The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-02
BASEBALL JOTTINGS
LOCAL AND NATIONAL

Roy Beyis will probably go to Min
neapolis in the American association next
year Watkins is dickeriug with Wichita
for him now
One-half Of the Western association
was on the north bound Santa Fe train
la1 evening: Guthrie Topeka Okla-
homa city aud Wichita.
oklahoma Times-Journal: The follow
ing notice wos posted on the score board
az Vickers 4 Carson's store Fridny:
$1,000 TO wager ;hat Oklahoma city
win finish stronger than wichita"
Bobby Byine is doing the bulk of the
receiving for Springfield these days,
seabaugh having struck an unluclSy
streak and beng out OF the game a
great deal OF the time with injuries.
one or two local fans whose knowl-
edge Is evidently very meager. rldicule
the Senators because they play the bunt
system. Bunting is the act Baseball
games are won by system nowadays.
A Topeka reper splits out the follow
ing dope: Guthrie has new wonder
lie is deaf and dumb and pitches with
either arm His name is Dummy
Bradford Alderman's freak records will
evidently be laid away now
Eldred n Harrison is the new man-
ager Of the sedalia baseball club b. r..
I.g h.te In
been elected TO that position; Henry
LNst viii continue as president He
holds the largest atnount OF stock.
Sporting Editor Leader To decide a
bet kindly state what should a bats
man be credited with II he hits to short
ana shortstop makes IA throw TO catch
another man going home. and catcher
fumbles bail? ZEN SPACE.
The batsman is credited with nothing.
lie got 10 FIRST on felders choice.
Fatty" Blackburn. Of the Topeka
White sox, asked the following question
yesterday Of the Leader baseball man;
"What advantage, If any, is there In a
runner sliding in running from home TO
nrst base?' He was told that there wsts
no advantage m sliding except that it
might fool the umpire
From the sednlia Capital: Trestrail
who was with sedalia about four weeks
ago. coming ON from ST. Louis, is now
with lioisington, kan in the Kansas
State league. He was Knocked out of
the box in the first inning yesterday a.
Ellsworth Chose Kansas leaguers eer-
ninly do play baseball with vengeance
From the Wichita Eagle: According
To "a dispatch from Mexico. Mo. Red
Clark formerly a Missouri Valley leag-
uer ana later Western leaguer who
has been playing independent bali this
summer viii come to Wichita Clark
is "A southpaw and Klmmel had been ar
ter him for some time before he found
Farmer Wnlett II the Farmer proves
good Clark will hardly he used unless
Gehring has 10 report 10 Minneapolis
later i'm the season.
Vanderbilt Joplin's catcher is an
right again. ana win be back la the
game in day on two. And why
Z
He's been running around ever since
he has been out there al the pest house
and taking all sorts OF exercise. In the
morning he goes out la the wllds and
throws rocks AT the birds while in the
afternoons be tears up stumps and in
dulges m log-roliing TO improve his
strength. Vans an right Ia every way
aLd YOU couldn't tell from his appear
ance that NE had ever had the small
pox"
The 81 Louis Republic says. ON their
way home Thursday "A swinging door
from "a box car struck the Pullman la
which Burke Grady. rlylor E.ssan and
Dunleavy were riding and smashed the
glass into dust The Cardinals were