The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-29

Inquiries are already being made by the
opening day.
Michael Scanlon, one OF the stockholders
OF the Washington club, is elated over the
fact that Otto Williams has been secured.
he says Williams is conner and will
surely make good.
In the games already played Manager
Stahl gives evidence Of getting back the
fine batting eye he had season before last.
His stick work was certainly missed last
season.
Grims.Iaw IS going at his work this
spring like a different man. Having the
first base to himself makes a difference.
Manager Connie Mack of the AthIetics
thinks that Knight is showing even better
form than he did last season. The lad
ought to improve with experience.
Jimmy McAIeer is not at all sure that
ne viii appoint any captain for the
Browns this year. He thinks the captain
cy IS mostly an ornamental job.
Several of the Boston players predict
that 1t will be New York and Boston over
again for the honOrs Of the season, Is it
was TWO years ago. Tnaf would be nice.
schaefer and O'Leary of the Detroit
team say they don't think Lou Criger VIII
ever be able to play ball again.
Lefty Houtz, the Cardinals new out
fielder, Is not a youngster by any means.
He received a trial in Cincinnati six years
ago.
The st. Louis Americans are beginning
walloped three straight by the Dallas,
Tex, team, a Class D organization
In the first game played at Atlanta Ma
poleon Lajoie failed to get a hit. He is
saving them for the time when they will
do some good.
The two Detroit rebels. schaefer and
O'Learyl have capitulated and are now
working with the Tigers at Augusta
Pat Donovan will be a playing mana
ger. He has made up his mind to- play
right field for Brooklyn and should put
a little ginger into his teammates.
Clarke Griffith has challenged AIcGraw
for a spring series of games in New York.
As yet the Giants leader has shown no
| Ieaguers' game.
Chick Stahl says that he does not be-
HeVe in morning practice If he did he
would not have been 20 pounds overweight
in the last few seasons.
Ralph Glaze is the son Of a virginian
who went to California in 40 and later
came east to settle in Denver, where the
Dartmouth star Will make his home.
Roy, an Indian pitcher from Carlisle
school, who, Pittinger says, is almost the
! equal of Bender, has signed with the VII
Transport club OF the Tri-Sta.te league
The number of men in training in Texas
: with the Cincinnati squad is .. which
Captain Kelley asserts is not prophetic
The Chicago players are betting $500
that the Cubs will finish ahead OF the
Red aggregation. The Cincinnati play
ers are rather slow in making their end
Of the bets, though.
1t looks as though the Hughes name
would be a huge factor in baseball this
year. Three Hughes are now training with
teams in the American Ieague-Hughes Of
Washington, Hughes of Boston and
Hughes of the New York Americans. All
are pitchers.
The following is the programme of
many Of the young ball players: Monday,
/ anticipation; Tuesday. transportation;
/ Wednesday, exhilaratlon; Thursday, dem
onstration; Friday, Interpretation; Sat
urday, consultation; Sunday, humiliation.
zone thing is certain" Manager Clarke
of the Pitsburgs informs the world, 1.-THE
| New York club will not again take sixteen
games from the Reds. Hanlon will see to
! It that the Cincinnatfs will do few
J things to BTcGraw's bunch Possibly, al
so he win see to it that the Reds do a
few things to Clarl1e's bunch, and the
latter viii not again take thirteen out OF
/ twenty-five from the Reds.