The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-01
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
AL the Sporting News of the Day Con.
denSed Into Small Paragraphs.


Six of the locals were left to workout
Wednesday Afternoon while the ma
jority of the team were playing the
Blues. Geier, Kern, Beltz, Cole, Hen
dirk and Maxey were out in suits and
doing some stunts. 1t was first work.
out for Geier and Kern and both look
ed good to the few faithful bugs who
lent their presence to the occasion.
Kern Is of medium height and is a
heavy man, in fact he has an ideal
build for a catcher. and his style
pleased those who saw him. He hits
the ball hard, and ought to make good
with the stick. He did not let his arm
out much as 1t was his first workout.
Geier is a short heavy set man and
acts like a rabbit in his running and
fielding. He too hits the ball hard, and
it Is a safe bet that Cooley's latest re-
cruits are live ones.
Kern left for Kansas City this morn
ing to join the team and he will re-
lieve McManus whose arm is not in
recovered from the effects of his first
workout, when he felt like a kid and
threw as though it was the Fourth of
July.
Witherup, with the Des Moines team
last season, was scheduled to be with
the Washington team this spring, but
he has been detained at his home in
Hope, Pa, with illness. Witherup was
considered one of the best pitchers in
the association last season.
Rusty Owens and Outfielder Spencer
have Joined the Pueblo team and once
more the fans of Sunville are happy.
These were two of the favorites of
1908.
The Register and Leader warns the
nitPhRrS of the RnnSfarS m
try too much for a week or too. The
Register and Leader says: "a curve
up the sleeve is worth two thrown
away in early practice"
The sporting editor of the Denver
News is the first to dope out the 1909
Western league pennant race. The
News scribe says Pueblo will finish
first, Topeka second and Denver
third.
Frank Selee. ex-manager of the
Boston and Chicago National league
teams, and who is now living in
Pueblo, says that Cooley and Holland
are valuable acquisitions to the West
ern league, because both are exper-
fenced baseball men and both have a
faculty of getting good teams.
Pueblo papers still continue to rave
over Tay kensel, the young third
SstcheF NAO Is graduate oI the
bushes.
Evedy day now players are report
ing at Des Moines. The Iowa capital
city has the largest ante-season
registration of any club in the league
and the majority of the seventy-three
players under contract will report.
Love and Hetling, two Western as
ISOLATION recruits, are doped by the
Kansas City Journal for regular berths
second and Hetling third.
Rip Hagerman has been ordered to
report this afternoon to Manager
Chance and the Chicago Cubs at At
lanta although it is not known
whether he did so or not. Rip has
been spending several months in Cuba
, where he has been the idol of all the
dusky fans and lady bugs
Reed Williamson, an outfielder from
! Marceline. Mo-, came in and reported
/ to Manager Cooley, but he hasn't been
| seen since. Dick and Peggie never
missed him until this afternoon when
letter came to his address.
Danny Green is always the worst
looking ball player in the world al
this time of year. is the statement. OF
! he expects Green to do some great
work in the Topeka outfieId.
From the practice gamea played
I thus far by the Omaha team one thing
is evident and that is worrying Pa
Rourke a great dea1-that is the need
! of first baseman, one who can talks