The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-22
"Best Ball Club I've Ever
Handled ~ Says Boss
Abbott.
WINNER IS PROMISED
Onc-TWo-Thrcc Club Again
Assured; Exhibition Games
Announced.

WIN ~ uf .Ur .t mnuNtr. of
tho Tulsa Western league baseball
club under Duu'ui.. President
Manager Spencer s.. Abbott H turn
inr hIr attention d" p.un. Tor 'pr..-
training Ivfu NdHWH. fT.f nI."-
man. purchased from Inc oklahoma
Ciiy rIub ls tho oult holduu' Adams
I,IIcrtfcs h.- declaration iuHf bo
viii RETRO from baseball lu CHH
me tlursiug iuN,lior uuU4 mot pc.
port. Abbott has % y.lm "A Nrl
h1Homan. who is cyrrfuu io be
fixture. according TO Abbott
Sis oaich'rs. ,ll of whom Win
Noar Tulsa rcgnlit for tho llr7i iuuo
mis- season. have llru,u contracts
Thcv include Frank Brtuuou of
Ntlkcabarrc. ~. " secured lruw
tho Shreveport. Texas, league club
lu the deal which sent bu'frldCU
stewart blllH to the Gassors, george
DOblua OF wichita. traded for
Caiclmr Mickey O'Brcu Ray Quot.
tv, bonisuu. Texas ttumcr star
Western association receiver. Wal.
tor Froom, Kansas Dity Huui-pro,
William Parker Dallas Frmi.pro.
and Roy Angel 70 highly touicd In
dependent maakmnu Of victory
Wis.
Three Pitchers Return.
Tho pitching STAFF presents tic
greatest problem only three mcm
bcrS OF last seasons slab crop VIII
return. They are Joe Morris GOr-
herly BcnuctD star right handler,
Hubert Dennis. of TCWpic. TrNlH,
winner laet year, ANA Albert lloltl-
hauscr, promising yuuuHstor frnm
-. Louis, whom Abbott believes
will be "a big winner in the Western
this year Thrcr Los Angeles scmi-
are: Albert Miller. Frank CoWan
and Blll liillmau. CowHu was sought
by Manager Wade Kiillfcr OF the
Oakland club OF tho Pacific coast
league, and iR highly recommended
by the former national league out
fielder. Roy Moore, southpaw
from Chautuuqua, kan. is another
scmi-pro who will elrive 10 win a
berth. Abbott rs promised his pick
OF tho 81 Louis American league
club recruits, In partial payment for
pitcher Lefty Raync, who Abbott
says, will probably stick with the
Browns.
Aside from The initial corner the
makeup OF the inflcld rs practically
assured. Cotton Ticrnoy OF Kansas
city, last seasons captain, and Har-
uey Cleveland, one OF tho leagues
star third bnscmcu will be back Tor
second and third base positions Bob
lsirmorc, with The Dallas. Texas,
league club last season, brilliant
fielder and timely batter is expect
od to fill the hin at shortstop. Joo
Slattery, first basemnu, goes To the
Submarine Ia exchange for Lar
more, Johnny Wuffli who was
traded for Larmoro. deciding hav-
ing decided TO retire from the game
and devote his tlmo to business In
Cleveland. q. W g. Edmundsou a
recruiting officer at Okmulgcc will
be formidable first base candidate.
other intieldors are Whitfield, a
Cleveland scmi-nro, and lim Me
Mauus, ~ Chicago independent.
Good Outricld Tucnt.
Much outficld talent will be
available and The oilers are cN-
pected to present great strength iu
the suburbs Fly chascrs OF last
yoar who will ho back arc Yauk
Davis, RAY Magic ana Jimmy burke.
Tommy Connolly purchased last
fan from the Moline club OF th"
Three Eye league and clyde Wren,
q member of tho pcunant winning
McAlesler Western association club
Of 1917 are other experienced gar
dcners. Charley Williams. with the
ponCa city club Of the q. X. league
last year and formerly in tho Cen
tral league, aud John Cuuliu. a chit
cago seml-pro. complete the roster
This will hc tho best baseball
club / have ever handled" Abbott
declared last night, .This statement
coming from tho veteran leader
who has piloted many pcnuant win
pinu aud. first Iit.E.i,p ,1tIa tpIt-