The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-17

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| 1. September 5.
I Topeka at Lincoln, September 6-6-7
July % open for Topeka and Lin
/ coin.
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
All the News of the Day CONDENSED
Into Small Paragraphs.
ST am now satisfied that L have
| good team,' said Cooley this morn.
! ing in talking about the purchase o1
| Geier. "He is just the kind of a mar
that 1 need. I now have four gooG
| outfielders, Fenlon, Green, Wooley and
Geier, and if necessary I can shift
Geier to the infield, where 1 know
he will do good work. 1 expect tc
! close a deal shortly for new in
fielder and may also get another right
hand pitcher If I am successful in
getting these two new ones, I will be
satisfied with my team
| The new Topeka suits have arrived
| and are on exhibition in Fullerton s
window. They are certainly good
| lockers. If good looking clothes can
win the rag, Topeka ought to have
easy sailing.
Cooley and Red Downs who have
| been sitting around for week
lamenting on the poor baseball
weather, were seen taking a run out
to the local park this afternoon. They
spent some little time playing catch
and swinging their bats at each
others inshoots. Tomorrow both will
| be paying the penalty with stiff mus
| c1eS and sore limbs.
Barngrover, a former Springfield
Western Association player, is hooked
ap with the DeS MoineS club. Barney
was a good man in the w. A. but did
not take care of himself.
Manager Holmes has signed Keep
ping, a shortstop from the Duluth
team, to fill the vacant stall of Artie
Granville.
Phil Kerner, a new Des Moines
catcher. is being highly touted and the
Iowa metropolis fans are expecting
much of him this season.
Ora ]. Mitz who played with Nc
Pherson in the c. K. league last year,
has signed with the Great Bend team
in the state league.
The Salina baseball team wants to
incorporate and a charter will be ap-
piled for in a few days.
Arthur Bader is having a nervous
time playing second for the Sox, as he
is an outf1elder, but he is batting We'll
and is improving.
Fremont Willet is the name of an
amateur outfielder who is to try out
with Lincoln for the place made va
cant by the jumping of House to Fres-
no. W1llett is said to crack the ball
at a 400 clip.
Cliff Cook, semi-pro twirler of Chi
cago has signed with Lincoln. He is
working out with Catcher John king
of the Cubs, who declined to go South
with the squad. Cook is southpaW.
Buck Francks, out in Oakland, Cal.
writes that he is working out and Will
be in fine shape when the season
opens The Omaha team is to report
March 25, probably to shovel snow
Chick Autrey made the Cincinnati
fans gasp and the papers are claiming
that Hoblitzell will have hard time
beating him to the job. Chick trlea
out a year or so ago and looked Dad;
race, due possibly to the fact that ne
has been playing winter baseball in
California.
Griffith has announced flat1y that he
proposes to have Ham Patterson If ST.
Louis doesn't want him. The scrap
for Ham still continues. Pueblo ex-
poets to land him eventually.
Tom Cantley is another collegian
signed up by Green, of Lincoln Can't
lev is a pitcher and outhelder. he
piays with ST. Thomas college, in Min
neSota.
Lee ouillin says he is tickled be-
cause he doesn't have to go to Des
Moines. He has been promised by
Brother Mike that he will remain with
the MilIers as a utility infieider, as Will
Eddie Wheeler, formerly third base
man for Denver.
The Wichita personnel at present is:
Pitchers Clark. Bolin, Weller and
Westcott who has been recently pur-
chased from Joplin; catchers Quisser
end perhaps Weaver, of the Chicago
White Sox; first base, Holland. Is
hell: second base, House, Kelley; snort
stop. Anderson: third base, Ritcher
sen1i-pro. from Denver; outfielders
Miller, Rennell, Middleton, PettigreW
Nothing is said in the Cincinnati
papers regarding AL Furchner's work.
Nor is there any ~4nention of Pitcher
Ragan. Furchner was with Sioux City
last season and Ragan with Omaha
CIegg, the Nebraska amateur signed
and cast adrift by Lincoln last season,
has been signed by Kansas City.
The Webb City owners are still hav-
ing trouble in finding a suitable park
The one last year was too much ike
a cheese box in proportion.
When in need of lumber or building
material see J. B. Whelan & Co.. 4th
aud S. F. tracks. Tells. S65.