The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-01
The Big League Teams Still
Badly Mixed.
Managers Have Not Chased the
Many Extra Performers.
CHOICES MUST BE SOON
Infeld and Outfield Soon to Be
Decided Upon,
Other News of Interest in the
World of Sport.

The spring training season is about
over for the ball teams of the two big
| leagues, camps are being broken every
where and the clubs are moving north
again, playing exhibition games wher-
ever the money seems to be most prom
ising. Fifteen more days and the strife
will be on for fair With the opening
games so close at hand it would usually
be taken for granted that the managers
of all the teams had picked their clubs
to the last dot, and that the extra play
ers would by this time be catching out
bound freights for the bush leagues.
Not So however. The extra men still
hang on, and the lineup of over half
the clubs is still a deep and dubious
mystery.
A choice must be made ere long, but
it certainly seems strange that the club
/ leaders could not have Weeded out the
mines by this time. 1t also seems rath-
er unjust to the players, for all the
minor leagues are fast filling up, and
when the big league diScards are finally
turned loose they viii have to hustle to
get a job, and, to get under cover at
all; viii either have to accept small
salaries or will crowd out a lot or non
est young fellows who imagined that
their poor little springtide contracts
would protect them for all summer.
The Chicago Nationals have as yet
given out no lineup. Selee says he has
the men all picked, but viii not an
nounee them for a time The unthink-
ing fans would proba bly, figure that the
regulars will be the team which has
been playing as 1.-THE Chicago and
that the Zepoo bunch will furnish most
of the discards. Hardly Selee has
/ been playing Pencil, Schultz, and Ma
loney regularly in the outfeld-is it
likely that he would give them prefer
ence over Slagle. Mccarthy, McChesney,
Barry, and a couple more? 1t seems
more probable that he has been working
them right along just to see if they
would make good Hence the makeup
of the Cubs is still unknown and the
fans viii have to keep right on think
ing for a little while.
Comiskey, on the other hand has his
team all complete, and does not, at
present, contemplate any changes. His
array is the most finished, so far as
selection goes. in either league.
Boston, of the National league, has
not yet decided on any definite in or
outfields.
BROOKLYN is all at sea. and has not
picked anything resembling a team.
Cincinnati has not chosen its indeld
for keeps and the candidates are scrap
ping merrily. N
New York is almost complete. some
doubt as to just where to play Rresna-
han being the only holdback.
PhiladeIphias outheld is not yet set
tied.
Pittsburg's outfieId is still full of can
didates, and the pitching staff is not
adjusted.
St. Louis is trying out sundry in and
outfielders-
In the American league the champion
Bostons are still discussing first base,
and the outfield. Connie Mac6's Ath-
Ieties are trying out various young in
fielders.
Cleveland hasn't yet fixed up the out
field.
Detroit is worrying about it's infeld
New York is puzzled over first base
and the gardens
st. Louis keeps experimenting and
shifting the infield.
Washington seems resigned to fate
and ready to take anything Stahl wants
to arrange. W. A. PHELON.