The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-27
Baseball Notes.


The Texas league is making plans
for expansion next season. 1t is said
that Ted Sullivan is engineering deal
to take in Galveston and Houston.
It is rumored that the Boston trio,
Soden, Conant and Billings. are to sell
out their interests to their sons three
young and popular men in the cultured
district.
President johnson is in the east for
the present He is enjoying the merry
click of the turnstiles that tell him OF
the most successful season baseball has
experienced in years.
The Boston Nationals may strengthen
until the cows come home and they
may gather together a better team than
Jimmy Collins has, but the fact remains
the crowd is with Collins. ~
In Frank Chance Selee has a splendid
first baseman and a good batter, while
he is in the game. But the difficulty
is In keeping him in. He is one OF the
most unlucky players in the business.
Besides Jack O'Connor. it looks as
Pittsburg team. will be found in the
American league next year. Neither OF
these men have agreed to give Dreyfuss
his services for 1908 as yet.
Denver people have run away with
the funny idea that games in the West
ern league are fixed. Denver has a
good team, but it has been up against
it, dropping them here and there when
it would seem as though they should
win.
A story coming from La5oie at Bos-
ton is to the effect that he was offered
a $40, 900 contract for two years with the
New Yorks by McGraW. Larry says
there isn't money enough in New York
to make him break his contract with
Cleveland.
Wall, released by McGraw from the
New York team, has received notice
from Ned Hanlon to join his Trolley
Dodgers at Pittsburg. Ned is in sore
need OF players, and he may be able to
make something out of the McGaw
castoff.
Selee's Cubs are drawing about as
heavily as Shettsline's Quakers were
during the latter's recent home series.
The Cubs have dropped every one OF
the home series, and are rapidly head
ing for the second division in that Ma
tional league walkover.
1t is said that when Jones was sus-
pended by New York for attacking Um-
pire Emslie and later Joined the Toronto
consent of the New York team. which
still has a line on him and will use him
next season.
Big Ed Greminger, the man of whom
so many pretty things were said at the
beginning Of the season, Is receiving
Boston papers. Ed isn't making SC
many home runs and three-cornered
drives as he was earlier In the game.
The race in the American is con-
test between teams and sections, with
Boston and Philadelphia in the east and
Chicago and st. Louis in the west all
first place possibilities, although it must
be admitted that the Athletics have the
inside track at the present.
Gene De Montreville is liable to re-
| ceive a large and juicy increase in sal
airy next season. The Boston Nationals
are at him night and day to sign with
them. but Gene isn't in any hurry He
has played splendid ball this season
and his services will be in great de-
mand before the opening of another
season. -
1t is said 10 that Comiskey is after
Leach and Eagner, of the Pirates
These two players would be great
strengtheners to the outfit that Com
iSkey has already signed for next sea-
son, as both are leading players in theil
positions and can lace the ball with 9
great degree of consistency