The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
Western League Averages to
Come Up for Discussion.
Will Be Considered at a Com.
mittee Meeting.
FORLONGER SCHEDULE
One Hundred Sixty Eight Games
for Next Season.
Omaha Is Putting Finishing
Touches on Team.
FOR LONGERSCHEDULE

Angered and disguised by the aver
ages Of the Western league players anu
teams recently submitted to the punnc
the magnates are sure to order an IN
vestfxation OF the scoring done last
summer and also Of the compilation CT
the scores. which was done in President
O'Neilrs Office last year. says the Des
Moines Register and Leader.
An Investigation committee will be
pointed during the meeting of the
schedule committee to be held in Des
Moines next month. This committee
will 20 fully into the matter ana as
cuss methods to do away with the
abuses which have sprung up and mace
the Western league averages a joke.
Owner Despair of the Lincoln team,
John Holland of the st. Joseph clup
and several others of the owners are up
in arms at what they claim TO De IN
justices done to their teams and play
ers. The selling value of players is cut
down 70 some extent if such players are
not treated fairly in the averages.
President Higgins will have his voice in
the matter for Des Moines won the pen
nant and then landed way down the list
in the averages.
II is probable that the Western
league will play 16s games next season.
"A majority of the members OF the
schedule committee have already ex-
pressed themselves as favoring this
plan and drafts of schedules calling for
this number of games are being drawn
mp by members of the schedule commit
tee This will force the season to begin
about the middle Of April and end dur
ing the early part OF OCTOBER. The
owners are likely to try it for year
to see how the financial returns are.
Secretary Richard r. Grotte of the
Omaha club of the Western league. is
in Denver on a business trip, and in
cidentally waxing enthusiastic over the
prospects for a successful season in the
Western league this year. He declares
that Pa Rourke has the promise of a
half dozen players when the wedding
out process starts in the majors, and
first division without the men expect
ed. He brings the good word that
George Graham's bad knee had mend
ed so thoroughly that the Denver boy
will be able to play this year, and that
he may play in the Omaha outfield
Fisher and Hollenbeck pitcher and
outf1eIder, respectively, were lost to the
Omaha club this year to the st. Louis
club Of the American league, and have
already received reporting orders.
Harry WEIGH, star batter Of the league
this year, will be back in the Omaha
outfield. and is expected to work with
King and Graham 1t being deemed ad-
Visable to play Graham in the outfield
for fear that he might be injured again
through players sliding into him, If he
should return to second base, position
which will be filled by Manager Cap
tain Fox. Potts, the former Fort Col
Inns Short-fielder,' is figured on for that
position. Shipe and Pendry will fight
1t out for third base position. Who will
cover first base depends on the players
secured from the major league clubs
Gonding and Cadman will again form
the backstopping staff. Kelley. Patten
Sfndelar, BROMLEY and Burzell are the
pitchers already under contract.
George Hogreiver. formerly Pueblo
and Lincoln player, and wei. known in
all the western League circuit, will pro-
bably not be q member of the Lincoln
team next year, nor will he play with
any other member of the league Ho-
sreiver is anxious to become a manager
again and to take the reins of the APP
pleton club OF the Wisconsin, Illinois
League. He has applied for release
from the Lincoln club. It will probably
be granted as the salary demands of the
veteran are excessive. When Hoggfe
goes another of the veterans will have
left the Western League. The league
has seen good many of them-RoscOe
Miller, George Yeager, Charles Dexter,
and others There are few veterans left
in this league. and such as are here
John Holland and Frank IsbelI. Wald-
ron might be regarded as a veteran.
Fox, Andreas, Belden. Thomas, and