The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-05
Topeka Will Not Get Red
Downs After All.
He Is Slated for a Berth. With
Minneapolis.
NOT NEEDED ANY MORE
Detroit Has Decided to Cast
Topeka Man Adrift.
Dummy Taylor Also Slated to
Go to Minors.
NOT NEEDED ANY MORE
Topeka won't get Red Downs.

Topeka won't get Red Downs.
Instead the Minneapolis team has
secured the Topeka boy by purchase
from Detroit, and Red will perform
at the second station of the MiIlers in
the American association team next
season.
There is one team yet to be heard
from in the American league in re-
gard to waivers. This team is not
known to any save Manager Hughey
Jennings of the Tigers, but as the
club has a good stock of second base
men and shortstops, Jennings thinks
the club is just little slow in re-
spending to the request for waiver.
Downs isn't needed at Detroit any
more. The acquisition of Bush and
Mortarity on the inheld has strength
ened the inner works of the Tigers to
q great extent. Red hardly delivered
the goods for Detroit He never re-
covered from his nervousness. Still he
had some bad luck too, which reduc-
ed his chances of sticking in the ma
5ors. He didn't make many errors
but when he did they came at times
that counted and magniied their ap-
pearance In the public eye. Reds
ability with the stick never has been
questioned. He will go to Minneapo-
lis and he will be able to hit the ball
at high clip.
Cooley has another pitcher, twirl-
er who may be the star of the West
ern league, and who may not fill the
bill in any manner. He is Hall, who
pitched for the Sioux City team dur
ing the season of 1906, leading the
Western league. And Sioux City was
q tail ender then. which magnifes
his record that much more. In 1907
he came back to Sioux City and pitch
ed ten games, winning nine of them.
But he hurt his arm then and went
to a smaller league. He found a man
-ssaT y, nit TNA1TV ENTTe-
l(Miss.) team in the Gulf coast league
and has been there since. During the
off seasons he has followed the trade
of a boilermaker, and thinks that the
vigorous exercise which his arm has
received in this work has helped him,
and that his arm has come back with
its normal strength and cunning. If
it has, Cooley will find him an inval-
liable pitcher Otherwise Cooley will
not be able to use him.
Brick Owens, who is at the Majestic
fheater this week, thinks Cooley has
a great team gathered together for
1909 81 think that Catcher McManus,
whom Cooley secured from Buffalo, is
one of the best and probably the best
minor league catcher In the business
today" said Owens. HE ought to be
up in the big leagues, but he has a.
funny disposition and don't like the
big company. He will make a fine
addition for Topeka and will work
we'll for Dick. I like the looks of
Dicks outffeld too, and I think it is
Just as good as any in the Western
league. I look for Cooley to finish in
the first division. He may come pref
ty close to winning the pennant but
the people won't expect him to do
that the first year in the Western
league"
Every winter the lists of released
players from the majors tell the old
story that eventually comes to every
ball player, that of dropping out of
the big leagues into the minors. The
latest dope strikes close home. Luther
Taylor, the deaf mute pitcher of the
New York Giants. is slated to go to
Buffalo. Buffalo wants him and Nc
Graw has consented to let him go
provided waivers can be secured Tay-
Tor has been in the big leagues for ten
years or so and has always been a
good man, and a hard worker. He has
several years Of good baseball left In
him, and will make g. good twirler in
the minors
Jack Chesbro three years ago the
gtar of the American League, will fol-
low Taylor back to the minors. Happy
Jack has been released outright by
the Highlanders. Indianapolis is try
ing to get him, but it is doubtful