The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-05
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COMING HERE
FOR z GAMES
Rain Delays Workout of the
Producers This Week, But
Manager Maloney Will
Have Them Set

Led southwark by their valiant chief
tain Gus Fisher. the Oklahoma City
Indians. will pitch their teepees on
the Producer field Saturday and Sun.
day in the dual exhibition games that
are scheduled for those dates. Such
Is the announcement declared official
by Ardmore baseball heads, and which
Is expected to create record turnout
to view the most brilliant array OF
baseball material ever assembled under
the redskin banner. and which has
already been declared by those keenly
Intimate with spring baseball affairs
as one 70 the classiest entries that
Western League baseball has seen
for years
There will be L. dramatic note when
the two teams fire the opening gun
Of the Saturday afternoon tilt Mum.
bered among the brilliant Oklahoma
City infield that will trot upon the
field Is one whose face local fans
have seen before-whose brilliant plays
they have applauded, and in whose
heart Is the fervent hope that he may
still rise higher in the whir OF his
baseball career.
Tate is Hard Fighter.
That man Is Joe Tate, one of the
hardest fighting. gamest kids who
ever wore the spiked shoes of an
Ardmore uniform. Purchased from
Ranger late in the season of last
year. Tate Immediately won the favor
OF Afdmore fandom by his splendid
work at third sack. 1t was the club
bing OF the husky young nfielder, who
hit around the $50 mark that enabled
the Ardmore club to fight its way into
the pennant struggle, and which won
for him the recognition of Jack Ho-
land the owner of the Oklahoma
City club. There. through these same
qualities of fight and pluckiness. Tate
has won for himself the third base
assignment from men more expert.
enced, better trained. and Ardmore
fans Will rise to greet the little fel.
low warmly On his visit here.
Yeagcr on Mound.
Pitted against the redskin tribe will
be slim left handler. another mere
youth, who too. because OF his bril-.
hancy rose to the heights of class A
baseball in his second season out, and
because this selfsame youthfulness,
is denied the opportunity OF wearing
the indian uniform this year because
OF the over abundance of more expert.
enced pitchers. The little fellow Is
LEFTY feaser. admired by the Producer
rams. and who, by the strange co.
incidence that II is, will occupy the
mound against his former teammates
IN one OF tbe games, game and de.
termined 10 show them that although
turned back for further seasoning. his
heart Will 5e set in the task OF fight.
ing against them the most capable
fight Of his career.
Besides the brilliant young Tate.
shines forth in the tribal array some
Of the most brilliant OF the talent OF
baseball outside the major league fold.
Although the flashing Harper, whose
Dig war club was perhaps the great.
est asset in the Indians pennant drive
against the Wehitas last year is but
a memory, having been sold to the
Cincinnati Reds, and Oliver Mitchell.
Is gone from the eyes Of Western
League fandom, there have come into
the redskin ranks from the west
Middleton, one of the classiest out.
fielders Of the Seattle club in 1921
Ray Bates, the hard hitting first base.
man from the same organization. and
young Anheier. who played last year
with the Pacific Coast Los Angeles
winners. Bogart. purchased from the
Detroit Tigers. Love. Allen and Car.
ter former Pep twirler. whom Fate
mas smiled upon more kindly than the
plucky little Yeager who went up
with the same time last year. Man.
ager Fisher himself will do the bulk
OF the receiving. while the outfield
VIII be composed OF Wingle, Pitt.
Moore and Middleton.
Rain Stops Workout.
Ihe uninterrupted stay OF Jupiter
Pluvius in our midst has almost turn.
ed TO league park into Il young
sea, 80 that Manager Maloney Is
seriously considering the task OF
equipping his outfielders with canoes
to chase down the long hits, but with
the promise OF at least two days Of
good weather before the opening tilt.
the skipper hopes to have his men
IN the Finest trim OF the season.
with feager. who has been condi.
toning for almost q month. on the
mound. and with the rounding into
shape OF Jones and Balllfant and
the expected arrival OF Clopp. Maloney
Is hopeful " putting into the fray
the strongest combination OF the year.
With the arrival OF Yeager. the
pitching staff has reached nine men.
five right handlers and four port siders
ana II Is expected that some OF the
rockies will be called upon to show
the best there is In them before Man.
sger Maloney makes his decision AZ 10
what combination will form his twirl.
inf s,aff for the rapidly approaching
season.