The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-19
Preliminaries Open Monday
When Players Don Sport
Rags for First Time
This Year.


From winter Of oblivions the
grand old games resume its royal
throne once more when the youngsters
and veterans who will carry the Ard
more destinies on their shoulders
during the coming TO League cam
paign will migrate to the TO battling
grounds tomorrow afternoon for the
seasons inintial workout. under the
watchful eyes OF Secretary Walter
Thompson and Jim Maloney. Seized.
uled to hop off a north.bound Santa
Fe today, Maloney will begin to whip
into playing trim the large array of
youngsters on the Pep roster in pre-.
paration for the spring practice
games Of the coming month, and for
the seasons initial tilt which. under
the present schedule Is booked for
Cluburne here on April 20.
Pouring in from every section Of
the state and from Texas as well,
the aspiring youngsters have now
,ongregated at Ardmore baseball head
quarters In a body, and are waiting
With impatience to show their wares
before the new Pep chieftan. Be
sideS Lsmasters, Young and Jones,
who have affixed their monikers to
local census blanks during the winter.
there are already here Gus Ketchum,
right handler from Altus, who was
member Of semi.pro aggregation
iast year, r Il. (Lefty) Wilson. the
Young Missouri giant who Is n left
handler and Lewis Sloan of Crowell,
Texas. who Is out with vengeance in
his eyes to win short stop berth
ON the local squad. All of the young.
sters are likely looking candidates,
and are determined to make everyone
hustle for his berth.
Another Terror Signed.
From Poteau has come the signed
contract OF Roy Webb. young Ard
more outfieldler who was the terror
" the league last year because Of his
batting prowess. Charley Clopp. port
side batter. who ratified loose the
boards In right field last year with
his terrific drives. has refused to re-
port to Memphis. 10 which he was
sold at the close OF the season. and
IS due to report early In the week.
And here's news that will gladden.
brilliant young outfielder has been
secured from Sherman. and will
pastlme in the center field pasture
next week. With the signing OF these
men. Ardmore will have an outfield
that Is the class Of the league In
Jones, Payne. Clopp. Webb and Love
lace.
Ballifant and Blackburn. the two
new infieldcrs from Dallas. are sched'
ulcd to put in their appearance today
from Dallas In the able company oi
Dutch Behren. Buddy Belschow has
wired for transportation and is due
here at once. No action has been
takcn regarding big Red Reard, sec.
ond haseman. who Is the property OF
the Ardmore club. but Ed Klzziar.
first haseman, has passed on the
Crcenvllle via the purchase route.
leaving Bugs Young to guard the
initial sack. other inficldcrs under
rontrac, are due here for an early
workout.
Hind Men" Signed.
The catching staff. with the vet
tran Dick Naylor who has been
sduad. HlH Williams and Young Kit
chins. seems fortified we'll but the
management will not overlook the OPP
portmity To grab UP any likely look
ing receiver who will be OF real
service to the club.
With the signing Of Pat Crowson,
veteran slab artist who last season
pastimed with the Ailne Eagles in
the West Texas Lcague, the pitching
staff looms up are far stronger than
before. Crowson will he remembered
80 participating in the Ardmore.Chick-
asha series here last fall and pitching
the Pops TO 10 victory over the
Western Association champions. Crow.
son is no youthful beginner. but q
,itcher in the prime Of his career.
Harding to Farley.
Tommy Harding one OF the best
performers on last seasons team has
been outside the fold because OF
some difficulty with the management.
but II slateo for a conference here
sunday afternoon TO adjust his diff.
cultlcs. Ferguson. former Pep, win
also come into camp Sunday or Mon.
day for n conference relative to the
signing OF ;ls contract Belief II ex.
pressed that word will be heard with.
IN he ne't few days OF the status
~ Carter and Yeager at Oklahoma
'ity. and 10 whether or not they will
wear an Ardmore uniform during the
coming campaign.
Tho Turtle back inficld at TO
Park is in fine TRIM and IL ia possible
that the athletes assembled here will
salie q short workout sunday after
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