of the TO league and
is showing up well.
Campbell is spit ball artist and
was purchased from Durant. He is
going good and has made a fine show
ing so far this season.
Haislip is an old-timer here though
young man. He has lots Of stuff, Is
a first-rate sacker and good outfielder
Haislip went TO Philadelphia last year
coming back to Denison and finishing
with the Dallas Giants.
Red" Adams is a hard hitting
pitcher and has a fast ball that is hard
TO connect with. lie has been with
the club two years and will make the
balance of the hurlers hustle to beat
him out Of trial on the mound this
season.
Three pitchers will be cut loose and
any three that are handed their slips
are good ones and should be picked
up by some club Of the circuit.
Denison fans are very well salts
fled with the showing the team has
made in exhibition games this season
and though a mixed lineup was used
in all the games. they were given
chance to see all the tryouts at work
and at the same time those seeking
Jobs on the local club were given
chance TO show their ability in the
places they sought.