The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-06
HARD SCHEDULE
FACED BY GREEN
TULSA u SQUAD
Invasion Of Texas to Come
EARLY; Only Trio of
Veterans Back

Facing a hard schedule. includ-
ing a tour OF Texas, Coach Francis
Schmidt of Tulsa university has
been compelled to build practically
new varsity basketball team for
the years campaign.
Captain Clarence (Barney)
Stepp, an all-state guard last year
and also a veteran OF the 1921 foot
ball squad, who Is playing at for
ward this season. is the man about
whom the team has been con-
structed. Stepp has been showing
the same brilliant form that made
him one of the most effective floor
workers in the state last winter
when he gained distinction by out
scoring his forward.
The otner two veterans with this
years quintet are Harold Balloon.
who made the varsity In 1920 but
was not out for basketball last year,
and Hawley Kerr, n product Of
Tulsa academy. Balcom's speed and
strength which won him a place ON
the football team are factors in his
favor. Kerr, the son of a Tulsa
minister, is "a husky youngster who
stands an inch above six feet even
In his stockings and Is broad in
proportion.
Scoring Combination Lost.
Tho basketball team will miss the
strong offensive work of Keck and
two years at forward. Keck has
quit school and is with the Pure OH
team in tho Commercial league.
Dunham is at Chicago U.
! With veteran strength lacking
there is a wealth of promising new
material at hand, however. Claude
| Brownfield, Tulsa high center lahl
year, In working at forward and cen
ter. Clifford Hite. who was dubbed
! "Tarzan" for his headlong rushe-
on the gridlron, is trying for"center
as is Rope" Perry, n Tulsa high
graduate, who derived his nick
name from the fact that he meas
urcs feet, four inches from heeI
to dome. Bill McNutt and Bill, Mil
Ter. another pair of Tulsa lads, arc
working for berths.
Almon white. whose aggressive
ness on the football field made him
-tand out In many games. has been
working at all three positions. for
ward center and guard, and Is show
| ing best at guard. Percy Gray. an
other academy product, is practicing
at forward, as is Albion Spears ol
Hubert. q youngster whose lack oi
weight Is his biggest handicap.
The Schedule Complete.
The team is being whipped into
shape for the first games of tho
year, which win be played here Nor
! January 2O-2l, with Ada Norma
furnishing the opposition. On th'
next week end will come games will
the Oklahoma Aggies here. th'
a t.,.. hafN Iaf
Then will come the invasion o.
Texas. Leaving Tulsa on February
2. Coach Schmidt and his squad WI
stop off In Edmond for games with
Central on February "a at Shawnee
for clashes with the Baptists Feb
ruary 6-7 Texas Christian uni
versity will be opposed at For
Worth on February and DentoT
Normal February 9-l0. A game
with Austin college at Sherman OF
February IL will end the invasion
Returning home the team viii
play Central Normal here on Feb
ruary 1918, and on February 24-2!
will tackle the Aggies at Saltwater
Games with the Oklahoma Baptist
lof Shawnee here on March and
iprobaby will be the last Of the sea
son for the T. L. varsity five.
Coach schmidt plans an invita-
ton high school tournament to b.
played on the university court
about the time the varsity schedule
closes.
On March 20-21 the Second Dis
trict high school tournament vii
be decided, but It has not been de
cided where. Last year the distric
tourney was held in Tulsa at tn
T. L. gym. Tulsa high school,
entry won 1t, defeating Jenks in tn
final