The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-12
OUTLOOK
FOR MAJOR
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NATIONALS

Thursday is bound to radiate glad
ness. It's to be opening day in the
National League pennant race oi
1910. and an army OF over 200 per
fectiy trained ball tossers appor-
toned among eight clubs VIII De
sent to the post in long distance
encounter calling for 154 games. Az
this time the bettors are laying even
money on the Cubs and Pirates 10
drag off the flag.
When the curtain ascends in the
Ola league, the time-honored custom
OF hitting the Western clubs agaiiis'
ibe Westerners and doubling up the
Fasteners, win be in vogue lhe
Cubs have been whipped into maghi.
finentn shane during five weeks
trainjnx siege at, West Baden, Ne"
nrleaafna nand through the Southern
cities. Every athlete wearing TED
Az hear insignia will be in the pihk
when the bands start playing at tue
CINCINNATI park. Four games nave
been listed for that engagement anu
chance Ii out TO cop the whole buhch.
pittshurg, the cocky champions Oh
Iast wear will open the Marathon
stunt az ST. louis. locking horns with
Roger. Bresnahan's rejuvenated car
d.najs. Muesy McGraw and his one
t,me telribles win forsake the Polo
grounds. famous in diamond lore, 70
set nff The pyrotecfinics with Bos-
ION on the Bean City patch me
dodgers, piloted by Bad Bill DAMIEN
graduate manager, viii toss some
tbrillers into the natives OF stald oiu or,
Onaker Town. Thus the plot VIII
ihicken.
Heroic methods have been taken hy
tho various club owners and their
managers to bolster up the fighllns
strength of their particular teams
during the off season. Many changes
have been wrought in the managerial
posts. and the work of the new pilots
viii he watched with Interest.
Boston. alwavs tail.end t'oune,
viii he ii charge of Fred Lake, whose
sterling work with the Red Sox Oh
sfho American league last season
stamped him as master hand q,
this style of endeavor Brooklyn VIII
be handled by that grand old veteran
Bill Dahlen, and on the spring tram
irg trip the former giant accom-
plished wonders as regards the PEI
tecting Of some machine-like team
work. Charley (Redl Doom, Is TO nm
dergo the baptism of managerial fire
nj tha helm OF the Phillies craft ana
folks all around the circuit are won
dering what the anburn-haired back
stop will do with the bunch OF vet
erans and brawny 'rooks' picked vi
by The Quake CITY organization.
All the clubs, favored by perfect
training weather have attained gfant
nlaying condition while in the cot
ton country, but the recent moist ans
chill spell following the arrival o.
the teams in northern country ma!
knock some OF the polish off th'
athletes,
From all the camps come glowint
reports OF the & eat condition attain
ed on the Dixie iannt. These hulle
tins augur well for a bruising con
test when the teams get together, bi
ii Ia a sure bet the most interestin'
games OF the early spring will follow
in. the meeting Of the Cubs and n
rates. No ball club could loom up Il
finer condition at this time than TN
organization headed by Manage
chance. Every member of the troup
IL out to flop the ri ates. for memoI
les of last seasons fight still rankl
within the Cubs breasts