The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-05-29
M'ALESTER TEAM QUIT
SCORING THROUGH
SHEER EXHAUSTION
BUNCH GOES TO TULSA
Nobody Cares if You Never
Come Back.

II must have been kindly fate that
kept the local fans away from the game
at Electric park yesterday afternoon. on
ly handful Of spectators saw the rot
ten exhibition. with McAlester getting
the major portion Of the 10 to score.
Apparently both teams were intiffer-
ent as to the sort OF game they played
Th, Guthrie players made as many err
rors as possible. so that McAlester could
get three or four runs each inning. Then
Guthrie woulf go TO bat The mining
town buncn are good fellows. They
wouldn't let the capital city team outdo
them on courtesles. and Ike Cooper. their
lanlSy swirier, gave eight Senators trans
portation 10 first base
The entire local bunch should have
been given their release and new ag-
gregation signed before starting them on
the road after yesterdays exhibition.
Even Durham. the only sure hitter IN
the outfit. was all to the bad. and out
Of FIVE times up could not connect for a
safe one. In the eighth Cooper walked
him to first Burke the touted outfield-
or. was up 1--WE times and went out on
a popup each time. Dad Bennett es-
capped with one error got two hits ana
walk out OF five times ac bat. which
Is great deal better than the others
did. Seigmeyer wasn't given an oppor-
tunity to put one ofcr the fence. Dutch"
was redhot because OF the stupid rlay-
ing Of his team mates. and wanted to
lick somebody. He must have frightened
the elongated pitcher with the Miners,
for he permitted him TO walk 70 first
three times
A little criticism was just what Tom
mie Kearns needed to brace him up and
start him playing bali. The youngster
did nothing stellar at first. but he got
two hits and made the first OF the three
scores IN the second inning after he had
Deen waiked 10 first base. Brown Is al
ready becoming afflicted with his old
malady. "that tired feeling. Harry Wo-
mack frolickcd around uear second base
and toSshed up Cooper for two good clean
hits and struca out as many times.
weisinger is credited with three hits out
OF four times at bat that should have
been outs. except that Pickens was vie-
ing with jay in securing the greatest
number Of errors
Price was all to the bad in the box.
but not as wild as Cooper The only pos
sible manner m which a twirler can win
game for the local club is TO strike out
the opposing players for II he ever let's
one OF them reach first or hit the ball. II
is a cincb that that man is going TO be
donated run by the rest of the team.
Price has the credit, also. OF striking
out baltimore the highest salaiied play
en- In the league and the best an around
player Ia tho league. He plays any po-
sition with ease and without errors.
Price Bot three hits out OF four times up
twice going TO first on players choice.
however. ana might have scored on the
last hit in the eighth n he had not gone
to sleep on first and died there Womack
had struck out, Weisinger went safe 10
first on Cuilom's error and Price adj
vanccd him. c. White ga center field.
dropping the bali Dunham followed and
was given free pass 20 first Burke
might have scored man and started the
fire works The handful of fans We're
begin.amg TO take notice. but Burke hit
an easy one to right field and it was all
on
"Big-u -un" Barry came in On the five
o clock train and left fc,' Tulsa with the
rest OF the bunch He brought With him
Ohme. hefty twirler who viii oniciate
on the slab today The "Blgun'' will
cover the initial sascS.
Tie score: r. II. r.
Guthrie ......... 0I2OO0oo0- 5 n
McAlester ..+.... 04Oo02232-tS is II
Batteries; Price and Brown. Cooper
and White Umpirc-Oliver