The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-28
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

BASEBALL GOSSIP.
For the first game of the season yes
teroays little stunt at st. Marys will
answer the purpose very we'll The
team played great game with well
deVlOped held work and with scarcely
any misplays. BoIes' work at second
SHOWS him to be one of the best infieId-
ers ever seen in Topeka. Ragan all
though he had not even practfced this
season played great game and ac-
cepted everything that came his way and
some that didn't. Cooley has a good
punch right now but with the addition
or the other men who are expected his
team will stand the pace all right and
When w washington plays here tomorrow
there will be a good game.
Kelsey, the new catcher who was pur-
chased from st. Paul, arrived yester-
day, and judging from his looks he
Will be one Of the best men on the team
he looks the part of a clean cut, gentle
manly ball player. In the game yester-
day he got one hit and his only chance
IN the fielding department in which he
played third came in handling the ball
on an infield play. He overthrow sec
ond. However any error he NAV COM
NIT at this time is excusab1e as he had
just arrived in Topeka yesterday morn
ing after a two days tireSome ride and
had not had ball in his hands before
he may catch in the Washington game
ne Is an Ola Ir1enQ OF w alter BOlSS and
the two played together In the Texas
league two seasons ago. Boles was
with Fort Worth and and Kelsey with
Temple.
Olson arrived last night from his
home in Chanute where he has been
spending the winter. He has had no
practice as yet but is working this af-
ternoon. If he shows good form he may
get into the game tomorrow Olson is
n hdS Eel
promise in this section of the country
and If his efforts at welding the willow
attain any success he will prove a
strong man for Cooley. @.zgs
Moore. the pitcher purchased from st.
Paul who arfivedin Topeka yesterday,
is as big as st. Peters cathedral in
Rome but at that is a good looking ball
player and If his pitching prowess is in
any proportion to his size and stature
he should make the heavy swatters of
the Western league circuit look like
fallen idols. The advance dope says he
is somewhat Of hitter as well and he
should have no trouble in getting away
with the goods for Cooley. The only
objection to him will be that it will re-
Quire an extension berth for him on the
trips of the team. A measurement ia
ken with a surveyors chain last night
indicates a height of six feet and seven
inches.
Jimmie F'rick, the former third sack
er of the Oklahoma City team who
played in Toronto last season, passed
through Topeka yesterday on his way
now in training. Jimmie played great
game last year and he says that he is
in better shape than ever.
The first rafting of the tinware oc-
CURED last night when Cooley perform
canning on nd
Thompson. The release of Cole will
occasion some regret among the local
fans as he is the last of the first team of
the Missouri Valley league in Topeka
the first. However, Cooley did not
think him fast enough for the Western
league and as he has several good men
he decided to let him go. Lands was
not ordered to report but came anyhow
and he is not needed with Henry and
Kelsey to do the catching. Hence his
canning. Young Thompson, the pitcher, !
may in time become a good twirler, but
as yet although he has curves and speed
he has not played the game long enough !
to be able to make a ball pursue the
proper course through the atmosphere
and grace at least an outer corner of
the plate.
Tom Heyden, the owner of the Webb !
City team, has acquired an interest in
league and the two teams will work out |
together and line up against each other. |
Heyden has signed an innumerable list
of men for his two teams and will select |
the best for Webb City and will send |
the rest to Parsons.
Shivaly has come out in an interview |
and said that he has wealthy parties in
terested in his case and will be able to |
get good men to finance outlaw teams |
in Denver, Kansas City, st. Joe and |
Topeka if the case demands such a |
move.
The Minneapolis team in the Ameri- |
can association which is controlled by |
the Cantillon interests is practicing out |
in Des Moines. Heine Gehring, the big |
Dutchman who played with Wichita |
two years ago, is with Minneapolis and |
bids fair to become the best player on |
the team.
In the game against Washington to- |
the following will be the pros |
pective lineup of the teams:
Washington Position. -T I9
and Blankenship and Kelsey |
sr.Ir Hughes moore, McInnis, Jones
blossoms RunIel or Olson Olson
Perrine short. ...--..... Raglan /
Cross third. ............ Runke1
Anderson ..... left heidi. Landreth I
or Abbott |
aanley fright field. Davis |
Cooley is in receipt of letter from