The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-07
BASEBALL TALK.
Manager Cooley Completes His
TryOut Team.
Has the Signatures of Thirty
Two Players.
REPORT ON MARCH 20.
Chicago Here for First Game
Two Days Later.
Other Teams in Association Are
Made Up.

Dick Cooley has written to every
man who has affixed his signature to
a Topeka contract for 1908. ordering
him to report here March 20. at
which time the practice season of
the locals viii commence. There are
a few of the players wintering in To-
peka and these may do a little prac-
tice beforehand. ALI. however. will
be here to commence work by March
25. There are 90 men who have
signed contracts.
Two days later the White Sox will
team, also known as the White Sox.
From that time until the opening of
the season the team will be kept busy
with exhibition games most Of which
are to be played in Topeka Several
strong teams will appear here in To-
peka later in the ante-season games.
A trip Is being arranged for the locals
through the southeastern part of the
state where there are several strong
teams. The locals were to have cir
cled the Western league territory but
this trip has been called off owing to
the premature opening of the season
in that circuit.
When the first practice is held on
the afternoon of March rs. there Will
be an imposing array of baseball tall
emit on the local diamond Cooley
has three catchers, eight pitchers.
with another a possibility, six inf1eld-
ers with a chance for a seventh and
five outfielders to which number may
be later added another.
Bor catchers Cooley has Moore, a
seasoned man from the Northwe est
league; Brennan who played here for
q time last season during which time
he showed great promise despite his
inexperience, and BARLEY, a youngster
who comes highly reco mmended from
Powhattan, Kan
The pitching line seems to be the
strong point of the 1908 team. Jones
| Of the team of last season and one Of
| the best southpaws in the league, will
be back: Jarrett seasoned pitcher
| from the Sioux City team of the
Western league and a leader in that
| league as a twfr1er Of ability: Arnold
who showed up strong last season.;
Pollard a pitcher with a years ex-
| perienoe from Evansville in the Gem
| trail league and a man very highly
| recommended to Cooley: Burey, who
is said to be the best pitcher of the
| Kansas shortgrass region; Jewett,
from the deaf and dumb institute at
| Ofathe and pitcher for who m
| Luther Taylor fof the New York Ma
ClOnalS mas predlcted a bright future,
and Mershon who showed promise
| when In this league two seasons ago;
all OF these will report for practice.
| Cooley will have the initial corner
| of the inf1eId- Kahl will probably
| play second, although young Goiens
Of northeastern Kansas. who Is anx-
| fous for a chance will try out at this
| position Ragan will play short and
Boles will probably have the call for
| third. Cooley has however signed
| Spider Bailey. a former Oklahoma
| City ana K. .. inf1elder, who is now
practioing law in this city. Bailey
played third with the Midgets here
| last season.
| The outf1efd honors will be con-
tested by Landreth. Wooley, Holy
| GROSS. Crumrine and Cuthbert.
Out OF this aggregation of baseball
| players will be selected the team
| which will contest for the Western
association pennant during the COM
| ing season.
| Olson. HaHa and Davis of the To-
peka team of last season. who were
sold to Louisville, have all signed
| Louisville contracts and will report
| to the Colonies about the fifteenth Of
March. They have until the first OF
| May to make good. IF they succeed
they will stay there and Cooley will
| receive a nice bunch of money. II
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