The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-13

bblEu. Never be
Iorc has thcro been such brilliant
season prcahgcd in the annals Of
hdlldum, not oven excepting last
year. This despite tho world series
expos" ot 1919, which might have
led 10 diatruF In the game and To
tho financial unrest which this ruln-
try Us supposed to bc In. Record at.
tendance marks at exhibition g1mos.
such as 10000 Attending a single
81. LOUIS Brown and Cardinal city
uilo series contest, Indicates that
That the grand old pastitnc ls etiu
supreme ia the hearts OF American
Hpofls lovers #still tho great ma
honnl paHtimo--an that tho dirty
'iuokrdncsH of few players has not
caused the ian or fanny 10 lose faith
In the inherent honesty OF tho ramo
or the tightening Of purse strings
VIII not keep the patrons away from
IN" BAH game. They might miss "a
meal o. 80 without a now pair Of
shoes but your American baseball
enthusiast viii bc out there to-day
hnd on other days
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Baseball was subject to n rrnt
uphcnNni--nnd H. StilI in the
hrocs of that uDhcavni now
and good IL Ia come of ID. A nc>y
spirit II being injected into the
game. The exposure Of the throw
ing OF games by the scorucd
White Soy seven In 1910 has It's
benefit. ~ all dark clouds have "A
silver liuing. u resulted In MI
America raIiying To the dcrens. of
Tho game, In the demand by Its
millions Of lovers that the In
tcgrity ar the game forever bc
kept unsmirchCd. And II result
cd In proof of loyalty by those
same millions. proof shown In re-
manning games last fail following
the expose ana In games 10 datc
this season.
While on the subject OF gambling
on baseball, We might inquire ~ To
what measures will be taken by local
cub officials to prevent gambling
AT McNulty park Baseball officials
and club officials nrc charged by
Judge Is. NJ. Lands, baseball com
missioner, To wage an unceasing and
vigilant fight on baseball gambling.
Major league and many minor league
cluhd are taking drastic steps TO
keep gamblers out Of their parks.
True, gambling on baseball games
cannot lac eliminated by preventing
gambling nt gHmcs. }ut good
start In that direction can he made
by such a procedure. II is up to
officials OF the Tulsa club to prevent
gambling Mt McNulty park or there
IL nnyD and To eject any patron
guilty OF wagering. SO. Mr.. or Miss
or Mrs. Fan. restrain your sporting
impulse while attending game. II
Ia up To us, we who love the game
for the games sake, to aid the base
ball maEnatca In their cndcavorH TO
stamp out the gambling evil.
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Toward that end. we will cvcn
cease 10 wager friend Lou Duffy,
our press box noighbor, n bag Of
peanuts that Sluggcr McSwatt gets
on base or that Pitcher FlinEcm
gives a base on balls
While no half holiday has been
declared today, Tulsa fandom Il
expected Ia fill McNulty park to
capacity Ia start the Champion
Oilers ON another successful sea-
Non. Jimmy Burke and his crew
have had n hard spring. incicm-
cnt weather resulted In ~ disas-
trous training period. Injuries
ANA Illness Of veteran players and
the Inability to secure one or two
men to fill positions on the club
before the start Of the pcunnnt
race, forced Manager Jimmy
Burke Ia place club on the field
not representative Of Tulsa or
Western league baseball. Thus the
many defeats In exhibition games
with only one victory, Hut those
exhibition games count for moth
ing. 80 we now turn our nttCn-
ton To the championship hunt and
again with the prediction that
the Oilers viii he In the race all
the way.
Just n word for Manager Burke
Jimmy IL stopping into the shoes Of
Spencer Abbott, one of the shrewd-
ost and most successful OF minor
league managers, lie Is leading n
club I'm his first year In manager
ial role that last year won a pou-
nant Therefore, Il win be the de-
maud Of the fans that Burke hayo
"A club always in the race. Which
is natural ana Just. But don't eN-
poct pcnnant winncr-wc don't
Just so the oilers are in the fight
NIL the time, play fast baseball and
never quit and finish In a respectable
position, W all We ask.