The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-17

has a reputation as slugger. having
batted 30 and fielded 1913 with st.
Joseph last season. Bob Kahl wash
doubtedly the best man to hold second
in the league last season. Spike" Leroy
was with Springfield when they took
the pennant and batted around the 800
mark three seasons ago
The club owners consider Harry Cor
bin the best catcher in the league and
much isaexpected of Mcdowell, who was
with Shorty Hurlbert's Springfield
team when they took the pennant. Kern
/ Is showing up well. He was the cham
pion catcher with the Trolley League
of st. Louis last season.
Speer and Ashley made good reprta-
tons as tWirlers last season. winning
SO per cent of their games Parkins,
who came here to try out with the St
Paul team. VIII undoubtedly sign up
with the locals as the Saints had their
quota of pitchers picked out. Haviland
who was with the Sioux City team last
season, has a good record in the Iowa
league. Carroll from Texas, Flynn from
Chicago, and Rowan from Newcastle,
Pa. have fine records.
The club owners consider Penning-
ton a great find. He is a hard worker
Leavenworth has a new ball park this
season and the ball fever is raging al
ready. The season will open with an
exhibition game next Sunday with the
lola league team.
st. Joseph.
Catchers. Noyes and Brown; first
base, Kemper; second base, Casey; third
base, Genins; shortstop, Killing; outfield-
ers, Walsh. Walters, Kubitz. Pettigrew;
pitchers, Craig, Companion and Jack
ard.
There is a general feeling of optimism
in st. Joseph as to the prospects of this
years team. There are two reasons for
this Last years team was so poor that
this years team will shine by compare
son, the town is Weakening up in all
ways, and Manager Hurlburt really has
succeeded in getting together team
that looks like a pennant winner. The
town has unlimited confidence in Hurl-
! burt and if he delivers the goods there
is no doubt but he will draw the at
tendance.
At present on paper Hurlburt has a
strong aggregation, with the exception
of a possible weakness in the pitching
| department. Frank Genins will captain
the team and play third base. AS a
| player Genins is well known in West
| ern Association company. He is a fast,
| safe fielder and is a heavy batsman.
| His average last year with Oklahoma
was .289. He has been managing teams
| Tor the past five years and knows how
| to handle men.
Smiling Bil1' Kemmer will hold
down the first sack. Kemmer has been
playing ball in Panama. all winter and
is in perfect condition.
Pat Casey will play second. He play
ed in the Cotton States league last year
and Is said to be a good man and espe-
cially long at batting. Rudy King
will be at short stop Eddie Noyes and
! Warren (Indian) Brown will be at the
receiving end. Both are good men,
/ though Brown IS a better batter. Ned
Pettigrew will play in the garden and
! he IS better than ever this season. He
is from st. Louis, is a good fielder and
a heavy batter. Lee Companion and
Red Craig are the mainstays of the
| pitching staff. Companion twirled for
! Guthrie last year. and Craig began the
season with the Minneapolis American
association team and finished with
! Oklahoma City. where he did not lose
a game. COMFY Walsh, Perry Wal
/ ters and Harry Kubitz complete tn e
/ team. The men are playing well in
practice, but what they can accomplish
against seasoned batters later in the
season is probIematical. Hurlburt is
also trying out an amateur named
packard, and the youngster, who is a
southpaw, certainly shoots them over.
Springfield.
Catcher. Seabaugh: first base, Reed;
second base. Fetz; third base, Hetling;
shortstop, McLear; outf1elders, Persch
Hunt, Zoellers; pitch ers, Stanton, Ellis
Groom, Olmstead.
Springheld's team of the Western as
ISOLATION has just returned from 9
weeks trip during which time but one
out of six games was lost. Although
the weather has been bad for training
the men are in fairly good shape. and
| should the weather be favorable they
will go into the season in excellent con-
dition.
The pitching staff Of the Midgets fol-
| the coming season is the same as 1t wal
| last year. Horton, Ellis. Groom anc
| Olmstead all being retained and as YET
no additions have been made to this
| quartette. Groom is the last of the
pitchers to report and his arm is still
stiff and he has been able to do bu'
little work so far. The other three
! men are working out nicely and al
four will be in good shape with a little
warm weather to timber them up.
Seabaugh of last years bunch is cap
tain this year and is using the big mitt
Hetling at third is the only man IN the
infield that was with the team last year
McLear, last year with Wichita and
Oklahoma City. is playing short; Reed
last year with the Pittsburg champion
ship team of the Missouri Valley
league. is holding down the initial sack
and Fetz, a new player from Lincoln
Neb. is on second. The inf1eld is work.
ing In great shape so far.
In the outfieid are Dutch Persch. last
year with Sedalia, and Hunt Of last
years team, who has not yet reported