The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
ROY DAVIS BACK,
FAILS TO STICK
WITH BROWNIES
Chance for Him to BE on
Oiler Box Staff But
Nothing Definite
By IL. A. BRrpGEwArrR.

Y .
Roy buys. Tulen semi. pro rIrn
hand pitcher who was quite a sem
sntlOn with the &c. Louis HrouUg 10
the carly DAYS o. tho spring train
Ing season thi0 year. apparently hn
failed 90 make Tho grade with thl
Mound CITY American league entry
Davis arrived boz Tulm Tuesday morn
Ing having boon sent homo by Man
oror Lee FOhl OF the Browns and
thorg seems Goo ho a chance that hs
viii see the inside OF an Oilor uni,
form before many DAYS pass
Davis had talk with Business
Manager Bill IrD uf tho Ollcr.
soon after mis- arrival Boo town tues.
dtN morning, ana was tO have seen
Iriei again later lu the dav, bot
thoy did not got together.
Last year Davis was very sue
ecsstul as nscmi-pro hurlcr In Ill-
noig. Ills record caused so much
comment that no was given trial
by tho Browns ana his work this
spring attracted much attention. lie
was given considerable space In the
81. Louis papers.
Won't Pass Up Anything
While recognizing that Davis is
good pitcher. the Brown manage
ment believes another year In tho
minors win bc good for him. Hence
tho possibility that he may be placed
in Tulsa for tho season,
Tho Oilcr management n not go-
Ing to pass up any chance 70 land
a good pitchcr-but pitching Is one
thing that IL not causing any worry
in the local baseball offices right
now. Tho team ia woll fortified
with boXmcn. Bochlcr Lukanovic
and Richmond making up a sterling
trio TO build around. From the 9th,
ers In camp It's certainty that the
mound staff will be second TO none
in the league whom the season
opens, regardless OF whether Davis
should or should not Join.
It's just the same old tune over
again, 80 f1r az tho outfleld prob-
lem is concerned. Nothing doing
No news. Only hopes.
President Jim Crawford Of the
oilers returned 60 tho city Tuesday
morning after business absence of
several days. lie has been on tho
lookout for "A gardener, and the first
question Bin F'rlcl popped at him
was:
How about that outflelder?"
why / heard you had one" came
back Mr.. Crawford. referring to BIZ,
Jr,, who arrived last week.
Bill responded with a cheerful
grin, but remarked that this out
fielder business Is long past the
Joking stage.
Big Corps or Aides Busy.
which gives MS chance to make
II known that the club IL knowing
4. 4 .Tf
land first ono--then another-out-
fielder
why" said Frlcl, "Iust look who
we've got working for us on Il: |
John McGraw. Jack Hendricks, Pat |
Moran, Jeck quinn, Abbott and 9TH
crs, TO say nothing of ourselves. II |
those fellows can't find US man
they must be scarce indeed"
There's one young outfielder seen
In action here with indianapolis
whom II might be well for the Tulsa
'lub to keep an eye upon. lie IL
Purcell, who cavortod 10 right field
FOR the Indians the two DAYS they
were here. An indianapolis scribe
who was along with tho team in
.ormed us that Purcell prohablS
would not be able TO stick with the
Indians, who have a classy outfiold. |
Last year Purcell hit .3S9 In the
rhrec-I league, ana In the games
here he looked like real sticker.
fhe indianapolis writer said he
Fould hit well enough in any old |
'Hgue, but Is not finished fielder. |
10 disposition will he made OF him,
owoyer, until the Indians get back
!. i.Omc.
Rain, Rain and More Rain.
No matter how many bah teams |
iho oilers might have had In camp .
would have done them little good |
uesday, This rain begins 10 looE /
to a permanent guest, Pitchers |
r I'd catchors sneakod ou' TO tho lot |
the afternoon. catching pluvius |
piping for "a little vile, aud un- |
nbered their arms.
The continued down pour Tuesday |
? ght made II appear very improba- |
e that the oilers would got to |
lay the exhibition game scheduled |
~ Wednesday afternoon with |
arney Cleveland's Sapulpa outfit. |
whether there's game or not, |
However the battery men viii be
lken out by Manager Lolivclt for a
forkout. II the rain continues theyll
lay catch under the grandstand.
IL the deluge lets up exhibition
ames scheduled for later In tho
yssffh /