The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
SPRING PRACTICE.
Marco % the Date Cooley Will
Start Work.
The Thirty Men on the Squad
Expected to Report Then.
EXHIBITION GAMES.
Good Series With Big Teams
Arranged.
Washington American Nine
First One to Come.
EXHIBITION

March % is the date Cooley has decid-
ed upon for the first practice of the sea
son. At that time every man who has
signed a contract with the Topeka team
for 1909, will be expected to report. By
this time Cooley will have in the neigh
borhood of so men on the squad. These
Will be given hard workout, in order
that each man may have a chance to
show what he can do, and then Cooley
will be better able to make his selec-
lions for the respective positions.
A good series of exhibition games with
bigger teams has been arranged and
this ought to insure plenty of practice
for the men. The Washington Ameri-
can league team will be the first one
here. The Nationals will start three
game series, Sunday, March %, three
wednesday following the locals VIII go
to Kansas City for a series of two
games with the American Association
team of that town. Kansas City re-
turns the favor here Saturday and sun
day following April and 4.
The Detroit American league cham
pions, including Cobb. Crawford and
other stars viii be here Tuesday, April
Americans Will come the next day.
Then there is a week without games.
Negotiations are now on with the 81.
Paul and Buffalo teams. and one or
perhaps both of these teams Will be
secured.
The Joplin Western association team
will be here for three games, April 10,
II and Is. This ought to be a good SER
les as the Miners will try to demon
strate to the locals that Topeka should
still be in a brush league.
The season opens April IS. and several
other games will be arranged following
the Joplin series.
Ducky Holmes. of the Sioux City
team. announces that John Burkett of
Lincoln. will be secretary of the Pack
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Holmes in Lincoln two years ago.
Gossip emanating from various
sources relative to the schedule differs
widely. However. the latest dope picks
Des Moines or Sioux City to open in
either Topeka or Wichita. Topeka and
Wichita are in fair shape to get the
opening games every season, on account
or the fact that the weather conditions
are apt to be more settled here than
further north. Topeka will probably
get either the Fourth of July or La
Dor day games
Good news has come to the fans of
Oklahoma City. The Western Associ-
alton had refused to let this town leave
the circuit to go into the Texas league,
r. E. Moist, president of the Sooners,
carried the case to the National Asso-
citation at Cincinnati last week, and Sc
cured a favorable verdict. Now all that
remains is to find legal way into the
Texas circuit. Oklahoma City may sup
plant Shreveport.
Omaha Bee: One of the real sweet
treats, or possible treats, in store for
Western league fans this year has all
but been overlooked. 1t is the Oppor-
tunity that will be afforded by the adj
dition of the two Kansas towns of see
ing once in action that popular old
antediluvian, Jay Andrews, Omaha
sports will welcome the opportunity and
will embrace Jay with fond and af-
rectionate hug-so will they in Sioux
City. But it isn't a cinch that Jay
will stick it out. for half a dozen i'm
pudent young chaps are going to be
given a tryout for his third corner. Jay
says they'll have to go some, though,
if they beat him out, for he's been get
ting younger every year for the last 20.
If this, process keeps up he's liable to
be a boy again within the next decade.
A Trophy From Taft.
Toledo, o., Jan. 13.-Announcement