The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-12
HUNTER LINES UP.
ST. JOE T0SSERS
Rowland, Former White
SOx Pilot, May Lead
Saints

gT. JOSEPH Mo March H.
with IA" arrival of charles Hunter.
secretary ~ the So Joseph Western
ltrEu" club iu this city Yesterday TO
open up hcIdgudrtcrs a. the Hotel
NVhidpuN tho FIRST steps towards
lining up thc Saints FOR the 1890
pouuIut race have been taken
Hunter announced that the deal
with Clarence Rowland former
White SuK manager. 30 pilot The ~
Juscph club this season had not en- .
trcN fallen through with, but did
not seem CnthusiiHtir over the pros.
poets of NowlHnd's coming to this
CITY However, Hunter gave out the
assurance that tho team this year
would have manager. and a good
one. whom 'hr season opened lie
sIid that Edward Ilanlon. owner of
the club had made Rowland -
tempting offer. but that Rowland
WIS stil dickoring Tor place with
a major league club.
From present Indications the per
rouu'l ~ the Saints viii be about
the same ds last year only two
mon, who were not with the club last
year have been sent contracts These
are Harold Allen, q sent. pro in
fielder from Chicago. whom Iianlon
tion. aud William Conroy, an In.
fielder who was with Milwaukee
last season
Veterans sign Contracts.
Those who have returned signed
contracts TO date arc Ray Brubakor.
third hascmdn. Johnny Kcllchcr.
shortstop, ana considered tho best
Ia the league last year. George She
stak a first string catcher. IT, @.
Mclaughlin. william Rose and u. G.
Mutt" Williams pitchers. and Allen.
Others on the reserve list to whom
contracts have been sent are: Joe
| BonowitH. Tom Connolly. Henry
Butcher and Ernie Waiker. out
fielders. TEX Crosby, catcher. Art
Mueller. first haseman, who was
loaned to Wichita last season: Ar
| mold Luschcn, Ray Friday, Frank
Caporal pitchers, IInl CabcL sam
| Brcncgan. kcn1ic kirkham and La
rue kirby
Jackson, promising outficlder
who did some splendid work last
year, may he retained by the Mime.
apolis club, but In case he IL not
| St Joseph will have first choice
. He was one OF the classiest fieldcrs
Pin the League last season.
! Train AZ 81. Joseph.
| The team viii do the spring train
| ing AZ st Joseph and are expected tC
| report here by March 2j. Hunter Il
| OF the opinion that practically every
| player who has been sent "a contract
viii return them signed in due time
w,th Williams Rose and Me
| Laughlin signed up, n good start has
been made on tho pitching staff
| The receiving end Is made safe with
the return of Shestak, and 10 Berne.
| gan or Crosby do not return signcC
contracts. a good second strinI
catcher will he secured in plenty o
time, Hunter says With Bonowit.
at the far corner and Kcllehcr In tn,
short field, that part OF the diamond
viii be taken caro- OF in good shape
Allen Is expected to fiji the veal
spot OF Last year at second base. Fot
the outfiold there IL Bonowitz
Butcher. Connolly, Walker an,
Kirby, all capable Of taking care o
the outer gardens in fine shape.
The first thing Hunter intends (,
do is to- make some repairs to tn,
stands at League park. claud,
Sanders, veteran grounds keeper
will be back. For the first time
since St Joseph entered the West
eru league, this city will witness
flag raising The Commerce club 4
preparing to erect an s0-foot ppl,
lust back Of center field. from whici
will fly the championship flag o
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