The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-31

Is the Western league to pursue the
aven tenor of its wav without the
guiding hand of Jack. Holland at the
helm Of some craft? This is the ques-
ton Topeka fans are asking them
selves-and others.
Holland is out. it is understood, at
Wichita, and a late report shows that
ne will not manage the st. Joe team
in the O'Neil circuit Joe Cantillon
has announced that he is the owner
of the team and that Jimmy Will
liams, formerly of the st. LOUIS
Browns, is to run the team IN me
northwest Missouri metropohs- oO
what of Holland?
There are various guesses, ana theS
are little more than guesses, dllode'
one is that a deal was framed pc
tween Isbell and Canullon 10 let 11oi
land out. Another is that Isbell was
on the square in the deal, but that
Cantillon gave the former JoppeI
manager the double cross And SO 1t
looks as if Topeka will go through d
season of baseball without Hollanu
bringing an opposing team into town.
One story told of the deal by base
hall nlavers here is that CantllOn ana
Isbell framed up a deal TO get hoio
land out at Wichita and at the same
time get Cantillon a foothold IN me
Western league. This story is to the
effect that Holland was sollclted py
Csntil1on 70 purchase the Pueblo team
for him. Cantillon fearing tnat ne
might have trouble in obtaining
foothold in the league. About the
same time it is said Isbell made hoi-
land Il DroDosition to buy or sell in
the Wichita club. The Witches lost
money last year and the partnership
is not the most satisfactory business
arrangement anyway, and Holland de-
cided the St Joe deal was good one
He sold to Isbell and purchased the
Pueblo club for Cantillon. Then 1t IS
said Josephus turned the former
Wichitan down and secured the Tor
mer second baseman of the Browns to
manage the team. In case TINS story
is correct it is unlikely that Holland
will be able to get on in the western
league during the coming season.
williams. it is said, was hardly
ready for the minors again. but the
arrangement was completed and ne
was given the managership OF the st
Joe team. This takes care OF jimmy
whose place goes to Emery olson, To-
peka's former crack second baseman,
who played last year with Louisville
and who Louisville will have some
trouble to replace.
The other story told in baseball cir
Giles is that Isbell counting on being
sent back this year as per announce
ment some time ago, wanted entire
control of the club and purchased it
from Holland. There has been more
last year. Partnerships are not salts
factory when the money is coming in
but after a hard season as was last
year at Wichita they are mighty BAD
business. The deal was completed
while Holland was negotiating with
Cantillon and after the baseball mag
nate had secured the Pueblo franchise
Holland was told that it would be i'm
possible to use him. $50
These stories may be incorrect, but
they are advanced as the only solution
of the puzzle which has been so far
presented. The answer is something,
and these sound as likely as does the
correct answer in many cases. Mean
while. what is Holland going to do
next season?
Richard Adonis Cooley is in Kan
sas City and may have something
worth while to announce when he re-
turns. Cooley isn't worrying a great
deal about his outfield just now. but
he is doing all the angels could do to
secure a crack second baseman for the
local team. He may or may not have
something to announce within the next
week And it may be stated at this
time without violating any confidence
that Richard has designs on Mr..
O'Neil's bunting next year That is
one reason why a crack second base
man. one of the kind that makes the
other fellows wonder why they didn't
find him, is being sought.
AS to the Outfield, there are various
plans being considered. One of them,
which may or may not be adopted, is
to teach Tommy" Thomson to play
outf1eld. Don't laugh. Ball players
say it is possible. True. there were
lot of 'em bounced off Tommy s
head and shoulders last year. hut ball
players say it was because he had
stage freight. In the practices the
little fellow could handle all of 'em
and in Omaha and Lincoln they are
talking yet of some of the stunts he
put on during one trip into the enc
my's country. And it is believed that
Tommy can be made into a real. first
class fielder if the job is begun early
and the training is properly regulated.
With an outfield consisting of Tom
my. il he can learn to field; Fenlon,
who will be back. and our own Lige
Wooley, it is pleasing to contemplate
the thoughts which. the other fellow
will think when he tries to push them
into safe territory. 1t would be ir-
reverent to speak of Lige Woo1ey as
a fielder. A dusty rusty typewriter
can not portray the feelings of the
fans in regard to this, but the way he
wifi take care of the center garden is
already known. And if. the center
fielder does not hit consistently next
year q lot of people who watched him
bat at 800 clip the last half of last
season will be disappointed. Fenlon
Will take care of the left meadow in
an acceptable manner and hit 300
easily if last years work counts fol