The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-10

year. he Rnt q tuo-baae hit IN a prac
lice game against Kansas City Tues
day
uorder league Organized
A Border league has been formed
In The new state composed Of the I'VE
largest towns IN northwestern Okla
bona. The organization was perfect
cd at a meeting held at klowa. Kan
aas. recently, The towns IN the league
are Cherokee. Kiowa. Anthony. AVA,
and WagEoka, with o possibility Of
occurring Woodward aa the sixth
club. One game q week viii be
Played IN each Town and but 20 or ~
games viii he played al each town
during the season. on Decoration
day anil Fourth OF July games Will
be played IN three Of the towns. The.
officers Of the new league are. v. H..
owen, of Cherokee, president sec
-etary. A. L. oliver, Of Waynoka
committee on rules and regulations,
T.. Whire, A. c. oliver and Charles
Cook committed ON schedule. Or.
Mills ana /. White OF Cherokee. The
next meeting will be held at Kiowa.
Kansas on April 18th.
Leonard West, who pitched good
amateur ball for the Guthrie Elks
team, Is now working out on the local
diamond with the Senators to get IN
shape before reporting at Newton,
Kansas. where he has been ordered
to report for a try out. Weat Is a
Guthrie boy and his friends believe
he will wake good.
The Sci ators are putting In some
hard practice this week IN order to
give the Nets batting aggregation a
good race fog their money next sun
day
suddetA the stas Virginia twiflef
secured by Manager Price. Will pitch
in SUNDAYS game at oklahoma City.
!. Clifton. who played with Crea'
cent last year and finished with the
Central Kansas league, Is trying ont
for Il l.iaee on the local team as
catcher and Is making good
l%ieayer. the little short stop sc
cured b. Manager psice from the
sticks. Is handling himself nicely
Tor an amateur while trying ont for
The position AZ shorl.
Brown. The Texas Lacquer, who 81
20 remaln regularly at second hase
Is q ganu utility man and CAN play
anywhere on the team lie made a
GOOD bit and did some good hnse
stealing IN Wednesday practice
game
R%fadberry. whom Manager pslee
secured from B%arilesyille. Is proving
himself Il good one behind The Dat.
The fins are increasing in nun
bars daily at the diamond watching
Manager Prices leagiers work out
Tor the opening of the scapon.
Clarence Nelson. the Oklahoma city
aoalhnaw. on the local pitching staff,
Is trying TO get In form 10 pitch ID
ole Of he games against the Met. Il
Oklahoma city.
LeGraYes. the 81. Louis lnneIder
who Inns heen with the Southern
league several Years, II lafily IL mr.
riylng I try ont for third pase-
LeGraves Is an ohl.ilmef aud Is well
recommended Tor the hard position
az The ihlrd sack,
''slats Willis. the ynnuk Kansas
tElrlef. who was d iay0rlie with the
fans last aeaa0n. and who finished 40
with Wltilia after leaving here. was
cn The diamond for NE FIRST time Wed.
nesday md WAS given 4 cordial greet
Inc by the fans
A Texas dope artist has already
Fixed The fate OF The MEETS. placing
them In fourth place at the end Of thu
seuson,
MagaEhf IIhwufd Price Il working
he players hard ana haa them oiiI
for 4 tnlee.hbnr practice morning ant
afternoon He allows no half.heart
ed plnylna even In practice and putt
The players through The professions
stunts II a hurry. Manager Price
says he will endeayof TO have ths
Senators head the list under the topi'
standing Of The Clubs on the sport
lue pare Of The papers N the Western
HHaoelatien
The teams ii the Western assuola
tlQn elsilt 10 be IN good Shape 20
the uHenlnn 81 the aaasna On ia
lel - IIss viii hafa hal i s%Iissasll