The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-17
TEAM HURT WHEN
ACCIDENT CALLS
SOUTHPAW HOME
Tulsa Boys Take Day Off
to See the Sights in
Kansas City
By II. \ BRDGEwATER,

WITH THE OILERS. KANSAS
CITY. Mo. Aug. 16.--Thc Oilers cu-
tcrlng the north at the head OF tho
pack for the last HwinK about the
Artlc end OF the loop, received n
blow today that may prove sCrl-
Gus handicap Ia the important five.
gamo sorlcs opening with omaha
tomorrow afternoon.
Carl Black. tho southpnw, whose
good left arm always hns spelled
ruin for Omaha. was compelled to
leave the team today for at least
n week when no received a telegram
informing him that his brother. Ar
thur, had been killed I'm an accident
in Newark, Ohio Black took tho
first train for ohio after the Tulsa
squad arrived here this morning and
80 not expected to reloin the team
until after the Omaha and Denver
series. Manager Lollyolt had been
counting upon Black 10 pitch at
least two OF the games against the
Buffaloes.
May Stnrt Bochlcr.
Blacks departure necessltatcs n
change In plans. George BOrhier. iu
all probability, will he the selection
now TO open against Omaha and
more than likely go back against tho
Rurch men In one of tho pair sun
day.
II Lofty Russell IL able 20 como
through and pitch winning ball
tho absence OF Black may not be
noticed 40 much. Any good south
paw figures strong against Omaha.
whose batting order IL all cluttorod
up with left-hand hitters.
Manager Jack Lelivelt and his
chosty oilers sojourned in Kansas
City today, taking In tho sights OF
tho "big city" ana giving the bill
Hard rooms and picture houses n
big play. This afternoon the
whole gang boro down upon Asso-
citation ball park and saw n couple
OF negro teams perform. Kansas
city has n negro team In n regular
league ana they play at Assocla-
tion park when the Blues are on
tho road.
oilers Cocky Lot.
The oilers are n cocky lot now
that they have reached the top OF
tho percentage ladder after such n
long and strenuous climb. on the
train last night coming up from
Tulsa thore was all sorts OF talk
about ponnant for Tulsa and not
a member OF the team but ~ con-
tlncnI nut tnhl tue tlltTh Will CoIls
through. Already the boys are
Fossiping about the class a cham
pionship series thoy hope to play
either with Fort Worth or Mem
phls and II makes no difference %
them which enemy II Ia they are
called on to conquer.
IL has been said that Fort Worth
would be more difficult for Tulst
because the Texas league pitcher
are permitted TO use tho spit ball
The moist delivery would no some
thing new for tho oilers slugger'
who have been batting in n league
where 1t Is not allowed. But the boy'
are not at all concerned over the
Fort Worth spitters.
II never saw n splitter / couldn't
hit" said Luke stuart In flaming
bee in the pullman smoker. TeN
Crosby sounded the same sentiment
as did Others.
Manager Lelivolt. who has faced
such spittors as Faber and EC
Walsh In the American league
let his demon athletes know
that he has wholesome respect fol
tho damp delivery, but his informa
tion did not dampen the ardor o
the hoys 3 BIT,
IL was an all-day iay-over In kan
sas City. The oilers were to pul
out Mt IL o'clock tonight for Omaha