The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-27
Has Just Signed a Catcher Nam.
ed Shissel.
Chances of Getting Hagerman
Are Not Bright.
CONTRACT HERE
Veteran Left Handler Will Re-
port Next Spring.
Contract for Turnstiles at Ball
Ground Is Let.

Dick Cooley has increased his force
of pennant aspirants by the addition
OF a catcher upon whom the dope
looks pretty favorable and who is ex-
pected to develop into a good man.
His name is Shissel, and he is of Dan
1sh extraction. Shissel gets his mail
at Indianapolis. He comes well rec
commended by Walter QueiSSer and
Charles Hollingsworth both of whom
live in that town and who are close
friends of Cooley. Queisser will be
remembered as a Joplin pitcher While
Hollingsworth had a tryout with To-
peka last season. Clarence owens, an
American association umpire also
gave him a boost. Shissel has never
PLAYED professional baseball to any
extent He broke into the game at
Indianapolis last summer for few
days. St. Paul was playing the Hoos-
iers and Bonnie Meyers, the crack
catcher was not on duty. ShiSSel went
in and worked So good was his work
that he received a good offer from st.
Paul, but turned it down as he was
under q semi-professional contract.
This season he wants to play the pro-
fessional game and Cooley has order
ed him to report March rs for a good
trial. If the dope pans out as well as
it looks Cooley has added one more
valuable man to his herd of ball chas-
ers.
Cooley wants Rip Hagernan back
for his first Western league team.
Dick communicated with President
Murphy of the Chicago Cubs few
days ago and received the following
reply which would seem to indicate
that Cooley's chances of getting the
1anky one for another season are not
rosy: Hold your horses awhile.
have heard too much about Hagerman
and he will have to go on the south
ern training trip. If he doesn't make
good, then maybe I can talk business
with you
While in Kansas City few days
ago, Cooley met Jack Haskell, an old
friend of his and a Western league
umpire for next season. Haskell
complimented Cooley on his purchase
of Danny Green and Art Fenlon, two
outfielders who will be in the local
out posts during the coming season.
In HaskelPs estimation both men are
stars.
"Peewee'' Jones' contract has been
received at baseball headquarters all
adorned with his big well linked John
Hancock. The local fans are glad to
know that "Peewee" will be here
again, and it will be with a great deal
Of pleasure that they will watch his
southpaw SlantS elude the mighty
swatsmen of the Western league while
Peewee's glowing visage will add en-
chantment to the scene.
Cooley has let the contracts for the
turnstiles which will be placed at the
local ball grounds. By this means the
exact attendance can be recorded.
This is one of the rules and regula-
tions of the new circuit.
Manager Cooley is in receipt of a letter
from Sylvester Olson, last seasons short
stop. "Ole'' is working in his fathers
store at Savonberg tying up sugar bun
dies and selling chewing tobacco to the
Swedes, and is enjoying the best kind of
health. st will be back in the spring.
writes ''Ole," land I will make them go
some to beat me out of shortstop.
get to play in Topeka next season. Red
still belongs to Detroit, but is expected
to figure in a trade to New York. Then
1T will be necessary for all the major
league teams to waive on Red, after
which New York proposes to send him to
the Newark, N. J., team of the Eastern
league. Then by a long series of ne
gotiations Red may be secured by Topeka.
He would certainly look well on second
base next season.
James ''Bulr' Durham, the well known
pitcher of the American association, has
purchased a drug store in Douglass. Kan
sas. and will engage in business during
the remainder of the winter. The drug
store business, however, is not as remun-
eTative in Douglass as it is in Topeka.
All of the old time fans of the city