The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06
THIRTEEN ONNIIOGS or
1920 RETURN THIS YEAR.

OMAHA. Noh., March 5-On
Monday, March ~ there will report
NJ Fort Smith. Ark, a small group
Of citizens. who when thcy pay their
first visit to omaha will be public
characters and Cynosurcs Of all eyes
ana conquoring heroes and all that
sort Of thing perhaps. They will be
true harbiugcrs OF spring the first
western league baseball players to
flit southwark az tho advance men
Of Magnatcs BurCh and Films com
tingent of Omaha baseball squad.
Ralph Spcllman, Omaha somipro: /:
Floyd Brown. member OF the 1920
team; John Ryan. another last sea-
sons backstop, Chas. Stapleton OF
the Delta league; IL. II. Michaels,
Kansas city semipro. and Arthur
kochlcr Pacific Coast league, all
catchors, will form n part of this
clu<nr Of diamond athletes who
VIII report early next month at TT.
Smith To got In good condition for
the coming season.
Pat ltagou, Charles kopp and Will
Ham MCGlOnc. last seasons Omaha
pitchers; A. Il. Manskc. semipro;
Sandy Burk, Omaha: Earl Smith,
OkmulEcc. Norman Ghzor. Rocky
Mountain ana Virginia league; Har-
~ Baumgartner. Clarksdlle. l.. G.
Daniels, Farrell, Pa, 5. W. Benton,
Western association; }. /. Ncwkirk,
Chicago Cubs, and W. T.. Mcclellan,
scmipro from Burlington Mo. will
form tho second group OF Omaha
players who are 10 get in fun
weeks practice before tho bulk OF
tho local bascballers arrive for the
spring training
Auptgfng It.,,,,,. Tt,..A All.
Finn viii probably go TO Fort smith
ahead OF the advance squad. as they
expect 20 be bn hand at tho Good
man hotel TO welcome their ath-
lotos In true style.
The following list Of infieldcrs and
outteldcrs viii report ON sunday.
March 20, al Fort Smith.
lnficldcrs. Jack LcliNClt. Omaha,
Cardio Gislascn, Omaha; Fred Ha-
ncy Omaha; u. NJ. Claire, Luding-
ton, Schlcy Clayton, Toledo; Abbey
Jcrda, Alexandria, La, and l.. NJ.
McGruo, scmipro. Scotia, Neh.
outtiolders Al Platte, Omaha;
william Lee, Omaha, Ed J. Hazcn,
Omaha 1919; Mike Massey, Shrove-
port, Texas league; George McNam-
ara, aomipro, Chicago; Ernie Pohl-
man, scmipru, ST. Louis. L.. Moore,
scmipro, Baton Rouge, La, and Pat
Mason, Omaha.
The club is ahundantly supplied
with catchcra and It has fairly
strong pitching staff, even as II
stands. Both Burch and Finn say
that they viii add at least two first
class pitchers TO the list before the
season opens Nowkirk BaumEart-
0cr. Kopp, smith, Daniels, McClel-
Van and Glazrr form strong nu-
clcus for a hcaviuE STAFF.
For first base the local club has
Jack Lcliyelt, one Of the best first
sdrkcrs I'm the circuit Ito managed
The team last season and viii hold
sway over the players during the
elWes again this season. Gislason
last seasons second bag man, will
give the other athletes a hard fight
'or his old position as viii Fred lGa-
ucy AZ third. Claire will try cut for
short whilr Clayton Jordan and
McGrue will get a chance. TO try out
for iuticld positions
Both Al Plato and "Bunic" Ice,
who were with the team last season,
are expected to play again this year
Pat Mason, another veteran, will re-
port for duty June I, This trio OF
outftrldtvS performed I'm stellar
fashion for the club during the 1920
race, However Platte, Lee and Ma
son VIII have to show real fielding