The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-02
WESTERN LEAGUE GOSSIP.

hWlenlta Beacon: DAMP Boone,
VINO pade fair to set the Western
league on ire few short days ago.
mas been passed to the Kansas State
der Big Bill' link. The deal was
Closed today for the sale OF both
Boone and Ellis, the Arkansas recruit
aeconmended by Harry Howell Both
agreements and the Wichita club must
pay more to get them back than it
gets for them.
Boone hasn't looked as good since
enat white Sox game as he did in it,
and in the game against st. Louis.
When the teams began to play real
DasebaI against him he showed his
iack OF experience and Manager IsbelI
decided that it would be lot better
TO keep some of the older pitchers
who had not made so fashy a start
than to let them go and have his
youngsters lose out through lack of
knowing what to do in a pinch. Ell
lis looked good enough to stay but
there was no room for him, and
year in one of the lower leagues won't
hurt him any. Both ought to do we'll
under links coaching. Manager link
and Secretary Park Smith of the
game and the deal for Boone and Ell
lis was started then. This leaves Is
bell with seven pitchers: Shackelford
Shaner, Durham and Hassler, right
Elder, left handlers. Shaner. Shack
elford and Durham have not started
off as we'll as the others, but there is
little question but they will round into
winning form before long
Lincoln News: Jack Hollands judg-
ment as to Andy Mcneil is being
vindicated. Stationing an amateur
regularly at the third sack is risky
business. but MCNEIL has been play
N a In n 1Sor fn1
mers and hitting the ball as well as
the veterans. MCNEIL is a Graduate
from semi-pro circles in Colorado.
Last year he played at Grand juno
ton.
Des Moines News: The Green Bay
baseball team will remain in the city
until next Sunday evening when they
will leave for their own training
quarters and work there for week
before the beginning of the Wisconsin
league season. Two games are in
prospect before the team leaves next
Saturday and Sunday. The Old Tav-
erns are the probable opponents, al
though some other team may be found
to play the games.
Lincoln News: Jumps Clark fired
Billy Fox, the Omaha manager. from
the Wichita park the other day. This
was brave and fearless on the part of
a visiting player
from the grounds. Mr.. Clark will
have to show a lot more class than
last season to convince Lincoln fans
that he bears even a faint resemblance
to a competent arbitrator. We dread
the day when he shows up in the Ne
braska capital.
A ST. Joseph dispatch says: THAT
Jack Hollands Drummers sprung a
surprise throughout the league by
taking three out of four in the series
with DeS MoineS Champs and two out
Of three from Sioux City is evident
from the comment which is going the
rounds of the circuit. Most of the
Drummers were due to receive an aw-
full tFouncing at the hands of Davis |
and TONNES men.
True, the visitors took the opener
by a lop-sided score, but afterwards |
they did not have a look in. The |
games won by the locals were won by |
superior fielding and hitting. There |
was nothing In the playing of the |
Champs that outshone the perform |
ance put up by Hollands premiers !
There is one feature in the playing |
aoticeably. 1t is their fighting ability. |
Every member of the team was on |
MS toes every minute in every game. |
They never let up, and in Fridays |
game. when the Champs had the con-
test cfnched, there weS not sign |
of weakening in the Drummer's de-
tense.
although it is a bit too early in
he season to make a fair estimate of |
he strength of Hollands men, there |
s one thing sure, the former Wichita
manager has gathered squad around |
him which should be winner If CIV
IN half a show. Holland is not claim