The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

Inc draIulng season is almost mere,
and naturally the mind of the
"dopester'' turns to picking out the
possible graduates into faster COM
pany. Doing this is much like pick
ing an all-American football team.
The first inclination is to. gather up all
the catchers in the league into one
heap and then jostle about for the
best one. But a safer method is to
take each team individually and Sc
lect therefrom the men whose playing
and whose general consistency of good
qualities, make them look like ma
terial for faster company. The re-
suit would be as follows:
Topeka-Henry, catcher; Hughes,
pitcher; Lazotte, fielder.
Sedalia-White, shortstop.
Joplin-Olson. shortstop; Bayless,
outfielder. -s
Misunderstanding, third base
man; Seabaugh, catcher.
venworth-Wooley, outfielder;
Rapps, outfielder; Quisser. pitcher.
Wichita-Bevis, outfelder; Gehr-
No okiahoma City scoggins, out
fielder.
Guthrie-Henderson, pitcher.
That makes a total list of fifteen.
After second consideration it may still
look like too large a number. Yet
when one considers the talents and
quality of some of the men who have
preceded them into better berths, they
do not look like bad selections.
Stoner of Sedalia, Eels of Joplin and
Morgan of lola went to the Kansas
City Bloo4 this year and showed up
well while that team was winning.
Since TWINS bunch has gone into the
rut they are playing worse than
schoolboys. Jimmie Frick had a
chance to play third base for Indian
apolis, but lost heart and didn't try,
preferring to stay with Oklahoma
h *
drafted by Seattle, of the Pacific
Coast league, and is playing a great
game according to the critics out
there. Charley Schmidt, of Spring
field, went to Minneapolis this spring
after trying in vain to get job with
Topeka, and has made good with a
vengeance. The sporting writer's over
the American association circuit are
picking him as one of possible
twelve who may go to the American
hitting, however. is not all that 1t
might be, but his work with the init
is spoken of as great" Red Craig
went to Minneapolis from Springheld,
too, this spring. He stuck until For
roster returned, was shipped to IN
dianapolis, fell down, and is now with
Oklahoma City. Benny Henderson is
already slated to go to Indianapoiis
for a tryout next spring and may sui
go this year. The Guthrie manage
be taken away from there now. Just
last week Big John HalIa, the Okla
hona City star pitcher, went TO
Cleveland, in the American league.
Fillman went to the Kansas City
Blooz from Joplin. but being tired
out and practically broken down from
Worrying over the Miners, he only
LASTED three days. and is now with
! wichita.
| These instances are only related for
| the purpose of giving the fans, espe-
| cially those who attend pretty reg
i lIlariy, an idea of the class of men
\ who go into faster company from a
| league like the Shiveley circuit. By
| conoparing. those picked out for adj
vancement next spring and those who
went up this year. a pretty GOOD CON
| ciusion can be arrived at, and one
that is pretty safe to consider right,
Starting with Topeka. Henry, La
zotte and Hughes are picked Henry
has but one drawback to going higher.
He is too quarrelsome. He can eaten
as well. as ,"Serapiron" Butler. seen by
many Topeka fans at Kansas CITY.
His hitting is not to be sneezed ar for