The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-06

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Last season the Western league
schedule. which was drawn by white
Wings" Tebeau, gave much the better
of it to the Denver club. The Grizzlies
Travelled almost 1000 miles less than
any of the other five clubs.
CrEikshank is the last of the Sioux
City squad to report. Cruikshank is in
splendid condition. He halls from
Waterloo in the Central association
where he starred last season.
Swift. the pitcher, who was secured
by Pueblo from st. Louis. has report
ed and il there is anything in a name
he ought to have little smoke to say
the least.
President Tip O'Neiil has made a
startling discovery which augurs i'll
for western league clubs. In the new
rules adopted by the National asso-
citation coincident upon the creation
of the A. A. class the drafting rules
were altered. It now apears that there
is a joker which will permit of any
amount of drafting from the western
league whereas before only one player
could be drafted from each club.
Two of the Denver new players
have Joined the team within the past
few days at different Kansas points.
Standard, the shortstop arrived from
Springfield, Mass. and reported at
st. Joseph, while Mag landed at
Olathe. Standard will have to go
some to beat Mailman, who is playing
shortstop.
Pueblo will not get to see Walters.
Friday. Walters wants to vote today
and will leave his home in st. Louis
tomorrow.
The Webb City team Of the w. A. is
working out at lola. A new man is in
charge this season, Renfker, a south
paw finger.
Ducky Holmes of the Sioux City.
once made a record which it is be-
lieved has been unparalleled in base
ball history. While playing center
field for the Chicago White Sox, he
once threw four men out at the plate
in one game.
There are now enough players on
hand at Sioux City to start two teams
to work. Ducky has his Regulars and
Yannigans. and on off dates he has
game between the two.
Washburn college wants a game
with the White Sox for Friday after
noon. 1t is not known yet whether
the team will oppose each other or
not.
Including himself, Dick Cooley has
now twenty-one players working out
at the local park. Keeping that many
men during the spring season is no
small item Of expense.
Danberry springs something new
every day: His latest is some new
posts protruding above the fence
which show the dividing line between
fair and foul territory
The Lincoln team also has a Pitcher
Hendrix. The Lincoln man, however.
is Claude, while Topeka's pitcher is
Rhoddy
1t took the fans several days to get
wise to the ringing of the gong during
the game by Danberry. Dan does that
know how many to mark up. Dan
berry has some more things he will
spring in a few days
Pitcher Harry Gaspar, of Waterloo.
whom Manager Holmes tried to land
last season, but failed owing tor Gin
cinnati buying him. is proving to be
mighty popular with the Reds and
seems assured of a STEADY job with the
club: His work against the veteran
of the nerviest youngsters who has
broken into the big show in years
Outf1elder Long. whose hitting has
been a feature thus far, is said to
have ciouted at the rate of $3.50 in the
o. K. league last season. Hope he
can duplicate this season.
Coach Quigley of the st. Marys
baseball team says that it was Kelley
who was bombarded from the box in
the game with Topeka. instead of
Green. The latter he insists allowed
but four hits in seven innings. and
struck out ten men.
The Sioux City papers are boosting
Happy Westcott of the Wichita team.
The solution is easy. Happy lives in
Sioux City when he Is at home and his
paternal predecessor is chief of police
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