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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-12

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westerly winds.
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7 TORNA[)()
Sweeps Illinois, Carry.
ing Destruction in
Its Path-FoIloWed
BY Heavy Rain
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
ALTON, ILL.,, July 12.-This
part of the country was swept by
a tornado and heavy rain storm at
noon today. Telegraph and tele-
phone communications with the
surrounding country has been dis
abled and details of the damage
done are not available this after
noon.
Part Of Alton is submerged by
water as the result of the storm
which followed the tornado and 1t
is feared that much property has
been destroyed elsewhere.
The steamer Alton was blown
against bridge and. slightly dam
aged by the tornado and a number
|of frame buildings were wrecked.
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HARLOW HURLEY THE FIRST.
Topeka Boy Enters Transmississippi
Golf Tournament.

Des Moines.e Ia, June 11.-Harlow
Hurley of Topeka, Kan, is the first
golfer to enter for the Transmissis-
sippi tournament, which will be held
on the course of the Golf and Country
club next month, July 13 to Is. Hur-
ley is the crack player of the Topeka
club.
From all indications the tourna-
ment will be the best ever held west
of the Mississippi river. Secretary
Warren Dickinson stated this morning
that he had heard on good authority
that rs or more players were coming
to Des Moines from Kansas City in
automobiles for the big event
The Country club course is being
put in great sharpe for this event. The
fair green is in much better condition
than last year and the hard work
which has been done on the greens
by Roseman is beginning to have its
effect. The tournament will be rec
ord breaker in size and will result in
the best golf ever played over the
Country club course.
Des Moines golfers are rapidly get
ting into shape to meet the cracks
from the other states The quality of
golf played this year is much higher
than ever before and number of new
men have been developing into crack
players, with the result that the finals
in the local tournaments are likely
to be contested by altogether new
men.
The pairings for the first round OF
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Omaha 8. Dies Mofnes 2.

Omaha, Neb., June 11.-Omaha
bested Des Moines here yesterday in
a pitchers battle between Miller and
Kelley. Omaha got a good start in
the first inning, which virtually won
the game. Miller was strong after
the first inning. In the fifth Omaha
failed to score when the bases were
full and only one man out. A base
on balls, two singles and an infield
out scored two for Omaha in the first.
Des Moines evened the score however
in the second inning. Dalton got a
life on Kane's error, and Niehoff
singled. Williams hit the ball to the
fence for two bases scoring both men.
The winning run came in the sixth
inning. Franck walked, took sec
ond on Gonding's sacrifice and
scored on Fishers single to right
field.
The score:
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Wichita 5, Pueblo 1.

Wichita, Kan, June 1.-THE
Wichita players had little trouble in
defeating Pueblo here yesterday. The
locals fell on Pitcher Hatch's de-
livery hard in the first five innings,
and Galgano who relieved him Jared
but little better. The features of
the game were home runs over the
fence by WesterziI and PenneIl with
no one on the bases, and a one
handed catch of a hot liner over sec
ond by Walters. Wichita scored in
the second on Westerzil's homer
Three singles in the third added one
run and in the fourth two singles
scored another. Penne1rs home run
came in the sixth and Wichita scored
again in the ninth on two singles and
Clark's error
The score.
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Those mountaineers certainly pasted
the ball. In only two of the nine in
nings did they fail to connect and in
but one of the remaining seven did they
fail to get more than one hit. The
Grizzlies stole six bases, most of those
because McManus had an off day with
his throwing arm.
Outside of some flashes of fielding
form at times, the Topeka team went
through the game in a listless, dopey
manner. There was no spirit among
the players, none of that Jay Andrews
brand of pepper, and none of that
hustling that the fans like to see. 1t
was a dead crowd that worked through
the game for Topeka. There were a
few redeeming features however which
showed what might have been done.
This sluggishness however is not an at
tribute of the Topeka team. 1t is mere
ly something that is liable to happen
to any team on a bad day.
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National League.
American League.

fourth with a safety but got caught
between the bases on Olmstead's half
Nelson delivery. In the seventh hope
smiled brightest on the local rooters.
With one down Fenlon reached first on
Lindsay's error, and after Thomson
had popped out to Hartman, Kahl drew
four wide ones. But Downey was not
the pinch hitter in this instance and
all chances for winning went by de-
fault.
Harry Cassidy and Ira Belden wera
the demons with the stick for the Den
yer team. Cassidy poled two doubles
and two singles out of five times up
while Belden produced a single, a
double and a triple besides walking
twice.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
chicago S. New York o.

