The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-11

I made so that Wichita, Joplin and Ok
Iahoma City have to divide up the net
receipts Of some of their Sunday games
with Webb City, Hutchinson, Spring
! field and Leavenworth- This will in
| sure the weaker teams finishing the
| season Topeka does not have to "divy
up with anybody.
Judging from the dope at hand at
the present time the first division dur
ing the coming season will consist of
Topeka, Wichita, Joplin and Oklahoma
City. The other teams will be fighting
for positions in the second division with
Springfield, the leader in the race for
the cellar championship. However, the
Midgets will probably win a majority
of the games from the Topeka team as
they have always had somewhat of a
hoodoo on the local team.
The Kansas City team arrived this
morning. In the bunch who will play
here were: Sullivan and Leahy, catch
, ers; Frantz. Case. Swami, Durham,
Egan and Olmstead, pitchers; Lind
sey. first base; Kreuger and KahI, sec
ond base; Mcbride, shortstop; Burke,
third base; Huelsman, Hill and Cas-
sidy. outielders. Burke vii, probably
out and those who are not working
this afternoon will be given a chance
tomorrow.
Jack Henry, who has been laying off
in the practice for several days on ac-
count of a sore foot, was out for the
first time this week yesterday after
noon, and his foot did not bother him
much. He will be all right again in a
few days.
Wichita has had a large bunch of
tryouts at work all spring but as they
have plenty of older men, all of them
will be released. All the youngsters
Clark, 1sbell, Leonard and Bentley,
have been farmed out to Coffeyville
in a bunch.
Gus Alberts is managing the Bar
tlesville team again this season which
means that Western association man
ayers should be careful about loaning
him any players they wish to hold
on to.
Bert Jones and Lou Runkel were
teammates on the Portland, Oregon,
team two years ago in the Pacific
Coast league. Both were good play
ers then and were topliners in their
respective positions.
The White Sox had another spirited
practice yesterday afternoon. The
only absentee was Raglan, who was in
Kansas City on account of having an
examination of his work in the med
ical college during the past term.
The members of the ball team have
dubbed Landreth. the left fielder Of
the team, bill LANCE" in honor of
the Chicago centerfielder of that name
Landreth somewhat resent les the
former star out gardener, but he is
not quite as graceful. Another nick
name that is liable to stick is the one
of Jones who is known to his team
mates as "Peewee."
Manager Runkel last night con-
frmed the rumor that BoIes would
pitch this season instead of playing
second base. BoleS is as good a pitch
er as there is on the team and as a
pitcher he can be used in many cases
as utility man. He can play any posi-
ton on the diamond with a great deal
Of perfection. Olson will take Boles'
position on second base and it would
be hard to find a man better fitted for
this position.
A rumor has been going the rounds
to the effect that Jack Sullivan, the
Kansas City catcher, would go to
Louisville to play with Cooley on the
Colonel team. However, he will prob
ably be kept in Kansas City, as Louis
vile already has two catchers of
known quality.
Washburn college and Ottawa uni
versity will play Monday afternoon at
Washburn field.