Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-02
LADIES' PLAY PART
IN BASEBALL GAME
Present Red SOX aud Pn-
ates With Il Bottle Of
Spring Water.
SOON BREAK UP CAMP
Big Leaguers at Hot Springs
Getting Ready for the
Season.
SOON BREAK UP CAMP
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HOT SPRINGS. Ark, April L.
Local society women manifested
decidedly keen interest in the game
this week on the Wilmington park
diamond. between the Boston Red
SoX. worlds champions. and Barney
Dreyfus Buccaneers from pittsburgh
The special feature that was To nave
been staged last Sunday was posi-
poned, owing to rain 1t was t'e
first bad break in the weather the
spa has had IN six weeks. local
cold springs water company, Mhlch
is sending it's product all over ,h'
United States, and which maintains a
| Sl50,0OO establishment in this clty,
named after DE Soto, the first White
man to visit the noted not springs,
1 presented to each of the Boston ana
| Pittsburgh players. few minutes pe-
! fore Hank O'Day ordered play TO pc
gin. a bottle of their water. Ihe Ia
| dies personally made the presenti-
| ton. Mrs. a. c. Jennings and Mrs.
II. {. Goodwin presided at the Boston
! hamper, wearing the crimson ana
| gray of the hub, while Mrs. OrViss
| Biggs and Mrs. John Longinotti took
! the Pirates end, donning the red ana
! black of that club. Dorothy Stalicup
| and Marvin Louise Bisgs were the
| flower girls for this feature. pinnins
on each player "A bunch OF Vlolets
| They were chaperoned by Miss May
Clements and Miss Marguerite Siss-
| ley, while Mrs. William q. Maurice.
Mrs. Hiram McCafferty. Mrs. Claude
Ferguson and Mrs. j. A. Stallcup
| chaperoned the other ladies. All are
leaders i'm local social circles. Each
bottle of water was tied with the col
| ors of the respective clubs. The play
ers formed at the grand stand, the
| Red SoX being headed by Manager
Bill Carrigan. while Manager Jimmy
| Callahan led his Pirate crew to the
plate. staff photographers and mo-
vie men "shot up the scene regard
less of plates or film.
Soon Break Camp.
These teams will end their training
in this city the latter part of the
week. Both the Boston and Pitts
burgh clubs have been coming to Hot
Springs for several years, but nevei
in the history of local training camps
| have they been favored with such
ideal weather as this season. They
have lost but one day, last Sunday,
here this spring. The result is that
the men Will go east in mid-seasot,
form. This is especially true of the
| George Foster joined the club last
week and pitched the day after NJ
arrived. 1t was Fosters initial game
since the worlds series and he al
lowed the Yannisans but one hit in
five innings.
Iris Speaker is also back in camp.
and Carrigan is happy. Speaker also
had Il sensational debut here. In his
Il first game he went to the bat four
II times, making three runs, getting two
II singles, a triple and home run The
Kansan never looked better ana
every one who has seen the Red SoX
in action on the Majestic field predict
they are due to win another world 5
Il championship. One thing is certain,
they have never left Hot Springs in
such good condition as at the pres
ent time.
The "F1ying Dutchman."
L While the Pirates may need a little
strengthening to be "A contender for Il
place in the worlds series, there Is
one member of the tribe that looks
just as good as in days gone by. lie
is Hans Wagner, and the "F'lying
Dutchman" is playing the game of his
life. There is nothing that gets by
him, and he is leaning on the pill
as hard as ever he did.
Fred Clark, former manager of the
Pittsburgh team, is still with them
The visit of Clark led to rumors thai
he might again be found in an Off
cial capacity with the Corsairs, but
Clark stated there was no truth In
such reports. He said he was down
here for course of baths, and hao
been so accustomed for years to come
to the spa at this time he couldn't
resist another visit.
Unless the Buccaneer boss changes
his present plans he will carry Il
string of eight twirlers the coming
season. Under the twenty-one player
limit taking effect in May that will
allow him three catchers, four reg.
ular infielders. three outfielders and
three extra men for utility roles.