The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-02
BASEBALL TALK.
Art FenlOn Has Been Bought by
Sioux City.
Hard Hitting Outfielder Leaves
Louisville COlOnels.
COOLEY is SATISFIED.
Says That Seasons Prospects
:. Are Entirely Satisfactory.
ICY" Young Wants a Little
More Salary.

''Art Fenlon the popular out fielder
who was sold to Louisville last year by
Cooley. will probably play on the local
field this year, but it will be in a Sioux
City uniform. President Fairweather
OF that club has announced the pur-
chase of the hard hitting youngster
from the Louisvillians where Fenlon
failed to stick more than few weeks
The purchase price was s7Oo. Cooley
sold Fenlon to Louisville last year for
$500 and Kunkle and Reilly. He was
10 receive $500 more for Fenlon this
year If the latter stuck. Recently the
local manager received a telegram ask
ing what he would give for Fenlon.
Cooley wired that he would call the
account square and take Fenlon. He
received a message that the MANAGE
ment had been offered 500 for the out
fielder and that Cooley could have him
for $500. Cooley did not see 500 in the
player and Sioux City got him. Fenlon
should hit 500 for Sioux City in that
cheese box park this year. He IS q
hard hitter. and his fielding, according
to players who saw him work before,
improved greatly last year. He was
quite popular here and a good many of
the fans were joyous over the pros
I,ect of his return. Cooley says he has
two outfelders in mind and with one Of
whom he will announce contracts signed
SnDrLly DeIOTe the opening OF the sea
son who will outplay Fenlon in every
part of the game. Fenlon's friends can
not ask anything better than this.
Sioux City will probably like Fenlon.
He is a decent quiet, unaSSuming ball
player and makes a lot of friends by
his hitting and his gentlemanly behav-
ior.
Cooley will attend the meeting of the
major leaguers at Chicago the latter
part of this month and it is likely that
a couple of deals will be announced
upon his return that will mean much
to the local club. Richard is going af-
ter couple of more or less seasoned
players who will help the team greatly.
Meanwhile he has enough youngsters
to Lake the older ones keep working
all the time for their places.
our prospects are good this year"
said Cooley today in talking over the
situation this spring We've got a
first division ball team to start on. Last
year we did not have anything to start
en-. We had a lot of dead pitchers who
could do no good for anyone but the
other fellows. We did not have either
an infield or an outfield. We had moth
ing upon which to build a team. This
year it viii be altogether different and
with any kind of luck at all we will be
In the fight for that rag
II have an outfieIder who has been
playing ball several years whose name
/ cannot use now, but who VIII be here
in time for the opening of hostilities.
He will show people in the Western
League something about how to play
the outfield. I don't have the papers
for him yet but I'll get them. I'm go
ing up to the Chicago meeting and try
and gather in another player or two to
put my club up with the best of them.
Well cause some worry for these fell
lows this year. And 1 won't be giving
games away because Of a lot of dead
pitchers
"Cy" Young has written in and there
IS only SO per month between the price
he thinks he ought to have and the one
offered on his contract. This difficulty
will be easily ironed out and Young
declares himself we'll pleased with the
prospect of coming to Topeka. Young
has been working outside in Oklahoma
City and is declared by doc" Andrews
TO be in the best of condition. He mar
ried last fall and has taken good care
of himself this winter. Cooley depends
upon the third Cy to do a lot of work
this year and Young's reputation indi-
Gates that this confidence is not mis-
placed.
Stoffers contract was sent to him
today. The Oklahoma papers say Stof-