The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09

with nothing else to do just now
Billy DAILY Is trying to reehristian Cecil
Bankhead in the Wichita Beacon:
Cecil Rankhead. the Ezra Kendall of
the Western association erstwhile poll
tieian and a dominating factor in his
home precinct Of the Kansas City
commonwealth. arrived in Wichita at
1880 o'clock yesterday morning. The
popular inflelder Of the 1905 pennant
winners has enjoyed prosperity during
the past winter in the full sense of
the word. With Bankhead has came
the latest Partisan effects in trousers
and vests of many sports. Last season,
Bankhead possessed one vest Of ma
room tinge. At the present time, he
sports no less than six spotted waist
coats and a trunk cuammed with tall
0red toys At the Missouri Pacific
passenger station. he claims the own
ershfp Of small truck load Of sea-
soned prod poles, bats enough for er-
cry man on the team with an addi-
tienal Wsallop rod for the manager
Bankhead left Kansas City at 10
o'clock night before last and express
ed surprise as he swung down Doug
las avenue this morning over the alb
senee of any demonstration whatever
over his homecoming. Back in Homes
borough I was always showered with
several brands Of store cigars and met
at the station by the town band in
full uniforms. All thought of base
ball practice was abandoned this
morning, while Bankhead unloads a
cousfeuu1enf of the GOOD Gravy"
variety, with all the ease and fiuency
of the mississippi River Pilot He
lays claim to the distinction Of being
the power behind the gun to con-
Siderable extent inr electing Mayor
Reardsley in the recent Kansas City
election who ran against your
MANI asked Manager kimmei.
siDon't know" replied Bankhead. Il
did try once to learn his name, but
not matter who he was that's imuna-
terial. We walloped him. eOh, I'm
somewhat Of a politician Bankhead
exclaimed IS his chest protFuded in a
the best Of condition as the result Of
= winter of light athletic work and a
canter this spring with the Denver
and Kansas City teams now working
out in the Missouri town.
outnelders Baerwaid end P,aslrynaplss
who have not yet reported.
sszhorsg Ezurlburt has erawled out Of
S ehaH AZ St Joseph to announce that
af1 viii Be made Zip of Jack Tay-
sF M Qs4s; ~ ssssey' see9sle pas sl
rk enfnss third bsse, ana Fhudy
7hertstop- eFepins is the captain
OF the SANITY choir and a seasoned player
who has been toughening among the ma
tors the o1aefs are less Wen knoen n
king served IN the south last year and IS
ALLEGED to have worked in this association
Pat Casey is from the Cotton States
league and Taylor is a youngster.
From the LeavenwOrth Times on Char
lev Lyons. for a portion OF last year with
freeeka: Charlie Lyons. who once played
third base for the locals and who is still
- the reserve list. was here yesterday
Ufth the Dental college team. of Kansas
Cty which was to have played the High
sehooI had the rain not interfered- Ly-
ons will probably be given his liberty by
1he locals this year
FROM Sundays Leavenworth Times;
some time today or tomorrow morning
the first members Of Pennington s. crew
rilI begin to Gle into the city ready for
r~elin7inary work bat before Wednesday
Inc array Of baseball talent here assem-
f4ed will not De imposing. By that time
ft is expected there viii be about Is men
disporting- at League park, leaving only
tHree or four still to come. Among the
late arrivals will be Wooley and one or
two others whose homes are in the east.
While we we're all thinking that the Fer
Nason, who pitched here for ST. Paul. was
the noted tWirier by that name from the
Minnesota town last year, the Leaven-