The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-16
SENATORS
OUTCLASS
PACKERS
WON GAME ESP | T f
FATIGUE FROM LON
RAILROAD JOURNEY

The Senators. who climbed off the
Katy" train five hours late at the
ball park yesterday afternoon in uni
forms and went Immediately into the
field af;e' their arrival. after riding
twenty-fcur hours. took FL Reno for
trimming, shutting the visitors out
by the score of 4 10 O.
The visitors were unable to connect
with "Slats" Willis. who pitched his
usual good game. They secured but
four scattered hits off him. ihree of
which we're made by Farrell, their
right fie'cer. Although the Senators
We're greatly f3tiguel by their long
journey. they played snappy ball and
retired the side in one-twO-three or
der Willis had almost perfect con
troll net issuing a pass TO a visitor
or making a wild pitch during the
game, and striking out nine bltsmen,
three occurring in succession in the
final inning.
The Senators hit the ball from the
start and although they secured only
eight hits they worked the FL Reno
.Outfield overtime. each of the fielders
pulling Gown four ana five long drives
each Finney and Pollard of the FL
Reno outfield, robbed Patterson and
Reed OF hits in the first inning by
making sensational running one-hand
catches
The visitors never got man to sec
on base until the sixth inning when
the only error made by the locals and
sacrifice advanced Doc Pollard 10
second sack Speck, the Ell Reno sec
Oni baseman, noted for pinch hitting.
put one over the third baseman in an
effort to score Pollard, but Red
Davis dead sure peg from the field
cut Pollard off at the plate.
McClintock, recently released by
Oklahoma City. did the twirling 70.
the visitors and pitched good game,
but was poorly supported, the visitors
making eight errors
Although the Senators did not
commence scoring until the sixth inn
ing they had base runners on second
and third bases in the second. third
and fourth innings. after two outs
/ had been made. but the next batters
up were unable to come through with
| the needed wallop .
In the sixth inning Norman Price
! broke the Ice with a line drive whicl
proved too hot tor the short stop ant
wls sacrificed TO second by Waring
Pok rney delivered ir the pinch witt
what looked like a two.base hit dowr
the thiri base line. bringing in ht
| first score but only got one sack Oh
the hit himself Pokarney stole sec
ond. go, to third on an error and
scored on a wild throw to second by
Landes. In the seventh inning Me
! Clintock gave transpor alton tC
"Chick" Luettke, the first bltter tC
face him Luettke went to second OF
an error was sacrificed to third by
Reel anu scored on a long hit to cen
ter field by Norman Price, while
Red" Davis, who got to first on al
error ami stole second, scored on q
timely hi. by W1ring.
Willis tried to start something in
the eighth inning by get ing his sec
ond bit. but was unable TO get pas
second base.
The feature of the game was tn,
double pay by the Senators in the
eighth inning which was made by
good hea work of Clifton. the hare
working catcher of the locals who
backed up the first baseman, and
caught the base runner trying to ge
to second on Il high throw made by
| Luettka IN trying 10 make double
The tlbulated score follows: