The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
Kahl's Contract Is Received by
Cooley.
Promises to Keep in Condition
This Season.
NOWORDFROMK UNKLE
Local Manager May Have to Rely
ON StOffer.
George Davis Signed to Manage
Des MOineS Team.
NOWORDFROM KUNKLE
THE FIRST BOX SCORE.


BY HEX.
My eyes have seen the passing of the win
ter baseball row,
The wrangles and the jangles that meant
nothing anyhow.
And I've watched my heroes gather at the
station with their grips
And blow for warmer climates on their
vernal training trips,
And I've doped the men who're coming
and the men who went before.
Now my lamps are fairly bullying for the
first box score.
All me- my soul is eager for that tabulated
That depicts the active swatting where
the, weather's nice and warm:
column long,
And tells it in a manner that is forcfble
III grab that bunch of figures and Til
read it DER and Ger
Terse message from the battle ground. the
first box score.
I'll swarm on the first column and I'll note
Bestow a searching glance the posi-
lions of the nine,
And I'll see without an &-ray all the
vitals of the game
Without wading through a chapter of Ie-
scriptiOn of the same.
Ill glance across the column ABB. r. H. p.
q. E.,
And look beneath the headings for the
Then. I'll cut it out and paste it in a
book with many more
First harbingers Of other springs-the
first box score.
Enclosing a new neatly signed and
folded contract Bobby Kahl last
years second sacker, and the most
likely candidate for that position on the
local squad, has written Cooley that he
will be here early, win work hard to
get in condition and will not allow any
of last years faults to Interfere with
his playing the coming season. And
Kahl. it may be added, is the most
promising candidate, right now, for the
second sack place.
Some time ago it was announced that
Kahl would probably play second and
Stoffer third. Stoffer will not play
third unless Johnny Kunlle continues
to hold out or Stoffer shows excep-
tionaI class. Stoffer will have to fight
hard to beat the little third sacker out
of his place if Johnny ''Kunk' does not
act foolish about reporting and working
after he gets here.
cording to Cooley. when he takes care
of himself and wants to play. Despair
and others wanted Bobby Last
year Kahl did not take proper care of
himself. He knows that Cooley knows
this and will not stand for any foolish
ness this year. Hence many of the
fans predict that Bobby will do his
best. Cooley himself is of the same
opinion, and thinks that the second
sacker Of this year will take care of
himself.
"KahI knows that he must behave
himself said Cooley in discussing
tBobby's" probable action this year.
He knows he is in bad with me and
with the fans. He says he is going 10
redeem himself. Well, he will have to
do it and keep it up. 1 am not going
to take anything off these fellows this |
year. They have all got to come across
and do as 1 tell them and I think 1
can have fun enough for all members
of the squad. Pm going to have the
fun, If there is any to be had, and they |
are going to do the work. I want my |
players to understand this during the |
coming season and think they will. |
Kahl must behave and play good ball |
all the time"
A Chicago dispatch says that Man |
ager Higgins has signed George Davis, |
the ex-White Sox infielder, to manage |
the Des Moines team. Davis was sign |
claimed, command the highest salary |
ever paid to manager of a class 'A'' |
league team. Higgins will not give out |
the amount, but it is practically the |
same as Davis received from Comiskey. |
The DeS MoineS owner estimates the |
value of the new manager to the West |
ern league champion as at least $25, 600 |
and will insure him for that amount |
against all accidents off the ball field |
Manager Davis will take charge of the |
Des Moines team on Monday, March e. |
President Higgins said: 1T expect the |
fans to support the team loyalty this |
year as 1 have secured splendid team |
and the best manager outside of the |
big leagues. Davis is a fine fellow per-
sonally. never drank a drop in his life, |