The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-19
Baseball Notes.

Ban johnson says Detroit can do as
1t pleases with Bill Donovan.
Bob Wood will probably be found be-
hind the bat for the Milwaukee team
next season.
birmingham is trying to induce Will
helm, the former Pittsburg pitcher, to
return next year.
Joe Stanley, the Boston National
outfelder, was married last week to
pretty Washington girl.
The Athletics were hurt most of all
the teams by the foul strike rule, if the
batting averages are criterion.
The burning question now is. What
will PittSburg do with old Bill Kenne-
dy? The fate of the veteran has not
yet been decided.
Charley King, who made so excellent
an impression in the New England
League last season, will most likely be
found on Ban Johnson's umpire staff
next season.
1t is reported that Jack O'Connor will
purchase small amount of stock in
the Denver club and become its mana
ger rms would sort of interrupt the
deal whereby O'Connor was traded by
New York for John Anderson.
The Cleveland club is now complete
for next season. Turner will take
Gochnaur's place at short and O'Hara
will look after center field, relieving
Thoney.
Pitcher Louis Wiltse, with Baltimore
last season, claims to be at liberty for
the coming season. From the way he
pitched last year it may be inferred
that he will have all the liberty he
wants
1t is estimated that the war between
the Pacific coast leagues cost about
sl0e, 600 Stage money.
President Pulliam's policy of kickless
baseball was heartily Endorsed by the
league magnates, and they made 1t
permanent law on the organizations
statute books.
John T. Brush still believes the Ma
tional League made a grievous mistake
when it agreed to make peace with the
American League. 1t was the conten-
ton of Brush that he would be able
to crush the dread rival within two
years. John T. loves a fight, and these
must be painful days for the old war
rior.
Lajoie says if his team does not start
out with the heavy handicap it had to
carry early last year 1t will certainly
make some clubs hustle to beat 1t out
OF the championship.
Some exchanges say that Catcher
Kittridge, of the Senators, dropped ST.
200 endeavoring to make money out of
the polo game in the west.
The Detroit News asserts that if
Pittsburg writer's received a commits
sion every time they have sold the De-
troit club they could buy it themselves.
Pitcher Hackett, of the st. Louis Ma
tionals, who was threatened with total
blindness from ivy poisoning. has been
discharged from the hospital with his
optics restored to their former good
condition.
Jimmy Casey. the dumping third
baseman, who was a member of the
Senators a few wears ago, has hung out
his shingle in New York as a disciple
of amalgamation and the gold cure for
molar cavities.
The California League put up the
shutters few days ago and went into
winter quarters. Los Angeles won the
pennant, and San Francisco was the
runner-up. Charley Irwin, the former
Brooklyn and Chicago third baseman,
piloted the Los Angeles team to vic
tory.
Captain A. c. Arson, of baseball
fame, who made something of reputa-
ton for himself last season as a ten
pin expert, has again turned his atten-
ton to the bowling game.
| Connie Mack has released his exper-
| mental infielder, Daily. The boy would
not play the bench, and there was no
chance for him as a regular. Washing
ton should grab him.
President Potter expressed himself as
highly pleased with the acquisition of
Duffy, and says he has not the least
doubt the former Bostonian win make
good this season for the Phillies.