The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-05

In the World Of Sports.


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Manager Howard Price started bis
candidates for battery positions on
Che Guthrie team Of the Western as.
soolatlon TO working oui here last
week. Candidates are plentiful aad
much OF the naterlal looks guuu. Ahe
latest acquisition for tue pllchluR
staff IL Clarence Nelson, a former
Texas leagner who p.ayed wlih VA
IahOma City two of taree spRsons
ago. "Silnl Lancaster, uf foncn Gi'y
another former OkNhOma t'tly plny-
er. nho jumped III Oklahoma Gi,y
q. nlract % play independent bali ana
has made feDulnliQA anonE me
smaller teams Of the state, Is another
twlrler who Is expected TO stick OH
ef tBouts in The pitching department
are 'aals7 Willis wnose WorR pleas
cd he fans aere last year huck sue.
deih, OF nj. Monrne {a who played
in the Cotton States laaguc last year,
Ralph Lingo Of Maize, kanses' Rlch'
ard Hhaahiin Of 6 riu. No, ,ecom-
mended hy cy Mns6ns Roy PNliufd,
OF Key West. who played winter BAN
with Bert Shnner and Il. Z, Marine
Of Richmond, lnd
Has elk cateherS
on the receiving end the choice
Hes between Bradbury Of ~ Smith,
AIR, With flartlesyille last seeY; carr
Moore Of Winfield, Kausas, Allen ct
Enid. lInns Of Hutchlil@on, q a,
Harris oi RUssdalf Kansas and lcas
cilfi0n of Alya
Norman faFigea r piptiinF 3E ile man
agef aud quite sell kiluWii as aonih-
paw twrler. may start the season ~
lirsl base. If he seems 60 b. needed
on the pitching siaH areenwald, Q
st Louis trolley iaagnef who y
Glr0ngly tonied. Rlll pra1abiy take
care 0 flhnt corner
Panl ieGraTens Of ST. Louis whc
has played in different southern tea
gues, seems le have the call for third
base. Hnrchett d Jasper, Nc. who
vas tried ont ct ehortei0p last year
hy g. Paul hal selesaed heeansr Of
bis lack oi experience. viii be given
chance ia muse good IN the SAME
/ position and Carroll uf Chlcgsu. VIII
BE- tried out on second Brown
Shroysnofta ah8ftaiup lasl year ee
cured from 0kahama glfg Is g prom
islng lnhela candidate + II Ma1
onef ahd Lea ffhfelgel of kanaal
| city ana 5ay Wpiaseaeef who hni
played III garious Guthrie Iaams, WI
also Nv f0f lnHeld positions
MunageF price win himself taki
care Of one 0s the outer gardens. fhs
choice III fha other Two positions va
be between Hannnn, with eoileyTllls
Hast year. John sahn of Indianapolis
NJ. Gardner aud Homer 0sbonrne o
Enid aud FinIs Wheeler Of lariers
VILE, Mo,
0uthrle Opens ct Home
The Guthrie team viil open a
homo. May 4 plnying pelrymple'l
Muskogee Naylgalurs Del hes ha'
bis team IN training ct clafemori
and believes that he has about tal
right mixture & seasoned players On,
Young blood to make / g0ul combine
ton. He ls especially peased the
ne has secured Peck Harrington p
ihc malnatay Of the team behind ihl
bat. H0 Is an old liner and WI
help to develop ihe pitchers. who arl
tor tha most part ynnngatarA. ltalflel
| vlll nrnhablg he tine nther Mmsko9e
catcher Menlx VIII be on iirst hasl
Stoiier nov III school IN Kansas cii
win be on hend the middle of Aprl
10 take care Of the second sack wit
peltzler on third The Quilted wll
be covered by Dalrymple. Nicaol th
hard hitting fielder wha hos Deel
with Maakosee for several years 60
Mayes. Cherokee Indian. whc antei
I'D the game AZ a pitcher
How Other Teams i-esls
narllesgllle viii open che segs0n q
| Enid Webb City & Joplin and Spring
+, iield az Pitt shufg Joplin. enid, 8nfln
Acid and Webb CITY viii al have thei
[, last years teams aa nucleus, bu
plltsburg aud 8grlleaville are as ge
, unknown quantities. Lon Try. mas
aeer Of tie Nuskugee iaam In 81
/, 10. X. League lasi station iqr pitti
burg ibis year but The lalesl repoF
/. Is that he will plag with the Nnnea
\ CITY team Of the new outlaw league
. which II II iueIuae Kansas eltY. Ma
Kansas City Kans q IoAenh Alcl
: lsoM i.eas sawuflh and hthpr Mlaaaul
y river tnwna
\ Other PROPOSED Laaanes
The pf0pusea feofk anlaailon ih
al q. X leaNaa Il locked Hpn with Il
! vof here ~ Il s believed Ihal It tl
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