The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-27
,BalslebaI Notes


The Tri-State managers have been
tempting Jack Carr to jump the IN
dianapohs team, but the Northeast boy
has too much sense to desert organized
baseball
Manager Jake Stahl will shortly ar
rive in Washington, and then the base
ball wheel will be given a whirl that
viii last all summer.
Cleveland has released uncondition-
ally eleven of the youngsters who were
picked up for trial this summer.
Connie Mack has finally turned over
young Niles, a fast second baseman
from the Southern League, to the St.
Louis Browns, and there seems to be
little doubt that McAleer will use this
player regularly.
Arthur Irwin predicts that Claude
Rossman, the first baseman bagged by
Cleveland from Des Moines, viii be one
of the sensations of the year. This man
led the Western League in batting,
with a percentage of 1851.
Jimmy Ryan says that Buck Con-
nors, who is to play first base for St.
Paul, is one of the best he ever saw,
and Jimmy ought to know. Connors was
once rumored as sold to the Boston
Americans, but the deal fell through.
John McGraw says that Mike Donlin
viii have to square himself for his
rowdy actions. Who to?
It is reported that Pitchers Fred
Burchell and Del Mason of the Balti-
more Eastern League club have Jumped
to the Johnston outlaw league team.
James F. Cook, the outf1elder secured
by the St. Louis Bl owns from the Pu-
ebIo club was one of the best players
ever turned out by the University of IL
HEois.
Since the national commission voted
to give Sebring 10 days to hand IN a
good explanation as to his misdeedss
President Murphy of the Chicago Ma
tionals has looked like the boy who had
lost his marbles and was without money
to buy more.
Dad Clarke, once a member of the
New Yorks when they won the Temple
cup, and Louis Blerbauer, a star second
baSeman more than. ten years ago, arr
working in an Erie stove factory, and
both want to return to the diamond.
out in Cleveland the Maps have al
ready been conceded this years pen
nant in a walk. In fact, Boston, Phila-
delphia and New York are not feared
very much. Lajoie expects Chicago,
Washington and Detroit to be the Stun
bling blocks
To settle all disputes the Boston Post
once more reitera ties the fact that Chris
ty Matthewson did play in the New
England league. He was with the
Taunton club.
Charles Pittinger of Carlisle, the pitch
er OF the Philadelphia baseball club, VIII
not take the Georgian trip with MS
team next week he VIII 60 l1lO train
ing and will coach the Indian baseball
team until the season open in Philadel-
phia.
Jess Tannehin, Chick Stahl and Al
Selbach of the Boston Americans; Dave
Brain of the Boston Nationals and
schaefer and OsLeary of the Detroits
are at Hot Springs. Ark. Brain was
bit i'll after arriving at the springs,
but is again we'll.
zeal is not blufHng about quitting Co
miskey," said Walter Wilmot in New
York the other day referring to the
move Of Outfelder Callahan to go into
independent baseball He means. to
90 it and you can just wager your pie
he will. He has got good opening.
and there is no reason why he should
not make money He has the good
wishes Of everybody
A good one was heard at the Parker
Hc~~e Saturday. Ban johnson was in
trce sed to an army officer from the
soutf Il am glad to know yoI .
the army officer. but am greatly SUR
prised. As head Of such q league as
yours expected to ind q decrepit.
careworn old man Instead ind you
happy and smiling and ne ly as young
as I am" johnson apr ted It as