The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-04
BASEBALL

Il H. Baugh, president ~ the South
cru association, has announced that the
annual meeting ~ the directors " his
league viii Doe hId IN Nashville. Tenn.
"a December 10
Some managers claim that thelr play.
rrs don't ghi enough said managers
should get Loo touch with Boss Mc'redie
~ %" Portland ruh Who is planning to
dispose ~ benny WlIe because he is too
purnoeiuua
Flash GNhool'y got some encouraging
Information from a Cleveland specialist
whom he recently consulted lie was
told that the fracture of hi, leg was IN
good heal ug condition and That the
bones ~ bis ankle were all Right. He
viii be rendy foe practic" IN February.
II Is probable that no attempt viii he
made this winter TO rrorgauize the
/ Southern Michigan baseball league There
/ have been ruu ors that ihu Class g or
J gsulLatou would again he formed but
'hsr" seems To be- "A general agreement
among former club owners that nothing
/ MI be done at least until 1918
on = hunting trip IN Carol county
near the city NJ Baltimore, the other day
lriiE Maisel OF the Nsusees aco.dental lis
shot ms brother. Ernest Nsisel. u years
Old, causing painful wounds In the jaw
and near one OF the eyes Phys clans
Who attended the injured man stated
That the wounds would not be likely 10
prove moro than Very painful.
Hank Gowdy e. said 10 bo contemplate
| ing the wonderful amount OF cash ac-
dow md ~ hc making mp his mind 20
follow up the same sort OF work II
NHrk could give q real exhibit on of him
self going aftpr u foul ball IN the pulpit
/ hc'd have fo hold hts meetings I'm the
/ Yale bowl 10 take care of the crowds.
/ Leslie Mann cub outficlder. has de-
ptrtrd for Amherst college. where he
viii coach the basketball team until next
sur nE II ls barely puesluI" INIT Mann
win not hc with the cubs next year ~
. Amherst has mndc him an offer to coach
/ the college athletes All the wear around
. and Chicago writer's say that the offer
will In all probability be accepted
George MOrluty, former member of the
Detroit Tigers. is 10 get chance to sho"
| his worth as an umpire In the Amer car
I league next year. Morinrty had Aharg'
/ as manager, OF the Nashville team OF
/ the Southern league last year, until Ill
ness put him out of 1t for the remainder
/ OF the season NuriArty was always pop
ular as player, and n well behave,
athlete, never making any trouble fo
the Judges ~ play. such player ha'
u great deal better chance OF succeeding
MS nm ump re- than one who has been
roVdy iu his playing days Ball player
remember such tactics, and when suCl
plp,rJ toC,s up umpirlng he usual
draws a strong dose ~ the medicine h
once handed out to the umpireS
Jack Coomhs saws tho American leRgu
teams seem 10 have tho edge because o
superior batting power. Practical,
i every team I'm the American league ha
three or more men Who are mighty dan
gerous with the bat says Jack De
troit haa Neach. Cobb. Crawford Hell
man and Burns Cleveland has Speaker
Roth. Grnnoy, Gandil and Chapman Ros
ton has Lewis, Gardner Hooper and R0r
~ St LOUIS has Shotteu, Sislor an
Pratt Chicago has John and Eilt
Collins Ey'sh Joe Jackson, Iournlvr
Weaver and Schalk Ncw York ha
Baker. Pip. High and Magee