The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
BALL PLAYERS BOWL.
The Kansas City Colony Are Keeping
Themselves in Shape.

Kansas City. Feb. 24-SeveraI pro-
fessional ball players have found that
Kansas City is good place to live in.
and during the winter months. when
not cavorting on the diamond they
take UP their residence here. The Ma
uonal league is well represented in the
colony, and in fact claims the ma jority
of the men. OF the ten who are here,
six of them play in Harry Pulliam's
league, one in the American association
one in the Southern league and the 9th
er two were last year in the Shiveiy or
ganizatiOn. One of these latter, how
ever, will play in the Western league
next season.
Elmer Stricklett. of course, will wear
Brooklyn uniform next season. He
! has been in Kansas City for about two
months and has been working for Gear.
During his leisure moments he has
bowled like a number Of other members
OF the colony. StrickIett was with Mil
wauSee last season and Is the first
pitcher who ever used the spit ball,
Charley Doom of the Phillies has been
living with a sister in Kansas City, Kan,
for the past two months and has been
doing barely enough work to keep in
shape. Generally during the winter
months Doom travels for a Cincinnati
firm.
The other National league man is
Charley Nichols, who is we'll known in
Kansas City both among the baseball
fans and the bowlers. Nichols has
done little besides bowling this winter
and is in fine shape for this seasons
work. he is at present at the nation
al bowling tournament in Milwaukee
with team which he captains.
Frank Bonner, who was with the
Blues last season, is the American
association representative in the col
ony, but very little has been seen OF
him this winter. He will start his
spring training the first of next month
and says that by the time the season
opens he will be in the pink of condi-
ton.
Dale Gear, who will manage the
Little Rock team, is the Southern
league representative. Gears home is
IN Kansas City and he has business in
terests here. He is the proprietor of
bowling alley in the bottoms.
Mig Perrine and Eddie McDiI are
the representa- tives of the Western as
ISOLATION and Missouri Valley leagues,
respectively. Perrine was last season
with the Springfield team and at the
tail end of the season joined TWINS re-
organized Blues and made a hit with
the Kansas City fans. A short time ago
he was traded to Denver for the vet
eran Billy Hallman- Perrine'S home is
in this city and he learned to play ball
with Tinker and King. He has not
signed a Denver contract yet, but will
do so when one is sent him He has
been putting in his spare time on the
bowling alleys and is in good shape for
hard seasons work.
Eddie McDil was also with Spring
AASlu anu ike r eITlne, Is a Kansas lily
product He viii play in the Western
association again next season
Jesse Hoffmeister will possibly play
with the Portland club of the Pacific
Coast league. Hoffmeister has spent
his winters in Kansas City for several
years and says he never feels at home
in any other city in the winter. HOff-
meister has played in the Western
league and also in the American asso-
citation At one time he was a member
OF one of Jimmy Manning's' teams. He
Will report to Portland about April l.