The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-18
NEED $500 PEOPLE
To Make Saturdays Big Ball
Game Pay Out.

The arrangements for the Baltimore
All American game have been com
pleted so far as J. F. Eline, advance
agent, is concerned. He arrived in To-
peka yesterday, and in company with
Dick Cooley, inspected Athletic park
and completed the railroad and hotel
arrangements. The two teams will ar
rive here next Saturday noon from st.
Joe.
1t is called the Ba1timore-AlI Ameri-
can combination, but just why it should
be "All American cannot be explain
ed. The list starts out with Pat Te-
Deau of Cleveland as manager. He is
well known in Topeka and during the
good old days when GOldsby's Golden
Giants We're on the top most wave Of
base ball fame, Pat was playing with
Denver and often visited Topeka and
played on the same grounds that VIII
be used Saturday. He will play first.
Next comes Tim Donahue of Chica-
go, who made his mark playing with
Kansas City several years ago. He will
be seen behind the bat. Nash of Phil
adelphfa or Duffy VIII cover second.
Dahlen of Chicago will play short, Jim
my Collins, the star of all third base
men, will hold his favorite position.
Burkett of Cleveland will play in left,
Cooley in right or center and Lang or
Stahl will take the vacant position.
Powell will probably be in the box.
For the Orioles, Clark will be the bat
terry, with Brother Joe Corbett. Doyle
first, Reitz second, Jennings short,
O'Brien third, Kelley left field, Griffin
center and Keeler right.
The teams do not carry an umpire,
but expect the selection to be made
from any local man who thinks he can
get out alive. charley McCabe has been
offered the position, but has not yet ac-
cepted. His accident policy has run
out.
The official batting average of the
league players has been given out and
T1of nj
who will be here Saturday. They are:
Keeler, Kelley, Burkett, Doyle, Stah1,
Jennings, Lang, Duffy and Cooley.
Jennings was recently married at
AVOca, Pa, his home, and Kelley was
married just before the trip commenced
at Baltimore. The two couples are
called ''the Brides and are the honor
ed mem bers of the party There are
seven wives of the players in all ac-
companying their husbands on the trip.
Messrs. Selee and Barnie are managing
the two teams. The party comprises
35 in all.
Omaha was booked for next Saturday
but through the rustling of Dick Cooley
the date was changed to Topeka. The
clubs have received a guarantee from
Cooley which was equal to that made
by Omaha. The expenses of the two
teams amounts to S484 per day whether
they play or not. Cooley says that it
will take a crowd of at least $500 to
pay out The general price of admis-
sion Will be SO cents and the grand
stand % cents extra
Mr.. J. F. Eline who is in advance, is
well acquainted with Topeka. He was
for time with Sells Bros circus and
has for several years been managing
Morrison's Faust
1.-THE grounds are in good condition, -
he said, land I have no doubt that we
will be cordially received in Topeka
have received letters from 200 cities
in the United States who desire to have
the teams play. so you see Topeka can
consider herself one of the favored few
and will say it is through Cooley alone
that the date was made. He deserves
all the credit of getting the game here .