The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-29
ARE T0UTED AS
FINE PROSPECTS
howard Brookes and S. p.
,Johnsons' Are Names
Of Recruits.
BENNY MEYER IS DUE TODAY
wuffli and Others Expected
in Some Time Before
Sunday.
BENNY MEYER IS DUE TODAY
BY LARRY DALEY

rypg never can tell" said Spencer
,,nol, prcs.dcnt OF the Tulsa West
,,p lsls,, baseball club. In discuss
ry the greatest gamble OF baseball
,ourg pIaycrs There may be q
,,p.rg p..rucr or .J33 batter deliv.
,,.ug .,r tp you. always have AS
many Young players as possible on
,, ,upa ANA Iu faCt | won even
nt.p q veteran Who has been in thv
p.N,g too long Ihus speaks Speu-
',r Abbott. president o. the lulsI
Nes.rrr league baseball club and
.hn has -,n. many star young bah
pl.yer, INTO ias, company.
bpl4usa hu has a vide acquaInt-
,9cp among base ball men, Abbott
/, tipped of TO many promising dia-
mona athletes Aud never oVerlooka
chance 90 add "A future Cobb or
N,ily ru has club. His latest add
inns o. the roster OF the local club
,re Howard brooks ana x 4. John
son. youus right hand p.tchors both
of whom come highly tOuted as
,plenda prospects. brooks is from
lumright. where IL In said he beat
Al. teams hy his Itching. Gurley
farmer Tulsa Western association
PLAYER has seen Brooks pitch and
declares him to be "A find. Johnson,
Who towers six feet two inches and
weighs $50 pounds. Is also said TO
poeses, HIl surls uf latent ability and
needs only proper coaching to be de-
teopol into star. Both men viii
have their opportunity and have
been sen, word TO report with the
rest Of the gang neNt Monday.
Never Always Has Pep.
Abbott received word from Benny
Meyer. uutfleldcr and team captain,
that he will arrive In town today.
Meyer who played several seasons
m the h.g show, has not allowed that
10 DIM his enthusiasm and ne IN one
of the FIRST men on the field and the
last one or Letters to Wuffli have
been iorWarded to Tulsa which indl-
Gates that the crack infielder IN on.
his way Mos, uf tho players are
,Ipecieda!n today and tomorrow
though several will probably not get
here until Monday
Abbott announced last night thai
training will not ho started until'
Tuesday as al ut the mon may not
be In by Monday 1t IN probable that
an exhibition game will be played
with the Sand Springs nine at Sand
Springs Thursday. AS the boys are
70 d. their Conditioning in the neigh
boring city until the first exhibition
game with IN" kansas City Ameri-
can association club. April and G.
NiSc Makes More Friends
Al Wise, club secretary. II con-
'0ulng TO add TO his long list OF
friends In the short time he has
been here WISE has shown that he
no, only is splendid fellow but
Knows the game In all It's angles and
Abbott made a wise move when he
Secured the Joplin man as his rep
ressntatiye.
James X Crawford treasurer and
haf owner NJ the club, returned
Yesterday from Fort Worth and wac
oli TO Inspect the park. Crawford
'ldlaies optimism regarding the fu-
lure Of minor league baseball say
ing that the Texas league moguls
,Ipect one ~ the most successful
seasons In their history He also
'fded that fans In that section have
III heard ~ Tuisn's diamond activi-
lies and he heard mary nice things
so of Tulsa as a sporting and base.
ta'l town