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

A series of three games has been ar
ranged with the Pittsburg team of the
Kansas State league which will be
played in Topeka Saturday, Sunday and
Monday right following the Kansas City
games. These ought to be good games
from the dope on account of the fact
that Pittsburg has the strongest team
in the Kansas State league and contains
several players who could easily make
good in this company.
George Graves, the little outfelder
who played with Topeka awhile last
season and who later went to Hutchin-
son, has signed up with the Joplin
Miners. Graves is ordinarily one of the
fastest little fielders in the association
and is good man on bases. He has
played on Western association teams
for three or four years and has always,
with the exception of last season, been
a dangerous man with the willow. He
is a nice man to have on team and his
friends in Topeka are wishing him ali
Kinds of success on the Joplin team.
Topeka will lose the services of Bert
Jones, the southpaw who was secured
from Lincoln. Jones was sold. to Cooley
by Ducky Holmes with the provision
that Topeka got into the Western
League. Topeka lost out and hence
Jones will return to Lincoln. Herman
Crow wired Holmes in regard to Jones
a few days ago and Ducly sent back
word that he would send for Jones.
Jones is undoubtedly one of the best
pitchers on the Topeka team at the
present time and the fans hate to see
him go. But he has been accustomed
to getting a Western League salary and
that is a little too much for Topeka.
Jones says he likes Topeka and that
he would like to stay here.
Raglan returned from Kansas City
this morning just in time to get into
the game this afternoon with Kansas
City. Ragan's home is in Kansas City
and he is always ready for a chance to
show the team from his home town
what he can do in the way of ball
playing.
The Queisser brothers who were with
Guthrie when that town was in the
Shive1y circuit two years ago will both
be with Joplin this season. Arthur
Queisser was last year with Danville,
ILL., where he formed the receiving end
of the battery of this team in the Kitty
league. He batted .253 and fielded 1853.
Walter Queisser, the pitcher of the
family, played with Leavenworth most
of last season and though he was on
the hospital list most of the time his
sensational. playing was the feature of
the Leavenworth team. Joplin has two
valuable men in the Queisser brothers.
Manager McC1oslxey of ST. Louis is
expecting great things Of Bobby Byrne.
the former Springfield shortstop. Byrne
has been showing up well in practice
and is fielding and getting away with
the stick in great shape. He has re
Gently been advanced to fourth place
on the st. Louis batting order. He will
be used at second base this summer.
Manager Herman Crow returned this
morning from the schedule meeting in
Wichita and announced that the season
would open in Topeka, Thursday,
May g with the Leavenworth team.
Topeka is very fortunate in the sched-
ule as adopted for this season as she
gets ten Sundays, July and Labor day.
Leavenworth will be here again on the
Fourth and Joplin will be here on
Labor day. Arrangements have been