The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-26
IWENTY.ONE 7. 0.
men WENT Up TO
THE Big LEAGUE
Five Paris Snappers Grad
uated While Ardmore Sent
But Three who Are Thus
Far Able to Stick

Although il the first year of its
existence, ana holding the distinction
of being the only league within the
cealm OF organized baseball which is
without official playing averages for
the seasons play, the Texas Oklahoma
League, which last year became a
reality. proved itself no haven for
sandlot Kids by sending up p Of its
young players to higher leagues every
one of which holds class A standing.
Without Il daubt, most Of these as
piring youngsters will follow the well.
beaten trail of the rookie sent back
for more seasoning, but not ALL for
from early season predictions, some
Of the men sent up from the little
district made famous in the history
of baseball by the great Rogers Horns
by, Dick Kerr and Ross Young, are
sure TO be wearing fast league uni
forms when the opening gun of base
ball war is fired in April.
Snappers Took Lead.
Red Snaps Paris Snappers lead in
the number of TO League graduates
with Allerdissen, third sacker. Hig
glnbotham, second baseman and Phil
ips, Morgan and Wiley Moore step
ping into higher company. Allerdis
sen, who was a guest at the Snapper
ferm because of his inability to hi
with hte Beaumont Exporters was
recalled at the end Of the season, anC
Is almost sure TO stick at the hot
corner this year if he clubs his way
into the .290 mark in spring exhibi
tion games. for he is flashy fielder
Grouped against their former team
mate and member Of the TT Worth
Dixie champions are Phillips Moore
and Morgan. whose deceptive shoots
made for them an enviable record in
TO League company last year. and
the fleet little Higginbotham, who is
making a determined effort to break
into the Panther inner defenses.
ArdmOre Followed suit.
Trailing the league leaders in the
number OF men sent up are the Pops
with the names of Carter. Yeager
Tate, and Clopp found on reserve
lists OF Western and Southern League
clubs. The former two. after last
seasons campaign, joined the Okla
homa City club, Yeager breaking into
two games at the fag end of the sea
son. and showing a lot of class al
that time. The big Nick Carter was
delayed in joining his buddy and
really has never exhibited his skill
before the Indians. Late reports
from the Indian camp, however, indi
cate that Carter is almost certainly
slated for I regular berth on the tri
bal twirling staff, while little Yeagei
returns 10 the scene of his former
glory for The additional experience
required TO make a class A Lacquer
of him. Tate. due to the absence o
Butch Kruger. is almost certain tC
stick. Charley Clopp outfielder
caught the orbs Of one Spencer Alb
bott by his 1927 pastiming. but the
hard hitting gardener believes that
Memphis climate has a keep ont sigr
hung up against him. for he design.
not 10 report. and will wander one,
more into me local pastures. wher,
he chased tie horsehide last year
Needless 20 say. there are no la
ments from Ardmore fandom becaus,
OF this acticn
'Crl1y" Team Third.
Coming third in the list. are tn,
Mineral Wells clubs athletes. Bryan
Reed. Nokes and Kraigbaum. wh'
are now under the guiding wing %
their former boss, Ike Sahosky. VIII,
Ia now at the helm of the Dalla,
Marines. Noke is we'll known 10 loca
fandom. having pastimed at the shor
field berth mere when most of th,
youths just at the voting age wer,
spinning tons in their back yards
Nokes is an usky chap. wei lcondi
toned. but can hardly be expected q,
crowd out the scintillating Bobb!
Stow from his berth. It's heads o
tails as To whether the remaining tri,
survive tho rebuilding process whicl
the Marines are now undergoing.
Sherman Sends Two.
With the first breath OF spring o.
the air. SAM Gray. Sherman spec,
artist. packed up his glad rags from
his Howe, Texas home. and bad
former teammates farewell, as h
blazed an eastern trail 10 the Au
gusta. Ca, training camp OF Ty Cobt
Stewart, a mig righ,handcr OF IN
same club. is now In the Yankee trair
ing camp "a; New orleans. hut ir
experience viii probably decide agains
the two, bu: a good future lies befor
them. Seaman, sherman, outfeldeI
has been sold to Dallas.
The Bonhdm club displays Il prou
feather IN it's hat at the reported sal
OF young Ted Blankenship to the "a
most totally dclunct Chicago pal
hose. While Gleasou's machine Is "a
most In such state of affairs as 1
be worthy competitor for the d,
funCt Philadelphia Athletic crew. Tc
will hardly make major league grad,
Class y or A may see "a slim younl
ster tearing up things within H. 10
Ted while Hpt mdeveloped. has on
OF the neatcst hooks class d has,
ball has seen. Waller of the sam
club 81 on the Dallas roster now
Rig league scouts We're not famlia
scenery at the Clehurne hattIiu
grounds Il Is evident. FOR only on
member OF the 1921 outfleld has h,ai
The call Of Excelsior This shap
Warden. who, although he failed
create a remarkable Noise In uh
league last YEAR because of uvef.wor
is youngster OF great promise iu ii
Oklahoma city fold
The youngsters and veterans OF ii
eight teams of which the TO circ,
Is now composed-how many and wi