The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-31
MORE PEP, ONLY
IMPROVEMENT IN
CUBS THIS YEAR
No Pennant Visualized by
Killifer's Boys But
They Have Life
by LUTHER \. HUSTON.
!. y. 8. siaff Correspondent.


CHICAGO, March 2g.-About the
most pleasing prospects that stretch
ahead OF Bill killlfcr's Cubs in the
1929 baseball season are some love-
~ summer days and schedule Of
l5i gaines.
No pennant flaps at the end OF
the long grind that ,impends before
October. The hope of the Cubs is
not the gonfalon but "A niche higher
In the percentage column than they
achieved last year. Their deter
mination is not 90 win the flag
themselves but 10 make the going
rough for a few clubs who have
championship aspirations and to
keep a firm foot on tho nccks OF
the Reds and the philliCs who al
they intend to do TO the Bruins.
Every scrap OF news that has
triCkled back from Catalina Island,
whore the Cubs performed their
.vernal training stunts, indicates that
Killifer will have just one thing this
year that his outfit did not have
last year. That is pep" II there
has been any excess OF playing tar
ent among the Cubs IL has not been
particularly noticeable I'm early
seasons performances. A new spirit
however, has been noticed and the
lackadaisical manner that marked
the Bruins cndcavors last year.
seems to have faded. Tho young
men who toll under Killifer's direc-
tiOn already are fighting the um-
pires-whlch is an indication that
they will not be walked on dur
ing the pennant gembol without
seeking reprisals.
The Angels RcnuInr uop
MIR. william Wrlgleys Los Angeles
ballclub has very liberal ideas of
how Mr.. william Wriglcys Chicago
ballclub should spend It's money and
playing talent. Therefore, when
the Cubs sought Arnold STATE.
an outfielder and Vic Aldridge a
pitcher from the Angels, one Of MIR.
Wrigley's pockets had to stand
drain to meet the demands Of
the other.
To obtain Statz and Aldridge. the
Cubs gave a third baseman, catch
er, a pitcher. two outficldcrs,
bunch OF cash and some players
that are hard yet to be named. So
far as STATE Is concerned. the in
vestment shows signs of being profit
able. Aldridge has yet to demon
strate his value I'm the big league.
1t is certain that Killifer will
start the season with an outfield
comprising of Turner Barber in
rightfield; STATE IN center and Hack
Miller. the Oakland strong man. in
left. Barber falls heir to the right
field berth because Max Flack
stopped "A fast ball with his cram
ium, sustaining a fractured skull
and left the team TO recuperate.
| Flack will not return, II is expected,
until the season is pretty well ad-
Nenced. Miller may not make the
grade, but he will be given the
chance.
In reserve the Cubs have George
| Malsel, who bumped the pill for
an average OF .312 last season, and
| Marty Callaghan and John Weiss,
two clever youngsters who will prob
ably be sent to the bushes at the
end Of string.
Grimes Has First Base job.
For the infield, Ray Grimes ap-
| pareutly has won the first base
| job because Of his ability to hit. lie
/ is not "A fast fielder but he Is a de-
| pendable one and he can pestle the
| pill. Golvin, a youngster from
! Mobile. will be carried as a reserve
first baseman.
Until Marty Krug was pried loose
/ from Seattle at "A cost OF $500,
/ second base was a problem. Krug
/ seems to have filled the bill. how
| ever, and will start the season at
! the keystone sack. Charlie Hollo-
/ cher is a fixture at short and Johnny
| Kelleher is the undisputed heir "a
! CHUCK Deals job at third base
Zeh Terry and Joe Klugman prob