Chicago, June 11.-Only one of the
visitors reached third yesterday and he
was tagged out when he overran the
bag. Bunched hitting on both Mar
guard and Ames, with wild pitch and
a passed ball scored five runs for Chi
cago.
Score: R.H.E-
Chicago 2o100o2 SIS IL
New York. o o o o o 0 90 s 0
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Moran: Mar
guard. Ames and Myer. Two base hits
-Sheckard Myer, Steinfeldt. Three base
hit-Hoffman Stolen bases-EverS (2),
Eerzog, Howard. Double play-Evers,
Zimmerman and Howard. Bases on
balls-On Pfeister 1, Marquard 8, Ames
=. Struck out-Pfeister Z. Marquard 8,
Ames ?. Passed baIl-Myer Wild pitch
|-Marquard. Umpires-Emslie and
EO'Day.
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Wright Was Hit All Over Lot
For Sixteen Safe Ones.
Lucky Work and Good Fielding
Held Denver to Four Runs.
COOLEYSOX MADE ONE
FenlOn Hit to Center for Two
Bases, Scoring Geier.
OImstead Pitched Great Game,
Allowing Three Hits.

Topeka dropped the second game of
the series to Denver yesterday after
noon. The main trouble was that Rasty
Wright who pitched the game wasn't
right. The tall boy, who is not by any
means a poor pitcher just had one of
his off days. and was hammered all
over the lot, sixteen safe drives being
registered against him. And still the
Denver team worked but four men
across the plate. This peculiar feature
Of the contest was due to some fast
fielding on the part of the locals, who
went through the contest without an
error
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION GAMES.
Toledo A, Kansas City o.

Toledo, O.. June 11.-For nine long
innings Jake Beckley's Blues yesterday
made Intellectual efforts to send at least
one man across the plate and thus es-
cape sTlutout at the hands of Toledo.
but Karl Robinson, who is this season
seeing his first team in fast company,
had the men from Kansas City popping
up flies from start to finish.
Score: RHE
Toledo >. .o1o0o 80 90
Kansas City 20 0 0 0 0 0 O. 90 1
Batteries Robinson and Abbott:
Dorner and Sullivan.
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CITY LEAGUE DISBANDS.
Officials Throw Up the Sponge While
ORGANIZATION Can Pay Debts.

The Topeka City league is a matter
OF history, che organization having
heen dlsbapded. The prospects from
the first looked none too bright and
as soon as enough money was in sight
to pay all expenses the circuit man.
agement voted the organization out
of existence. There were some large
outstanding obligations to be met.
The double header, May 81, was pref
ty well patronized and it was found
that the treasury was four dollars to
the good after this event. Robert
Fullerton, the secretary. who had
worked up the interest in the league
resigned several days ago, and since
then no one has been found to take
the job of keeping the organization
together.
A full schedule for the season had
been drawn up and arrangements had
been made to purchase a pennant to
be presented at the end of the sea-
son. All of the teams in the league,
however, did not get chance to play
and the formality of awarding the
pennant will be postponed Indefinite
~. e. B. Chapman was president of
the defunct organization and Robert
Fullerton, secretary. Chapman has
not yet submitted a formal resigna-
ton and he is still the nominal head.
Criger Showing Up Well With St.
Tnufa RrOxVns.
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And while the Grizzlies were going
through the game slamming the ball to
the far hooks of the lot, the Topeka
team was helpless before the delivery
of Henry Escanaba Olmstead, late I'M
successful candidate for a municipal
job in a Michigan health resort. The
dark complexioned wolverine allowed
the Topeka binglers but three scatter
ed blows, and two of these were utterly
harmless, and only affected that part
ticular players average, not the game
Only one of the Topeka hits counted
in the result In the first inning Wooley
walked but evaporated at second on
Geier's grounder, Kunkel went out on
an infield hit and Fenlon smashed the
first one heaved across to him to the
guy posts in deep right center, the ball
going for two bases and scoring Louis
Philippe.
The locals other chances were few
and far between. In the third with
two out Geier singled but was caught
on the way to second on Thompson's
perfect throw. Kunkel led of in the
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Sioux city ?. Lincoln 4.

