The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-08
WITH q MEN ON
ROSTER INDIANS
READY TO START
Imposing Array of Talent
Under Manager Fisher
at Oklahoma City

Special to Tho World.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. L.
Signing Gus Fisher. veteran catcher
of the Portland club OF the Pacific
Coast league as manager. announce
inert. OF which was made saturday,
completes tb roster of the team
which will represent Oklahoma city
in the Western league pennant race
next season.
or those who were regular tribes
men in the Inflated campaign Of
1921. only two outfieiders, one in.
fielder. one catcher. one utility
player and three pitchers are re-
tain d. There are IL new faces in
the squad of 23 which will mobilize
here early In March to prepare for
the new season.
II = easily the most imposing ar
ray Of baseball talent that ever rep
resented Oklahoma Cfty. combina-
ton which prtsident| John Holland
believes will be able 10 deliver the
championship next October.
Hard-HittiDg InficId.
Only one OF the four infielders
failed to hit over the 1 800 mark last
season. There are three well over
that mark among the outfiolders
and among the 10 pitchers who will
report March | are five veterans.
proven winners in the Western
league and faster company.
At first will be found Amber, a
youngster purchased from Los
Angeles who batted 1925 in the
Western Canada league, n Glass II
organi- alton and then starred In the
winter league of the Pacific coast
this winter. Bill Killefer, manager
OF the Chicago Cubs, upon whose
/ a u. n
told Holland he was confident the
youngster would make good for
kOklahoma City as a fielder and
would hit we'll over 800 in the
Western.
At second will be found Mike
Massey. purchased from the Omaha
club last fall. a player who batted
.3ll In the Western league last sea
son. Third will be taken care of
by Butcher" Kruger. who came 10
the tribe from Joplin In exchange
for Doc Stanley. lie batted .slS
last year. AS his understudy will
be Joe Tate, n youngster secured
from Ardmore and who batted .34S
| in the Texas-Oklahoma league In
1921.
Veteran Replaces Harper.
From Seattle of the Pacific Coast
| league comes Roxie Middleton, a
veteran outfielder, to replace George
Harper in the outfield. Middleton
.276 in the Pacific Coast league
which aspires to major league
rating, would indicate n percentage
we'll over the 400 mark against the
softer pitching encountered In this
circuit.
Pitt will be found In right again
star with a mark of 1927 for his
| 1921 endeavor. For the other out
field berths viii be Eddie Moore
for whom is predicted a much better
season than that of last year; Win
die, a .305 hitter from the Enid club
| of the Western Association, and
Ralph Heatly. oklahoma City's
outfield will not stack up as strongly
as II did last season with Harper
Lgone, but 1t will not be weak by any
means.
Fisher Not u Hasbccn.
Manager Fisher gives the Indian,
a much needed veteran for a first
string backstop, with Dixie Parker
and Jim Long in reserve. In spite
OF his long service with Portland
| Fisher still is an active player, one
who should rank well up In the
league, Official records for the las
season show that he nailed as many
| PtI ao any VI Nilt pNll'
ers In the Coast league. proving thai
his arm ia still good; and batting
percentage of .2SS in that circuit
means an easy 800 here.
| fairly accurate estimate fol
the difference in the pitching OF
the Western and Pacific leagues
can be made from the batting per
centages OF Howard Lndimore foI
1919, 1920 and 1921. With Okla
homa City In 1919 he batted .305
boosted his mark to ais in 1920
and then when he went to Los
Angeles last season he dropped of
to .269 against the pitching out
there. Fisher batted .2sS last yea.
against Lindimore's 1853 which
should indicate the new Indian
chieftain will have soft picking in
the Western. Ii should be a merry
scramble between Parker and Ions
for second string honors.
out OF the ten pitchers available
manager Fisher should be able tC
select half dozen who can deliver
the goods. Roy Allen, Roy Sails
bury. Cy Young, Hoffman and
Bogart give him five veterans In
their prime. Ruel Love, Nick Car
ter. Lefty Yeager, Perryman and
lChauncey Warden are five young
| SterS of great promise.