The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-10

The Topeka White Sox this after
noon Will open up a long series OF
practice games after having taken a
coming series Cooley will have an
opportunity of simmering his team
down to the best men and wedding
out the stars Of inferior quality.
The team plays at st. Marys this az
ternoon. Tomorrow they will meet
the Topeka Elks. the lodge team be-
ing reinforced by a bunch from the
local squad. Sunday the team divides
and the regulars will play a picked
team from Kansas City headed by
Louis Armstrong. The Yannigans
play the Atchison team. Monday the
Kansas City bunch will perform here
again.
Tuesday the team will leave on a
ten days trip. During this trip Bar
tlesvtlle. Tulsa, Muskogee, McAlester
return to Topeka Friday, April "a.
ana three games will be played with
the Bartlesvtlle aggregation. This will
be but four days before the season
opens and Cooley will work his men
hard during these four days and put
the finishing touches on their train
ing. Then the season will be On in
full blast.
The wedding out process has al
ready commenced. Merschon will be
placed with sor:e team during the
southern trip. he is a good man but
is Little bit raw yet and needs a
little more seasoning Of the variety
that is only acquired In the brush.
Crumrine and Plank will be sent to
Enid. The former shows up well at
the bat and on the bases. but is
weak in the outfleld. Plank is young
he will develop into a good infielder
with a little more experience. 9th
ers will probably receive small Sec
tions of tinware before the season
opens. All the players, however,
viii be retained over Sunday. SO as
The game with the Elks tomorrow
promises to be an interesting one.
There are several good players among
the E1ks and these will be reinforced
by players from the local squad.
EIks and will play with the lodge
team. Then there is DIR. John Out
land, the old Pennsylvania star, DR..
Hogeboom, Roy johnson. Eugene B.
Stotts, Harry Nichols and a host Of
others among whom good team will
not merely an exhibition.
Jack Forester may join the twirl-
ing staff in a few days. He is now
with the Little Rock team and he
and Cooley are carrying on negotia-
lions over the wire. # they can
agree of salary Forester will Join the
team at Bartlesvtlle.
Spencer Abbott is winning a home
the ball hard and is putting up his
usual great game on first. Jack Hen
~ is getting along with Sioux City
and although he has two opponents
to contest with will probably be re-
tanned by Holmes. Halla is pitching
good ball for Louisville, but in re-
cent game agaist his old team the
Cleveland American :, association
bunch he and Ambrose Putnam, both
southpaws, were trounced pretty live
". Olson is putting up good game
but doesn't seem to have more than
q chance Of making the utility berth.
With Speer Sullivan on first, Perrfne on
second, Quinlan short and Jimmy
Burke third, Ole has a hard row to
hoe but may make utility az he has
shown up fine. Davis is up against a
good deal OF competition in Harley,
Stanley, woodruff and Gnadinger. His
hitting, however. and ability to look
old Sol in the face may aid him In
sticking.
tonight and will play with the Elks
tomorrow.
Funk and Ragan will be through
with their medical work this week
and will accompany the team on the
southern trip.
st. Mary's 2. X. 9. A. @. 2.
Manhattan, Kan. April 10.-The
first game that has been played be-
tween the college and st. Mary's for
several years was played Thursday
with q fineI score of to in the last
half Of the seventh inning.
The college did not find the little
ST. Mary's pitcher until the seventh
inning with two men down. Baird got