The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-23
A. A. CLUBS READY TO
START PENNANT HUNT
Optimistic Report From All Camps
Indicate That American As-o-
citation Faocs fright season.

CHICAGO. April 81 - baseball
clubs Of the American association to-
day entered the home stretch OF their
spring training and Wednesday
will swing into the nineteenth annual
pennant race under conditions char
soterized as the most favorable In
tho associations history.
The crack Of tho hail in the four
eastern cities OF the circuit will find
ali clubs. with the possible exception
OF Toledo, In unusually good condi-
tion and determined to lead the field
=, the end OF the 16t-gamc schedule
Roger BreHnahan. manager OF tho
Toledo club, Who faced financial dif-
ficulties as II result OF differences he
tween rival stock holders, succeeded
IN strengthening out his problems
cnly week ago. lie Will open the
season with nm untrlcd team Rrcs-
nRhan, nevertheless was fortunate
In bagginR surplus talent from ma Ior
clubs and promises to develop n
fighting combination within two
weeks
Weak Spots StrcnG thcncsi
Optimistic reports were generally
received tonight from tho camps Of
been driven through thrco weeks OF
practice. Managers have strength
ened weak spots with now talent and
In many cases have signed UP Vnlu-
able men returning from military
service
Four clubs Columbus. Kansas
City. Indianapolis and Toledo. trained
at home, while tho other four sought
tho warmth Of the south.
The opening will sec changca In
tho management of three clubs not
counting the return Of Jack Hen
dirk rs leader OF Indianapolis Clar-
ence Rowland, who piloted the chi
cago Americans Ia n worlds cham
pionship, will guido the Milwaukee
club. while Patsy" Flahcrty, a vet
eran OF major and minor league
fame, will succeed "Roarin' Hill'
Clymcr as manager OF Louisville
Grover Hartley will direct the Co
lumhus club, succeeding Joo Tinker,
who will devote his time To the bust.
ness management Hendricks re
turns 10 Indianapolis after n season
as manager OF the st Louis Ma
tionAls
Western clubs will oppose the east
In the opening games Milwaukee
VIII furnish tho attraction at Louis
vile, Kansas CITY viii play at Colum-
bus, Minneapolis az Toledo and ST
Paul at indianapolis Sixteen games
will be played at the eastern end or
the circuit before the climbs return
to homo grounds
Prospects Never brighter.
We are starting the season IN bet
ter shape than ever" said Thomn, !
Hickey, president NJ tho association.
tonight our prospects have never
been brighter ! believe thar tho
season Will hc more Era'ifyinE from
every standpoint than any previous
one
The season will open with the
same clubs In the league as last son.
son. But virtually every tctm H,g.
been materially strengthened We.
VIII have a great many of our f,r
mer players hack We have ais,
been able to obtain an abundance. of
now talent from tho smaller lr1rucs
il Ia my opinion that We will have
the strongest set of t'nms since tho
association was formed. aud AN nm
usually tight rae" may he expected
From business and financial .giud.
point everything IS in excellent
shane
The war hit us hard Just as il nj,
all leagues nut with tho nation A,
peace we expect = tremendous revival
or interest IN baseball and am other
sports"
President flicker tonIsh, an.
nounced the assignment of umpIrrs
Tor the opening games as follows.
Murray and Connolly AT Col.p,h,,
Finneran ana Knapp M Toledo
johnson ans Moran az IudnrapoU.
Hart aud Freeman at Louisville.