Lincoln, Neb.. June 11-Pritch-
ett's dumb work in the sixth inning
allowed the Sioux to score two runs
and win out in one of the closest
games seen here this season. John
SON outpitched Alderman, and but for
Pr1tchett's poor work would have
scored a shutout Campbell led off
and was safe on Pritchett's tumble,
and Andreas walked. Edmondson
hit into an infield play and Pritchett
could have caught Campbell had he
covered third on the force play The
bases were filed and WEIGH scored
two men with a single. A double
steal by Thomas and Gagnier netted
Lincoln her only run.
The score.
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Umpire Glenalvin made his debut
in a white shirt and gray trousers. His
imperial robes were lost in a railroad
wreck. He made a good impression.
Thomson made a pretty throw to
the plate in the second inning, catching
Olmstead on Belden's single. Jones
had another busy day in center ac-
cepting seven chances. Same teams
again tomorrow.
The official score:
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IS lOCd1S are d MT
ting slump. In the Wichita series
the team batted .265 which isn't
poor team average. A turn for the
better is due pretty soon.
The locals are spending about two
hours out at the park every day.
Cooley is keeping them hard at it.
and expects to get the team out of
the slump in day or two.
A score in the fifth on the part of
Denver was prevented by the fast
work of Topeka conglomerated in
field. Jones led off with a single and
Lindsay hit to Geier, who caught
Jones at second and Kahl heaved the
ball to first in time to do some good.
Mag followed with a double and it
was well that the bases were emptied.
Belden didn't have a chance in the
| field. but made up for it at the bat
Cassidy stole third in the fourth in
ming with two out. This is generally
considered poor baseball for a run
ner at second with two out is worth
almost as much as one at third. The
added advantage of being on third is
not enough to warrant taking the
! chance.
Standard is the only visitor who
| didn't sting the ball yesterday. Stan
/ kard is a fast second sacker but
hasn't hit in either of the two
! games.
/ Kerns practiced playing first this
| morning and it is likely that he will
/ play that position this afternoon. in
/ which event the remainder of the
team will play the regular positions.
4 Umpire GIenalvin is evidently OF
y the old school In calling balls and
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fairly well in the game He stands up
to the plate and hits the ball square.
Brinker is from Los Angeles, CAL
ifornia. Last year. we understand, he
played on the Fresno team.
Hutchinson, Wellington's left fielder,
is doing some pretty good work with
the stick Wednesday he poled a home
run against Hutchinson.
Maxey is promising to be Bill links
best utility man. He plays behind the
bat, and works to good advantage on
either the outfield or infield.
Bill Howey's hard luck still pursues
him. Wednesday he allowed but about
half the hits that his opponent did, but
still he lost the game by one run-some
pretty hard luck.
Wellington claims to have the best
third baseman in the league in Citizen.
Several G. K. towns were after him, but
the length of the K. s. season drew him
southwark.
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match play for the presidents cup of
the Hyperion club have been made
and they are as follows:
w. T. Sewers VS.. F. ]. Koch.
w. H. Ammons VS.. ZeN Roe.
H. ]. Montgomery VS.: Leander E..
Ellis
c. ]. Cheeseman VS.. ]. K. Brown.
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The Salina fans are making great
preparations for the opening of the
season. when Armstrong and his juno
ton City team will be the first attrac-
ton. Mayor Kirkland will heave the
first ball.
The Manhattan papers are boosting
for some sort of IN opening celebration,
and are asking the stores to close Mon
day when the first game will be played.
Ellsworth Messenger: Frank Del
berts, a left handed pitcher, dropped
in Saturday night. He comes well rec
commended, and has all the ear-marks
of ball player. With the three right
handed pitchers signed. Wood, Howard
and Black, this should make a strong
pitching staff Elmer Brook,
the fast Kansas City inhelder. blew in
Tuesday evening. He played a month
early in the season with the Chatta-
nooga team of the Southern league,
| but had to leave the south on account
of southern fever For the past month
| he has been playing with the Stevens
| team the city league at Kansas City.
The Ellsworth league team
| opens the season next Monday at Clay
/ Center. The boys leave here Sunday
| morning, go to Junction City. where
they stay until Monday morning, when
| they take an early train for Clay. Man.
| aeer Lee Gramley has arranged for q
grand parade headed by the band TIC
the grounds in the afternoon.
! L. w. Farmer, another tryout, came
| in Monday evening. He plays either al
| third or in the outfield, and is said to
| be fast in either place He comes from
Pittsburg, Pa, and has been playing
| ball most of the time this spring. The
probabilities are that either White OF
Farmer will go to center field. and the
| other one to third. = . c. D. Brink
: er, an infielder. reported Saturday
night. and played in the game Sunday
at Brookville. He is not in the best Of
I condition for hard playing yet. but did
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batted for Pritchet1

