The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08

| for number of years. He first bee;
| polls. From there he went to Cincil
Friedman as president of the New "
gets along with the fellows and as for
| knowing baseball-well, watch him
| show up IsbelL'
Frank Isbell, manager-owner of the
| Wichita baseball club, has sold Jack
Bolin to the Quincy club of the Central
| association The price was not made
public. big jack pitched for Wich-
tia in 1908. but in 1909 he was suspended
because of differences which arose be-
tween him and the club over salary
matters. Just before Holland sold his
part of the club to Isben, Bolin, along
with Kelley and Weller. also under sus-
pension, was reinstated. A few weeks
ago he signed a contract, and an
nounced that he was willing to play
Wichita, but was considered hardly up
to Glass A standard, though a few
years ago he was one of the best in the
minor leagues. His home is in Cleve-
land. Kan, near where he owns a large
wheat fanch.
The training system of the Chicago
White Sox which will be followed by
Manager Duffy this year will either
make or break the team. careful
count of the number of exhibition
games the Sox play before the regular
season opens shows there are rs on the
list.
Il think Jim Mcclure picked up a
very likely man for that short-field JOB
in Simon Nichols" said Pat Donovan
the other day. Pat has always been
sweet on the former Athletic player
and believes that, if given the chance,
Nichols will fill the bill between Sec
ond and third for the Maps.
Detroit will win its fourth successive
IL. tn "a
American league race will be battle
between Philadelphia and Boston, ac-
cording to Addie Joss, the Cleveland
pitcher. The Sox will be strong PEN
Joss, who bases his predictions on the
pitching staff and the young material
which Manager Duffy has secured.
The Yankees signed another battery
recently in big Ed Sweeney and Pitcher
George Upham. Sweeney will fight 1t
out with Mitchell. secured from To-
rOnto for a regular berth among the
backstoDpers. Upham is tall, wiry
fellow, who was side partner of DICK
Carroll on the Akron (Ohio) club last
year Carroll speaks very highly of
Upham's abilities.
The secret of Griffith's supreme de-
sire to annex Covalesk. the ex-Quaker
pitcher, who became a Red in the trade
recently engineered by Griff. has just
leaked out. Griffith was a spectator at
the three games Covalesh pitched
against the New York Giants in the
fall of 1908. when New York needed to
win all the games from Philadelphia to
clinch the pennant Convey was at his
best then, and pitched wonderful ball.
Griffith remarked to a friend in the
stand at that time that he would not
be satisfied whatever ball club he ever
managed until he had landed the big
southpaw miner for his team.
Des Moines Register and Leader:
Unless President John F. Higgins OF
Des Moines changes his present plans
he will start the season on April %
with players of known ability in the
lineup. None of the men who were
retained from last years championship
team is in danger of being ousted from
his place by some fast coming young
Ster with no previous experience. 1t
will be remembered that last year Pres
ident Higgins tried the plan of bring
ing a vast number of recruits to Des
Moines. About 60 men were signed to
contracts. Scores of men were given
trials on the local lot. Yet out of that
bunch only one or two were found who
could hold up their ends in the Western
league. Des Moines was hampered in
the first two months of the season be-
cause the management was forced to
depend on recruits who were not well
seasoned enough to stand the fast pace
set in the Western league last year.
owner Higgins was forced to send to
Chicago for help. and only when the
holes had been plugged up did the team
travel fast enough to keep up with the
veterans on the Sioux City team. How
ever, Des Moines did pick up one or two
good youngsters last year. Two of
them came to the club as catchers,
Kerner and Lewis. Kerner will un-
doubtedly make good in the outfield.
Lewis proved to be one of the best
young backstops seen in this league in
many a long day
Great things are expected of Roger
Bresnahan's Cardinals this year, and
his team is being picked to beat out
the New York Giants.
Fred Clarke, manager of the Pirates. |
was 81 years old last October. He is |
one Of the best preserved athletes in |
the business and as yet has shown no |
signs of breaking down. He is ap- |
parently just as fast as ever, covers as |
much ground in the field and goes
around the circuit without any dimi-
mutton of speed. He has no bad habits