Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-26
n 4. NINE TO PLAY
24-GAME SCHEDULE
u,,s,, Prospects for Winner at Okla
non,a univcr~ity--Many Nc'cr-
an. Rrturp--Stronx In ISi.
70 PLAY PROFESSIONALS S
,,Ic,ro Whiio sox and Oklahoma
,u, Western I<ngucrs Included
IN schedule Of Coiicgians.

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NORMAN. Okla. Jan ?j.-Twcn-
81, t,.r games probably will be
,.,,i this spring by tho University
n, Oklahoma baseball team. Con
,,,r,. have not been signed for all
I'D, ,sen but Manager Dick Gentry
,.. made arrangements with other
,,fcscs 10 assure that many games.
1, tho weather permlla bascha u
,.,,ilrr viii start about the middle
=, FEBRUARY ana the first game viii
a.. ,,,vrd with the Chicago Ameri-
,,p League team the latter part OF
N,r,h The white Sos first string
team has opened tho season here for
.,yrral wears n stops OF while on
,he vav north from the tralnlng
camp IN Texas
,,mcs will he played IN being ar
ranged opposing teams will he the
T,iyer~i'y ~ Texas Mt Austin. the
r,,n. Agricultural n Mechanical col
i.rn Al college station. and probably
pa,lor college, Mt Waco. II games
ar. not arranged with baylor, Texas
rhristlnn college at Fort Worth or
some other college will he given
Games to round out tho weeks trip,
Jonghorns Planning Trip.
Return games will he played In
Norman with the University OF
n,as The I.onghorns are planning
a trlp during which they will meet
IN, sooner- here April II and ~, and
tho Oklahoma AggieB at saltwater
April % and ~.
A series OF game In being arranged
,ot tho Sooncr- with the Oklahoma
CITY Western league club. either here
n, AZ Oklahoma city The Oklahoma
Arrles will be on the schedule for
four games, two at saltwater and two
q, Norman. and n similar arrange
ment ~ probable with the Chllooco
indans
Phillips university ~ Enid and
Central Normal Of Edmond are
either state teams which probably will
Ne on the schedule. The general re-
vynl of college sports since Tho close
q, tho war makes II compar ,tively
easy now to arrange "A full ~ c1edule
IN any line Of athletics
Abundance ~ Material.
Coach Bcnnie owen will have an
abundance OF material. Roth Of last
years pitchers. Glenn Meadows. the
malnstay Of tho team. and Roy
F.her. will he IN school In addi-
ton nalph Davis OF Norman. who
ha. sn cnviable reputation In this
part ~ the state pitching for indie
pendent teams In the summer. N In
school again. This may cause owen
. 10 switch Fisher 10 tho outfield on
acccun, NJ his hard-hltting.
= -Four letter men In addition To
Fisher and Meadows. are back. They
are Dick Gentry, catcher. Little first
base, Fears. shortstop. and Couch.
center field l.ovclA catcher; Cox.
pitcher. ana CollnmsOlf fielder, OF last
years squad also are here.
4 number OF promising freshmen
PLAYERS are IN school hut the proha-
h'lliy that oklahoma viii enter the
1 Missouri Valley this spring may
That plan IN being followed In bas-
. ktihall ~ this time
, May Abandon BASEBALL.
/, However, reports have reached
/, Norman from Missouri Valley schools
/. that baseball may die In the confer
|. ence AZ college sport. W q. Ham
llion, manager OF athletics at the
University ~ Kansas. openly pre-
diets such an outcome. Amcs Kan
cas- ana Missouri were the only
schools which last year had teams
and bad weather prevented most
OF tho games scheduled.
Missouri Valley teams have nj
ssys lost money in baseball. iIamll-
ton says. and most of tho teams are
\ Tar enough north that bad weather
breaks up tho schcduies Hamll-
Ton saws Kansas 80 far this year
has not attempted TO schedule
umes, and that no other schools 20
TAR have sought them with the Jay
hawkers
II Is believed hero that even II
oklahoma does enter the Missouri
valley and that conference ahan-
dons baseball, tho Sooners will con
uhue tho sport. meeting Oklahomn
and Texas teams