The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-20
Major League Clubs Re
fuse to Waive on
Jimmy Austin
BEGIN WORK MARCH IA
Oilers Report on That Date;
Selection Of Burke Is
Popular With Fans
Uv LARRY DALEY


the most popular players to over
wear apanglca iu the WcHtcrn league
or In Tulsa and his selection ns oilor
pilut this season Will be met win
approval by Tulsa faudum.
Selection of "a playing leader ot lhc
oilers was withhclg by Crawford
and Rusiucm MANAGER Billy Fricl
until Il was definitely determined
that Jimmy Austin. veteran ~.
Louis Brown inficldor, could not be
waived out OF tho major lcagu'a
Two American lcnru" cups l' use"
20 wnive on Austin aud word re-
cnivcd yesterday by bob quinn, bust
ness manager " the browns 10 tho
affect that II would be impossible to-
get Austin resulted IN the dccihon
TO name Burke for tho position as
Tula leader.
burke Well Qualified.
Burho IL well qualified foe the
nlaoo ms manager. lie is 30 years
old and has been In baseball for II
years. during which tiino he mas
played under such well known man
ayers az Lee Fohl, Fricl, Abbott ana
others Burke was catcher IN
1920 with tho Columbus club OF the
American association ana fr"l was
manager. In 1919 Burke played
under Lee Fohi In tho old inter
state league.
hall. Burke utilizes his cxtraord'-
nary speed to the best advantage.
lie IN a brilliant and sure fielder
and consistent, though not nara mt
ter. Burkc's floctness OF foot, COM
bined with his intimate knowledge
OF baseball and cXpcrtncss IN 'Iay
Ing them down" makes him one of
the most valuable men on inc at
tack in the minor leagues ana as
sacrifice hitter he has Few equals or
superiors In the game
Loyal Services Rewarded.
In naming Burke as manager OF
oilers, owner Crawford IL giving due
recognition for the loyal services ot
ono OF his veterans. lnablo 10 Sc
cure Austin. Crawford was confront
cd with the task OF selecting man
arer from n lisa OF applicants, all OF
whom are inexperienced In the man
arerial role and be therefore dc"
cidod upon a man on his own, clun.
From the many personal ana
written expresslons received by the
writer from Tulsa baseball rams
Crawford could not have named
more universally popular ana bet-
ter liked man for the post os Ieauc,
of the oilers than Jimmy Burke ana
he (Burke) win have the adNanthgo
OF assuming his new position WIN
the support and best wishes OF All
There have been timy we have
questioned the Judgment OF West
ern icaguo officials ou some matters
.-2but their optimism can never be
doubted. Further proof OF the gnod
faith held by the moguls IN the tu
ture OF the game was furnished l,lst
Monday at tho meeting NJ bcs
Moines when It wAs decided TO play
Iss games during the coming cam
paign. This action OF the w /" 'lun
owners indicates they nave uhlln
upd onfidcnco that bhSehnl VIII
have a big year this season ana ina
tho Western league VIII share IN the
Continued popularity ana prospetuE
OF the game. All OF the paS'pa
men with whom we nave d'S'ussVu
the prospects for tho coming h'aSom
betleyo that baseball this year WIZ
have as rood or better season than
I'm 1890, this despite tho 1919 wor'l
series expose and too period OF
financial depression.
Western shows ;hc Way.
In agreeing on a schedule of lGS
games the Westoro league moguls
showed the way to other minor
league circuits and a few days latet
the American association adopted
schedule of equal length wv
wouldn't say the Hickey owners
were Influenced In their decision 10
nlay 16S games instead Of l5i pS
tho prior action OF the Teatney
bosses, but the latter wcr" the lFS'
10 show their unboundod confidence
for the 1921 season by AdopNlhs the
long schedule.
close September 81, with northern
olul, playing In the south as FOR
merry. In addition W opening ana
closing. Tulsa gets two holiday dates
Memorial day and Independents"
day. Holiday sunday dates are
very evenly divided.
Tho feature OF the schedule Is In
the elimination of long road trips
and homo stays OF former Seasons.
Long road trips tire the players ana
cause the fans TO lose interest, par
ticularly when a club Is not Vp ih
the race. Thon, too, the long road
1aunts are frequently extremely bad
FOR the morale OF a club, t~pyuialb
when in n slump. Long hone stays
are also some times bad tug tA,
anlrit OF n club, though not $50 lJ'.
quently as when on the road and
IL AZ TOO much to expect the fans
TO bo out there ovory day iur "a
month.
In place of the three long intor-
sectional swings as formerly. There
will be four saorter tricks this sea
son. Each club will mako iou'
trips to every other city i'r J.
games with each, and a majority OF
series will be OF three games p
stead OF four as in other seasons
another good move certain TO ad,
interest,
VIII Also Have to Buy,
Western league moguls voted
against tho adoption OF tho draft
as according 10 the infN nee OF
President Al Tearney w. dogh
the good judgmsnt here of tho rul
owners. = The first, and iu 0us opu
ion tho greatest argumrnt foNo'
OF the draft, Is that 20 provides op