The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-17

son Uib 'iIg tN' N''. '' .. ~.
ri.-of class. o., bad two iuilold'is,
Barucv cleveland and Cot Il'tu'y,
and two uutnDdcie, iank DAVIS
and Jimmy Burke. Abbott was
troubled Tor hair lhu HUIHuu DO ihd
ing u competent keystone com hlh'
fIpn Iiprrpy Waa 10 start at tlh''
.hortstop or second base, bat Aun"u
mudc several changes shiiins llci
uuy from one position To another
before % satisfactory uair was
found. r. was only when Johuuy
Wuuu came down from cleveland
.n the final months of the race 20
nid iu tho p,uuaut chase that the
DiIcr lufcld worked Hmoothly.
First base offered even more fif-
Nculrlcs than second. Dawson Grb
ham. I'm hitting slump was Lot OUT
.n midscupon and the recruit NC
Mauua was given the initial bag AS
rrumcnt. tie came through, ot
COURSE playing far better baseball
uffDuaivcly and dct"nslvcly than ms
predecessor but It was only u
gamble.
Tho pItchinr starr WIS unccr-
tain throughout the season, even
to the close, and with the CNccp-
non at Morris, none OF the huri-
crs who started the season IN
Oilcr livery finished With the club.
Additions of Kari Adams In mid
scnsun aud of Rudy Weber and
George HER toward the close gave
Abbott u good staff. though the
latter two were experiments when
they reported and Adans wnS
doubtful quantity, due - injuries
received In service Ia France.
Abbott was forced 10 play n
rookie i'm the outficld That rookie
was a sensation ana was sold In the
fan to major league club. But IN
the spring, he was an experiment
ilc Ia Tommy Connolly.
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Burke starts with three pitchers
who can he figured as Ccrtantics.
Adams was big winner last year
and in better shape now than even
ia the final days OF the race, should
be "A star Mabman this year weber
and Her, with the experience of
last year ana with their great assort-
mont of STUFF are two splendid
young southpaws. From the other
! slab aspirants Burke should he able
to pick Il pair of capable men. Andy
! Jolsma hurled some good ban last
tail aud is a likely looking Gingcr.
There are several rockies who have
shown well. ono In particular being
Gardner, young Bouthpaw who
adorned tho pilcr bench a few
weeks toward the close of the 1920
campaign.
Wrny Query H. II practical FIX
turC ~ regular catcher RccoN-
cred entirely from his Illness OF
] s.ltnnII I.s a. AI
| the best receivers In the league
! this sCuSOu. Abbott last year had
two good Cntchcr- In training
| hut only one, George DOhblns who
| deserted IN mids,nson, was OF
/ known ability,
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Burke starts the present season
with three star infieidcrs, whereas
| Abbott had only wa. Wuffli second
base: Thompson, third base and Nc
! Giuuis, shortops TX n crack trio oi
inner dofcusc guardians, and Burke
needs only to develop capable first
bnscman from the material M hand
or to purchase one to make IN,
Oucr nfioid second to none In the
league.
like last season the Oilers have
two veteran outrlcldCrs, the same
ns last year, Rurkcr and Davis,
and need only 60 add the third
From the exceptionally promising
rookie outfiCldCrs NJ his disposal
NOW one OF class \ ability should
b- found
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nurkcis greatest contention Is mo-
In making up his own tc1m hut II
/ the class of the opposing club. Th'
| Western loaruc this season viii b,
much faster than last year oud com
petition viii hc greater than for scv
rrlI years. Three clubs an purticu
lar. Omaha. oklahoma CITY an,
Joplin viii be hard to beat out thi
year and all those thrc, have vet
urau clubs They with Sioux CITY
start the 1927 race with muCl
greater strength than last year
'pns Moiuos Is doubtful white onl'
two. wichita and 1T Joseph, do no
figure as strong this wear rs last,