The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-09
The Topeka Aggregation Looks
Good to Frank Isbeu.
Wichita Manager Speaks Word
of Praise for Locals.
LIKES DANNY GREEN.
Thinks His Former Terminate
Will Make Good Man.
Wishes That Wichita Had More
of the Topeka Push.

Dick Cooley says Topeka will have a
good team next season. This is suf-
f1cient assurance for most of the loyal
Topeka fans, and no fears over the
Western League baseball future of the
city are entertained. There are some,
however, who think the Topeka team
Will be found wanting next season.
Cooley is not the only authority for
the statement that Topeka will have
good team. Frank Isbe1l is another who
thinks that Topeka will be in the run
ming. Last Sunday Issy edited the
sporting dope of the Wichita Eagle. In
fact he thinks that Topeka has bet
ter team than the Jobbers. Here IS the
way he sizes up the race at this time:
After carefully looking over the list
of players that has been signed up by
the different clubs in the western
League and being thoroughly 1amll1ar
with the playing ability Of the greater
majority. I know that the fans in the
western League circuit will be treateo
to a very high class grade OF baseball
the coming season.
I'm Danny Green, Topeka landed
fine ball player. He is good hitter,
a fine base runner and for years was
considered among the stars or the
American League, his only weakness
being a weak arm, but he VIII more
than make up for that, as his quail
ties are excellent in all other depart
nents of the game. Topeka Will nave
a. good ball club and look like con-
tenders for the first division honors.
sioux City looks at the present time
the most dangerous of opponents.
Ducky Holmes, with his huStling abln-
ties and never-give-up spirit, is bound
to be in the fighting all the way
through. The fact that he has all of
his last year championship team in
tact, and with added strength, makes
the Packers look all the more danger
Gus.
'1Omaha, with the faithful Pa Rourke
at the helm, is always in the running
He too has most all of his last year
club left and should be considered IN
the same class as Sioux City.
''I.incoln and Pueblo are both feared
by all clubs. At the close of last sea-
son they looked to be as good as any
two clubs in the Western League.
"Wichita, Denver and Des Moines
are the dark horses and are liable to
upset all calculations.
hin fact, every club in the league
looks to have a fine collection of talent,
and you can look for battle royal
from the ring of the first bell on the
2Sth of April until the curtains drop on
the 9th. Of September"
In another article on the sport page
Mr. Isbeu devotes considerable space
to protest against the knocking of the
fans and asks them to boost instead. In
this connection he holds Topeka up to
the Wichita fans as shining example
Of what the fans of q town ought to
do. Here is the way he puts it:
For instance, Topeka-and who would
think of comparing Wichita with To-
speka-no sooner heard that that city
was in the Western Leauge, than
Ct raised s., 900 in cold cash and handed
1t over to Dick Cooley. Topeka consid-
cred 1t worth something to be classed
with Omaha, Sioux City, DeS Moines,
Lincoln, Denver and Pueblo. Yet, and
I don't want to be looked upon as
boastful, it was Wichita which really
accomplished that much desired end,
after Topeka had exhausted itself in
trying to effect the expansion of the
western League. That is one reason
Cooley landed one good man in partic
uiAr, whom we wanted and on whom
I'VE had first call He had the neces-
sary cash, while We had to dicker for
terms. He got the man, for cash
counts.
The latest advices in the manager
Arndt has signed his contract as man
ager, but that he will have to straight
en- out his case before the national
commission. Hugh Duffy, manager
of the Providence team, is anxious to
keep Arndt on the payroll.
The Des Moines team has thirty
seven men on the roster at present
A great number of the men are pitch
ers and several are youngsters. Among
the youngsters are: J. J. Mcdonnell,
Fred H. Schwartz, Fred Herchie, Geo.
Bates. E. N. Gilmore and Charles
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