The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-20

several positions
So uncertain. n fair
HAf l line on the re-
spective merits of
--- the candidates
was obtained in the first week s
workout. The flowers that bloom in
the spring wither early I'm the sum
mor and many a rookie that looked
like n phenom in the spring has been
morning glory. But class will
tell, and IL there is anything In be-
ing able T. size up q ball player by
his action, then we can have n def
mite line on the ability of Jimmy
Burke's men.
The new boss has the nucleus of
winning club right now, and
needs only TO add few more
players of class A ability to be I'm
the championship race. Wray
Query is n practical fixture as first
string catcher. Query, n star In
the Western association In the days
of Rogers Hornsby. Pete Kilduff,
and others now In the big leagues.
Is showing splcndldly, both at bat
and behind the plate and his
throwing indkatcs that base steal
crs OF other clubs will hesitate TO
pilfcr "A sack when he Is wearing
the windpad.
Karl Adams, George HER and Rudy
Weber, veterans OF last season. the
latter two southpaws, are also con-
ceded berths. They were winner,
last year and all three reported In
splendid condition this spring. Jelm-
sa. another hurler of 1920, is a for
midable contender for a slab berth
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Burke needs only first baseman
to make the infield second to none
In the league. Wuffli. second base
man. playing his third season In Oiler
livery; frankie Thompson, former
Joplin and St Louis Brown third
baseman; and George McGlnnis. last
season shortstop of the Little Rock
Southern Association club, are a
great trio of inner defense guardians
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Burke and the slugging sun fielder
Yank Davis. will occupy two places
In the suburbs,
should the above mentioned
players come through, as Il likely,
then only four regulars and a pos
sibIc utility man or extra Outficldcr
will nc needed. Fromm and Ennis
are the best of the new catchcrs,
though Tate, stiil with the Browns
nj Bogalusa, Is tOutcd rs reliable
maskman.
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OF the rookie pitchers, Gardner. 6
right handler who adorned the OileI
bench n few weeks last fall and Ed
Walsh. a big right hand Finger from
st. Louis, look the best to date
There are several other young
pitchers in camp who have not hac
an opportunity to show and one OF
two OF them might come through.
None of the first basemen here
now have indicated they are OF
Western league class and an initia
sack guardian will probably have
10 be secured from some other club
There II much outficld talent
and three of the rockies look cS-
ccptionally good. From them
Burke may bc able 10 pick one
or two who are of sufficient class
10 he retained. larry Erwin. hard
hitting sIuggcr from the South
and III. Bennett. from the Enid
and Okmulgcc clubs respectively.
OF the Western association. arc all
likely prospects. Ed Rafferty,. n
left hand ihrower and batter from
the independent ranks OF Chicago,
takes n nice cut at the ball and
fields I'm an impressive manner.
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Supporters of the Oklahoma box
ing bill see a flaw in the amendmen
OF the senate placing n Limitation
of 81 on the admission charge
Should that price become effective
IL would result in the lowering o
The standard OF ring contests in thii
state. With boxers able to secure
big purses for fighting In the east
New York and New Jersey In par
ticular. II is more difficult now
than ever To bring them this fai
west. when they do consent TO ap'
pear here. they demand and reeeiv,
good price. Therefore II is neces
sary 10 charge from 81 TO So fol
ringside seats when the topnotcheri
box here. With 50 as the top pric'
Il would be almost an impossibillrN
to bring the best ring talent avaii
able to this state,
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It's bad enough to have Mix
O'Dowd lose close fight as las
Thursday night, but it's adding In
suit to injury when an Irish referee
Johnny McAvoy, gives the decision
against another Celt on st. Patrick''
day!
Vincent Richards Beaten.
NEW YORK, March l9.-Nincent
Richards, national indoor tennii