The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Jackson, Holdout, the Latest to
Come Into Fold.
Gives Cooley Six Pitchers to
Open Season.
A GAME ON SUNDAY
Kansas City Team Comes for
That Day.
Detroit Tigers Will Be Here on
Tuesday.
GAME ON SUNDAY

Pitcher jackson, whose decision TO
discontinue holding out was announced
in the state Journal several days ago.
was expected, early this morning to re-
port to Cooley today. Jackson Is d pls
fellow. and last year won more imam
half his games with the Pueblo team
behind him. He should make good IN a
hurry here If he continues - pitcn the
kind of ball he used last year. JACK
sons. arrival leaves only one hoIooue
in the Cooley squad-Cy Young III
Cooley says Young can come IN OF slAy
out, as he likes as Richarn does lloe
need him badly with six other pltcnets
going good. Kaufman, Jackson wright
Harris, Fugate and Bakule are En- no" ,s "l1
the local squad although the la -,
Eamed will not report until ldler 'ii
account of school work.
Tomorrow a three day baseball car
rivai begins in Topeka. closing ue9-
day with a contest between tue 'oCeate
and the Detroit champions OF Lne
American league. Sunday aIte[LlooL
The Kansas City ShayiteS come lot d
contest. Tebeau's pride is in the same
league with St. Paul but tinlshed rover
last year. What the locals DO 10 lneii,
will prove interesting in case the , I0Sats
do it Then comes the chicago w mt
Sox for the Monday exhibition Tues-
rsX comes Detroit. All games begin
at 5 O'Clock.
William H. C"Billy') Fox, manager
of the Omaha Western league clup, ana
former manager of the Lincoln team,
recently wrote the following inter setl,s
review of the Western league 'eo CO.,
which appeared in the sioux lily
TT is a. little early to form any cor
rect idea or opinion of ball cIup Just
now. The prospects mere look 1 ke1
several of the Dogs
are still at Hot Springs taxing LIZ
baths, but will be here by SUNDAY:
have an abundance OF new nlats re- !.
and have retained nearly az OF 4aS
seasons team and undoubtedly we VII
he able to again put another first Grass
club in Omaha AS you know, ~ Snii
met with a severe ACCIDENT 4dSt Aoi
xnrhicl1 NAV impair his work little ~
$ha Start hut he advises us that he Is
ali right and will be in splendid conGI'
ton by the opening OF the season
are not standing pat, however. ahC
have several deals on Tor aoo1llonsA
1oaior league players. which may bt
contaminated in the very near future:
1T know very little about the condl'
lions throughout the league ana onC
this from long distance polnl y
view. OF course I am well acquainted
with all the new managers ana am pds
ing my opinion on the relative strehgCi
of their clubs because OF my kno"leuS
of these same managers. am sur
that Jack Hendricks, OF the DenVe
cII1b. viii nut a, splendid ball club il
the field this year, as he has nao I'm
limited experience as a successful man
ager. and with the team that he Is re
ported to have secured, 1t seems TO m
that the Denver club will be In TIL
first division all season this year.
I'm wichita as you know, lsbeH' 2
white Sox fame, will direct affairs II
will be royalty received throughout tn
circuit as well as in Wichita, ana nj
1onr experience in major league circles
con9bined with his splendid play1n
strong team. I hope so, because VIII
wichita we'll up in the race, II WI
mear a better revenue for the visitin
teams.
an st. Joseph. Manager Jack Ho
land has met with wonderful succei
an arousing public spirit there regdrt
ing baseball affairs. The fans OF II
sDT11n7raer' city have certainly shown
splendid spirit in coming to his assls
ence financially. as they have. Tn
fact alone will mean a great thing Il
the league, and if Manager Jack ca
keep his team in the race for the mi
dor portion of the season, baseball
cess this year, because the people the
seem to be very DESTROYS OF bell
njaced on the baseball map again.
CooIey's Team Stronger.
Manager Cooley at Topeka win al
have a very strong team again IN
gear. and look for him to make ev'
a better showing than last year, VIII
he was handicapped by injuries to Sc
Nral OF his best players. He has ma
several changes and I understand
has some very promising material fro
which to build another hustling clu
president Higgins Of Des Moines