The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-04
Glimpse Of Various Teams in
the Western.
Sioux City Not So Strong as
Last Year.
GOOD MEN ARE GONE.
Hunter Is Sure to Stick at
Kansas City.
Hope That Topeka Will Make
Better Showing.

Wnllo the rest OF the cluDS dro AdNAiAS
a good time winning the pennant and
the scribes are jollying along about To-
peka and Lincoln fighting 1t out for last
place. 1t may be interesting to compare
the strength of the various clubs now
with what they had last fall-and, out
side Topeka. is one of them any strong
err? Not much.
For the sake Of argument eliminate
Izzy and his Jobbers. Izzy is strong IN
himself and will probably pull a ball
team together that will do some bust
ness. And Izzy is one Of the magnates
who has not already won the pennant-
Sioux City is not ~ strong as she was
last year. Two men out of that inneld
and these two men about the best N
the league, are gone. Smith, that short
stop whom we have. cause to remem-
Der, will not be with the Soos this year.
He went to the Chicago Cubs. He may
not stick. but the chances are If he does
not he will land with ID" Holmes at
Toledo. And he will make said ID"
Holmes a mighty classy shortstop.
Hunter, the first sacker whom the kan
sas City Star does not like, will stick in
Kansas City. -unter was one OF the
best run getters in the business last
year a hitter from whom started tho
trouble, a swell fielder and as full of
pep as Doctor Andrews. And Ed
mondson, who hit only .324, has gone TO
:the Texas league. Ducky Holmes, who
for Sioux City.
Lincoln Shows Glass.
Lincoln showed a winning streak last
fall that seemed little short of marvel
Gus. But what caused it? Simply a
spurt because of the change in the
manager A few changes MADE mere
and there by a new manager, together
with the fact that the men always play
beyond their speed for a time for new
manager explains their winning streak.
But a second division club Will drop
back into it's place and Lincoln mas 70
come on through before their team VIII
get anywhere. Sullivan cannot do 1t
ali. And while the Links may get far
Their this year than last we would ike
to see it before giving vent to any
cheers for Lincoln.
Denver finished below the new mem
bers Of the league last year and If they
have it on US in a different way last
year their strength does not yet show
on paper. Last year Denver looked
good for a winner any time. All they
needed was a manager. This year Ken
bricks is to manage the team but will
he get them any place? Hendricks has
two good men to start with this year
who are better than anything Jones
had last year. One of them is Buck
Weaver and the other is Pennell, hard
hitting and hard playing outfelder. If
Hendricks keeps Pennell going good all
will be we'll But he may have trouble
with the erratic fellow. 1t takes a real
boss to manage Pennell and Pennell has
to know that the boss is boss. Holland
had a lot of trouble with him last year
and others have had in the past. But
Pennell is not the outfielder or hitter
that Charley Jones was last year so
the strength in the field is not greater.
Buck Weaver is a better catcher than
stronger. But even with the mighty
Buck it has proved impossible for
Wichita to beat out Topeka on various
occasions.
Drummers Look Strong.
Hollands ST Joseph Drummers dc
not yet look like they would cause any
trouble. If a few more men like Nc
Chesney and Corhan refuse to report
there will be trouble ahead for Holland
because he must hunt up players and
give st. Joseph a team. Holland will
try to do it and will go after every
promised place in the east this year
and will likely demand it. Corhan is
trying to arrange his affairs to stay in
Pueblo and run state league team this
summer and that hurts Holland.
Omaha has nothing important this
year that she didn't have last year and
finished just notch above Topeka. We
had her headed once and then came the
third trip around the circuit and Kah
got hurt the first game. With an out
playing in the outfield we slumped but
were going good enough to keep anyone
from coming between us and the pride
of Sandy Griswold.
Des Moines has lost some good out
helders and pitchers and Dwyer, one
of the best first sackers in the league
may join the holdouts. Altogether we
fail to see where Des Moines has any
thing on the rest of the clubs this
spring except the influence of Higgins.
Meanwhile the local club is strength.
ening and more seasoned timber is tt
be added. The locals may be complete.
" out of the running but it doesn'
show now. We may be the Lincoln OF
this years race but present appear
ances do not indicate 1t. The local clul
Is the only one in the Western league
outside Wichita, as strong now as a
the close of the season last year Wal
until the playing begins before takinl
all chances for Topeka to win out O.
the game
DIR. Williams Changes.
Chicago, Feb. 4.-The abolition o
the "kick off, and the abortion O.