The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-24
Looking EN- Over
With
JACK KEENE

Itck Wheat. mighty tlugger of tho
Dodgers recently named captain Of the
team, In entering upon his tenth year
with tho club and In the Oldest plnycr
In point Of service now with the outft
Ne Joined tho team In 1908, one year
before JANE Daubert made his debut
with the outfit
Hickery entered upon his diamond
career IN 1906 with the Enterprise team
In tho Kansas league Tho following
year he hooked up with offt worth
In tho Texas circuit. In 1908 ho was
member of the Shreveport club IN The
same circuit. lie remained there only
one season. and tho following summer
found him member VI the Mobile club
of tho Southern league During the
month Of August OF that year no at
ttacted tho attention of n scout for the
brooklyn club nnd tho Robins purchased
MIN for 81 200 Nn reported 10 the club
before the National league season OF
that yonr ended ANA took part I'm TWEEN
y six contests, playing In the Ou,fleld
For the twenty FlE games he bttted
1Oi Harry l.umlpy vas tho manager
u tho club when HaDk broke into fast
company
since he Joined the club znck has
always been ono ~ tho regulars and
his playing has always horn featured
with heavy stick work However. while
he was on" of tho leading bntsmen In
the National league he never succeeded
In being crowned the champion swattor
until last season. when he finished with
an average VI .35j.
Baseball moguls ara grievch over a
ruling of tho United states fillfOnd ad-
miuistrhtiOn which takes trunks ana
bags OF baseball and other athletic
equipment out u tho class ~ p"f,nnl
baggage Tho other dRy the Yankees
phlpped n hamper Of uniforms 10 JACK
Honvillr. Fla. and II cost them i6j. IN
other years this hamper would have
gone as personal baggage.
Mike and Tom Gibbons. well-known
brother boxers. plan II tour ~ Europe
They also plan 10 challenge George Car
pentler individually ana collectively aud
every other way. Georges could pick up
some pin money by taking them on.
The rumor thnt Charley HerrOg may
become a Yankee bobbed up IN Bhlti-
more ths other day Herzog In now a
leading member OF tho Boston Nation
ais Hs holds a contract with tho Braves
calling for n $4,000 salary which IN
given Ms the reason tho Braves would
/, Ike to let him go.
Dave McAndless OF chicago hung UP
the best score In tho national amateur
balk-line championship meet since 1915
when he won tho title recently at Chi
cngo. His average was N and 1915
He was forced TO play off n tie with
Percy Collins and beat Collins 800 to
lO9.
Tho Giants will not. lack for coachiug
| this year. George Gibson, manager Of
the Toronto team OF the new Interim
| t,onal league. will help coach the pitch
ers at the training camp. .Mltty the
Mighty has been engaged M general
coach and assistant manager, and now
| Herman Schaefer. sometimes called
Duke Schaeier. sometimes Liberty
! Schaefcr. but never again by that old
cognOmcn on which no grew famous.
also has signed as coach. lie Is now at
Lake Placid skating, leo boating, SKI
Ing and sleigh riding. but hen W. back
| In plenty Of time TO start south.
| I'd Konetchy, veteran flrStbnvem1n
| o' tho Braves. played riE games In the
outfieid and pitched ono game last sea
son.