The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-15
Manager Snapp, However, Has
Not Decided What TO Do
With Extra Man.
MUCH IMPROVEMENT SEEN
Lots Of Spirit and Dash Now
Shown by Squad; Pitching
Considerably Better.
BY II. A. u.

A new arrival was lounging around
the lobby at the Saratoga hotel, bnse-
ball headquarters, this morning lie
was none other than Charles GurtZ ~
Bloomington, H.. inficldcr and 100
hitter. who WAS hastily summoned lnst
week by President T.. NJ Duncan of
the local club when the Senators were
apparently going 10 pieces.
Now that Gurtz is here, however.
Manager Snapp IL In qunndry. lie
doesn't know what 10 do with the new
conner who hatted 333 lust year IN the
Three Eye league IN ninety five games
That Sudden Reversal.
since the hurry up cail vns sent To
Gurtl last week, II wonderful change
has come over the Senatots They came
out of the slump nftcr losing the first
game to Tulsa on Thursday. and nave
been going at n terrific clip one new
face In the lineup. that Of Johnny Blue.
who took short when Clemens WAS
moved 10 third In the place Of Brsnnon.
and n few slight changes In the batting
order. s.emingly has worked wonders
Tho Senators played the league leading
Producers off their feet In the last two
Games and started new series by
downing the Nets SUNDAY II was tho
first time this season that tho oklahoma
city club has been able 10 win NJ many
NJ three straight games
40. apparently Snapp has effected
winning combination with the material
he already had on hand Hence the
question ~ whnt disposition to make
~ Gutrz pu--'ed him
ov,rr 20 Ne Tried.
That Gur,z will h. given n good trial
however. now that he's hero. was
thought certain Hut snspp did not
know Monday morning where the new
innelder would br tried out
He said GurtE might be- placed tempo.
rnrily nt second bAse. where Snarp him
self. NJ present Is lnborlng whether
this would mean the ou-tinE NJ Glenn
ens from third h not known Snrpp
would not .sy what he contemplated In
reEard to this
~ don't know vh,, rn 10" he said
Jules Watson ~ Mobile. Ais the
1ther now innelder who was expected
hss not arrived md does not seem ,o
n. needed very badly at present, A the
result Of the unusual chang. IN the
PLAYING NJ tho Senators II " probable
that he will he instructed ~, 10 repor,
WiIilswsor's Change
Tho most remarkable change noted In
the wnrt ~ tho srns,o's In tho ias,
few dhyr hs. been the suid"n improve.
m"n' ~ Williamson IN" r"crnit center
fielder. Since h"inr nlacoi In tho Lad.
~ position. Williamson has been ha,.
ting Ike real siussrr We ouened
Frldnv's game NJ Tulsn With two base
hit brok" ~" ~ tho n",i dav With
s'nsi" Rnd rolod n double cuudnt whom
he s'~nred IN the plstc Hr,inI Muskn.
zee for tho FIRST time Ne rot two hits
Friday. Saturday and Sunday
Another thing That IL very pleasing
N the management ~ ,hr ipre' c'uh
- The IMPROVEMENT ~ tho pitching s,u
Phillips has returned ~ term, nra H~,.
bert and Haas mr." ritchlrr GOOD hsn
LIZ Smith. IN" s'r'henuj puysl"r has
been showing with lot. ~ stuff
Some Confidence.
rhosc two victories over Tulsa. nj.
day and Saturday. and tho win from
Nwhos"e SUNDAY ha. rlled the sens
'ors With confidence tect ~ srlrl, Wa
regarded ~ responsible fnr several ~
N" defeats experienced nv Sn,nu'a mon
snd with the saund htlmmlrr oycf With
confidence" GOOD shnsinr u. expected
- them nov