The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-27
American League Gets Many of
Nationals Stars.
Official List Signed by Young
Organization Named.
A GREAT GOTHAM TEAM
Seven Pittsburg Men Form
Nucleus of the Nine.
A Published List Shows Many
Other FI0ps.

New York, Oct. 27.-Barring the whole
sale jumping of ironclad contracts
which now seems altogether unlikely
the American league viii be stronger In
playing strength next year than ever.
New York has passed from proDa-
bility to stern reality as a MEMBER OF
next years circuit, and the team Wh1ch
has been signed promises to give Goth
antics the best baseball they have seen
an years.
Nineteen Of the National leagues
most brilliant stars have gone over to
the johnson forces for next year, and
the champion 'Pittsburg team has been
absolutely riddled to form the CLUB
which will represent New York in the
American league circuit.
Pitchers CHESHIRE and Tannehlll
eatchers O'Connor and Harry Smith, in
helders Leach and ConrOy and Outfelder
Lefty" Davis have all left PittsburS
for the American league ranks, and the
entire seven are booked for berthS In the
Gotham nine. The great Willie" Keel
er Of Brooklyn, together with Dave
delphia Athletics, and Davis, completes
the outfeld for the New Workers.
Doc" Newton Of Brooklyn, Wiltse of
Baltimore, Howell of Baltimore, Adkins
of Milwaukee and Owen of Omaha will
help Chesbro and Tannehill in the slab
work.
For the infeld John Camel. formerly
of the Chicago and New York National
ed the batters in the American associa-
ton on the Louisville club, will be at
first base; Jimmy" Williams, former
ly of Pittsburg. and last year with Bal
Long, captain of last years Boston
team in the NATIONAL league, is sched
uled for shortstop, and Tommy Leach
the star third baseman of the champion
Pirates, will be at third First Baseman
Jones of Baltimore, ShortstOp Conroy of
PittsburK and Young DundOn, a star
from the Denver team. will be extra
men for the infield positions, while Her :
man Mcfarland, the ex-White Sox and
Baltimore outfielder. will be the extra
man for the outer gardens.
Clark Griffith is still probability for
the position as field manager of the new
Gotham team. He is signed with Co
miskey and in the appended list-whieh
is the first official announcement of the
makeup of the American League clubs
he is allotted to the white sox. Ger
tain deals are now on. however. by
which the transfer of "Grif'' to New
York may be accomplished.
New York has been the objective
point of the American League for two
years. Desirable grounds are already
secured, although the announcement is
still withheld.
Aside from the wholesale raid on
Pittsburg several of the other National
clubs have suffered. Brooklyn has lost
Pitchers Newton, Donovan and KitsOn,
besides hGEleTs the CluD Her
man Long. Demontreville and Pitcher
Willis have signed with the opposition;
Philadelphia loses Pitcher White and
Inhelder Hulswitt, and New York loses
Matthewson and Bowerman, and Gin
cinnati Sam Crawford.
The American League teams an
nounced by President Johnson as signed
to date and as they will start the season
next summer follow:
NEW YORK.
GboSbro T0ittcI,1rc~. Tame
hill Pittsburg; Newton, Brooklyn; Owen.
Omaha; Wiltse, Baltimore: Howell, Bal
timore; Adkins, Milwaukee.
Catchers-OCon Pittsburg; H.
Smith, Pittsburg
First base-Ganzel Louisville.
Second base-Williams, Baltimore.
Shortstop-Long, Boston.
Third base-Leach. Pittsburg.
Extra infelders-Jones, Baltimore;
ConrOy, P1ttSburg; DundOn, Denver.
Outfielders-Davis, Pittsburg; Fultz,
Philadelphia athletics; Keeler, Brooklyn;
II. Mcfarland, Baltimore.
PHILADELPHIA.
Pitchers-Plank Waddell, Wilson, At
wood, Hastings.
Catchers-Powers, Schreckengost.
First base-H. Davis.
Second base-Murphy.
Shortstop-M. Cross.
Third basel. Cross
Outfelders-Hartsel. Pickering, Sey-
bold.
DETROIT.
Pitchers-Donovan, Brooklyn; Kitson,
Brooklyn; Willis, Boston; Mullin, Mer-
Ger, Yeager.
First base-Turner, Toledo.
Second base-Gleason.
Observation-Disclosures
Third base-Hulswitt, Philadelphia.
Outfielders = Crawford. Cincinnati;
Barrett and another.
CHICAGO.
Pitchers-Patterson, Callahan. Griffith
White, Philadelphia; Dunkle, Louisville
F'1aherty, Louisville.
Catchers-Sullivan, Mcfarland.
First base-Isbell.
Second base-Daly.
Shortstop-Lee Tannehill, Louisville.
Third base-Davis.
Outfielders-Green, Fielder Jones' +
Jones, Denver; Odwell, Louisville; Han
man, Milwaukee.
BOSTON.
Pitchers = Young. Dineen. Winter.
Hughes, Altrock. Gibson CT Kansas City
Catchers-Wa Criger.
First base-La Chance.
Second Dase-feIlis.
Shortstop-Parent
Third base-Collins.
utfielders-Dougherty. Stahl, Freeman
Stone Of Omaha.
ST. LOUIS
Pitchers - Powell. Donovan Sudhof'
Reidy, Matthewson of New York
------------.--
N "a M