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

] III
The oftener the White Sox play, the
! more favorablys the fans become in1-
pressed with the team that is to repre-
! they have played their two games in
! Kansas City and open up here Satur-
! day with st. Paul. the fans ought to
see team in great working order,
and staff of pitchers that are hard
| to beat.
Jack Forester is due to join the
| White Sox in Kansas City today and
! to take Fart in the games at Kansas
| City if he is in shape, as he undoubt-
! eddy is, having been with the Detroit
team in spring practice.
The Wichita Rabbits have secured
two additional players who ought
| to prove of considerable value to the
team. Bayless, the little outfielder,
been secured from Detroit. and will
join the team shortly. Buck Weaver
the old time catcher is another VINO
has been secured and will join the
Rabbits within a few days. He comes
from Little Rock, Ark. but has played
On many of the teams in the big
leagues
Old Lou Armstrong has finally per-
suaded himself to leave the Kansas City
Blues and he has drifted into Joplin
and ordered his men to report for their
first practice today. The Joplin papers
say he looks as fine as wild rose II
that is the case what would good
looking baseball player look like?
Fred Ketchum who was offered to To-
peka has finally reported to Ducky
Holmes after having caused the latter
many s1eepless nights. Zachert, the
lanky southpaw has also Joined Ducky's
squad and the old outgardener or the
White Sox is beginning to dream or
little calico floating over the Lincoln
park year hence.
William McGilivray, alias Ginger"
McGilivray, the crack outfielder OF the
Pueblo team, has reported at the Colo
RADIO town and Selee will play MIN on on
first this year. Cook, youngster, will
play centerf1eld for the Indians unless
he Is found wanting.
Charlie Mcfarland who is to have
charge of the destinies of the Oklahoma
CITY Nets during the coming season
has arrived upon the scene of his trf-
umphs or adversities to be and has ia
ken charge of the bunch of would be
Nets. All the Nets have reported with
the exception OF warren GIN, the TOT
mer Washburn star who is to play first
base this season Gill is taking a dem
tai course in an eastern school and will
not report until his school is out.
President Burke of the Denver team
has picked up two new men who, he
thinks will develop into good men in a
short time. They are Walker, an in
fielder, and Orth, an outfielder. Walker
comes from the Northwest league where
he was picked up by Pitcher Engle of
the Denver team. Orth is at the pres
ent time with Galveston in the Texas
league and comes to Denver on the
recommendation of Outfelder Charlie
Jones of the Denver team.
The fans in Omaha are not very we'll
impressed with Lon Urys the big first
baseman who went to Omaha from the
Dallas team of the Texas league Try
will hardly land a job as he will have
to go a few to beat out old Joe Dolan
over in Leavenworth the management
is making the commendable but g1gan-
tic step of reducing the range of hills
in the ball park to a diamond some
what level in appearance. When Leav-
enworth has succeeded in this and when
she relieves the present shortage or
cars on the street car system by aug
menting the present car by one or two
others, there may be some inducement
to go to a game in Leavenworth, that is |
providing they have a good ball team.
Pitcher Nelson of the Oklahoma City |
team will be missed in the Western as |
SOc1at1On TINS season., HOl eSpSCAdlly Oh |
account of his fine pitching but on ac- |
count of his red and other variegated |
colors of raiment which gained fame for
him over the circuit. Nelson goes to |
Austin, having been traded for Gill who |
will play first base.
Among the best games which will
be played on the preliminary schedule |
of the Topeka Western League team
will be the two games Saturday and
Sunday between the Topeka White Sox
and the st. Paul Saints of the Ameri- |
can Association, both of which are
class A teams. Both teams are very
fast and the games should draw good
crowds. The lineup of the two teams
will be:
St. Paul. White Sox-
Drill. Catchers .......-. Henry,
Sugden Moran Kelsey. |
Morgan Pitchers .......- y ones, |
Miller, Halla, |
Dickson, Moore, |
Suter, Clark, |
Adams McInnis, Slater. !
Nordyke 800. First base Cooley |
Padden...... Second base .Boles
Vorpagel..... Third base $780,. RunkeI
Meyers. ..... ShortStOp Raglan, |
Olson. |
Geier Left field .I.andreth. /