Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
GOSSIP OF WESTERN CIRCUIT
wichita Expects Long End OF the
New Schedule.

Wichita expects Long Enh OF inc
New Schedule.
wichita seems destined to get the rosy
end Of tine Western league schedule for the
coming season. Being located at the south
ern corner of the circuit, 1t is certain that
il will open on the home grounds this
Holland. one of the schedule committee,
has his schedule nearly prepared. II Will
be considered at the schedule meeting OF
the league to be held in Lincoln during
February. He wants Sioux City to open
at Wichita, Lincoln at Topeka. Des MONIES
at Pueblo and Omaha at Denver. The play
ing season will start April rs. and the SEIZED
ule Will contain 1A names.-Wlehia Eagle
Here is Topeka's lineup thus far: First
base, Cooley; second base, Kahl; shortstop,
Boles, Maggie or Olson; third base, Jacobs
or Cullen; oatfielders. Danny Green Sork-
hill and Cole. Pitchers-Roach, Jones,
Thomassen, Barnum, Belz, all southpaws'
Volz, Scott, Hendrix, right handlers. he
may also get Selby was drsftea nS
Louisville. Catcher, kerns.
Denver up to date present this lineup:
Catchers, McDonuogh, Zalusky; pitchers,
Olmstead, Rick Adams, Bohannon' Teo
Corbett. e. e. Calvert; first baseman,
White; second b~aseTraD. Heine Mag; snort
stop, Charley Hartmann; third pasenian'
Charley Irwin; outfielders' LoVett' Dep@eh'
Gassaoy. Waldron.
Two other infielders have been sent con-
trast Thompson a second pase ma uart
man were drafted. No manager mas YET
been signed, but the Denver newspapers
say that Irwin is likely to be me man -
Burke fears that White may not sign up,
because he had a good business IN Cincaso
and doesn't need to play ball. Whlte Ias
been satisfied In Denver anyhow - iaas
be wanting to make a change. Az ie@S'
Burke isn't counting much on hh'
Ducky Holmes always did love Dick
Cooley Mat is why he has stung Dick
NV passing Danny Green over 70 MN; 6u'
Dick had his lamps burning. so us slmpl!
another case of Ducky's luck as a tracer
Dan was, like Dick and Ducky, a good Ole
wagon In his day, but his day passed Whei
his wing went back, and now, thougn IN
still hits well. Green Is not very taluapae
He Is stil as obstreperOus as ever and put
much ginger in the game for the team III
is playing with.
sDuchye Holmes Is shy a couple OF piteh
ers and has put in bids to chicago cruz
owners for some of their extra taleht 10
his Sioux City champions
The Des Moines base ball club has &C
quired two new players, ana they ar
catcher, the other is William b. Krwln,
pitcher. Kerner, the catcher, Is a proouS
of the Colorado State league, being onI
p years Did. He was considered the Des
batter In that League last year. he wa
signed ny the Denver club at the beglnninl
OF the 1905 season, but was released wns'
philadelphia Americans. With his returl
the Grizzlies had two catchers in Melon
ough and Zalusky.-Des Moines Tribune
Art .Fenlon has signed 10 play IN IN
outfIeld for Topeka. Fenlon was wit
omaha. and then Lincoln. Manager Fo
released him last year and he took to I'll
bushes. Fenlon Is a natural hitter and hi
hitting for Lincoln won many a game froi
Omaha right on OmAha's grounds. As
Pa Rourke and he'll tell you the same. Bl
Fenlon lacked headwork in his generi
playing. He isn't the keen-witted, quic
thinker that makes the best all-round maj
and that Is principally why Fox let him g
Fox's Judgment was severely criticized b
some, however. when he disposed OF Eel
Ion and retained certain other member
Of the team. He never did quite iii Y
the gap IN right field.