Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-08
President Scott Announces He
Is Absolutely Within the
Salary Limit.
Another Pitcher Arrives on the
Scene and Catchers Are
Expected Today.

just what's the use of training in
Claremorc when the old Association
park looks SO good just now is the
question which is worrying President
Scott Of the local baseball club at
present, althO he admits that finding
suitable quarters for his club in Tulsa
is "A most difficult task, not to men
ton the fact that the prices here in
his home town have scared TO regions
appalling to even IA baseball nHBnatc.
But nevertheless the local boss wants
his tea INTO stay in Tulsa if possible,
and the proposed training Jaunt To
Claremore may be called off and the
team given preliminary spring work
outs on the old familiar soil OF the
Western association grounds. Any
way, they are out every afternoon
limbering up their heaving wings,
whether they 20 to ClaremOre or not
At the Claremore camp sufficient
accommodations of satisfactory
character were practically beyond the
range of possibility and President
Scott found after comparing the rel
ativc cost of jaunt to the resort
that very little might be gained i'm a
financial way by taking his athletes
to that city, consequently he was
casting about yesterday in search OF
quarters for his array of youngsters,
which is daily increasing in proper
tions There would be no advantage
in the way of playing fields in Clare
more: in fact, the local park offers
much better accommodation in that
respect than the foreign one, another
item that favors this city for the pre-
Iiminarv activities of the baschallers
However. President Scott wished to
get his squad out Of Tulsa for Few
days before the season opened, and
the Claremore proposition may yet go
thru. The fans, who are now getting
the bug and iourneying to the base
bau lot every day to watch the per-
formance. are petitioning President j.
Paul to keep his youngsters at home,
however. and he and Manager Eliza
may listen to the appeal of the indi-
viduals that produce the click of the
turnstile and remain in Tulsa with
the athletes.
Scott calls "Dossr Duncan.
v,-,,iio IN ol,lobor,a CITY President
Durrnn of tho OllIahoma CITY club
flashed an accusation on scott of be-
ing over the salary limit, when
aroused the righteous ire of the
doughty little president of the locals,
and he Immediately displayed the con-
tracts of his ball players Announcing
that he was going TO win the Sonlaloh
with a real ball club and still stay
we'll within the limit of the assocla-
ton. Whereupon President duncan
also flashed his payroll and displayed
club within the limit OF the league
requirements. He further ADVISED
that he would stay within the limit
if it became necessary to Iop OH hall
his team.
In order to verify the statement ne
announced that Dutch Maggie, lead-
ing swatter of the circuit had nceeelh nceh
cast adrft on account OF salary dllil-
culucs, the Teutonic outfielder max
ing demand for a compensation INA.
was far beyond the unit H Ge'''a'iu ,,i
which Wooley refused NasIe mas
been declare a free agent anu may
catch ON with Texas league cruz.
However ne "ouIu loVn I',hia'' 4, o,,t
in frouucer s''S, ~ ,,.;It 1il,oiv
I,i,t o. o,t ~ Tho league.