The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-11
INSURE AGAINST CYCOE WITH W. WALKER 10 eme Phone N@ II

a meeting re the request 0f President
ID M SiiNciy shively went 20 the neo-
pie and told them thar things had to BE-
changed. Then the Guthrie baseball as
ISOLATION was formed. Hamilton was
ousted The books Of the team were
found IN bad condition Neal was
boueht out and the entire mant rent
cleaned up.
In the early part OF June the change
was made effective. ''Dad" Bennett was
made manager OF the team and Jones,
Delrymple and Downs. captain. az va
rious times On June 10 Guthrie PLAYED
Oklahoma City and won two 70 nothing
game The boys took on fresh courage.
they played BAH because they knew wnen
pay day came they would get their mon
ey and they also knew that theit board
bills and o'ter expenses were being
paid From that time on to the pes
eut the Senators have PLAYED good ball
and won every game Of tne as played
except s.
Just before starting on the present
trip Manager Bennett resigned for some
cause. rumor having Il that he would
not manage the team unless he was al
lowed 70 play. The stockholders. know
ing that he was crippled and that this
would retard him in his running, would
not permit him 70 play. Benny Hen
derson. one OF Guthrie star pitchers. was
then chosen manager and has been get
tine along finely Henderson is one Of
the hest baseball men In the country
and has a future before him The Leader
predicts Tor him place in the big
league next ycar.
And thus goes the history OF The Guth-
rie team. The pennant is al last In
sight with only three clubs above them
the Senators can see dry land rem more
games win nut them close 70 FIRST place.
and then those clubs that have been
holding near to the top viii need to
keep both ewes open Guthrie is going
and nothing can hold aer back
The capt. city IS baseball town.
The people here are good fans. They go
to the games through the week as wen
as on Sunday and root yell and every cry
il necessary. for the boys They practice
the policy to treat all visiting clubs Hith
the utmost respect, and Will frequently
cheer the opposing team when hey
rule, sneer and make fun OF the visitors.
no matter how well they play
The team is now al springeld Yes
terday the first game Of the series with
the Hghandera was won by score OF
: e in a ten inning contest II Is safe
70 prodict that the Senators will take ev-
cry game from sprlOgheld al least three
out OF the four.
Tine pitching staff Of the Guthrie club
has been strengthened considerably re-
Gently Henderson. who has been with
the boys from the start, Is a star and the
best the Western association Walt
Queisser. who was with the senators in
the beginning, was released because he
failed to do good work. But he has
been doing nicely since joining Leaven-
worth, ana Guthrie now wishes he had
been retained At present. Guthrie has
Alderman whom Topeka released; Wo-
mack McKelty. Hite ane Henderson. All
are good men. Pettlgrew. who plays
right field can be put IN the box wnen
needed and can pitch fast bah The
Senators are hooked up IN first class style
and viii make the team hard to catch"
Tor all the other teams in the Western
association