The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE STAN
BASEBALL NOTES.

A question for this new league to con-
slider is where will it get stan OF COM
one thing that the New York team
needs is good, husky, speedy right
Tom O'Brien. the ex-Oriole, will play
back to Pittsburg next season.
In the art of covering ground, in back
the right time Jennings has most of his
conferes in the league beaten by several
Although Bill LANCE almost invariably
hits to right field and the players shift
he nevertheless manages to single the ball
safely with great frequency
year. The New Yorks have participated
in two, and both times the. score was to
ana three by 4-to-4 scores.
George LaChance is playing first base
for the BaltimOres under protest. He was
i'll for several months and is 20 pounds
The Boston Globe says it is. an error to
say that Manager Selee did not want
one or two trades for the pitcher
It is estimated that Youngstown, O.,
where McA!eer is located, will be a farm
to become Of Cleveland?
Boston Globe: Fred Tenney is finding
fault with the sun these days. It's the
same old sun that shone for John Nor
rill, Tom Tucker and the rest.
McManus' quick, sharp, snap throws
around the infield recall the prime days
Ewing, the greatest server of the ball to
the bases in the decade of the eighties.
MCMaQuS IS the equal OF Marty bergen
and Criger of the Tebeauites, at the
throwing game.
DR.. McJames had his troubles getting
into condition, but is NAL king up for it by
his fine work in recent games. For
manager who said to overWOrk his
pitchers, Hanlon has his twirling corps
IN most effective condition
me game OF See-SaW between St Louis
and Cincinnati keeps up. The two teams
have been alternating at the bottom of
the range of fluctuatiOn in the percentage
column lying between $40 and $50 points.
t base ag2d it lF oosy as IS RrgP5 at TRFg
had a high-class initial bag guardian in the
young blood on the team either and there
appears to be no good reason why the
year than this.
Fultz, who has been playing third for
Baltimore since MCCTraW'S absence has
made a name for himself. When with
Philadelphia he was never given a chance
great ability batsman and also
an infielder.-St- Louis Post-Dispatch.
The members of the Louisville team
claim that ketcham, the new outhelder,
is faster man in every way than Bar
ret. the Reds star minor Lacquer. The
Barrett as compared to Ketcham. 1t
viii be interesting to watch the work Of
between the Reds and the Colonies.
viii nitcb f6r lg y9 6eIf eseon
WaddelI and he will not be sold Hanlon
offered US big money for Wadden in the
middle of the season. but we could not
get him at that time. He would doubtless
ike to buy him now, but the RUDE isn't
for sale and won't be- sold We are going
to keep all of our good players and try
to get a few more stars Mr. Dreyfus
wants to win the pennant before he re-
tires from baseball
Brooklyn Eagle: Manager Hanlon does
not propose to permit any club to get
ahead of him in the preparations for next
season: He has had agents at work in
the minor leagues, looking up new
terial, the first result showing up yester-
day in the person of Pitcher Reidy of
the Milwaukee Western league club
Reidy did good work for the Brewers
during the season which has just closed,
and in his practice yesterday he gave con-
siderable promise. Beck, the infielder,
drafted from Toronto, is expected in
few DAYS.