The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-19
a OKLAHOMA CITY
INDIANSARE PUT
UNDER HAMMER
Holland Tears Into Team
Because of Factional
Fight Last Year
srecial 10 rhr MnLIh.

Special 20 The World,
OKLAHOMA CITY. Nov. is
Four members of Oklahoma Cltys
Western League club OF 1879 will
not be among those present when
the roll Is called IN th2 Indian
training camp next spring Ray
Bates. first hasemau. Gruver Young
pitcher; George Payne, pitcher. aud
Eddie Moore outfiolncr. constitute
the quartet which has been placed
on the auction block by President
John Holland.
This announcement was made
Thursday by the chief upon his re
turn home from duck hunting trip
IN Missouri. He gees pack to hi-
merry hunting grounds Tuesday and
will not return until after the meet
ing OF minor leagues at Louisville
December I.
rive Players wanted,
In Louisville he viii be Joined by
Secretary r. J. Humphreys and Man
ager Fred L. Luderus. Joining forces.
the three win launch drive for the
players needed TO fiji up the vacan-
cies on the tribal roll.
one experienced catcher. two cx-
PEI llltu plN' uFIrs 'iit bHbN -At
outfielder and maybe second
catch are down on the shopping list
bates. after being turned over to
Omaha during the closing days Of
last season under option. was turned
back by the Buffalo management
ana is on Oklahoma City's reserve
list.
but oklahoma City hasn't any
particular need OF his services Man
nger Luderus is to do the first basing
fop the Tribe az n regular thing, and
whenever he desires 1t rest Chlli Nc
Daniel VIII be sitting around on the
bench ready. enger and competent
to perform. Therefore, any club be-
ing In need OF $50 hitter can have
same by addressing the Oklahoma
City Baseball club.
There is direct connection between
the departure of Bates aud the de-
cision TO let Cy Young go to some
other club.
Club split In Two Factions.
1t viii be remembered that along
in the misery days OF last season
Holland discovered that his team
had been split into faotions-Pacific
coast and Wetsern league veterans
II was Xnown that Bates was the
center of the coast group. Now tt
develops Young headed the other di-
vision.
Holland told Thursday how hc
discovered II. He had not'eNd that
whenever Cy pitched, that bunts
down the first base line invariably
went safe, neither Young nor Bates
making earnest efforts TO field them
1t was when he called Manager
Fisher on the carpet that Gus finally
told him about tn. rumpus which
had split the Indian camp into two
distinct factions
Young has many a victory left In
his right arm, but Holland believes
II will be better for him and for the
club as we'll II he goes to'some other
club
Payne proved an inland outer
while with Oklahoma City and he
goes TO make room for one of the
two experienced hurlers Holland eN~
poets to get from some OF his major
league friends to give him the pitch
ing supremacy he needs.
This leaves Roy Allen and Ruel
right handlers, and Emil Yde and H..
l.. Pierce. left handlers of ths starr
which finished the last race. Be-
cnuse he wants a smashing outtieid,
Holland has decided to transfer Ed
die Moore to some club which needs
an outflelder OF the speedy type. For
three years the little Texas has been
tried by oklahoma City and while
he has proved a sensational fielder
and fast on the path, ne has not de-
veloped the walloplnR powers that
is a class A ball player FOR
team that can use fast man even
If he isn't q hard hitter.