The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
Topeka is READY
Fine Lot of Men Being Selected
for White SOx.
Business Will Pick Up Now That
Season Is Approaching.
SUNDAY GAMES TO AID.
Cooley Decides He Can Stand the
Town and the Association.
Season Will Probably Open Up
on May Second.
SUNDAY GAMES TO AID.

Now that sunday DaSeDall Will De al
lowed in Kansas for another two years
at least Dick Cooley and Herman Crow,
owners of the local team are formulat-
ing their plans preparatory to beginning
the season in the Western Association.
Cooley expects to have as good a team
as there is in this league when the
Western. Association starts business
which will probably be on the I'd day of
next May. Although Cooley has not as
yet completed his team he has as good
a bunch of men right now as any other
team in the association.
Here are few of them:
Catchers-Henry, Lands
Pitchers = Halla, Bolles, McInnis,
Richards. Babb. Neal.
First base-Abbott.
Second base-McBride.
Third base-Olson.
Shortstop-Ragan, Bolles.
Outf1elders-Davis. Hurlburt, Cole,
The above is not a complete roster
of the White Sox of 1907 as there are
several contracts which are still hang
ing fire and couple of trades are not
impossibilities. But the above are
cinched and will be in Topeka when
the season opens.
One announcement which will be re-
ceived with grsat sdeal of regret on
the part of the fans IS that Cooley will
not play in Topeka TINS season. Cooley
says that he does not want to play
and will start the season on the bench
directing the White Sox from that po-
sition. He will probably play, however,
II ne is needeQ ana many OF MS IrlenQS
say that Dick will not be able to stand
the pressure when the grass begins to
grow in the spring and the season
warns up a little. He will remain with
Topeka, however, although he has had
good offers of managing three or four
teams in class A leagues.
For catchers Henry will probably do
the bulk of the receiving act. When
Henry is right he is as good a catcher
as there is in the associate He COM
menced with Topeka in 1905 and was the
best catcher in the league that year.
Last year, however, he played under
the greatest difficulties as he was unable
to start at the beginning of the season
and had to undergo an operation at the
hospital 1t was not until near the
end of the season that he showed up
in anywhere near his true form, but
even then he managed to show up near
the top OF the catching averages. Coo
ley thinks well of Jack and thinks that
he will easily lead the league in that
position next season. Lands is the
Sunday and went in the second game
of a double header against Hutchin-
son. So well did he work that many
old time followers of the game ventur-
ed the opinion that he was former big
Lacquer. He showed up we'll at the
bat too. Henry is one of the best in
side ball players in the league and is as
good a base runner as there is. Nego-
tiations were on for Zearfoss but he
wanted too much money.
Topeka will undoubtedly have the
OCSl SNdIl III the league next
season. Three of last years team will
be back and they are as good pitchers
as there are in the league. McInnis,
who was the standby of Topeka all
last season will be back and will be in
the game. He is in fine shape and
says that he Will be able to pitch bet
ter ball than ever next season. He is
known as the spitball artist of the
league and has this ball under control
as no other pitcher has. Halla, who
was with Topeka during the last few
games of last season made a remark
able record and will probably prove to
be the leading southpaw in the league
next season. Last season he pitched
IN thirteen games and won ten of
them which made him the second
pitcher in the league. For left
handed pitcher Halla probably has as
good control as any pitcher In the
business. Halla is also a handy man
to play on any other position except
behind the bat. He is a good batter
as well. Bolles is the young pitcher
who came to Topeka during the clos
ing game of the season after having
played at shortstop all season for the
Fort Worth team in the Texas league
and pitched three games for Topeka
winning all of them. His first game