The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-14
Manager Cooley Signs Pitcher
Jarrett of Sioux City.
Secures His Release From
Holmes by Purchase.
ONLY FOR ONE YEAR.
Must Give Iowa Man Option for
Repurchase.
Pitching Staff Is Now Complete,
Says Manager.

About the best announcement that
Dick Cooley Of the local baseball team
has yet made for the benefit of the To-
cal baseball fans is that of the signing
of Jarrett, for four years the star
pitcher of the Sioux City team in the
Western League. = Jarrett is a right
handler and only yesterday was Cooley
finally able to secure his release by
purchase from the Sioux City team of
which Ducky Holmes, an old friend OF
Cooley is manager.
Jarrett will be about the most valu-
able addition to the local team, if the
dope which is now being scattered con-
He Is. a big fellow, with worlds of
smoke up his salary limb. He is the
poSsessor OF a large assortment Of
curves and with all these valuable
adjuncts he has head filed with gray
matter, especially adapted and trained
in the science Of pitching. In his four
years with Sioux City he has always
won majority Of his games.
The new pitcher of the White Sox is
also somewhat Of a performer with the
willow. He has always clouted the
Spald1ng with an average we'll up
| towards the 300 mark. A couple of sea-
! sons past Jarrett hit like house afire.
And thereby hangs the tale of his being
sold. 1t happened that in Sioux City
| a prize Of a STE watch was given for
| the leading hitter on the team. Jarrett
being a pitcher did not participate in
as many games as the rest but he won
| first place by a margin of 20 points
| hitting at a .348 clip. Noblitt, the center
| fielder of the team and a popular play
er hit BIT and owing to the fact that
he played in nearly every game he was
given the prize. Jarrett never got ac-
customed to this act and has since
been in bad with the fans Of the pack
ing town on account of his losing out
and the lack Of grace with which he
bore his loss.
Cooley Is pleased with his new ac-
QUESTION. II haven't the least doubt
that Jarrett will be the leading right
handed pitcher In the Western Associ-
alton this season. : 7 think I made a
ten strike when secured Jarrett" said
the White Sox manager this morning.
II tried to buy him outright but the
best I could do, was to secure him for
| next season and allow Holmes an op-
ton to repurchase him. 1 think with
out doubt that Topeka will have the
best pitching stair IN the league. We
will have three veterans on the staff,
| which includes Jones, Jarrett, and
Craig. Then there is still possibility
| of getting Halla as I have the call on
| him If he doesn't make good and ]
would sooner get him back than to t AXE
| the purchase money from Wichita.
| There are five youngsters on the staff,
| Furey, Merschon, Pollard, O'Bannon
and Arnold of last seasons, team. Ar
mold of course will in another year be
classed as a. seasoned pitcher and out
of the other four there ought to be at
least one or two worth keeping. We
will be in the race from the start to
| finish and II any team beats US they
will deserve the pennant." d 8 <
A spell unequalled in silence except
by q national cemetery has been bro
| ken in Leavenworth by the signing OF
q baseball player by the name Of Rob
| ert Taggart. Just what he is or does
| in the baseball line is not known but
shows that Leavenworth is getting
busy. They need to- as this is the only
report of anything Of the kind happen
| ing there this season. AS far as is
known yet they are still looking for a
manager.