The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-31
Hutchinson, Has Been Signing
Several New Players.
Has 81 in ALI Including 2 of
Last Years Team.
PROUD OF BAUMHART.
Think This Noted TWirler Will
Win for Them.
Eddie NOyes to Do Most OfM ork
Behind the Bat.

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 31.-The News
says:
Pitchers-Horton, FIeharty, Spencer
Hassler, Baumhart, probably walsh anu
another to come when season opens
Catchers-Noyes and one other.
First base-Boulding and one other
second base-Genins, Eubonks.'
Short stop-Johnson. -.--- -,
. Third base-Leikmier, Frantz, Nc
Dill.
1utfelders-Pettigrew Monroe. Nogel.
Beckett, Price. =
The above is the list Of players who
win be ready to play for Hutchinson
when the first "play BALI will be heard
II is the bunch with which Teddy Price
expects to put hutchinson up near the
ton of the per cent column. The names
given are not all of the players that
will be here at the start, for Ted Is
after several more. whom he says Will
be signed in a very short Wh1Ie-
A letter from Manager Ted was re-
ceived Yesterday by the directors. Prev
tous to that, even the directors olo ny
know what the lineup would De. But
the letter proves that the new man
sgar hasn't been sleeping all of the
while. Rather, on the contrary, ne mas
been exceedingly busy. z-s
The list sent in by Price. shows sew
en- and possibly eight members OF last
years team. Casey, Murry, Campoeil'
Eerr, Kaufman and Graves Will not De
bacL TO wear the H. Connie Walsh
nav come back and again he may not.
OF those who will not be back, Casey
"a the only one who was not released.
Casey might yet decide to come II ne
does and Walsh comes also, the team
will be strengthened The new ones
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States.
For pitchers, Horton and Fleharty
are of last years team. West Spencer
comes from the Pacific coast league "a
higher. league than this), has plenty OF
and is a promising pitcher.
So saws Ted PRICE >Hassler comes from
ENTERPRISE. Kan. 1t is said that Kan
sas City was after him but the lad
wanted to start in the Western assoc1a-
ton. Price stated in his letter that ne
had another whose name was w1thnelo
He will report when the season opens.
Don Baumhart, the famous Booster
twirler. will be given every chance to
make a. pitcher of himself. Last year
was the first year for Don, he being
only IS years old. All Of the ball play
ers who saw him work last year say
that he has the ma kfns'f and that ali
he needs is experience His work
against Groom Of Springfield last year
was 7assurprise even to those Who knew,
him..
Eddie Moves viii. be back the bat
again this year and viii catch most of
the games Price says that he has an
other backstop on the string whom he
wiz sign soon. This will complete. the
stan of catchers.
For first base, Manager Teddy has
man whom, he says, will probably be
known here as a pitcher. He Is six
feet. two inches tall, big in proportion,
Ia a lefthander and is a. terrific wielder
Of tie stick. His name is Jimmie
Boulding. Besides him another man
viii be secured for the initial sack.
"Old Man. Genins, who was last year
far and away better than any other |
second basenlan in the league, will |
again be in the keystone position. Be |
sides him, a youngster from Galesburg. |
IN. by the name of Eubonks, will be |
given a tryout.
johnson seems to have the short stop |
position cinched, but Price will try an |
other man there also.
There are three men for third base. |
Ed L skinner, of Chickasha, I. T., comes |
highly recommended by Jimmie F'rick. |
J. F. Frantz, a big husky youngster, |
who is a nephew of Walter Frantz of |
the Kansas City Blooz, will probably |
be- signed Eddie 'McDill, who played |
with both Webb City and Joplin last |
year, has been secured for the Salt |
Packers.
For outhelders. Price. has bunch of |
Ave. Pettigrew and Monroe played here |
last year. Lofty Nogel and ]. A |
Beckett come from the Pacific coast |
league. Beckett was with Spokane, |
Wash, last year. Then there is the /
great Ted Price himself, who is already |
familiar to the local fans.