The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-05
DUDLEY LEE TO
PLAY SHORT ON
CHAMPION CLAN
Henry, Tatem and King
Cast Lots With
Tulsa Clan
by II. \ BRIDGEwArER

sweeping Victories on Jle part
of Tulsa's Western league
entrants now only very
recent history, the OlIer
management already has
set about TO fill holes
torn by sales in the
wonderful machine guided by
Jack Lelivelt and at the same
time strengthen the team
where il was weak.
Tillod short Hole.
The first step. and what IL con-
sldcrod a mighty important step In
deed, was takon this week when kili
Friel. business manager OF the
oilers, closed a deal with the 81.
Louis Browns for tho outright pun
chase ot Dudley Ice, brilliant
young shorthop. who has been the
property Of tho Mound Guy Amerl-
cans for the last two yaars. The
Browns kept lee In 81. Louis most
Of the 1921 season, and during the
last campaign had him farmod out
While Manager Fohl and business
Manager Quinn Of the Browns con-
slider Ice a great prospect there II
baseball law that prevents u ma
jor league club from keeping
young Mayer iarmed out moro than
two scasuns. and as tho Browns al
ready had owned Leo two yoniH
they either had 10 keep him In II.
Louis or sell him outright. Cone"-
quently. the Oiler management was
enabled TO purchase Lee uncondi-
tionally
The acquisition Of Lee makes the
Oiler inficld alright. Manager
Jack Lclivclt will be back ~ the In
itisl bng. Paddy Bauman will return
TO his Job at second and Frank
Thompson will take his usual po'
sItion al third. with Ice filling the
hole at short, tho lnfiold will be
highly satisfactory to the ouef
bosses.
"Mac" TO Leave.
The purchase of Lee means the
departure from the Oiler roster Of a
young man who has been on the
pay roll for the last two seasons-
George McGlnnls. In 1921 when the
Oilera were tallenders McGlnnis
looked mighty good. but this year,
despite his personal popularity. II
was well known to the manage
ment and fans alike that little
Mac" was the weak spot. lie is
strcaky player, brilliant at times.
hut at other times the same with a
lot of reverse english. Last winter
the Sacra mento club of tho Coast
league wanted McGinnis. and there
is a good chance that no will be
disposed OF 10 that club this winter
when all the minor league magnatoh
get together In the annual pow WOW
OF the National association at Lou
isville, December 5, and Z. NC
Ginnls is lust as good ball player
now as ne was last winter, and the
Sacramento people figure that what
he needs ~ change In uniform,
which often makes all the difference
in the world In a ball tosser's per-
formancc.
In supplanting McGlmis. the
Oiler management Is looking for
ward to n season when Tulsa may
not have team OF such powertul
offensive capacity that weak
member could not be carried. The
oilers or 1922. with "a team batting
average OF around S20. packed such
a wicked punch that Luke Stunrt
probably the hardest hitter in the
Western league, spent nearly half
his time warming the bench.
Weak at Hat.
However. Lee r. not expected TO
add any great strength 10 the bat
ting average. Bill Friel thinks he
probably viii hit about the same
clip as McGlnnis, 30 far as percent
age goes, but he is "a fellow who
drives the ball Hos a hitter. Bill
.f
son, a line-drive hittor and danger
Gus In the pinch. lts Lees field
ing that made the Browns 50 loath
20 part with him and Frlel SO anxi-
Gus to get him.
Manager Jack Lelivelt was with
Friel Ia st. Louis when Lee was
purchased aud was much pleased
with tho acquisition.
Some other timber also was added
by the Oiler mentors. hut II II In
the rough and has yet to show It's
worth. c. J, Henry, a rlght-hand
pitcher. who halls from the Mays
vile, KY club of the Blue Grass
league which won the ponnart this
year; William Tatem, a rlght-haud
pitcher and outfioldor and left-hand
hitter from the Terre Hdute club
OF the Threo-l league, and Harry
King. a right-hand pitcher from
semi-pro ranks In Fulton, Ky. were
the others added. or the three.
Tatem is the most highly recon-
mended The Torre Haute skipper
played Tatem IN the outficld most
Of the year, despite the fact that he
was winning pitcher, because OF
his ability TO hit the old apple far
and frequent,
Unless Tatem measures up to re-
quirements the left-ficld berth VA
Gated by Horschel Bennett, the
greatest player OF the year I'm tho
Western league and who was sold
~ the Browns for 100000, Is still
vacant But the Brown manage
mcnt let -Friel and Lclivolt know
that they@had 10 outfielders who'd
20 south with the team next spring
some OF whom undoubtedly would
make the grade, and that there
should he no cause FOR Tulsa
worry on the outfield score.
Right now the only thing worry
ing the Oller leaders is pitching
talent. The Oiler pitching staff WAS
not satisfactory this year until late
In the season after Danforth ar
rived. aud now that he's gone, and
a good chance that Boehler will be
gone. too, there r. room for raft
of crack hurlers about the Tulsa
fireplace. But its a long time tin
next April $50 why worry yotY
Pesek Dumps Grnndovitch.