More than a century ago, some luck was involved in determining the ownership of Tulsa's first pro baseball team. The original owner, Billy Rupp, lost the team in a card game to C.M. Casey sometime between the 1905 and 1906 seasons. A year later, however, Rupp won the team back in another card game with Casey. That somewhat symbolized the early days of pro baseball in Tulsa as teams and owners popped in and out of town until Spencer Abbott moved a Western League franchise to the city from Hutchinson, Kan., in 1919. "There have been a few shaky times in the last 90 years, but since Spencer Abbott came to Tulsa, we have been blessed with solid ownership and that's why Tulsa has been one of the...
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