The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-01

stop would with q little more weight be-
cnme star.
Mayor Duke threw the FIRST ball ia the
orening game Of the season. and Chief
os Police Gates paidled at g.
oklahoma CITY won tho first two
games against Topeka. Saturdays gme
stood ~ 10 o. snd yesterdays tO s..
President sheard Of Topeka, was about
to release Catcher Charles stewart. but
myers and fans vigorously protested
ana stewart is retained.
sperry. The Oklahoma City high school
pitcher. has The Indications Of developing
hio q twirlci Of no small ability. he is
hacked by team not in his class
Il didn't strike ND In the right spot
to see wichita win the game yesterday
before that dig bunch. but. Of course.
We can't be hogs with the poor visitors.
WINDY City bunch need no longer be
reckoned with as .aflcnders Il IS said
that Ilimmcl is going over the 500 mark
Cood and strong for his men.-TopelIa
Journal
The T5petl club claims President
srvel,'s presence nt u game is n
Jonuh to a. Last season he witnessed
seven Topeka games and that ceam
lost every one.
Rarry is Iuthrias old reliable at the
hat and Dairympie makes the little
thing look like "a marble IN the distance.
But. say what's the matter with the
whole bunch? They're al right from first
70 last
The Leader sympathizes with Dad
Bennett and hopes that the benefit game
wiz be well attended. u is TOO bad that
Ills leg is broken It WIZ probably keep
him on the diamond for the remainder OF
the season.
The following newspaper men from OUT
Of town were here yesterday
j. A. Daley. Of the wichita Heacon.
Dicl. IIayes. or the Wichita Eagle.
George S,trerlitc OF the Wichita Ea-
de
Frank ,yilsoa Of tlie amid Eagle
Delegate Bird Mcclure witnessed SAT-
udinys and SUNDAYS games. Yesterday
he pot very enthusiastic and left his
seat in the grand stand and got right
down among the boys. It nearly tclSled
Iiird out of his shoes when Guthrie got
nve tallies.
Referring to the Oklahoman's state
lacnt that Mayor Messenbaugh would
throw the first bah over the plate" in
opening the bail season at sportsman's S
park. the wIrhita Beacon Gays Mayor
fsoss viii open the game here but will
not guarantee to toss the ball over the
rlnle."
Tex" Jones is player that just
suits the place Not only Is he good
In the aeld. but az the bat. And he also
encouraRes the players around him all
through the game. Did you ever hear
him say in coarse bur tender voice;
Come on. oil boy, you're the best pitch
or IN the world the games just even
the thing has just begun get in the
gume; there. that's IL. we've got EN-
where the h,dr Is short, etc
/ Saturdays p,me was a corker In every
sense Il made the fans tired. Lots Of
errors were piled up on either side and a
great deal OF fumblsng and foolish plays
were marked down to both teams. Guth-
rio walked on with the coin to the tune
OF IS TO II. About 900 people attended
/ the game.
| J. W. Reagan. tie umpire. is independ-
tent as he should be. He Is an eight
land has demonstrated that no blunine
win work with him. II does one good
10 see nun stand up for his rights
nut there is no use to dispute a Gecisior
in a game when It means "a s. fine and
temporary dismissal from the team
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