The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-04
HERE'S The LIST.
Topeka Baseball Team for 1905
Season.
Signatures of Players Have Now
Been Secured.
ARE FEW NEW FACES.
Two New Men Added to Pitching
staff.
Several Amateurs Are to Be
Tried Out.
ARE FEW NEW FACES.

The personnel of Topeka's Western
ASSOCIATION baseball team is now defin-
1teiy made up, according to Secretary
| W. F. Logan, who gave out the list this
1 morning. 1t follows:
Catchers-Henry and Stewart.
Pitchers ~ HOWE Hughes Carter.
Letheby and Lynch
First base-Abbott
Second baSe-Olson
Third base-Brown
ShortStop-Kelly
| Left felder-Kean.
/ Right fielder-Crllln
Center fielder-Cole.
These men are all actually signed,
1 having formally, within the past few
days. accepted the terms offered them
team.
A number of amateurs will I.ort on
April 8, with the regulars for try-ouTs,
1 but the little hope is being pinned upon
their panning out anything of extra
worth. All viii be given chance,
however, to show their talent"
! The lineup as given by Secretary Lo-
gan, will according to his own words
represent the Topeka bunch which will
trot out on the first day of the coming
season to fight for the Western Assoct-
alton bunting. That is about the way
it will be-" he said this morning. We
have signed all those men, or rather
they have accepted our terms, which Is
equivalent, and the actual contract now
being sent out to them. The accept
ance OF terms is of course the same
thing as q signature when oaseDaII Ia"
is considered
who win do the catching?" was
asked
Henry Will do most of it." was the
reply. Abbott says that Stewart is a
good man, but we know that Henry IS
a seasoned player and absolutely reli-
able. He comes from the Butte, Mon
tana, team in the Pacific National
league. Stewart is from the Chicago
City league, and gained a little reputa-
ton at the opening of the season last
year with Comiskey's White Sox, when
Sullivan and Mcfarland were out OF the
so far as the pitchers are concern
ed" continued Mr.. Logan. I'VE signed
the three of last year, Letheby, the big
Highlander from Omaha, who is said
to possess as much steam as Jack Root
and Lynch, a left-hander from Okla
homa. We may get Lowell, but ne Is
still hanging out We traded Freil and
$25 for Crum and Lowell Crun mas
signed up. In case Lowell balks final
ly, we will simply make straight
trade of Freil for Crum, withdraw our
cash consideration of $25, and let Lowell
go. That matter will be settled later
Abbott will of course play first
base and captain Olson wants to play
on second, and Abbott thinks that is
his natural place, and he will be given
that sack. King Kelly of Sioux CITY
in the Western league has signed up
at our terms and will play snort he
a
him personally, having played with
him in the Northern league DICK
Brown will play third. Our opinion
is that he is the best third baseman
in the league, and if he could hit,
would be with the top-nOtcherS. That
opinion is borne out by a, good many
of the managers over the circuit
I'm the outfield Crum. Cole and
Kean will do the business. Crum IS
of course a known quantity and of
good stuff Cole we consider one of
the best outfielders in the league. He
cannot be beaten in getting to first
base. Kean comes from the Chicago
City league, batting over $50 and
fielding over 800. I suppose we shall
not have Roy Bevis. He is too hard
to handle He always wants little
the best of it. He agreed to come here
for as much as we paid any other out
fielder. Now he says that he agreed
to come for as much as paid any out
fielder in the association We have
about given him up. If he comes in
at the actually agreed terms, he can
put on a Saints uniform. otherwise
not"
Now when the average fan gets
right down to brass tacks. and puts
the whole lineup under a microscope, !
to make him believe that the Saints
will carry home the honors this sum
mer.
The catchers are unknown. but it'll
must be admitted that Henry has a
reputation. He was good enough for
Walter, Wilmot for two seasons. and
that says something. But Walter evil
IDENTIFY does not want him longer The
high school boy who is studying alge- !
bra would set an * opposite Stew
arts name, for nothing is known of
him here, outside of his brief stunt
with Comiskey's White Sox. Leth eby !
and Lynch are new faces among the
pitchers, both unknown. Kelly is the
next new face. He comes also with
a reputation, but is stepping from a
higher class to a lower class league.
the Western league to the Western
association. Kean is decidedly an I'M
known quantity. He brings with him
a batting and fielding average as big
as a mountain. but has played the
trolley circuit in Chicago all his base
ball career.