The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-10
Baseball Notes.

/ President Hermann of the local club
| yesterday received word from President
Ban 2. johnson of the American league,
stating that he has postponed the meet
| ing of his organization to draft a playing
schedule until Jan. IS.
Unless Robert Lee Hedges, president of
the Browns, changes his mind regarding
the value of Jack O'Connor's ability. the
St Louis Americans will be without the
services Of the backstop this season.
It leaked out yesterday that Hedges has
which calls for a reduction in salary. In
fact. it is intimated that Jacks salary is
but trife over half Of what ne has been
drawing for the last two years.
Walter Clarkson of New York may
coach West Points ball team this spring.
A representative Of the military academy
called on Clark Griffith and asked the
New York Americans manager to recon-
mend a coach. As Chesbro and Keeler
have already been engaged to coach the
but Griffith suggested Garrison, who will
can be agreed upon.
In addition to Toledos offer Chief Zim-
mer is also wanted by Manager Bucken-
Is that thinner Will refuse to don the
mitt at all. being content to rest on his
good record.
The Cincinnatis have arranged thirteen
games with American league teams.
Billy Murray predicts that Doolin will
make good at short for the Phillies.
'Pennsy" had baseball deficit of s646.62
last season, the smallest in years.
Dave Orr, once one of the best sluggers
in the country, is now employed in a New
York theater.
the engagement of Al Wagner with Buff
falo and thinks the latter will go to Mon
treal.
This will be Billy Rogers twentieth
season with the Boston Nationals. He
ought to know a thing or two about rum
ming ball club.
play in Washington April and 10. in
Baltimore April IL and in Newark April II
and Is.
Pat Donovan wishes Jake Stahl
success as manager. but inclines to the
opinion that the latter lacks the requisite
experience to shine in the position.
RunOrs concerning the retirement of
Harry Mccormick from the diamond are
still rife, but he will be with the Phillies
when the whistle blows.
Il have planned to give the Pittsburg
players three full weeks at Hot Springs
That will give US eight days after leaving
the Springs before we open the champion
ship season, and we are going to Louis
vile for several days. says Fred Clarke
in the Sporting News. ''Tebeau will have
a strong club, and we will get the kind of
practice we need without doing any I'M
necessary travelling. I hear good reports
from Pitcher Goodwin -
Il don't care whether Catcher Sidney
Smith goes or not In Harry Smith PETIT
and Carisch We will be well fortified he
hind the bat 1 am glad we landed civ
mer- There was so much delay that 1
was AFRAID ne would get away from US.
tnlnk ne VIII make a good man. Holmes
the pitcher, lives at Douglass Kan II
miles from our home at Winfield and
am going to ride out on horseback this
week to offer him a contract
Ritchey testified to Eddie Phelps worth
as catcher but expressed the opinion
tnat the trade whereby the Pirates az
quire Peitz in place of the Albany lad will
prove most advantageous.
You can never tell what a player will
do until you work on the same team with
him, said Claude. Il was with PETIT at
Cincinnati and know that he is a great
help to a club He is working with the
pitcher all the time and makes himself
particularly useful to the young twirlers,
because he knows every batsman in the
league"