The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-14

HUNTER. the PACKERS new I1rSI OaSemaH,
secured three home runs of the Mfnneap-
oils pitchers Sunday.
Many of the Topeka players are COM
planning of colds, but most of the sore
arms are disappearing
Bill Dwyer of the Des Moines team has
switched Annis to second and is giving
short field job. From which it would APP
pear that Annis' work at short is not sat
ls1actory; Annis was always considered
Two weeks from tomorrow and the season
Sioux City at Wichita: Omaha at Denver;
and Des Moines at Pueblo.
The Bartlesville team plays the State
Normal at Emporia this afternoon.
The Outlaw League of Jack sweeney's
as the Interstate Independent League. It
is thought from this that the league has
more name than finances.
Rasty Wright is pitching some good
baseball at Kansas City this season.
was sick and failed to make any kind of
a showing. He was just a little bit shy
| for the A. A. last season.
Sioux City Tribune: Red" Downs, last
year with Detroit, adds strength to the
fine lineup Of the Millers.
Lee Dublin expects to stay with Mime
apolfs and If he doesn't he will refuse to
from the outlaw league which looks pretty
good to him. Fresno has offered him a
salary bigger than he gets in the A. A.
Up at Des Moines it is reported that
Uncle John Higgins is releasing young
gage of the recruits is being attached for
board bills. Uncle John declined to pay
them.
Sioux City Tribune: Lincoln beat the
Millers two out of three games, which has
the pennant. Fact is the Lincoln team
! looks the best just now of any in the
| league, excepting. of course. the Packers
| Eddie Wheeler, formerly of Denver.
| shows well on first base. despite the fact
leading the Pei club in hitting ny" pA' -ie 80
| Otto Kreuger has informed G. Tebeau
play with the Fresno team this season.
| Otto is dissatisfied with his contract, and
the indications are that he would not
| Topeka team in 1885
Wichita has released three players.
| Yates. Mcdowell and Plank. Plank was
sent to Hutchinson, while the other two
| releases were unconditional. Three more
midwinter pipe dreams "gO-SmaShed.'
| The Wichita Beacon sporting editor
1 opened the American league race at De-
| troit Monday, with Chicago and Detroit
| opposing each other To the rest of the
world it will be opened today. however.
| Wichita Beacon: One of the Topeka
dopesters throws a fit every time W1chi-
| ia signs new man. Candidly we cant
blame 'em, for some of these new mer
| are liable to make Topeka look foolish
| before the season is over.
/ The following contracts and releases
| which were included in Secretary Far.
| rell's last bulletin may be of interest to
towns in the Kansas State leagues:
| CONTRACTS.
With Salina. Kan.-Rufus Miller. Boz
Chiffon. Jack Kennedy, Harry Carter. Geo
EFT Mosters, Roy Morris, Mark Shull. w
L. Humphreys. ]. L. Beebe, VIM. B. Cur
ran, Clarence Swift, NJ A. Hefner, A. G
| Strong, Will Horrell. Archie Worrell, R
NJ. Cockrum. A. NJ. Fury. Sam Kreps. A
r. Strohm, ]. LeFropper, T. A Lederer
Harley Grubbs, Harry Baird. E. J.
With Strong City. Kan-F. w. Gorrell
Harry Lackey, Fred Martin C. Shaw
| Peck Thomas, J. 3. McGrath. VIM. Pun
| CHEESE. Edw. Harris, Ralph Pritchard, Jas
Alban, John Sims, John Kelley. Walter
| King. Omer Martin, F. F. Ogleby. J. F
Eckert, I. NJ. levitt, David Harden, H A
| Martin.
With Arkansas City, Kan.-O. L. Hesh-
| with Great Bend-Jack Crockett, James
| Mcdowell, F. E. Markle. D. P. Bowen.
/ With McPherson-W. J. Healer.
| TERMS ACCEPTED.
| With Arkansas City-H C. Billfngsley.