Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-30
Leaguers Easily Win Over
Cosden; SouthpaWs Go We'll
Allen and Bernbrock Effec-
: tive Against Oilers; New
Y Catcher and Infielder Want
ed by Professionals.
That the trip of President j. p.

That the trip of President j. =.
ott and Manager Lige Woolcy TO
plin Monday was being made in
hope Of picking up a catcher and
yerhaps an infielder for the Producers
was the admission secured from Presi-
dent Scott yesterday, and from Man
ager Woolcy came the added infor
nation that in the proposed visit o.
Scott and Woolcy to Oklahoma city
for the White SoX game there was
prospect Of securing rcinfocCements
for the local Western association club.
Both have made up their minds
that the catching department needs
strengthening. They also have agreed
that there is a chance 10 strengthen
the hot side of the infield.
Gardner Not Coming.
Immediate action has been forced
upon them by the receipt of letter
from Catcher Gardner, saying that he
could not report. lie had been count
cd upon by Manager Wooley as "A GER
{ tainty for the greater part OF the
backstopping work this season, and ii
is in the hope that they will be able
to get, in Joplin, n catcher whom they
turned down TO get Gardner, that they
are making the trip Monday
While EEan continues to hold down
third. while Harris still Is to he given
a shot at that corner, and while Olson
has not been considered to have any
Competition for short II is apparent
that this side of the intiold is the
weakest place on the team. The man
agement wants to strengthen here II 1t
can, and while hunting for a catcher.
an eye will be kept open for an in
fielder or two.
Wooley believes II the White Sox
t are carrying now some youngsters
. who must be turned loose pretty soon.
f. that he can have his pick If he goes
ager Rowland, for Rowland and the
Producer manager are friends of long
standing.
Allen Crowds Out Denton.
Belief that in Allen, the big Cedar
-Rapids southpaw who discovered
himself couple of days ago, he had
"a prospect far better than Denton,
{another forkhander, Manager Wooley
1 yesterday gave Denton his release and
signed Allen to a contract.
n Allen pitched the second three In
nings of yesterdays practice game be-
sxween the Producers and Cosdens,
Eetting the oilers down with only one
4 hit. BY scratching a single thru the
box Ellis was the only player to reach
i first base on him.
Only one hit was made off Bern
brock. who opened the game for the
Producers, the only two runs made by
~ city leaguers being a couple in the
II sen Znth inning when Van Buren, con-
< nected with one of Billings fast ones
for home run, and an error, wild
& pitch and single permitted Scoles to
complete the circuit.
= The Producers scored nine times.
Griffin went the entire distance for
Cosden, his seven bases on balls and
i six passed balls by MCGEE contribut-
ing materially to the professional
count. Many of the Producers ten
hts were for extra bases, Richter
getting a double, Miller and Brady
{hree- -baggers and Snyder home run.
1t was the first game Snyder has
played with the Producers in which
he has switched from his natural po-
hilton on the near side of the plate
ID bat right handed.