The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-22
BASEBALL GOSSIP.


Nick Kahl who managed the Leav-
enworth baseball team awhile last sea-
son. has quit the game. Kahl signed
up with the Columbus team in the
American association for the coming
season, but has refused to play. He
has become converted and now has a
position with the Y. M. c. A. at Coul-
terville. Ill.
All the members of the local team
are expected in Topeka by Monday.
Halla will probably arrive Sunday.
This will give the men four days OF
warming up If the weather continues
as it is at present. Washington will
arrive Friday from Wichita, where
they play Thursday, and will play Fri
day afternoon. Jay Andrews will bring
his Hutchinson Salt Packers to town
Saturday and they VIII play here Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday. This will
make it only a week until the fans
can see the Topeka Western league
team in action.
"Durbin has everything said
Chance in speaking of the Missouri
chap. His size counts against him
little. but at that he's bigger than
Noodles Hahn, who was a great
pitcher in his day. Durbin has fine
speed, a curve ball with a quick break.
and, what like above everything else.
he has the nerve.
Captain Cooley is not practicing with
the team today. He is taking his last
vacation ",
day fishing and hunting ducks with
Spec Hurlburt on the latter's ranch
near Maple Hill. Mrs. Cooley is with
him. Spec will report for practice
next Monday, and says he will be in
better shape than ever before.
Jay Andrews, the big third baseman
of last years team, is making things
hum in baseball circles in the salt
town, according to the papers. For
catchers he will have Lewis, last year
Oil 10 ,Ff
Hutchinson team last season. Horton
and Fleharty are the only slab artists
who will remain from last year. but
Andrews has five others in Dalquist.
Holmes Blake, Hassler and Wood. He
is still on a hunt for first baseman,
but he says that he has his strings on
a good one. Casey will play second,
while Seikmire and Wood will fight IL
third position himself. Pettigrew and
of last seasons bunch are
the only men for the outfield so far.
Denver will have their spring practice
in Hutchinson, and then the Doctor"
will possibly get his tongs on a couple
Of hot ones from the Grizzlies.
Wade Moore, who played football
On WaShburn's famous 1900 team and
was at that time considered the great
est halfback in the west, is captain OF
he Houston team in the Texas league
his year. He passed through Topeka
on his way south. He says
hat the new TexaS league Will be one
If the fastest leagues of its class in
he country. Moore is catcher of his
cam.
Frank Selee, the manager of the
Pueblo team OF the Western league,
ecently had the pleasure of turning
Town an offer of 81 900 cold cash for
Ginger McGilvray. his crack out
ielder and heavy hitter. Selee evil
Iently believes that he needs players
more than he needs money.
Chicago Chronicles: Frank Chance
ant discovery this week. He found
10Y, is a pitcher good enough for any
he southpaw will be given a perma-
ent place on the Cub team.
Chance didn't like to tell all the har-
owing details of the discovery, but
e did admit that while at bat in the
ractice he had been fooled so badly
" one of Durbin's curves that he
truck wildly at the bail, which hit
i'm on the knee.
"Durbin is a ball player-every inch
f him. He can hit. play the outfeld.
nd in general has baseball sense. He
nows what to do any place YOU nut
i'm, and I consider him a strong adj
ition to our team. / believe in having
ITS of pitchers. We have eight now.
OF counting Perdue; but there are
My two left-handers in the bunch so
'urbin is a valuable addition"
To Prevent tho Cr;v,