The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-09
INTENSE RIVALRY.
@Koe's Kangaroos" and 'eKarson's Kin
dergarten" Shopmen to Play
Ball SATURDAY.

Base ball is having quite a run at
the shops and several teams have al
ready been organized. Ever since the
advent of Milt Players FOUNDERS. and
especially after the good showing that
they made in the game with the regu-
lar Santa F'e team, base ball stock has
gone up and several of the departments
have organized a team and expect to
compete with the teams of the other
departments for the championship. The
team which gains this coveted prize
will be the envy of all the others
Already there are three department
teams in the shops, Milt Players
Founders, which includes the men in
the rOundhouSe and which is already
enjoying quite a reputation from their
game with the Santa F'e team; Fred
Carson's CompOunders, composed of the
men who are doing work under his di-
rectiOn; and Jud Goes Rough Riders,
which is made UP of the members of
the south shops. Other teams will pro-
baby follow, for 1t is too good a chance
to let slip and every. department which
thinks that 1t has good base ball ma
terial will organize and get into the
game. oh, it will be glorious to belong
to the winning team, and have all the
other teams envy you and wish that
they had quit playing base ball when
they were young.
Jud Coe. manager of the Rough Rid
ers, this morning said: Say, just cast
your eye over that list Of players, which
will make up my team, there is Good
rich, Mclean, Walker. Mcmahon, Har-
ris, Furze, Carlright, Hannigan, Conk-
lin, Dewitt, Aig-ner and others. All good
players. Amt that a fine list, Ell? New
er saw US play ball did you? Well just
come out to the game Saturday and see
US polish off KarsOn's kindergarten
team. There won't be enough left Of
those fellows after we get through with
them to make a decent foul. Are we
practicing? Well, you just bet that we
are, although we don't really need to
practice, yet we only want to keep up
appearances. and not rub it in the
other fellows too hard. You go over
and see Fred Carson and brace him up
a little. He needs it. I saw him this
noon and he looks like he had lost his
last friend. I feel sorry for him but
everything is fair in love and base ball.
so he will have to take his medicine"
Carson was up on top of an engine
but came down and was soon talking
base ball at a 2:1O clip. Haven't got
anything special to do Saturday have
you? Well then come out to Athletic
park and see US lay out KOe's Kanga-
rOOS. Hate to do it, you know, but they
are talking too much over there and
that is something we can't stand. They
may be all right for cleaning out en-
gines, but when it comes to base ball,
well, unless they want to get all knock
ed to pieces they had better stay away
from the game. What do you think Of
this for a list of players, to choose q
team from, there is Thompson, Boltz.
Henshaw, Dwelly, Player, Graham,
Blakemore, Spawn Esplin and several
other good men whom 1 have not yet
put down. All good men and made of
the right kind of stuff. Say, go over
and kind of cheer up Coe. He feels
pretty bad but he has got into this
muss and business is business. and he
must get out the best way that he can.
I saw him out riding his mule last night
and I could not tell which looked the