Summary: Three base hit
Thomas. Double plays-Thomas to
Gagnfer; Andreas to Smith to Hun
ter; Campbell to Andreas. Stolen
bases-Waldron, Thomas. Gagnier.
Edmondson- Sacrifice hits-Jude,
Pritchett. Andreas. Stoyall, Towne
Struck out-By Johnson, 8; by Alder
man, 6. Bases on balls-Off john
son. 2; Alderman, 5. Hit by pitched
ball-Alderman, 1. Left on bases
Lincoln, 9; Sioux City. 6. Umpire
Mullen. Time of game-2:05. At
tendance-6OO.
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Minneapolis 4, Red sox o.

Minneapolis. Kan, June 11.-Minne-
apolis shut out the Kansas City Red
Sox in the first game of the season
Two two baggers by Lewis and a great
stop of Thrailkill were features
Score: RHE
Minneapolis 80 0 G1O0 OO*-1 2 Q
Red Sox.. o 0 o 90 8
Batteries-Williams and Martin; Mer-
kle and Sullivan
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Pirates Want Challenges.

The Topeka Pirates who recently
returned from Salina where they
played two games, in which they
claim to have done as good work as
the Salina Central Kansas leaguers
want challenges from any local team.
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louisville 2. ST. Paul q.

Louisville, June 11-Louisville shut
out st. Paul yesterday in the ope ling
game Of the series. Halla was in rare
form and held the visitors safe all the
way. The grounds were soggy AMI The
play was slow.
Score: R.H.E
Louisville :. ....e1oe2oo 6 0
St Paul .....O 0 0 o o 0 o 90 Z 8
Batteries-Halla and Peitz; Leroy
and Carisch.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
Detroit ?, New York i.

New York, June 11-Pftcher Mullin of
Detroit won his eleventh straight game
yesterday, New York being defeated 2
10 l. The visitors twirler was effective
with men on bases and his double in
the second inning, scoring Schaefer, was
responsible for Detroit's second and
winning run.
Score: r. H e.
Detroit i o o %
New York. o o o o 0 o o 0--1 0
Batteries Mullin, Stanage and
Schmidt; E Mcconnell Manning, Blair
and Kleinow. Two base hits-Schae-
fer, Mullin, Cobb. Laporte. Sacrifice
hits-I.aeher, I.aporte. Double play
Bush and Schaefer. Struck out-By
Mullin 3, by Mcconnell 1, by Manning
3. Bases on balls-Mullin 2, Mcconnell
Il. Manning l. Wild pitch-McConnelL
Umpires-Evans and Perrine.
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The Central Kansas league will open
next Monday. The Central Kansas
team has this one point of superiority
over the K. S. circuit, in that the pa
pers of the c. K. give more space to
dope of the teams.
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Williams of Des Moines earned
few days pay at least yesterday. when
his double scored the two runs for
Des Moines Uncle John is probably
pretty glad he got him by this time.
Harry Cassidy's father is making
the trip through Kansas with the
Denver team. The elder Mr.. CASSIDY
was some ball player himself in MS
day. Last night in a tanning bee
with the Denver players he told some
of his early experiences. He played
with a team at Green Valley, ILL.,. a
town then little ways out of Chi
caro. lust after he was mustered out
of service in the civil war. The
game was getting a good start IN
Of 1865 had cleaned up everything in
sight. all but the Green Valley
bunch. The two teams met in Chi
cago in September. and the Green
Valley. players. all farmer boys We're
scared to death. Cassidy was the
pitcher. In the first inning Chicago
scored three runs. I'VE expected
them to score thirty" said Cassidy,
"and when they didn't we got a lit
file confidence in ourselves. 1 got my
neopIe never scored again, while we
ran in 81 runs" The curve ball was
new one in those days and Cassidy
claims the credit of being the hrst TO
,Sa If in Chicago. After the game
was over the champion batter OF the
chicago team who had failed to get
a hit commended Mr.. Cassidy for his
work. He wanted to get little prac-
tice in hitting curves so the two lin
gered on the diamond. CASSIDY
thought he would throw straish.
one first and then fool him with a
curve. The Chicago hitter picked OUT
the straight one and drove 1t right AT
S,assidy's abdomen with the result
| that he was laid out for two hours
with a physician constantly at work.
| The veteran Cassidy however con-
| t;n,Ied to be a star for many years.
He now lives in Bloomington, H.
and was an interested spectator at the
! txUerty-six inning game played there
with the Decatur team two weeks
| GO cassidy is proud of his SON and
| was especially pleased YESTERDAY
when he got the four hits. And ne
has good reason to be for Harry Is
ona Of the best outfelders and all
| around players in the Western league
THE sioux City Tribune accuses Rasty
wright of being left-handed.
The Pueblo management Is LOOKING
for another outfiefder and another
catcher.
Pat Shea, Des Moines' new catcher,
iis getting lot of nice press notfces.
| 1t may be that this one weak spot o.
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Mcpherson 6, Twin Cities S.

