The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-17
BASEBALL NOTES.

BASEBALL NOTES.
jay Andrews is expected in town
some time this afternoon or evening.
At all events the peppery Fat One will
be in in time to participate in the Sun
day confab between Topeka and Jop-
lin. With Danberry, Andrews and the
ball park tomorrow afternoon ought to
be of more than usual interest.
Pitcher Swift of the Pueblo team Is
not only laboring under a fast name
but 1t is said that he is a big man too
The Sioux City diamond will be sod
ded next week, and then it is expected
that the rain will take care of the re-
mainder, so that when the Packers re-
turn to Sioux City, May IL, the grounds
will be in great shape.
| Jack Holland Of Wichita has traded
Pitcher Bailey, and Richter, the Den
yer semipro infielder. to Enid and Sc
cured Pitcher McGilf In return. Hol-
land is evidently up against it for
pitchers.
Wichita will probably sell Earl An
dres. the Arkansas City southpaw, to
Hutchinson, where Plank has already
gone.
Charles Tonneman, a former member
Of the Topeka team, and who is now a
catcher with the Nashville Southern
| league team, was married few days
| first sight, for Tommy had known her
| for but three weeks.
| Advices from Little Rock say that
Nick Kahl, with Leavenworth in 1906
and a brother of Bob Kahl OF the To-
peka team, has been transferred to the
| Columbus team, by whom he was
| owned last season.
The Pueblo team has adopted cut
Of an Indian as a Billiken OF good
| luck for the team this season. The cut
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| Reach's official guide which has been
sent to the sporting editor Of the State
| Journal is one Of the best things that
publishing houses has produced IN
| years. Every department of the great
national game Is well handled. pictures
| galore and averages until you can
| rest.
! Outfielder Mike Welday hurt a finger
| in an Omaha game and although he is
retained by Comiskey, will not be able
to play regularly for some time. MIKE re
| will undoubtedly be used to hit In
pinches.
| 7. f. Gunthrope has got in bad with
| the Denver newspaper writer's because
he didn't train the regular team out In
the mountains in the snow and Ice.
| bow. in that his club has good weather
| in kansas and southern Missouri and
| in addition has picked up a lot OF
training money. 1t is likely the Denver
i club IS IN the pest COHoltAOh " eAAJ -
| the Western league. And that helps In
! getting a running start at the opening
| Of the season
| Joplin Globe: Twelve men will make
! the trip to the Sunfiower state to cross
! hats with Cooley's bunch of the West
ern league. The games will probably
| be well contested exhibitions, as the
| Miners and the Cooleycrows are In
about the same class. although the
| Cooleycrows have recently joined a
| higher league.
4 Pueblo Star-Journal: Pueblo is not
the only city in the Western league to
| be accused of handling an umpire
roughly, an unfair accusation at that
| June 81, last year, the Wichita team
/, OF the Western association, now in the
/ Western league. became mixed in an
| argument with "Ump." Shuster. and II
| took the combined efforts Of twelve
| policemen to protect him from the en-
| ranged fans.
| Smith will become the property OF the
| Chicago White Sox, as this is the only
| American league team which has re-
| fused to waive on the former Pueblo
catcher now with st. Louis.
| More Hard Luck for Pueblo Ham
| ilton Patterson, the popular manager
| of last seasons team, after lodging the
| ST. Louis Browns during the practice
season, has finally been ordered to re-
| port to st. Louis. Patterson will leave
In a Few days IIluCn W tuc regret o.
! SunyiIIe. for Ham was very popu.
| lar in the Rocky Mountain city. Thi;
means that the veteran George Hog.
riever will take up the burden Of Civ.
ing the Indian village a winning team
| He certainly has splendid opportunity
with all the material, recently acquired
Beals Becker, a Western association
product, is playing right field for the
| Boston Nationals.
Jack Holland of Wichita is worried
over the disappearance and nonreport
1 ing Of one Pitcher Weller, who was
i highly touted and who was depended
upon to bear the brunt OF the battle
Weller. in his last letter over a month
ago, said he would report On April 10
He also wanted a little advance money
| And he got it. The question now is
| Where is Weller?"
Lee CULLEN, formerly of the De.
Moines team, says that he has received
good offers from the Fresno team il
the California Outlaw circuit and tina
he will report to that club. II he is sen
to Des Moines. He claims to have beer
offered more money than he could re
ceive in the Western league.
Nc Luckie, who played left field TO
the Joplin Miners, played in the Hutcn
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