The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-12
NEW FACES
IN WESTERN
LINE Up

The Western Association opens its
playing season tomorrow. with Ell
Reno at Guthrie. Sapulpa at Enid,
Joplin at Tulsa and Bartlesyille at
Muskogee There is but one new
city in the association this year,
That is Tulsa, which has taken over
the Springfield franchise. Joplin,
which d.opped out in mid-season last
year and allowed its franchise to go
to El Reno, comes back in again as
the holders of last years pittsburs
franchise.
There have been many changes in
personnel, however, due in large
measure to the remarkable recprdl
made by this league last year in the
development of young players of ma
jor league caliber. The Western an
soclation sent no less than twelve
players to the majors at the close OF
the last season and considerably
larger number of Class A leagues.
Howard Price of the Guthrie team
and Frank Barber of Bartlesville ara
| the only ones OF last years Western
association managers who are back
again this year Snapper" Kennedy
of Enid PLAYED with the Railroaders
last year but not in managerial ca
pacity Pitchers seem to have the
preference for managerial positions
this year, as three OF the managers
Gus Weyning of Tulsa, Lawrence Mil
ton of Sapulpa and Frank Barber OF
Partlesville, are slab artists. Man
ayers Lee Garvin of Muskogee and
Arthur Riggs of FL Reno are both
catchers, while Price of Guthrie and
Kennedy of Enid are outflelders, leav-
Ing Rohn of Joplin as the only man
ager in the association who plays in
an infield position.
The lineup which will be present
ed by the various teams on the open
! ins day Is now about settled. Tht
1 Guthrie roster will include Edlick
| Alexander, Locke and Dewitt, pitch
ers. Clifton and Dali catchers; Reed,
firstbase: Leuttke, second base; Po-
karny, shortstop; Harmuth, thirl
base; Price lmanager), Beck and
Cole outfielders. king" Cole, who
played with Springfield last year. is
the latest ACQUISITION in the Senator'S
lineup. Norman Price, last years
first baseman, left this week to re-
port to Chattanooga in the Southern
league, where he will play this year.
The FL Reno aggregation, which
will oppose them here on the open
Ing day, will probably include simp.
son, Peltz, Blcakwood and Pollard
n.chers; Riggs (manager) and
brown. catchers: ReEnev. Leslie. Jol-
ly. Landee and Lavine, infielders;
Benham. Winingham, Fenner and Fer-
rell. oufelders
Muskogee will have practically a
new lineup this year, which will in.
clude I.ingenfelder, Charniere and
McAdams, pitchers: Garvin (man-
ager) and Buckles catchers; Graves,
fisstbase; Welch. second base; Hoff-
man. shortstop; Poeher or McDonala
third base. Mayes. Steno and stew
at, outfielders. The Muskogee play
ers known in previous years as the
Navigators or the Governors, will he
officially designated this year as the
Indians, in compliment TO Paddy
Maves, the Cherokee outfielder.
The Tulsa aggregation win prob
ably include Cliff, Henry and Nc
CLAIM. pitchers; wait, catcher; Wey-
ming (managerl. Geiss. Leban and An
derson, infielders: Denny, Connelley
and McCrllom. outfielders. Manager
Weyning will probably work in the
lifield temporarily until that part OF
his team can be strengthened a little
bur will take his turn in the box
whenever the young pitchers on his
staff fail to maintain the pace.
Sapulpa has what looks to he one
of the strongest combinations in the
association, with Milton (managerl,
Taylo., Meyers and Gray, pitchers;
,Ieffries and Coe catohers; Pokorny
webb. Olsen and Kellerman, infield
ers: Maender. Goodwin and Davis
outfielders Davis IS also a pitcher
and can work in the box when need
ed. Eight of these players are vet
erans from last years team.
Enid win have more new faces
ti.an any of the other teams, although
Joe Smiths return gives one more
veteran than had been expected. The
Railroaders lineup will probably In
clude Bentley, Crutcher, Weaver and
Sewell, pitchers; Goldthwalte and
Allen, catchers; White or Highfall
J first base; Denney, second base
Jewell. .shortstop smith, third base
L Kennedy (manager), Hadden, Rend
er ard Kniffin, outfleldes.
There will be 1876 games played
this year, with no open dates, which
closes the season on August l6 L
! was found that weather conditions
: were moe satisfactory for ball play
ing here the middle of April than the
last OF and that interest is likely tc
! lag with a late season unless there
is close fight for the pennant. The
early closing OF the season also gets
around the trouble caused by the
rule that players bought by National
Z IL aqua tnans must rpnort August %