The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-30
TOday's Lineup.
Tulsa.
Omaha.
Um pire. DAILY.
Time. 4 o clock
BY CHARLES ]. BRILL.

Tulsa makes her debut in fast
company today
The yearning OF years for n chance
at class A baseball will have been
graufied by nighttall for at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon Spencer Abbott will
send his Tulsa oilers against Pat
O'Rourke's strong Omaha aggrega-
ton In the opening battle OF the
1919 Western league season. Tulsa
at last has her chance to step and
whether the pace win be too fast
or not only time will tell--but the
Tulsans believe as they enter upon
the undertaking that no one IN the
entire circuit can move any faster
or stick to the going any longer
than the oil metropolis.
At the present II Is Impossible 10
more than roughly estimate the
comparative playing strength OF the
eight clubs which are matched In
the pennant derby. Every one has
personnel very different from that
OF last year or previous years. Many
newcomers have been registered
The individual prowess OF many OF
these Is registered on the accord
books but II is impossible 10 tell
what It's effectiveness will be when
combined with that OF the thirteen
T@others on their team Before the
first month IN over there IL strong
probability that radical changes will
have been made.
Tulsa and the Tulsa players are
practically strangers to each other.
Some slight acquaintance has been
established during the exhibition
games this spring, but little real de-
pendence IL TO be placed in opinions
formed on the individual or col
~ l.A ~ "a q
these games The players had had
only few days to timber up, they
were not accustomed TO playing with
each other and they were out-classed
rrby their opponents from the Ameri-
'Nean association and the major
leagues. 1t will take week or two
of championship playing even for
Spencer Abbott. skilled critic though
ne Is and acquainted with his play.
ers. 10 determine the real value or
his men and pick out the weak spots
which must be strengthened.
One hundred and forty games are
in the schedule which opens today,
Tulsa gets a trifle the better OF the
argument. insofar as home games
are concerned. II being carded for
home consumption.
All OF the northern clubs come
south for the opening.
Omaha opens hero with Daily UNI
piring.
Des Moines starts at Wichita with
Jacobs and Shafly on the indicator.
st Joseph gets under way at Okla
homa City with Shannan um mpiring
Sioux City begins at Joplin with
Holmes as Judge.
Omaha will be here for three
games. Then comes st. Joseph for
I four, Des Moines for three and Sioux
city for four. the locals getting a
crack at every northern club be-
fore making It's first road trip.
The Omaha club arrived yesterday
evening and went TO bed early In
order to get a good rest for today
II wish we could have had better
weather during the last few days"
Manager Jackson said last night
but we will do our hest to entertain
the home boys during our stay here.
think Omaha will be as good as
any in the league"
The Omaha chief was doubtful
last night just whom he would
rstart In today's game. In case the
weather is warm he was OF the
opinion he would call on Nerz to
usher In the entertainment. Kopp
IL possibility. Lyck probably
will be found behind the bat.
Local Huricr Undecided.
Spencer Abbott also was unde
cided as to which Finger he would
select to hold back the invaders in
the opening contest. He declared
It would depend entirely upon who
looked best during the warming up
practice.
While Mayor Hubbard did not
consider II advisable to declare a
half holiday for the game. the re-
suit will he practically the same as
the various civic clubs will CO.
operate in making the event one
worthy the occasion, The Shriner
band will head the parade which
leaves the Brady hotel at O'Clock
The line OF march will carry II south
on Main to Fifth street. west on
Fifth to Boulder, north on Boulder
TO Second, east on second to Boston
and thence south and east TO Nc,
Nulty park at Tenth and Elgin.
The game will be started at
o'clock. Sergeant Charles W. Sill OF