The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-07

This is the programme which has
been outlined for the Topeka team
from now until the season opens three
weeks from tomorrow. The local
team has been tried against the major
league clubs, and other aggregations
from supposedly higher circuits and
has been found mot wanting" The
remainder of the time must be spent
with teams from lower circuits but
even these games will serve good
purpose.
they will furnish an excellent OPP
portunity for Mr.. Cooley and his
sturdy athletes to get a great deal
of team work an element which is
not essential for exhibition games,
but which is of vital Importance when
the teams are battling in the cham
The Topeka team is looking bet
ter every day to Manager Cooley and
the fans and others who see the daily
workouts. The players are improving
handling the ball the work is showing
daily improvements.
Cooley now has enough men to play
q regular game by dividing the squad,
and this will be the programme
every day. when the team is not play
ing. Twice a day workouts are also
on the programme. The players
spend a couple of hours at the park
every morning and a couple more in
the afternoon.
SO far in the exhibition games one
fact has been evident, and that is that
the Topeka team is the "hittinist
one in the history of the village
Cooley has now four men working Tor
the outfield jobs, Fenlon. Long, Green
and Wooley Cole has been released
association. Cole is rafting good
player for that circuit and should
shine with some brilliance in the
Queen City of the Ozarks. Cooley has
said that he will start the season with
four outfielders, and unless Ge1er Is
shifted back to the outf1eld, the pres
emit quartette has steady job.
The Pitching staff.
Pitcher Killingsworth is expected to
arrive tonight or in the morning. His
transportation was wired 10 MN
Tuesday morning at Memphis. Cooley
saws that If Kfiiihgsworth is all that
he thinks he is, he Will have no fur-
Their need of Worrying about his pitch
ing staff. Cooley will probably start
the season with six. pitchers This
will pretty nearly Insure all or the
right handlers a job and will mean
two of the southpaws will be retained.
or it might be that all of the south
siders and three of the right handlers
will be retained. 1t is too early to
secure much of any expression from
MT. COO1eY CONSIlAS ILLS POAAAN'
The infield is still causing the fans
a great deal of worry. Cooley, of course,
has no opposition at first and he is
given this position through his ex-
offlclo position as owner. and also by
popular choice. Kahl seems to have
the call at second base, through the
scarcity of opposition. II Kahl can
keep up the pace he has so far shown
he will be all right for that job. There
are a number of candidates for the
remaining positions on the infield-Na-
gel, Cullen, Funk. Geier. Andrews and
S. Olson. The chances. however, are
that Olson Will not report. Andrews
will be here about two weeks before the
season opens. Phil Geier is being CIV
en- a good tryout at short and the
veteran outfelder may land this posi-
ton In the final heat. Cooley intend
ed to give Nagel a thorough tryout for
the job, but the youngster was hurt
ten days ago, and 1t will yet require
several days before he can get into the
game. Nagel is undoubtedly a great
fielder, and i'm the early games showed
symptoms Of being a hitter. His in
Jury will, however. handicap him to a