The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-18

promising southpaws of the country.
ne was a star in the old Missouri. VAL
ley league. In 1904 he was picked up
| py minneapolis, but came to Wichita
| IN 1905 along with Dan O'Leary and
| Hank Gehring. He. lasted till July 4
| ana was cut loose. A tendency to be
erratlc' and the presence of three 9TH
| er good tWirlerS on the Wichita staff
were the reasons given for his re-
| lease He caught on with Topeka la
ter In the season, and drifted from
there TO several other teams in the
circuit. Since then he has been play
ing semi-pro ball.
The Newton team of the Kansas
State league has closed dates for ex-
| hibition games here with Sioux Citv
on April 22 and %, and with Wichita.
on April 26. Con Harlow of Natchez,
MISS VIII manage the Newton team
the coming season. In addition to
| managing the team Harlow will catch
The following players have signed
with Newton: Outfielders, George Da-
Wis, Joplin, Mo-; Thomas Connel.
Newton, and A. j. Wood, Galena, Kan.
inf1elders, Joe Bond, Greenville, Tex;
EDWARD Glllham, ST. Louis, Mo-; Chas.
w. Fisher, Linn, Mo-; Tom C. Mil
Ter, Natoma, Kan; Joseph A. Pagan,
Kansas City. Mo-; Frank Kline, Jop-
I'm, Mo-; John Burton, Cleveland, o.;
pitchers, Levi D. Williams, Canyon
City, Tex; Lawrence Martin, Topeka:
Roy +. Toy, Cherryvale; Ira Walker,
shawnee. Ok; catcher, Fred Robin
son, Rolf, Ok.
Wichita Beacon: Manager Holland
IS in receipt of a telegram from Frank
BoWerman, catcher and manager of
the Boston National league team, in
Young to Wichita. The figure which
Bowerman placed on the former
Wichita favorite is not out of the
way, but Young has grown prosper
fT11 in hn h hfrr1 l.
are out of reason as far as the local
club is concerned. In a message to
Holland he demanded a raise of $25
per month above what the major
how he figures that a Glass A team
can pay him more money than the
best circuit in the business, is hard
to say
Holland will continue the negotia-
tions in hopes that the former Wich-
ita star may be procured at a reason
able salary, but he does not hold out
any great hope to the fans. The
Wichita club is liberal when it comes
to paying salaries to its players, but it
does not pretend to cope with the Ma
tional and American league teams in
that respect. Certainly it cannot pre-
tend to raise the ante.
BasebalPs popularity is shown by
the existence of "a big training camps
with 544 players busy trying out for
their positions. OF this number $50
are to be accepted and the remainder
will go into the minor classes, where |
there are many, many more teams.
Billy Nance, former Toledoan, when
captain of Kansas City. ordered first |
baseman George StovalI off the field !
telling him it only was intended for
ball players-and not for amateurs
Walter johnson was released from |
Tacoma on a SIS contract-at one |
time. Matty Mcintyre, twice a mem
Der of the American league champs, |
after a scanty tryout with the Ath- |
letics, was turned loose before the |
season opened. This all goes to show |
that you can't tell what's inside of a
bundle by looking at the wrapper.
Wichita has lost out on the Comis-
key bouquet wichita gets the White
Sox regulars this season while Topeka |
gets the Yannigans. Wichita natur- |
ally expected the old Roman to trav- |
ell with the Regulars. But he won't. |
1t is announced that he will be with |
the Yannigans. Hence he may be in |
Topeka.
Guy Green of Lincoln has compIet-
ed arrangements for the use of the
will transfer the Lincoln Sunday |
games, that is providing ST. Joe fans
show a disposition to patronize the |
Sunday games.
Fitzgerald, who pitched good ball
in spots for the Pueblo club last sea-
son, is a holdout.
Pitcher Reeve Mckay has been un-
conditoinally released by Manager |
Ducky Holmes
Chick Autry. the ex-Omahog. is be- |
ing touted as a wonder by the sport |
ing writer's accompanying the Gin |
cinnati Reds on their southern train |
ing trip. The scribes predict that he |
will be another Tenney or Hall Chase. |
Oliver Is Formally Elected.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 18.-The Penn |
syIvania legislature has formally de- |