The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-27
'0|LERS PR|MED
FOR FIRST DAY
All in Readiness for Opening
of Season With Omaha
Club Wednesday.
ABBOTT PROMISES A WINNER
Deserving Tulsa Fandom to be
Given One, Two, Three
Club, Says Boss.

with tho squad cut to the limit OF
IL men, Manager Spencer ABBOTT OF
the Tulsa OilCrs announced lnbt night
that all is ~ readiness fur the open
ms OF the Western league baseball
season here Wednesday.
i ann moro than pleased with tho
reception accorded tho club iu cN.
hibiHon games this spring said Mr.
Abbott iaAt night Il am satisfied
win the club and am confident 1t
viii he r. the race all the way. lu tho
short time | haNo Doon hero Tulsa
fans have shown they arc the best
In the world and they deserve win.
ner. IL Ia my Intention TO give them
that winner. | speak for my asso-
cihte. James X. Crawford. when |
say that We hro moro than gratlfiod
by tho support and interest OF tho
fans and promise To furnish them
wllh'a team which Will be "A credit
TO this city"
Scrlbos Compliment Tulsa.
The oilers have drawn exception
ally well In exhibition games played
here TO date despite atroclOus wealth
er in most OF the combats. The cubs
drew more In one day that they
drew ~, Oklahoma Caty two days.
visiting base ball scriDcs have been
impressed with Tulsa as great
minor league baseball town and are
unanimous In their opinion that II
will be one OF the best cities In the
Western wheel.
Indications are that tho Western
league race viii be tho closest over
fought ir the history OF that circuit.
Practically every city reports club
that will battle for tho pennant. It
Is safe 10 say thai tho oilers will
be In there all tho timo-and you can
put your money on a one two-three
finish by the local club :
Five Winning Pitchers.
Jess Ha!neS, Lefty Hewitt, Roy
Salisbury, Lefty Rayne and Tex COW
ington form the pitching staff.
Haines, salisbury and Covlngton are
right harucrA llaines was leading
pitcher IN the Western league last
year--one OF the greatest pitchers In
minor league baseball. Hewitt was
purchased from the oklahoma city
club during the winter. He has been
a winning pitcher In class AA and A
leagues for several seasons and looks
to bo In for SN year. Haines or
Hewitt will probSSfy open against
Omaha Wednesdays lisbury liz "a
big fellow with lots OF stur. lle was
another winning pitcher In tho west
ern league last year. Bayne In n
youthful Finger and looks to he one
~ the best prospects on the club, lie
has n varied assortment OF slants.
fields his position splendidly and
is q wise pitcher. Covinston In vet
cran. formerly with the Detroit !
Tigers and Kansas city Blues His |
arm iS In good condition this year |
and tho boss expects Tex 10 come !
through with his share Of the vic |
.ories
From the first day out Mickey |
DBrjen ana Maty Manion estab-
ished their rlght to the Job back Of |
The plate. There Ia little TO choose
between either OF these boys Both |
aro young. hcady and capable receiv-
rrs, hard hittcrs and splendid peg |
gers Both look like fino prospects |
This In easily one Of the best. II not |
The best. catching stAffs in the |
league.
EOrrnidAblc inficld.
Bill WRno at first base, Pep Good |
win at second base. Barney Cleve- |
land at third base and John Wuffli |
nj shortstop form formidable inner |
defense quartet WRno IN young, one |
Of the most dangerous hitters on the
club and fast base runner lie Is
weak on fielding ground balls, burl
time viii overcome that defect. !
Goodwin b. reliable on ground balls. |
ono Of the best hit-and run engineers
in the game and u heady player, Just !
tho man 10 have at the keystone /
Fire Plug Cleveland is ono OF tho |
best fielding third bnscmen In tho |
game Good equally at fielding hot !
grounders or bupts, n speedy and |
heady base runner and timely swat
smith. ne is valuable member OF
the Oiler machine. Rounding out thisI
superb inficld IL Wuffli. sousl tiOnal
n nd consistent fielder and one Of the .
best lead-ofC men In tho league.
dangerous hitter. especially In the |
pinch. Wuffli Is feared by all tho
pitchers.
Left field is grnced hy Capt, Benny !
Meyer. a hard and timely batter and !
reliable fielder, who H. Just now
rounding into form. In center garden |
Is Inl Brokawa sure Ply chaser and /
reliable swatHiuith VINO has earned /
4 home with the fans despite bad |
start .Yank Davis carries the burden !
Of the sun field on his square shoul- |
ders Experienced I'm tho PECULIAR !
ties Of Western league parks. reiIhbI" |
on ball In Tho sun az other feldcC'
arc In other gardens. "A dangerous
hitter and wise player. Davis. pres
encc on the club adds the final |
punch which should carry i 10 or |
near the pinnacle of the Western
league
Followers of tho game hav" con
fidencc IN tho club-aud confidcnc"
In Spencer Abbott and James Is
Crawford Abbott has shown b."
knows the game from, the playing 10
the office end. ~ is out there on the !
field that tho bugs Are most inior' |
eS'cd now and they know tha' Ah'
bot viii handle bhe affairs of the |
club ir z competent msuner.
Crawford Loves Eantc.
Mr. Crawford rs associated in N"
club because Of his love of tho sport
and lis desire TO see tfis CITY rep
resented IN the Western league |
Upon buying half Interest he DO
clared 4, was his purpose 10 give
this city fast baseball ana IN AFsn-
rIniing hlmscN with NJ Abbott ho !
believes he has found the man VIII
viii cooperate with him and provide |
tho hugs of this city with their |
dream OF years winning class y
club.