The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-16

ers on the STAFF at present. The right
handers are@Seott, Hendrix, Slapnicka,
and Kilingsworth. The southpaws are
Bette, Burnum. and Thomson.
Peggy Robbins, secretary of the local
ball team, is improving and his ulti-
mate recovery is now fully expected.
The Wichita papers assert that Hol-
land has something in his pocket which
will make all the other teams In the
league sit up and take notice. The
Omaha World Herald thinks 1t is
horseshoe.
its Kansas trip next Saturday and VIII
play games in the following towns on
the dates mentioned: st. Joseph, April
IS; Strong City, April 81: Newton, April
Y; McP.herson. April %; Hutchinson;
other open dates which the MANAGE
ment expects to fill before the opening
of the season at Wichita on April ~.
President Guy. Green has concluded
the negotiations for the sale of the re-
lease of Dave Colderhead to the Fond
du Lac club in the Wisconsin state
league. Freddy Barnes. a former Lin
coin pitcher, is manager at Fond Gu
Lac and Colderhead will be in good
hands, for Freddy knows the game
and will be an able instructor for the
Indianapolis boy. The deal includes the
proviso that the Lincoln club may ex-
ercise an option and bring Colderhead
back by repurchase. Manager Fox
liked Colderhead's style and expects
him to develop rapidly in the Wiscon-
sin league, thus fitting him for berth
as a regular on. the Lincoln club pro-
badly next year.
In explaining t'Ducky' Holmes &C
ton in releasing Taylor. an Omaha am
ateur, the Wichita Beacon says Taylor
was homesick to see Pa Rourke's
bunch play and couldn't bear the
thought of ever having to pitch against
his home team
Sioux City Tribune: George Noblit,
one of the heaviest hitters ever seen In
the Western League and one OF the
City, is reported down and out on ac-
count Of rheumatism, which attacked
him two years ago at the close or MS
last season with Sioux City. he went
to Mobile and made a pitiful attempt
to play, but was unable to run. Finally
the disease attacked his throwing arm
and soon he couldn't hurl a ball across
the diamond. Formerly he was known
as an unerring pegger to the plate from
deep center. Tom Campbell, who saw
former outfielder is much discouraged.
He has made three trips to Hot
Springs hoping to rid himself OF rheum-
atism, but his throwing arm has not
come back. He expects to try out
with Johnstown in the Tri-State this
spring and failing. will have to give
up baseball. He applied for a position
as umpire, but has not landed.
A letter from Pitcher Reuter- has put
I.:Ix Of p11n d.
ing the crack Hawaiian pitcher. Reuter-
says he will stick with the outlaws.
Sioux City Tribune: Here it is near
ly the opening of the Western League
season and Doc Andrews hasn't show
ed up for his job as third baseman.
Jason is the same old physish-hkely
to 60 into the game fat as a butterbali
and about as speedy.
Patterson has divided his squad into
two teams and Us now playing first base.
Rusty Owens IS managing the Yanni-
gans..
Denver playedsso 1900 paid adnig !.
sions at a game with a semi pro club
recently. st. Joe may be getting hung
ry for baseball after the years of wan
dering in the wilderness. And it's a
town of $4,000 to 100000 people. too.
Sioux City Tribune: At present it
looks as if Sioux City, Pueblo and Lin
coin have the strongest clubs; Wichita
and Topeka are unknown quantities.
Omaha will have a strong contender,
however no matter how it looks now
and If the Cantillons are behind Des
Moines, as appears likely, that town
will have a real ball club. Denver may
be stronger than last year, but its
pitchers don't appear so at distance.
That club, however. has one advantage
or haf c
practice than any other aggregation
and is doubtless in the best condi-
ton.
that Pendry is going to make the fans
keep, up that interest in third base
they have shown for a good many
years-Schipke, Perring, Austin, PEN,
dry. Can the little fellow sustain the
upward graduation? That's asking
lot; if he covers the bag as well as
any of these three no protests will be
made, and he'll come mighty close to
it.
Doc Miller, the Indians right
fielder last season. and known as
demon with the willow. will be here
tomorrow. 1t is thought that Miller
will try out again this season as a
pitcher. His greatest weakness up to
this time has been lack of control and
it is thought that If he can find the
groove this year he can make good on
the slab. If this should happen and
James should report the Indians would
have three side wheelers on the staff.
AS it now stands, the fans are sure
that the Indians have one good one at
least in Swift. : 4. s. Catcher Jehl is
the latest arrival in the Indian colony.
Jenl came in yesterday about noon and
was down at the farm in the afternoon.
He is a likely looking player and left
a favorable impression with the fans
who saw him. Jehl comes from Hot
Springs, Ark, where he managed the
team last season. Last season he play
ed in the outfield. having charge of
the club. and batted .2S5. AS a catcher
in the Texas league in 1907 he batted
$50. =. Pitcher Swift has so far
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