The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-03-12
MOgEI Signs More
Materials for Ball
Team Next Season


Getting the names Of another
catcher, an outfielder and pitcher
on the dotted line of Chickasha con-
tracts is all that Skipper McGaha has
been doing in the last day or two
toward shaping up the outfit that is
to represent this city in the race for
the bunting of the Western associa-
ton.
After considerable angling, Mack
has practically annexed Dixie Par
ker to the Chiekasha stable. Dixie
is the bird who burned up the Vir-
ginia league last year while with
the Portsmouth club. He is a re-
ceiver Of proportions, natural 300
batter and a man who negotiates the
distance between stations in mighty
short order. Mack figures that this
party would create considerable con
flagration around the Western en-
cult before the end of the season.
This would give Chickasha pair Of
good receivers, the other being
Hayes who is also capable of doing
duty in the outfeld in case any dou
bling up is necessary,
Baltimore, in the International
league has been after Parker but it
is known that he likes the southwest
and prefers performing in this sec
tion.
O. Compton, a youngster who now
resides in this city has been signed
for tryout in Mack's garden. He is
brother of Pete Compton, sterling
performer at one time with Kansas
City and who is now cayorting in the
main tent of the big show
This Compton lad is husky enough
to take fall out of Jack Dempsey
should occasion demand. He stands
about six feet in his hosiery and
tips the beam at around $50 pounds.
While he has never played profess
sional ball he has been in the semi
pro class for couple of seasons
and his coming here is accompanied
by glowing reports of his prOwess
to pull down the ticketed two and
three baggers and to bounce the olG
horaehide off the fences. The skip
per has the hunch that if Compton
gets his eye on the pill early in the
season he will keep a fence repair
ing crew busy in his wake by the :
middle of the summer.
Ever hear of John Paul Jones? No,
not the earstwhile beverage nor yet
the famous sea fighter, but the ball
player. He once heayed em over the S
pan for Oklahoma City, but is now 9
due to report in Chickasha for the 6
beginning of the season. q
He has the reputation of being
able to break 'em over the corner
and to put deceptive hop on his
fast one. The local pilot allows that
John Paul should be big addition
to any pitching staff
Mack, in addition to Jones has a :
couple Of other pitchers in sight but e
has not yet cinched contracts with i
them, hnece he is not putting out
any information as to their name, s
age or previous condition of servi-
tude. There are, round about a
number of energetic managers who
are using every means within their
powers as anglers to snare any ball
player VIII is running unbranded in 3
the big pasture.
Meanwhile, Chickasha fans are !
working themselves. into various de- !
grees of excitement according to the =
state Of their nervous systems and {
everyone is asking everyone else ul
low many season tickets have been
old, what they are going to do lIl
about ball park and whether or not 9
t is cinch that the town is gcing 8
o have a bali team in the Western 8
association after ALL 8
In answer, let it be said that Nc g
3aha together with a number Of To- 8
al boosters have been several de- 3
rees buster than bird dog in mid 8
ie1son. While those who have TAX g
N it upon themselves to furnish a 8
bark advance no doubts as to the 9
outcome of their quest; 3
o definite decision has as yet been 8
iade. That decision is coming with 8
he end of the present week, or the 8
arly dawn of next week for ali real q
re that considerable work is neces. g