The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-17
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP.


Where they play tomorrow:
Webb City at Topeka
Wichita at Leavenworth-
Oklahoma at st. Joe.
Springfield at Joplin.
There won't be any changes now at
least for a few minutes. says Dick
Cooley smiling broadly. Things look
pretty good. I have sort Of q notion
to keep Zearfoss. He Is mighty good
and he knows above everything else
how to handle a pitcher. snail keep
him for quite a while yet, ana not only
until Henry gets into the game wore
viii take some time to shape up, at
least a week or ten days. You can see
from the lack OF tan on his face that
he has not been doing. any work this
season. He batted about .275 with Mil
waulxee and Des Moines last year, and
he hit them far the kind that count
You take these long hitterss they 90
business. The doctors say that Henry
viii shape around all right again. But
I have to be mighty sure about the two
catchers that keep, If keep but two,
before I let any Of them go Wolfe
would make a good utility man, and
maybe can hang on to all three Of
them. The team looks good to me
now. Wen get there all right They
viii have to play some to beat US. 1t
viii take a mighty strong bunch te
turn Topeka down."
Charley shant, the premier hitter OF
the Missouri Valley league of last year
while with Tulsa, has signed up with
St. Joe. Topeka tried him q hours,
and passed him up.
MarshalFs band will play at Associa-
ton park on Saturday and make a pa
rade before the game just to give the
ball team q boost.
It is all right If Wichita can stand
for it: They call him Herr Quiesser
Frank Wooliver. last year with Webb
City, has tied up with Springfield.
Herb Stoner, catcher of the Louisville
team Of the American Association. at
one time with Sedalia and then with
Joplin, is hitting at a 1898 clip so far
this season. He has played in Is games
and is considered one OF the best wind
pad artists in the American Associa-
ton Stoner is an erratie player, but
a good one.
Now what do you suppose the Joplin
Globe means: The Icebox Squad is the
name the Oklah oma City fans have APP
piled to Dick Cooley's Topeka. bunch.
The name is very suggestive. A num-
Der of Joplin fans who are well ac-
quainted with the Topeka team have
predicted the happenings that will
come to the Topeka players along
about the middle of the season
Mike -o'Leary, just released from the
Des Moines team where he has been
playing short, wants to come to To-
peka. Cooley would like to have him,
but will not take him on.
A shot from the Leavenworth Times:
The fans haven't been enlightened
much on the subject, but it remains
fact that Manager Pennington has
been having a slightly strenuous time
with a number Of his darlfngs on the
road. A number of fines have been as
sessed and there has been consider
able ssside-stepping." This may in a
measure account for the showing
made by the Moulders up to the pres
ent, when on paper they should have
made clean record
Just a. little sprinkle from the Leav-
enworth Posts, . salt-shaker- Lew
Armstrong no doubt appreciates the
dr1bbingss that have been coming his
way at Topeka II there are two
teams in the league which Armstrong
considers the shining target OF his
wrath they are Topeka and Leaven-.
worth for both of which cities he has
served in the capacity Of manager. The
regard is mutual.
Four teams Of the Western Associa-
ton have now met the White Sex. Their
opinions boiled down;
Wichita newspapers: "Cooley's bunch
looks one. two. three. Hard hitting is
apt to give the veteran big Lacquer
the rag"
Oklahoma newspapers: The bunch
that passes Topeka win get the silk
steramer."
Tony Vanderbilt, Joplin: "Crickets.
but this is a fast bunch. You'll be right
up amongst the leaders at the finish.
Lou Armstrong: Mighty fast and hit
ting like fends."
Dick Rohn, Webb City: You must
be trying to break up the league over
here"
Big John Schrant has been released
from the Webb City bunch. He couldn't
hit The giant doctor has lost his
clouting eye. He was let go on Sun
day. The day previous, when two men
were on bases and his team behind, in
the game with Springfield, John had
an opportunity to shine" but-he-he
famed! The fans got sore and we're
kicking about the big fellow. Hayden
decided finally that he had better give
him the yellow slip, and John got It
Sunday. He viii practice medicine as
a last resort
Murray left for Springfield this morn
ing where he win play in the Midget
is getting together over there Sc
beaugh, Cope, Mclean, Murray, and
Abbott, are now on the Springfield pay
roll. All were once at P1ttsburg.
Umpire Mcnamara got a bad crack
on the, shin yesterday afternoon from
foul ball. It cut open the flesh and
made an ugly bruise. But 1t won't stop
the big fellow from working and hand,
ing out about the most satisfactory de-
cisions ever seen or heard on the To-
pel1a grounds.
A delegation Of % Webb city base
ball fans attended yesterdays games.
They said they were from Missouri and
wanted to be shown. They went away
satisfied.