The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-18
Public Sentiment Favors Sunday Baseball In New York
ELL|SONI0
PLAY At DE7R0M
Passes Up Aviation Corps 10
Wear Tiger Uniform,

DETROIT. Feb. n-Evidsnuy w. ~
nert Ellison. Tiger lnfisldsr recruit, w. =
given q lot Of publicity ana praise ~
didn't deserve 1ln
several weeks q tine Associates
Press carried a dispatch relating thse
enlistment Of Ellison In the aviation
CORDS o. Uncle sam. tlsn,ink i'rcs,. 20 Z
officially, mourned his loss,
Now Il appears that the 81. Paul
graduate experienced 4 change Of heart
aud Withdrew HE application 70 take
biz .chapca o. bslns giAbbed W IN ,
drsft EIll,on,, .lsn|s Sce,rsss Sssens9
Miohirsn sysnass wednesday morning.
whether Ellison recalled 6k FsgusSs
for n place In the aviation fofces of the
army before the authorities ACTED upon
hls. application isn't erplAlnsdl but re
VIII YaI !ths diamond tosgsry, o. ~
Detrof club Instead o. ths .hski % w
Sfssu " !. !lSa u.sai' ~ ~ &. nstgnsi AMI.
Governments Ices rlssrs,, os!a...
However, the governments loes V We
Tigers gain. Tillsop's /. supposed snietr
mont was Acknowledged TO be . sevefs
blow 20 the glAylnE strength OF me d.
tract, and not merely Jsserys. the %.
troit club officials accept him with ~
snme fond anticipation that he will be
M. asset TO the cl0h tha! prevailed NJ
fashion on the Tigers ilnsi eastern N
Ellison came 10 the Tigers rom ths
Central atHooiation, q bush orEaniEatioH
In Iowa, the rawsHt ~ recruits, Aftsr q
hrlAf trial last spring he wss seat "a
g. Paul With ogifNldsr Fred Nloholson
for seasoning There the dsvelopmens
u both, Ellison and Nicholson was r.
turned them, a. per agreement, fnished
ball players.
Regarded A. Flsturs.
job with Jennings this yssk. anhoYst
he might not bcfume q regular. bsylde1
possessing ability 10 club The horeen{ae
the yoqnfster 10 en- crcellen Z heb9cE
shows Arlnd baseball ssnss aNS can n
SHi SSSSSi me b sI'S & .E Il .s%s'9 Il u, ~
viii not share IN the sibriss ef .yietosis!
pr pNrtsks Of The sorrows OF defeat viii
heft in 1915 Fred took the easiest W,
out and entered tht commlasary dspaet'
menl, whore he will got . much ~
T p.r,o" t scsm 70 IsS SsS, 1S'r a 'm %ui s'; "a
In Tho national army,
m tho Infisld thls year. always pfo
ylVng, Of course, that tho world ~
carnival docr not change the comptezieI
Of things IN materially alter the ua1)0o
pastlme's roster. besides Huaht 'YoQnI
mT%rs..sns Dyer ana fYison . nis ~
iinu of drfenpe. and ffhrry AsttMan 4
plug up q hole at fist or second bass
, Hsllmsn Handy Men.
7 Holman Ia relied upon "a ASSUME u
uH,,e' ps ~ ,ns d ,n.ns,, I na ,hms mms syoss
BY. iHsry could ss spared frss
4 garden III %trsnspIres tat waiisr, n
young outfloidef obtained from IA
: Springfield CLUB OF the Central LEAGUE
r lives up 10 hls advance notices, m
y kid gardener mAced the hall Tor an avn
4 aFo NJ $40 with Springfield last sea1c
I and Ia tohted ~ n find
There In n chance, however. that, IN
boy VIII discover a vast diffefepee |
. tho pltchlnE he must look At In IN
American league and that which hs tack
led 40 often In the Central and fail 4
o keep M 10 the paco required here. fh1l
4 Ilellmhn would navigate tha station tina
y the .raynges OF time compelled Gan
Crawford 10 Mcate,
c Hurhlo would not be stuck for s'firs
, hasoman were Dresser 20 fall and Walk
er. too, When the Tigers made thst
lnst swing around tho ssnboard uectiof
NJ the circuit last fall Ellison played
bank up Rnmo at tho initial corner, IsnI
nings assigned Bcft there, IN prsfsrSncI
to Dresser who, with Ellison, rsportsl
, g Hughls AZ tho close Of the sSsocis
lion schedule, .