The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-04
Gossip About the Trade Between
st. Louis and Chicago.
Beebe and Noonan Can Both Be
Used BY Cardinals.
THE PASSING OF GRADY
The New Catcher will Be Given
Trial at Once.
NOrdyke VIII Probably Be Trad
ed to Cincinnati.

St Louis. July 4s~rEhere IS good
prospects that Louis 7Sor1yflze, substi1
tute first baseman of the Browns. viii
be traded to Cincinnati. Manager
McAleer of the Browns arrived here
VITA The expectation .os nesting MFR
ager Ned Hanlon ofs4he sksdss BUT
founa that the latter hliG. baen ealied
hcmes in advance Of his club. As i
result. he was unable to talk ovSr the
desails Of deal which would send
Nordyle to Cincinnati, but the matter
Is alive, and news Of q deal may be
given out at any time.
Taylor reached. here with full au-
thority 10 close the deal which viii
cause him to again wear a Chicago
uniform, and it was a mere matter of
what he was to get personally that
kept him from signing a contract at
once. The players who are to be
transferred to st. Louis are Beebe, a
promising young pitcher and Noonans
a young catcher, who has Been B1NEefl
but little opportunity Hers, owing TO
the fact that J ohm tn esafld TAI
Moran have been doing fin e Work for
the Cubs behind the bat SO FAR this sea-
son. Rue1bach Will not figure in the
trade. as Chicago declines to let go OF
him at any price.
Besides, St Louis will get a cash
bonus for TAYLOR. which. can be used
N the purchase of new players. Tay-
Tor is pleased with the contract offered
by Chicago as he not only wants to
be with a championship club. but IS a
personal friend of Manager Chance.
Should Noonan make good. 1t will
undoubtedly mean the passing of
Grady. At present Manager MeCios-
key can not get along without Grady
as he has no one to take his place be-
hind the bat, but this win not be the
case with Noonau III line. Grady's
release may be delayed for some time.
but it Will come eVeT7tI1a lily. =
Whom Manager NJ 6Afeer 81 poets To
get in exchange for Ncrdyke, he Is net
in d position to state until he reaches
a. better understanding with Manager
Hanlon. It is. however, players Me
Aleer wants, if he can get them, and
not the cash. McAleer saw the Gin
cinnatis play Chicago. and he VIII have
a good fine on what he wants. Nor
dyke is too good a man to have out of
the game. He was secured from the
Coast league in the spring at a good
price and has shown good form when
ever he has been given a chance to
play. Tom Jones has. however, been
playing a phenomenal game at the
initial sack, and this has kept Nordyle
on the bench. While not as finished a
fielder as Jones, Nordyke plays we'll
under fire and makes his best stops
when they count for the most. He
lis also a timely stfcker..f and has a rec
ord of driving out three successive
singles IN as mary games when sent
III to bat In the ninth.
Barry, who covers first for. Cincin-
natl, was suspended the other day for
failing to report to playg and went on
tn g warpath as a result, declaring he
would never play another game for
Cincinnati. This leaves the Reds With
out a first sacker, and Schlei has been
pressed into service temporarily to iii
the hole. SchIei is needed behind the
bat. however almost as much as he
is on first. and Hanlon is on the scout
for a first sacker. Nordyke would I'll
the bin admirably. IN fact. better than
any man since Jake Beckley was re-
leased to the Cardinals by the. Reds.
As Nordyke can only play first, he will
not be missed by sf5 Louis. Koehler
being able to handle the position tens
porarily should Jones be forced out of
the game. -