The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-24
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The new blood on the team certain
ly looked good to the faithful fans
who watched the practice perform
ances at the local ball lot yesterday
Kunkle is a mighty fast
infielder and hits the ball hard, while
Kaufman in throwing to the batters
showed some deceptive teasers which
will gladden. the Boss's heart before
the season is over.
Hamilton Patterson has been order
ed to report at Chicago Sunday when
the ST. Louis Browns will be there.
McAleer will have a conference with
Patterson, in which the latter will try
to secure his release to manage Pueb-
10 this season If unsuccessful he
make a little side trip, however, to
Dwight, ILL.,, where he will interview
Pitcher James for the management of
the Pueblo team and ascertain the
reason the erratic one is holding out.
viehman and Westfan two of the
Pueblo squad, are figuring on posi-
tons with the Colorado state league
team, the Western League being still
somewhat lofty for them.
Bill Annis is not with Des Moines
Regulars. He is plotting a club of
Yannigans through the Central asso-
citation territory Oyler is playing
second with the Regulars while Cooli-
gan seems to have the shortstop job
Can it be that William is not fast
enough?
Outfie1der Matticks, released by the
White Sox to Des Moines, doesn't
know yet whether or not he will go
where he was sent. He has laid his
great deal of satisfaction. The vet
Grams among the Chicago players have
advised him to sign up with the
Western leaguers at the best figure
they will give him, as he is up against
all the rules of organized baseball if
he refuses.
Caldwell a third baseman working
for Lincoln, has shown good class. and
Pritchett may lose his job, after all.
Pritchett. the third baseman, who
has been holding out at Lincoln, has
surrendered and will report in time
for the opening game a week from
yesterday.
who is now with the Packers, says he
will be able to land berth. But he
will have a hard fight beating out
some of the twirlers who are working
for Ducky. From is a chunky built
chap and said to have a world of speed
and a good head.
Louisville Times: Olson, at second,
is playing toppy game and walloping
the sphere in timely fashion. He is
more than making good, and If he
keeps improving like he has since the
season opened, he is sure to make the
fans forget all about Mig Perrine, his
predecessor Landreth, Dun
leavy and Delahanty have all given
satisfaction, and are not only fast in
the outfield, but can clout the horse
hide and are speedy and heady base
runners. They make up a more for
midable trio of outer gardeners than
last year, and their heavy batting is
sure to help nightly in the pinches.
Catcher Anheirer, whose name
comes pretty nearly being that of the
inventor of Budweiser, is to be let
loose by Pueblo and is watching for an
attractive opening in the Colorado
leagues.
Umpire Schuster, he of Webb City
and Wichita fame, is umpiring in the
Texas league. Schuster will be re-
membered as the man who had the
first chance to get a job at the hands
of Pulliam, and who later admitted
that he was prospective member of
the American association staff. The
Texas league is in the same class
with the old Western association.
Schuster has made a few bad breaks
already.
Pueblo will have a half holiday on
the day Des Moines opens the season
in that city.
At one of the games played be-
tween Wichita and Great Bend. early
this week, George Hughes, the Wich-
tia second baseman slugged the UNI
pire. The umpire. Casey. who was a
state league tryout, quit and local
man was substituted. 1t was hoped
that umpire assaults would be re-
served until later in the season at
least.
Outfielder Maxey Meixwen, and Gus
williams, a young southpaw finger.
have been sent to the Monmouth team
in the Illinois Missouri league.
Strings are attached to both.
Jack Holland has been having all
kinds of trouble this season. In adj
dition to the cares of a baseball team,
his baby has been sick with the
measles and his wife is under the
weather