The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
GREATEST SEASON IS
PREDICTED AT JOPLIN
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Mncrs TO Present TSnm That VIII Ia
In Running for the i1nS--ih-
tcrrrt Displayed by fnns'
CORPORATION IS FORMED
Franchise Completely Controlled By
Local Mcp--Iiulswil iinr strong
Pitching staff.

SPECIAL To Tho Word
JOPLIN. Mo. March % \ rcrord
baseball year IN Joplin is predicted
for tho 1919 season by officials OF the
Western League club. Present mol
cations are that the Miners VIII pre-
sent n team ~ Contendcrs FOR me
remnant that viii bc wcll In the run
ming. and considerable interest al
ready In being displayed I'm the team.
with twenty two players signed 10
contracts and ordered 10 report Tor
Eprlnu training, Playing Manager
,Iiudy uulSwitt win have "A wide tltlh
of material from which To select hM
sqund Of fourteen men by tho open
ing Of the season, AprN 20. Ten can
dIdates for pitching h"riha nave
aligned contracts and will report nt
Miners park for the initial prnctic"
Monday
Considerable outside interest VIII
he displayed IN tho local hhS"hn"
situation this year hy other CLUBS on
tho circuit. due to tho franchise ne
inc compIeicly controlled bv local
business men 4 corporation has
heen formed with n capitalization OF
y
purchased from John savage, former
owner, several weeks ago ann nus
witt selected to pilot the club. Lou
ballard, n Joplin theatrical man, mas
been selected aS business manager
Eight Veterans Return.
Sly members OF last years hqunh
will return to Joplin this season, abd
two members Of the Miner team o.
1917 wllI he back TO resume theN
former berths
HulSwitt will have starr OF plich-
ers second TO none In the league
Rolla (Rug) Mapel, one Of tho lead
ing pitchers OF the league last year,
and Dick Crutcher and Art Smith
who come to Joplin through a deal
with the Kansas city Blues. present
10 the local playing manager n com
binatlon that will be hard TO beat In
addition. he will have T.. T. MARKS OF
the 1917 wichita team, Don e. Noor-
he.s OF the ists Topeka nine, VII
liam Burwcll OF the 1917 Joplin
squad. william Wright, former OK
iahoma CITY Western association
pitcher. and three recruits
The receiving end Will he unusual
Iy strong this season, Pat collins
one OF the leading catchers Of last
year, already IL on the ground, ana
John Raycroft. who was obtained
from the Blues. will alternate with
Collins behind the plate, Raycron
was taken on the southern training
camp by the Chicago Americans last
year.
Two Inflcidcrs BACK.
Lyman Lamb. shortstop OF last
years squad. and Hulswltt second
baseman, are the only infieadcrs oi
last years team to return. New ma
terial from which the infield will he
selected. includes Joe Vance, an IN
fielder on the Columbus American
association team two years ago, and
Il. l.. Collins. n promising recruit who
refust<l Mo sign with the club last
year Two other recruits VIII be
given an opportunity TO display their
wares.
Indlca tions are that Joplin will
have n fast infield and Hulswltt pre-
diets. from actual knowledge OF tho
candidates for outfield berths that he
viii have one OF tho hardest hitting
outflelds In tho league.
Two former players, Tom Miller
and Joe Hornn, will return for n try
at the outer garden positions. Miller
PLAYED here last year, Horan played
with the Miners In 1917 and entered
the navy at the end OF tho season,
heing the first Miner TO offer his
services v. q, Newer, former ST
Louis National player but for tho
last two years n member or Tyro.
~ NJ outlaw team. and Albert Che
noweth. "A Kansas City semi pro
player, reWpletc the outficld pros
poets Chenoweth comes to Joplin
highly recommended by Savage
BurwelI Wounded In Batt,c,
Pitcher Burwell only recently re-
turned 10, America from France
where he had been sewing with the
army OF occupation. Burwoll was
wounded and gassed in action. lie
enlisted at the close OF the 1917 sea
son. Two Joplin players. Ewell Cos
and Harry Brant, infielders. still arc
with the army of occupation.
Besides Horan and Burwell. th'
Joplin players who have been in the
service and are reporting for sprlnf
training are Pat Collins, l., l.. col
lins, Vance, Mapel, Lamb. Wright
Lewis and Shepanska Each OF thu
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