Mcpherson, June 11.-McPherson took
another game from the Twin Cities
yesterday by a score of to but
the game belonged to the Twin Cities
until the last half of the ninth inning
when, with Hainessey on first Depew
and Synek each made two base hits
running in two scores winning the
game.
Score: R.HE
Twin Cities.... % 3 0 o 101 0-5 8 2
Mcpherson ......4 0 o O 0 o 0 o 2-6 10 4
Batteries-Scarles, McGrath, Pencil
and Freeze: Clark and Depew
Newton, Kan, June 11.-Great Bend
Newton game postponed on account OF
wet grounds
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KANSAS STATE LEAGUE GAMES
Arkansas City 5, Hutchinson 4

Arkansas City. Kan. June 1.-THE
Arkansas City Grays won again yes
terday from the Hutchinson team on
a muddy field by a score of to 1.
The visitors made the one run in the
sixth inning. The game was not fast
one.
Score: RHE
Arkansas City. 2 o1o2o 0o*-5 8
Hutchinson 80 o o 10oO-1 1
Batteries-Fallis, Hoss. and Lyons;
Schmidt and Miller.
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Wood and Jewell of the Abilene team
have been released, and there are still
more releases to follow.
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Wellington 8. Lyons S.

Lyons, Kan. June 11-Heavy rains
last night made bad diamond yester-
day. The Dukes moved out ahead by
score of 6 to 5. Lyons used three
pitchers but could not stop the Dukes
Weisner knocked two balls over the
fence for two bases and Powers one.
Score: R.H.E
Wellington .....s 100 o 011o-6 II Q
Lyons ......-..-2 o 1 o-5 10 4
misunderstanding and Pinkerton; Has
sler, Sizemor, Harris and Flood
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INDIANAPOLIS =. Milwaukee ..

Indianapolis, June 11.-Indianapolis,
by winning yesterdays game, jumps to
first place. Timely hitting won.
Score: R.H.E
Indianapolis ..211ooo 30*47 7 8
Milwaukee -. % o o 0 0 IL 1
Batteries-Jones and Howley; Curtis,
McGlynn and Hostetter.
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Summary: Stolen bases-Cassidy,
Belden, Lindsay, Mag, Hartman,
Thompson. Two base hits-Fenlon,
Cassidy 2, Mag, Belden. Three base
hit-Belden. Bases on balls-Off Wright
8, off Olmstead 2. Struck out-By
Wright 4, by Olmstead 5. Left or bases
Topeka 3, Denver Is. Double play
Geier to Kahl to Kunkel. Time of
game-1:55. Attendance-600 Umpire
- GlenalVin.
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Now that Mcpherson and Strong City
have completed their series, it is likely
that the Twins can win a game. That
Mcpherson bunch is certainly a hard
one to beat.
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All those who believe that the ac-
QUESTION OF Abbott will strengthen the
Topeka team stand up?
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Invariably

strikes he invariably puts the
numeral first. Umpires nowadays
call the ball and then number it. But
he made good. He missed a third
strike on Kahl once which sent Bob
bic to the bench, but otherwise he
got away good.
Today is ladies' day. Rhody Hen
dirk is slated to pitch
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Hutchinson at Newton.
Great Bend at Arkansas City.
Lyons at Strong City.
Mcpherson at Wellington.
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Howard Price, whom 1t was report.
ed had been deposed as manager OF
the Guthrie team. is still in charg<
and the fans are satisfied with hi
work