The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17
Attorney General Coleman com
mends his late assistant
BASEBALL NEWS.
Items of Interest About West
ern Association.

pear in the L.eayenworth lineup this
summer, when the Woodpeckers trot
out on the diamond to open the cam
paign Of 1905 FWooley. Rapps. FTar-
rlngtons kahl, Corbin and Speer viii be
on hand from the old guard. The lineup:
Satchers-Corbin, Kern.
R1tchers-Speer. Ashley, Maupin,
Havilands Flynn.
First base-King
Second base-KahL
Third base-Etewart
ShortstOp Pennington (captain).
Outheld-Wo oley, Rapps, Harrington.
me LeaVenWorth fans miss Armstrong
but he has hied himself away to a new
love and bigger salary, Joplin PEN
nlngton, an eastern man will have con-
tfOl OF me w oOdpecker5 this summer.
We VIII try to get Walter Quisser
back if we can" writes Al Rohr, presi-
Gent OF the LeaVenWOrth association.
Indianapolis drafted him this year.
me AooS1erS also got his brother Art
from Guthrie. Both the boys are on the
Indianapolis reserve list EVERYTHING
looks bright for a successful season.
work on our new park will commence
as soon as the weather permits"
The Leavenworth management this
year is made up as follows: Al Rohr,
president; J. Beechler, vice president;
r. e. Davis, secretary and treasurer.
Springfield will not be a tail-ender
this year, If DOC" Sebeaugh can help
It, He is gathering up some nice ma
terial. which will make up this summer
about as follows:
Catcher-Sebeaugh (captain).
Pitchers-Groon, Ellis, Olmstead,
Horton, Schaff Timer.
First base-Reed.
Second base-Fitz. Brooks, Byrne
Shortstop =ATcIear Allen
Third base-EIetling
Hunt.
tByrne was drafted by the Southern
league writes Sebeaugh. but am
sure that we Will get him back. Me-
Lear's contract is the only one not vet
signed. He must play here or will
have to get out of organized baseball.
We have treated him fairly, taking him
up at his own proposition and offering
what he asked in the way of salary.
Now he is demanding an increase
which we cannot give him We are
going to stay within the salary limit
this year. In case AIcLear does not re-
port we will get a seasoned man to fill
his shoes.
"Our outlook is very bright and
were counting on being in the first di-
vision. We have enlarged our stands
and have built a new club house with
shower baths and lockers. Our team is
made up of young men. There is not
single old player on it, and we should
be fast and snappy Our men report
on March 25th. We open spring. prae-
tice with a game with the st. Louis
year viii be a dark red with black
| trimmings"
Dick Cooley on Tuesday arranged to
also play a series of three games at
| Sioux City, when the White Sox invade
1 Western league territory next month
! on a preliminary season playing trip.
Lincoln, Omaha, Des Noines, and
Sioux City will be stopped at and each
4 town given three games. It was first
arranged to play at Lincoln. Des
/ Moines and Omaha, but the Sioux City
/ management offered some good induce
ments and said the team needed prac-
/ tiee badly and bore down hard for
games.
Jay Andrews. who will play third
| base for the White Sox this summer. is
sick with smallpox at st. Joe Grow
I got a letter yesterday from some Of
Jays friends. They say he will re-
cover nicely, however
Cooley is trying to land speck Hurl-
1 burt, who played in Topeka two years
ago and last year with Oklahoma City.
/ Il think can get the big fellow all
right" says Dick. He led the league
in hitting last year, and that looks good
/ to me" Risley informed the State
Journal on Monday that Speck was tied
up with him. Probably a little Base
ball diplomacy viii have to be called
into play to unravel the matter To-
peka has had about enough of Hurl-
burt anyhow.
Dick Brown viii put on a uniform
this spring and go to Association park
for a try-out. "I'll give Dick a chance
to show what he can do" says Cooley.
''I won't turn down any fellow that
wants a trial. Tt does not say that he
gets job, however. Just now am
dickering for a shortstop from the
western league, one Of the best fellows
in minor company. can land him.
and probably will. I don't wish to give
out any names as yet
Rueber signs With Little Rock.
Chicago. March 17.-Arthur Reuber
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