The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-16
FANS AROUND CIRCUIT
INTERESTED IN PERSONNEL
Local Team Badly OisOrganlzet
Through Sale and Graft
Of Star Players

With .ha Western association sea-
son scheduled 70 open April IL, and
the members OF the yaricas teams or
defed D repar for practice March ~
the fans around the ci.cuit are man
ifesting considerable interest in the
personnel of the aggregadons which
will contend for the pennant In me
Shiyely league this year.
The Enid and Guthrie teams, when
were the strongest combinations III
he association at the close Of the
season lest year, nave he0n badly dis
organized through the sale and draft
81 ther Stars. md each will have 10
piesen; practically q EeY ineup loi
this year
The only men whom Guthrie fans
are absolutely sure Of seeing as reg
alars in he Senator'S lineup are
Manager Howard Price, FL St Base
man Tom Reed and Catcher Clifton.
Herman euttke who led The second
bascinen d the league in fielding lass
Year. viii have no trouble IN cineh-
AK tint position again il he can picE
tn ID his hitting which was very
~eak ~ the beginning Of the season
as year, bus was improving toward
the clesc pok1rny will also have
thc call COS the shorissop position,
but vii havc 10 beat OFT several fast
ycHHgs who are trying for held
races. The pitching staff Will be
sn,isely new, and there are two
places 10 fill in ihe ou field.
| enid Has Problem, Tco.
rhe Enid pennant winners viii
.lso have io bild UP team anew.
Tirss Raseman White viii be the
7nly one OF last years infem left.
There also viii be one or Two pitch
ars left and probably an outfielder.
The biggest lob before The Enid
nanagemen' is filing Sled Allen
! 9loce behind the bal Il may be also
linicui 10 find as sood bunch Of in-
iclders as Jones. Bowman and Smith.
Mpskogce vgl miss Metz, StolfeT
"a Csveti. but las capable feceiv
4 er IN Peck Harrington, who VIII
! nanage the team Ibis year and The
erea ila "Red' Welsh rs the nucleus
s0r it's inhe'd. The two Indian ont
| iolders Nickel and Paddy Mayes
again viii be on ihe job, together
with Pitchers Shnliz. Womaek and
inaofeter and possibly one or two
other veterans
Having secured all Of the Spring
! feld nlaye before that franchise
gas transferred. Pittsburg should
aaye very strong team this year
with The talent Of two teams 10 picb
/ fom, aud then have some very goot
/ PLAYERS 10 dispose Of to some of The
weaker teams. II is unders' ood thar
Lon Try again will have charge O
he pitsburg bunch Bartlesvillt
viii have all OF its last years team
20 rely on again this year, With the
/ reception of Raddick and with Bar
bour and Vanderbilt managing th'
cam Mill BE- sure of at least one
| cry strong bal cry Sapu:pa and E
Reno will have practically all Of The
last years teams, although in th'
'ase OF El Reno. which finished as {
hopeless tailender last year, II vii
be necessary 10 depend on new bloc,
= the club expects 10 be in the pen
Mans race n al this year, The T.
| Reno managtFiieni has been on ih'
scout for Players however. and ma
repeat the eXnrieuce Of Enid. which
finished in last place in 1905 and NoI
hc pennani in 1909
Tulsa an Uncertainty.
The Tulsa team viii OF course b'
| M uncertain quantity as il VIII hay'
70 be composed Of new material Biz
Rupp. who managed the team wiei
Tulsa was in the old O K league
probabl' will ha in charge The ad
mission Of Tulsa was welcomed b,
he other oklahoma towns in th'
league It loavos but ono member o
! lho o gsni2a'l1n, pitsburg, oulsidl
/ of oklahoma
Tire talk that Muskogee may drol
/ Out because Of the disaifeetUn of y
/ NJ Schgniz. one of tbe owners Of III
i. Nuskosee franchise IS not laten ver,
seriously Schanlz. WIN had troubl'
With the other magnaios ~ the Sa
pulpa meeting and left before il wa
/ over, has heen quoted as saving tha
he intended to sell his players q
/ Tulsa and quit the leagua !lwc " T.
I Toll, wha IS II parinership wit
Schantg ia tbs Naiskogec v0ature
says that tllere IS nothing 70 4, anl
that lFsskEit s9anl Blfin fha tuff
eFn association tAb scsna5 vi b an,
nf the best leams Ia herleagne.to +