The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-08
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FIRST TO START
Western Minor Gets I'm
der Way With Big
Year in Prospect

SAN FRANCIsCO. Aprll play
bail"
WIN this Welcome invitation from
the umpire tho uuoiflc Coast league
Tuesday rot 70 running gHrt of more
ptpOn.
Opening .p1 ~ great promise
the conat IcITu,r clashcd Tor tao
first time ir 1921 ~ follows.
vernon It Sacramento.
Oakland 1t Salt i1lt
Portland Ht san Francisco
Seattle tt los Augolca
-Four clu1a Hlu-d ont most promi-
uoutlN This year vernon. 1920 hunt
Ing holders. san Francisco. Los
Angelic and Oakland all frame up
str"ngly ON paper. Sacramento.
Salt LukD Portland and Seattle on
pHp'r appear weaker, but II will re-
uulr' month ur more 10 determine
Just what class can De- expected from
these loamH
INpcrt NuCh of CrnVnth.
EsrcriulF predetermined ia the
HhoWiug ut tho salt Lake team. Tno
fans there are counting on "Gnvvy'
Cravath to perform the miracle of
whipping together "a winning com
hiuniiou from a rather dIsnrgnnized
team
Manager Hiu Rodgers. OF tho SEN
at"ts IN not making any predictions
rcEm ding SnCramCutO'H showing, but
a. th" Same time he's not making
any APOLOGIZE for tho team that faces
th" league champions I'm the opening
series, Third base has been big
problem for Bil. but apparently
with Schdng aud Pick available for
the Job ni5 problem Is solved. lie
has at least four pitchers in Fittery,
tRoth, prough ana Nichaus. who can
be depended upon.
Hill Kcnworthy. now skipper OF
the Seattle club IL nothing if not
confident. lie ~ "A hustler and ne
demands tnat his mon must hustle.
k'nworthy win play second himsclt
ana VIII present a seasoned lineup.
kcnworthy believes he has n new
sammy Bohno in Westerzil. who will
covort around third base I'm place OF
sammy.
vernon Confident.
u viii be difficult to convince any
follower uf the vernon club that the
TlEets are due for anything but first
place In the coast league race. The
champions enter the race with "A
pitching STAFF stronger than that
which l2nded the pcnnant IA year
ago, on the inficld the loss of John
Mitchell at short and BOB Fisher at,
second Is expected to be offset by
torman nt short and Sawyer at
second. Tho pair have been doing
great work In practice. "Truck"
Hannah, last year with tho Yankees.
VIII be the clubs first string catcher.
Tho Los Angeles club is doped to
bo stronger than that of "a year ago.
considerable speed mas been injected
into the lineup and there Is a world
ot hitting strength. Griggs. who was
out or the game "a great part of last
season, Ia showing great form at first
base and Is hitting at fast clip.
with Griggs and Crawford In the
game every day Angel fans are con
fident that the club will have "A
stronger attack than any other club
In the circuit. The pitching staff
appears stronger than IL was last
season.
Worry Sidc-TrackcI.
Based on tho promise shown In
lhcir preliminary practice the Oak
ana club faces the barrier with one
on tho strongest teams OF the circuit.
Manager Del Howard Is moro than
satisfied with the oaks pre- season
performances ma with seven reli-
lblos who can take their turn in the
box, .ho looks forward with conf
1cnce, And nc says that Il is going
10 he hiS rule this year to win to-
lays game today and worry about
.omorrow's game tomorrow"
Charley Graham has "A big worry
IN his nands. It's tho problem OF
picking his regulars from the big
band Of players he took to training
amp. The showing made by the re-
FRUITS and the form displayed by the
veterans makes this hard task. A
battle royal was staged In training
camp for nearly every regular job
)n the team. The boys have been
hitting and fielding IN. such shape
hat Graham was hard put to decide
lust who would open up the season
a. regulars And he Is going 70 be
'hary about discardIng any of his
material until the season is q little
further under way. Graham has
'erious designs ON tho pennant and