The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-28
EARLY BASEBALL GOSSIP.

Manager Donovan will take "a Brooklyn
players to Jacksonville for a try-oue carry
in March -,
The latest report concerning Joe Kelley
is that he may play with Connie MACK ,
Philadelohias-
his schedule committee to meet one named
by the National league
Nick AItrock of the White Sox, IS
making a great name for himself as a
pool player in Cincinnati
The St. Louis fans think that ONE
Columbus. is bound to be a winner.
Connie Mack will stand Pat on ms
1nt ,ItssI t and n seybold All Mack wants
now is a hrst-elass pitcher.
Charley Graham. who disappeared rain
er suddenly from the Boston Americans
last season, is catching for the San Jose
team in California.
vices Of the Cardinal Pitcher, Buster
Brown, last week. but McClosky could
not be persuaded to part with him,
Denver is to have complete new base
waited park with new stands. b1eachers
Manager Hugh Jennings considers Ma
con. Ca. the best spot IN the south south 10
train a big team, the town Is closed at
10 o'clock and the boys retire early
A story from Grand Rapids says that
cinnati club the coming season and IN
1905 will take Hanlon's place as manager
orin 1lrru to Collect S129 from the Kansas
City club which he claims was due MN
when he was transferred TO the 81
sam Sam Mertes says the story going the
rounds to the effect that he tried to get
dinals away from McCloskey is not based
Both the Cincinnati and New York
clubs were after the veteran Mike Grady.
Both clubs offered $1,000 for the player.
but New York offered a younger player
The American league tried out 2o7 men
in 1906, an average or z6 TO a team, Of
IS pitchers. 81 infielders, IS outfielders and
80 catchers.
proved quite a little in his base-running
last season and St Louis fans expect to
see George beat it around the bags in
The best batter, according to the dope
issued by. the Southern league. was SD
Smith. of Atlanta, with an average OF
Shreveport, with S. both Babb and DAILY
running q close race all summer
Charlie Corniskey is already planning
for his next houseboat trip down the
January with some chosen friends. and
already the ducks and geese are begin
ming to shake their feathers for fear.
Montreal will bear watching next sea-
Newton. BarEen. Herbert. Jimmy Nor
gan Moriarty and Joe Yeager to Man
ager Kittredee in order to have money
President Murphy. of the Chicago Ma
tionals opposes the plan of building
dressing rooms for visiting players; He
SAYS the trip of the uniformed players
to the bali park in carriages is a great
ad for the team.
The official batting averages of the
American association show q players who
have been with either one or the other
Of the st. Louis clubs during the last
two seasons This Is a record that has
probably never been equaled.
Next month New York Will entertain
delegates to the National association of
Professional Baseball leagues. This or
ganization embraces NIL the minor leagues
and controls 5000 bail players. The meet
ing takes place the second week in jan
uerzr.
Friends Of Andy Coakley. the Ath-
letfcs' pitcher just turned over to Gin
cinnati, say that he has recovered from
HIS illness of last season. and that he
will be able to pitch well as he did
in 1905, when he ranked fourth among
the A. L. twirIers.