The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25

there was dearth Of batting On the
part of large number Of the Miners.
Wanner, Jacobson, Olson and Noyes
were the only pets of Ffllmanto connect
with the leather. Jacobson secured two
doubles and single out Of three times
up. Fillman however Is pleased with
the showing which his team made.
Milsap who will be remembered as the
star first sacker of the old lola team.
the first year Topeka was in the old
Missouri Valley league, has been resur-
rected again after a couple Of years of
tdleness and Is to play with the Spring
field team this season. He has been
under suspension from the Oklahoma
City team for a couple of seasons :
Red will probably be the prevailing
color Of the. Webb City team this sea-
son. There are five players on the team
who can answer to this description and
who have a vermillion nickname. They
are Red Wright, the captain; Red Nor
ton, Red Roach, Red Pease and Red
Dulow. From a strawberry blonde to
peaches and-cream scarlet or q dell
cate old rose tint, any shade can be
found in this lot.
Wilder Gray who played in the out
field Of the Webb City team last season
has secured job with the lola team Of
the 0. K. league for the coming season.
He has been elected captain Of this
team.
Mike Erwin who was with the Topeka
team a while last season has been farm
ed out to the Rochester team Of the
Eastern league. Mike is still owned by
Detroit but is hardly considered big
league timber as yet. A season in the
Eastern league ought to put the finish
ing touches on his development.
Pearl Murray, the popular center
fielder Of the Springfield team, is coach
ing the team of Drury college at SPRING
field and is acquiring a good deal Of
his spring practice in this manner.
Pearl is one of the best outfelders In
the Western association and is also one
Of the most popular, as he deserves to
be, being a gentleman all the time and
the kind Of player the public admires.
The Oklahoma City team has report
ed for practice and all the players are
hard at work. For time things at the
metropolis of the new state looked rath-
er dubious from baseball standpoint
but this however has been changed
since Jack Mcconnell, the old Wheel
ing backstop, took charge of the man
agerial reins. He has a large bunch OF
experienced men to work with and
should have a good team. Here is his
roster for the spring workout: McCon-
nell G. w. Kelsey ana ESdole Goes,
catchers; Smiling Bob Bandy and Clar-
ence Jennings, pitchers, and Clarence
Fitzgerald, third baseman, are the van
guard who have been working off avoir-
dupois at Colcord park during the last
week Eight pitchers are signed to re-
port. Bemis, Hoffer, Page, McC1ntock,
Bandy and three recruits from the near
compose the list. Rapps and Henderson
will contest for the initial sack. Love
fs almost certain of the keystone posi-
ton and White for shortstop. Lige
Henderson is signed for third, but there
likely will be others in the tryout. Goes,
Rapps. White and Emery are strong
for the outf1eld places. Rapps has
eyinced a desire to play at first. but
should he fail to make good over Hen
derson he still will be in the running
for an outf1eld place, possibly right
field. Henderson will be tried at third,
but also is transferable Familiar
faces of last season which will be miss
inc at the tap of the gong this season
will be those of rabbit" Wiser. LOT
ton, Charles Mcfarland, his brother,
Monte. Jack Henry. Jack Pendry and
Partridge.