The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-18
BARBOUR CIRCUIT
OPENS SATURDAY
Southwestern League to
Get Under Way to
Opening Season

( the newly organized Southwest
/ efn baseball league. composcd Of
teams from northeastern Oklahoma
ana southeastern Kansas cities.
opens its 1921 season April 90. Rated
Class league. the schedule ana
class OF players making up the va
rious rosters will offor n better class
OF baseball according to managers
ana Officers of the league.
The league has an official full.
season schedule, operated on a ma
, tional circuit. Many players mum.
bered among the different teams
( nave seen major service In the big
leagues, while others returned to
smaller teams for more experience.
after tryouts with the larger teams
this spring. Double headers are
scheduled FOR several or the opening
games.
Managers Of some ot the teams i'm
the new league come from all sta
tions of the major leagues. Others
are new faces in oklahoma baseball
circles and little * known Of their
past baseball history or the duaIifi-
cations they offer for successful
leadership. Recruits on. the rosters
OF a number of the teams were held
up 10 close before the opening Of tho
season due so the fact that the team
was late In starting spring practice
or the players delayed In reporting
Ted Waring Ready
Independence, Kan, under the
leadership of Ted Waring, former
catcher for the Pittsburgh team Of
the Nationals league and last year
manager Of the Enid team of the
Western association, has announced
his team ready and prepared To step
off with tho opening game a drive
toward the flag. Included in his
lineup are number Of players that
have seen service with major and
minor league teams.
The walter Johnson team at
Cotf"yyillr, Kan, the hometown oG
the Washington twirlcr. Is managed
by Joseph Clark and pcto ANor, Of
whom little IL known I'm Oklahoma
baseball fandom. II is reuorto...
however. that the team has "a
strong field To draw from and is boo
ing materially aided hy the advice
Of the American league star
The Pittsburg, Kan. team VIII
sport new uniforms OF white when
they romp out on IN" diamond for
their initial home game Frank Mat
ager 60 followers OF the game iu
Oklahoma. has his team ready for
action but only moager reports have
been received OF the personnel OF
his team.
Bobby Wallace. at one time man
ager OF the ST. Louis Browns, pilots
the Nuskogee team. Wallace has
worked out a strong team from the
'wo SCORE candidates that We're
called in early in the season and
NuskuEoo boosters are predicting
Nhe team 90 he one of the chief cone .
tenders fur tho 1921 championships .
The Eartlesyille club. managed by
John NcCl0skcy. "A former Louis
willie star. boasts Of it's pitching staff .
ana an experienced inficld.
Byrnc Has Strong Team
Rohhy' Byrno for number ~
years with the Pirates, IL manaEing .
the Miami team, probably one OF the I.
smallest cities OF the new association.
The oN-Piroto was early IN getting
his material into shape, however. .
and will have strong all-around .
force for the opening contests, ne .
states
Jerry Jones, new manager 10 .
Oklahoma, leads the Sapulpa team. .
Jones is aided by he signing up ~ .
all of the last years
team
Parsons. kan, the remaining Kan