The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-17

club, who brought out President r. r.
Burke, has introduced a number of
innovations.
To begin with, he has given Hen
bricks full sway over the playing end
of the Denver team He has cut the
purse strings and told him to pur-
chase winner at any cost. Hereto
fore the manager has been compelled
to accept what the management
wanted to give him in the way of
players, but Hendricks can hire and
fire those he does not like.
The roster of the Denver club right
now shows nine of last years players,
but at that there is no assurance that
over two or three of them will be reg
ulars when the season opens. Hen
bricks is placing much dependence on
the promises made him by McGraw
of the Giants, Griffith of the Cincin-
natl Reds, Murphy of the Chicago
Cubs and Comiskey of the Chicago
White Sox that they will give him all
of the playing talent that he desires
when the wedding out process begins
after the spring training. The Denver
manager has his eye on a dozen or
more men, whom he will endeavor to
get, and it may be that the players
now signed by the Grizzlies will be
unable to make good in the tryout for
their old positions against the major
recruits.
The most important deal made by
! the Denver club since the close of the
| last season is the purchase of Albert
J. Dolan from the Cincinnati team of
| the National league. He will play
| third and Heine Mag goes to second.
Lindsay on first and Hartman at short
complete the infield.
Denvers outffeld is still matter of
much doubt. Only one man has thus
| far signed for garden position who is
| likely to appear in league games. He Is
Harry Cassiday, who has been a Griz-
! ziy as long as Denver fans care to re-
| member. He is a good, consistent play
er, fielding for .976 and batting .296 last
| year.
| Pennell, the old Wichita outfielder,
! who was gotten through a trade for Ira
! Belden, is still under contract, but viii
! not be retained unless present plans are
| changed.
| Olmstead and Adams are to remain
! on the pitching staff.
| OF the new material recruited for the
! pitching staff, Lower. formerly of the
Omaha team. whom Hendricks got from
| Griffith of Cincinnati. and Barney
| Schneider. late of Detroit and Indian
| apolis, look the most promising. Lower
/ is not stranger in these parts by any
| means. He worked for PA Rourke in
the Western League before being draft
ed by Cincinnati, and his ability is best
attested to by the fact that he was
| drafted by the Reds.
| The other pitchers whom Hendricks
| will have to draw from are: Oscar
hnOllS' WHO WIS DOuS1I from the AHieT-
/ lean Association and finished the sea-
son with Denver last year; Herbert and
Mitchell youngsters drafted from the
i Texas League last year, and possibly
Grover Gillen. an ex-Grizzly.
/ The catching department is equally
| burdened with material. but with the
/ exception of Buck Weaver, Of last
years Wichita team, the candidates for
i hackstop positions are OF questionable
ability. They include A. w. Quisser,
drafted from the Texas League; Bert
| Haas, Of last years team, and Bert
| Woods, a serni-pro from Bisbee, Ariz.
Even if Weaver is at~his BEST and this
is none too certain, another dependable
man-is needed.
''Swanpy'' Thompson, another hold
over, is being figured on some as q
catcher, but he demonstrated last sea-
son that he was not fitted for this
place. He probably will be kept as q
general utility man. as he is dependa.
BILE hitter and is a good infielder.