Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-22
DOPE FOR THE FANS
FROMsBAsEBALD WORLD,


! President Beagle, Of the local club,
received today the signed contract OF
Claude Lynn, an expert pitcher from
Southeastern Kansas.
Manager Young Of the home team
is playing series OF games this week
with Oswego against the Webb City
team.
at pays to advertise old
slogan but still good one, there
have been 100 letters a day received
by the local management in response
to an ad recently inserted in the
Topeka Capital sporting column.
Much regret was expressed in base
ball circles today over the fact that
Monte Burr, the young phenom short
stop from Smith Center wrote that 1t
would be impossible for him to join
the Abilene team. Burr is the play
er who wrote sometime ago that he
was only feet inches in height,
weighed 100 pounds and that when
you see me you'll think I'm a joke
but can deliver the goods"
Manager Gramley Of Clay Center
the former Western Association
player-is gathering together a fast
bunch at Clay Center.
AL Strong of the Enterprise team
and last season with Salina is in bust
ness in Texas and will not be with
any Central Kansas league this sea-
son.
President Beagle expects to be
able to announce soon of Abilene's
catcher The player in question Is
one of the best backstops in the Mis-
souri, valley-having had several
years of big league experience.
President Ralph Hoffman of the
Central Kansas league will undoubt-
eddy make the best baseball president
in any Kansas league-he has every |
possible necessary qualification.
j. J. Ellis, Jr., of La Belle, Mo-,
who was captain of the Knox college |
team for three years, may take a
place in the Abilene outfield. He
is here visiting Ernest Morse. He
played league ball last summer and |
has a fine record. He has been
sporting editor of a San Antonio,
Texas paper during the winter.
Abilene is going to play ball on
schedule this year. Games will be
started on the minute, something the
crowds will appreciate.
The Abilene management have ten
men under contract with four or
i've more soon to be listed officially.
1t looks like a fast bunch. The
.own will have to turn out to games
t it expects to make the season sue
,essful. Every game away from home
each team gets $25 and pays its
,wn expenses. The home receipts
must pay the bills.
Because Manager West of the Man
rattan team wears his hair long, and
S addicted to cowhide boots, the
Topeka Capital unkindly refers to
lin as the 81 Plunkard of the Central
Kansas league.
1t has been suggested that num-
,er of rooters be given passes to all
he games on the home grounds, to ,
tir up little enthusiasm.
The Kansas Tggies trimmed the
Jebraska Cornhuskers yesterday by
he score of 7 to 3.
The Wesleyan squad was defeated
o a swift game of ball by the soldiers
t Fl. Riley yesterday the seoFeabe- 4
az to 0 in favor of the Fit. Riley \
ggregation.
MhuABeT WEI VI IhO WuAh"eNA~AA 4
cam has signed up nine men, but
efuses to give out their names. !
President Beagle has received a I
1ntraet from Jude E. Stack of the c
;. S. A. c. squad. !
Wonder If Manhattan is going to .
ave base ball there this summer?
ye haven't heard much about 1t.
President R. w. Hoffman today
lnouneed that Alpha Brumage is to II
} one of the four umpires OF the y
entral Kansas league. Brumage a
now athletic director Of the Lib n
'ty, Mo-, college and held the same y
,sition in Ottawa University. He u
npired several games last year with
tisfaction and is one of the states
ost capable men. The other UNI :,
res have not been selected but will n
me from outside the league towns. q
ne salary is $50 a month and ex- "
nses. a
Fessler-TOlbert. al
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