The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-22
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Items Of Interest FROM the Association
Towns.

Towns.
The Wichita Eagle tells Of two de-
serdons from Kimmel's camp; south
paws are q luxury in the camp or the
Champions at least so 1T would seem
from the short time the one that was
landed remained connected with the
5obber bunch. yesterday morning j..
n. Beltz arrived hale and hearty But
he did not stay long. He had been
here but a short time when he disap-
peared suddenly and as cOmpl etely as
John ID. Rockefeller Manager kim
mel doesn't know where ne has gone
20, nor does any one else in the Cham
pions' camp for that matter. Nor IS
Beltz the only one who has disappear
ed from the view OF the Wichita fans
George HerOld, catcher and first base
man, who arrived in Wichita four days
ago, is here no more. lit was rumored
that he had been put to flight by the
gpeed Of the balls sent across the rub
Der by one Farmer" Willett How
ever, another report is to the effect
that he received word from Pratt that
there was sickness in the family neces-
stating his coming home. If the lat
ter is the case there Is probability OF
his returning.
Earl Green. whom S. A. Abbott de-
dominates as the greatest zone hand
ed first basemau / nthe world, Is said
70 be negotiating for q job with Okla
homa City this year
The Wichita Beacon on Mike Wei
day who yesterday joined the Chicago
White Sex a their Wichita training
quarters: Mike Weiday came in from
Ell PasO yesterday. Welday has signed
with the White Sox. and viii try cut
for q berth with them in the Outf1eld.
1T wiz be remembered that Welday
played with Joplin during the latter
part Of the Western association season,
"a hon l1F o. "a
record as the best batsman in the
league. Not only does he hold the rec
ord as the premier willow Wlelder IN
the Western association. but also top
ped the list i'm the Southern league
where he played until the schedule was
abandoned on account Of the appear
ance of yellow fever in the south.
Baseball fever is slow in getting up
to a respectable temperature in Okla
hOma City. The Times-Journal broke
loose in this meek wall Of joy yester-
day: Charles Porter. the new first
baseman of the Oklahoma City base
bali team Of the Southwestern assOcia-
ton. is I'm the city. He came down last
week from his home in Kimmundy,
ILL.,. in order to witness the rOpiug con
test l as he is familiarly known.
SAYS ne i II the pink of condition. and
the big fellow certainly looks it. it
may be predicted that he viii do some
great sWatting this season He did not
get along well with Captain ZOellers Of
the Springfield team last season and
twice sustained injuries. marred his
playing. He likes Oklahoma City and if
the team does not finish in first place
60 VIII be no fault of the first baseman.
Porter is the first Of the 1906 Metro
politans to report for duty, but several
of the other players are expected to
put in an appearance before the week
ends.
Herman Crow, secretary of the
White SoX, sent out transportation to
the following players yesterday and
expects them here by Monday March
~ reporting day: Harry Mclnnis.
pitcher. Portland; Ferd Daman, pitch
er. Indianapolis, Clarence Cole, out
fielder. Buffalo, New York; RED
Downs, tnheIder, Nicola, Ia; George
Graves. outhelder. Murray Neb.; John
Murray, outheider Willard Mo-
"Speck" Hurlburt outhelder. Okla
hOma City. Okla; kid" Carter in
fielder Winfield Kan: Steve Ragau.
inhelder- Kansas City, Mo; Bill Red
dick in0elder. Belleville kan. Al
Charles Wilson, catcher. Carthage,
Mo, Al Devine, catcher, Winchester,
Kan. Henry, Blackburn. Forester
Cooley and Andrews are already here.
They are working out daily at the To-
peka Athletic club gymnasium. The
remnants of the recent snow storm still
decorate Association park. and make it
a sea of mud and sloD. Hand ball Is
the most vigorous exercise which the
Sex are able now to undergo. Black
burn and Andrews walk about 20 miles
every day, and then run off the reel
about 20 miles of "reminiscences. Cooley
getting up before breakfast, puts on a
sweater and runs around the block to
get up an appetite for beefsteak, ham
and eggs. Then he goes to the gym
naslum and tears down few sections
of the wall. After dinner he boxes ten
rounds with Herman Crow. and then
he gets licked by jay Andrews in q
game of hand ball It's strenuous-but
St is doing the business Forrester's
cheeks are getting ruddier every day.
Nashville Jack" is apt to break some
hearts this summer.