Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-16
STEEL CORPORATION
STARTS ITS SEASON
Bethlehem Company Employees to
Pfay 20-WcCk Program; Many
Former Stars Included.
EDDIE PLANK TO TWIRL
al Mamaux Deserts q. y. aud Joins
tic Steel league; DaNA IURcs
Also a Member

BETHLEHEM. TJ. Nay 15.-An
unique league has arisen Iu the
ranks Of baseball with the opening
of tho Bethlehem steel corporation
baseball league which played its in
itial game on May ~. The season
Will continue for twenty weeks and
NJ the liyalIF between the various
plant teams ls intense d. number OF
famous major ana minor league
players. fot the past ana present.
have been signed To alternate in
sewing IN" corporation in uYCralls
and baseball uniforms
The Ioabuc IS composed OF teams
representing the steel Curporation'y
plants at Fore River Mass Harlan,
Wilmington, Del; Steelton. Pa. lie.
banon, PA Sparrows Point, Md,
and Bethlehem, pa. Efforts have
)een made by the management Of
zach team 10 sign players OF high
calibre and for that purpose there
has been a hunt In the big and little
eagues with a fair measure of sue
'e%. Quite u formidable array or
diamond stars VIII appear In the
league games during tho season
Furthermore. money is no object ih
he plan TO secure seasoned players.
While II Is not authoritatively stated,
nevertheless. II has tricklcd through
he trenches that from $500 10 $3.50
has been offered to some OF tho big
leagners for each game played.
Tie list OF eligibles for the first
game as received by the secretary
of the league comprising 109 names.
divided ms follows: Fore River, 3S,
Harlan, 2e; Steelton, Sparrows Point
;snd Bethlehem, 20 each and Le-,
ianon, "A. What tho latter manage
nent lacks In numbers IL expects to
make up In quality. Tho name OF
Ians Lobert. the former New York
Giants infielder does not appear In
lie list OF the Bethlehem team, al
cough there has been a persistent
imor that he has been signed.
here have been terms offered but
he negotiations have not been yet
Liosed.
Charity With Harlan.
In tho Harlan squad first OF all
3 found Charity, the star pitcher
~ the Washington Americans, Joc
Lake, n former American league
pitcher, Eumont Washington
american league twlrler; Rebel"
lakes, who played In the Federal
league and u former ouifieldor In the
iational league = Kay. former New
ork State league outficlder and
lartin, a former infielder for Bos-
ton and Philadelphia National league
teams.
The Fore River has among it's
crack players Joe Connolly, the for
Iner outfielder for the Boston Amer
ans jacobson, tryout by the |
] Philadelphia Nationals. Twombly.aa n |
,rmer American and National out
elder; Mamaux. who pitched for
re Brooklyn Nationals earlier In |
ne season; Hickman. an outfielder
ti service OF the Brooklyn Nationals
End Pipp, former infielder on the
ew York American team.
steelton la out for President
races trophy with quite an aggre-
'ttion OF ball tossers. Some of the
riost promising players are Stats"
eterson, of Philadelphia. formerly |
ltcher for the International and |
ew York State leagues; Eddie |
tank. the famous pitcher for the |
hiladelphia Athletics and the St |
] ouis teams, Pierce, an inflelder |
no was taken south by the Philllcs |
frr tryout: Steve Yerkes. former |
'nerican league player but last |
s. or with indianapolis; kid" Stutz |
former Allentown Tri-State player |
: t,for the past two years with the |
Tree I league: Hooper. an old |
ne big Lacquer and Tri-State In !
Z lder and manager OF the Ian |
ster Tri-State team: bud" Weiser, |
40 belongs to the Philadelphia |
,NotionalS but who refused to go |
> nth to he farmed out to south
rrn league. shorty Miller, n for |
} sr Cleevland American star and |
O. OF the best outfielders. and |
. lorge Cockhill, bench manager OF
- Steelton team. n former National |
lgue umpire and former Interna-
q nal league player.
bebanon's management has r. q |
mber OF former big league stars |
Yong whom nre Jones, bench man
er Of the Lebanon team and first |
seman. formerly on the Detroit |
m; Marhofka. former Tri-State |
'ielder: RahbiugtoR, former New |
rk State league outfielder: A.
llsh, New York state league |
p 'mer New York State league and |
ierican league second baseman; |
Mike Mowry, formerly third |
;ehan on the Brooklyn Nationals
; / who was to have played this
lr with Baltimore: potteiger, n
Nttstown hoy, playing several years
: III the New England league as an
tfielder; Ritter. crack pitcher.
longing TO the New York Nation
and Buckles, pitcher who gave
, good account OF himself in the
nerican association last year.
Alec smith Is Catcher.
In the Sparrows Point aggrega-
N are found Alec Smith. the old
aw York Giants catcher; Davy
9TH, the Chicago American pitcher.
awster, clever infielder developed
John Dunn Of Baltimore: Lefty
Issell. first baseman and former
: tcher for the Philadelphia Ameri-
ms, "Eunt' Walsh. shotstop,
= rmerly with the Philadelphia Ma
p 1nals and the Baltimore Federais.
Coach Ready OF Lehigh university
' no is training the Bethlehem plant
b I'm has his carle eye on num-
r OF first string players and hy
9 time he Is through corrallinE his
' larry he expects TO have pennant
inner Ready is after Hans Lo-
RI and he expects to land him,
sefty" Baumgartner Is working at
local plant Anderson will also
irl for Bethlehem. He pitched
star game at l.ehigh university and
the past two years tWirled for
e Bostop Red Sox and the Buffalo
ternationals, Schacht. another Of
quartet of pitchers Signed,
irlcd IN the New York State league
st year Barton, who did good
1rk In the box for the last two
ars and Bill Kay, who pitched In
3 New York State league and Tir-
ate league complete the quintet