The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-29
THE ''BUG'
SEASON IS
NOW HERE
GUTHRIE TO DEBUT INTO
LEAGUE BASEBALL IN
NIFTY STYLE

Tomorrow win be known az Base
he'll day IN Guthrie.
Il viii doubtless be an event long
remembered BY the fans Promptly
a. che o'clock ihe stores will close
ani all Guthrie citizens win attend
lhe opening game Of The Western as.
Socia,lon here when the Senators vii
play their first game with the Ausko
gee team.
Large crowds are expected from lie
aelghborlng towns on the mornlns
trains TO witness the game as special
rescs have been secured for the day
by the Guthrie Chamber Of Commerce
and the Guthrie Retailers have prom.
Used to pay the visitors return fare II
they do their usual shopping In the
capital city.
A parade with brass bands. the
Muskogee and Guthrie baseball toams
civic societies. labor organizations
ana Guthrie boosters will leave the
city hall at l:45 and after haverslng
the principal business streets win
take The cars for Electric PARK where
the contest win be gagad
Manager Dalrymple and the Musso.
gee team viii arrive tomorrow morn
Ing over the Katy az ten o'clock
Manager Price OF the Senators ne
ports the local team IN excellent con
dliion 10 start the championship race
for the pennant in thn Western asso
citation Cor 1898
Ceist the speedy twirler win be
Ia the box for the Senators with chr
ton behind thc bat Little Harry Wo
mack, well known 10 Guthrie fans
viii probably pitch for Mrskogee, The
lineup OF the Senators Ia The game
viii Be the SAME as in the recent ex
hibitIon games, save that Captain
Tcny Anderson win be on TnTu arse
TChick' Lleultke, fast in1elder from
independence. VIII cover secoud base.
Governor Haskell viii toss the first
ball and the mayor win catch l'--if
no can
Where They Play
The Western association champion
ship race Is on tomorrow when four
Oklahoma towns on the circuit will
clash Muskogee opens up here and
Bartlesville 1T Enid where d big Gel.
ohrntlon will also be held The 9th
4r four clubs viii not play untll iha
following day, when Springfield VIII |
start of with P.ttsbure and Webb |
City wlll be on the Joplin diamond.
Fridays games az Enid and Guthrie
will be the first games cg the season.
Saturdays game wiIi be an exIlbi.
lion game, the nther two games OF
The series to be played on Sunday |
anf Monday BaFiiesy,!le opens here
Tuesday for q series OF three games
after which the Senators &c to Mus
koeee and Bartlesyllle.
The league VIII present much |
different aspect this season IS there
ATE faur new clubs ana three 81 the /
hFst drawing cities ln The league have /
lefi The circuit The league will have
p compact circuit aud there win be
few costly jumps as fl previ0is years
Az 81 the clubs have strong teams
he strength of tie league ae0ma 1l
~ well distributed end 80 team nvs
sersos an aggregation TIM, oy rslnd- /
fws any OK iiB nelghbors. Every club
awnef already IS claiming he flag
and dsnesters cannot qgess as 10
which clubs shall be considered as
remnant possibilities
President D n. shiveiy has wir'd
hs umplrea to report a the Hotel
Baltimore In Kansas City for insirne,
tons today. They win then ~ gNcn
ileir assignments for che opening
games. Eddie Flnney Is the only vet
efan umpire now Under contract q
tae league.
II the strictly Oklahoma cities
Muskrfee appears 10 have the eal IN
the Hatier Of heavy slugserg- Guthrie
and Enid look strong. whlio i3artles
Vile IL something os an unknown