Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-03

should he said untll the player signs
or decides tu retire.
II am not going to nny word
about tho make up Of my team until
ali my players are signed, / thought
that ! would De able to make an an
noun'ement March / but unforeseen
complications may delay It ten
dayR"
Word painters here arc not dis
posed 20 press or smoke out Connie,
IN his present plight why give the
boot 90 a man when he ls dnWu And
Stack has been too fair and square
with the scribcs IN the past Tor any
ono ~ them to Eet pCeyed because
of his present policy.
ON this subject, an address made
by Harry r Jordan, managing direC
tor Of keith's Philadelphia interests.
at the informal spread ot the phii-
adelphia Sporting writer's. hssociR
ton last Wednesday was Slguifi-
cunt Mr. Jordan. who IL real fan,
said that he was stronger for Mack
!uw than when no was winning
worlds championships
There Ia lot OF sympathy among
the baseball tongs here Tor Connie
and they hope he soon gets baclr In
tho baseball Hun again To Connie s.
credit II IL only justice 20 say that he
didn't sell any players until tho
crowds started 20 thiu,
The gnunt general dld release
some news about training plans The
sea trip TO jacksonville, Fla. has
/ been cancelled and the team will
dash to Dixie on steel rails II In
scheduled 10 leave here March 10
and the Pittsburgh team. In charge
of Hugo Bczdek the man with the
Hybysko shoulders, viii have It's
coaches tackled on the train at
Washington, ~ &,
Tho Mackmen and Pirates train,
at the same park and will clash
with each othar frequently at Jax.
Zach team will also take trip TO
an army training camp IL miles
nwny from their base and meet the
men In khaki The schedule has
not yet been completed.
Many Changes on Nornn's Tcam
only three winters ago Fat Mo
ran wus appointed tiilorman of tho
PM sloop, That is not turning tho
clock back very far Yet when the
1913 season opens there will be
only four players on the team who
were there on the dav Pat won tho
post. They are First Hascman Fred
Luderus, Right Fielder Gabby era
vath. Pitcher Ersklne Mayer and
Catcher Eddie Burns.
Pat was appointed after the close
OF the season OF 1914 and before
1913 began ho had figured In sew
eral spectacular deals I.obert Ma
noe and Doom were sold or traded
and In their places came Whitted
/ Dugey, stock, Demarce. Adams and
Niehoff.
These deals won the Phns their
first and only pennant and earned
them tho runnerup position IN the
next two races. Moran made
changes each year and this winter
four bulwarkA pass out Alexander
killlfer and Paskert were sold and
Lieutenant Eppa Rixey now woarh
khaki
10. since getting the managerial
portfolio. Moran has sold traced. ~
released every man on his team
with tho exception OF Luderus, era
vath and Hurns. Some shake-up.
Philadelphia baseball writer's
have obtained the consent OF the
PM and Athletic owners TO give a
benefit game TO the widow OF VII
liam Wcart. who died last Dooem.
ber
II In planned 10 hold the game the
Saturday before the opening OF the
cham pionship season. ON that day
the two teams were booked TO play
an exhibition contest In Baltimore,
but thru tho kindness OF Connie
Mack and william II, Baker tho
game was cancelled In order that the
teams may play here.
Details for the game will he ar
ranged at "A conference OF sport
writers this wnek The writer's hope
to raise enough money to pay off q
mortgage on Biliy's home,
Doom willing 20 Come BACK.
Charles Doom, already down TO
weisht and with his arm as strong
AZ ever, would be willing 20 catch in
the majors next soason. Doom war
side-tracked by the Giants because
OF knee that is now completely
cured aa result OF actentlfio treat