The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-06
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Des Moines at Topeka.
Sioux City at Denver.
Omaha at Wichita
Lincoln at Pueblo.

Sioux City at Denver.
Omaha at Wichita.
Lincoln at Pueblo.
Claude Hendrix, the Lincoln twirler,
| is former Paramount college lad. He
pitched great ball for the Wichita col
lege. He is somewhat inclined to wild
ness but otherwise is a pretty good
pitcher.
Governor Shallenbarger will pitch the
first ball at the Lincoln opening with
Pueblo next Wednesday and Mayor
Brown will catch. Evidently Lincoln
players were so we'll pleased with the
| opening here. in which they refused to
| take part, that they will emulate our
example.
Denver has released Kinally, utility
lplayer, who has been with the team
| for two seasons.
Gus Bonno, the Lincoln pitcher, has
finally been inveigled back into the
harness and will report within a few
days. The Lincoln management evil
IDENTIFY decided that the twirling staff
needed some reinforcement. Bonno was
threatened with suspension, but it is
| not likely that the notice of suspen-
sion had been promulgated yet by Sec
rotary Farrell.
| Ducky Holmes will forsake his team
League pennant would be hoisted over
his park, May IL. the first day of the
season on the Sioux City grounds.
Denver opens the season at Sioux City.
| Ducky Holmes wi forsake his team
at Denver and HE back to Sioux City
to make arrangements for the opening,
| and also to look after his new grass
diamond. Red Andreas will take
charge of the Champs on the trip to
Pueblo.
| Erloff. the young catcher who was
with Springfield last season, was
drafted by the Columbus team, but has
been sold to Grand Rapids in the Cen
trail league
/ Young Karsten. who was with
Springfield last season, is making good
with the Denver fans He is really one
of the classy pitchers on the Denver
club.
Catcher Jehl is doing some great
work in the Pueblo outfield, and would
undoubtedly make a better outfielder
than a catcher.
Pueblo has released Eddie Chadwick
and Viehman, after making an unsuc-
lcessful effort to place them with other
| teams.
| Hatch may not show up at Pueblo
after ALL The big pitcher who flung
| such great ball in 1907 promised to re-
| port May 1, but has not done so yet,
having been holding out for more
money. He may yet lose out.
Frank Selee is authority for the
statement that the Pueblo team is long
on players of individual merit but shy
on team work. And the veteran man
ager ought to know.
Umpire Mullen tells this one on him.
self When he was youngster in
Ihole through which he used to watch
the Philadelphia team play, and one of
the greatest idols of his boyhood days
was our own Dick Cooley.
The Sioux City Tribune thinks that
Smith will be one Of the best short
stops in the league as soon as the sea-
son gets going good. He is a little
unsteady now, but has good arm and
covers world of ground.
Artie Bader, left fielder of the Des
Moines club. comes from a ball play
ing family. His father was second
| baseman on the old Washington club in
the latter part of the sos And he
was some player too. The youngster is
not only good ball player, but has a
college education.
Cooley has heard from Spencer
Arthur Abbott. A telegram has been
received at baseball headquarters say
ling something like this: Am free, in
good condition, can you use me?" No
t1orti1ularS ara given Abbott evident