The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-19
The Packers Are Keeping Pace
in the Recruiting.
Now Seven Pitchers Signed to
Open Season.
WITH THEM.
FenIOn Still Having His Outlaw
Moods.
Once Member Of Topeka Team
May Not Go to Atlanta.

Stony City. Dec. BLOCKS as though
the packers would start the season OIL
1a11 with a classy bunch OF pilenelS
pIgl.t now Towne and FalrWedthsL
eaeTn to be paying more attehtlou -
this department than any olIlei' r,t'o, -.
inst as we'll they are doing SO. ~
is no cause for apprehension as " 'AAe
other stations on the team 500
no date seven beavers are scheouieo
% report here when the ground Is ps-
ginning to thaw and the 1lrst ,i roD1,A
breaks into print. They are WlAso Il
Barber, Miller, Vyskocli, y .aE.,s, P,,1.,
BeIsser and Johnny Fisher. III c.Hi
nett is still the property of the sioux
T,jtv club as is also Buck free
man. but bothprabably VIII De solu'
r-here has been considerable specu-
Iation as to what VIII De u IN
cold old last summer that he didn't
care to play ball here again. Inc u,
,,oanaeernent feels that Buck Will De
better OFF elsewhere, so the parting WI
he mutual, and incidentally ootn play
or and manager will separate on gooo
terms Freeman will be missed. He is
a clean gentlemanly player ana one
that il a credit to any team. his
pitching helped win many a game lor
Sioux City. -,..,-u. ,oo,,s
The present layout of pitchers looks
GOOD According to current plans there
Viii he only one familiar face-'Kidoo.
Wilson. Barber, however, mas appears"
hare before with the Topeka team.
He should be a valuable acqulsltloh 10
m local STAFF. Behind m1sf1t team
he did good work. P1tchlng Ior d soS,u
team he win win a majority OF his
games. Miller comes from the Ports
mouth o.. club highly reccommended.
Vyskocil is a seasoned pltcher, ne
showed we'll last season with the Han
nibal, Mo-, club. G. Freeman and Bels-
rerfa ~ MADE
great record playing semiprofess1onal
ball with the Correctionville, Ia, team
last season. Beisser comes from Fort
Dodge, Ia. Fisher performed last sea-
son with the Mobile club in the South
ern league.
FenIon in Arms.
Art Fenlon is peeved.
Because the Packer bosses would not
pay him for the time he was under
SUSPENSION, the former Sioux City out
fielder and leagues leading slugger'
says he will quit the game for good.
This information is CLEANED from
the Atlanta. Ga, correspondence to
Sporting News of st. Louis. Fenlon
wrote to the management of the At
1anta club, to whom he was sold by
Sioux City, that unless Towne and
FairWeather came across with what he
considers his just dues he Will not re-
port next spring.
According to the Atlanta scribe, the
manager of the Atlanta team wrote
TO Fenlon saying if he had just
grievance to take it up with the board
of arbitration, and the Atlanta club
would see that he was given square
deal The manager also added that the
Atlanta club was not responsible for
any misunderstanding between Fenlon
and Sioux City.
The board of arbitration at its recent
meeting disallowed the Fenlon claim.
Fenlon was suspended without pay
during the last month of the season
for not keeping in condition. Not only
did he claim salary for the time he
was idle. but he asked to be reim-
bursed for a stiff fine levied against
him for breaking the rules of the club.
Furthermore, Fenlon was dissatisfied
with his share Of the purse given by
the club owners for winnin; the pen
nant and he called the boards atten-
ton to the matter.
If all the fines had been collected
that Manager Towne assessed Fenlon,
the size of his claim would have been
considerably increased. Some were re-
mitted and both Fairweather and
Towne feel they gave Fenlon every OPP
portunity to show his appreciation.