The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-15
SportitorialS
By BILL kROHN

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In CONSCIOUS and unconscious man
per. Ardmore Is being recognized by
! its bsUchsr teams in the Oklahoma
I TEXAS league as the strongest con-
tender for tbe peDnant which viii bs
presen$sd 80 the team which tops the
league at the end OF the 1921 season.
Consciously, due TO the fact that Dick
Speer, manager OF the DrMnright
team, has offered Coon Barnes, man
sser OF the Ardmore team, three in.
feIders and two outfieiis plus some
booty IN greenbacks in exchange for
Harry Mobley. Of Hoiston, Texas, a
scuthpaw pitcher who has been
signed up by Coon. Mobley is one
az the best players in the southwest.
And here's where the unconscious
manner OF recognition comes in
down In Texas there is man hunt on.
The managers of the Corsicana and
Nleburne teams assisted by the sec
retary Of the league, are hunting for
led in fielding average the west Texas
league last year when he played as
: member of the Abilene team. The
search will no doubt end when these
managers and the sec" discover
hat shorty is in Ardmore and that be
Is q bonefide-full-fledge ed .signed-up
member Of the Ardmore team for the
oil Of
rounds, Texas
Other players who have been sign
ed Up for the local team are Fred
Naylor, who, although this will be
his first attempt in organized base
bah. nevertheless is a big league style
ball player and comes Grom a family
which has produced stars in the
ranks OF the major baseball circles.
lrsa's brother, Rolne. is pitcher
with the Philadelphia American league
team. Another brother, Art, of this
city. is remembered as one of the
shining lights of the outfield during
The days OF the old Texas-Oklahoma
league. An outfielder named Myers.
OF Pennsylvania, who hit. $40 in the
Panama league last year, has been
aligned up by Coon.
Two sets OF uniforms have been
ordered for the local team, through
the City Drug Store which has agreed
&c permit the management OF the team
ic lave the shifts al cost price. The
Rome pniforms will be white with
BARROW blue stripe and q big "a"
~ circle as the insignia. The visit
inc uniforms will be blue with mar
row green stripe and similar insig-
ria.
Ardmore is the only Oklahoma team
~ the Oklahoma Texas league, but We
oare say the state is we'll represented.
All styles OF freak pitching are bar
red according to uhe rules adopted
by the officials Of the O&lahpma-
Texas league. These include the
spi'-bai. sandpaper-baA, and otner
freak deliveries.
President Harold Wallace. Of the
Ardmore team o; the Oklahoma Texas
Base Ball League will be at Hot |
Springs al the same time that Babe |
Ruth and his Yankees are there for |
spring training. Wonder il Harold
Will have any big-feaguers in his /
baggage when he returns ID Artmore. |
Most OF the nnk-names which have I
fsen suggested for the Ardmre team |
pertain in some manner or other to /
the oil industry, but oil does not cut /
much OF a figure In present market /
uaotations.
Ardmore. merchants and other lov- /
err or SPORTS are cooperating with the .
manasement OF the local team in .
mcst hearty manner. and aiding the
promoters in fine style.
Billy Edwards expects quite a tussle /
with Sailor Jack Wood when he wrest-
les lack in tins city. on Monday. |
February 2ist, according to the latest
tope. Billy Edwards. Is the cham |
pion iisht heavyweight OF the word, |
and Sailor Jack is worthy OF contest |
ing for the belt with sny. Both
men are noted for the clean manner
In which they trot aro0nd OF the
mat and are both familiar with prac-
ticaDy every hold known TO the
Enlshts Of wrestietom.