The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-14
BASEBALL TALK.
Sioux City Trades OFF Bob
EdmOnsOn.
Heavy Hitting Outflelder Goes
to Dallas.
HOLLAND DENIES III.
No One Interested With Him in
st. Joe Venture.
Charlie Lyons May Manage Team
at Great Bend.

mOndSOn, one OF the uedNS SSANN
for the Packers last year, VIII not ap-
pear in a Sioux City uniform TINS year
Manager Babe ToWne has announce
ed that Edmondson had been TRADED
to Dallas, Texas for two men-Nd IL
a catcher, and Barnett, pltcher. ootH
men have been in the Texas league
for some time and have excellent DAT
ting and fielding averages.
Edmondson as a fielder was rather
an Indifferent man, but maoe souo
with the bat. He was close TO the
bottom in the fielding averages Win
a percentage. of .916. His batting aV-
erage was 1924 Edmondson got MS
start in the Texas league ana was
there considered a star performer he
went from that league to Washing
ton, D. c., and from there was sold to
Fdmondson was the highest priced
man on the Sioux CITY team , anu pe.
cause of his work was consldereq
luxury" In the two men secured IN
his place Manager ToWne believes ne
has good material.
Indenendeuce. Kan. Jan. 14-From
present indications this town VIII again
be without league ball. because the peo-
pie here have refused to put up $z'oVp'
necessary to secure 1rancnlse III |no
Western association
TRULY and Sinclair, the men VINO
have heretofore stood sponsor Ior tne
baseball in this town, now decnne TO
into the game This little burg is now
and always has been one of the pest OF
its size in organized ball. That the
game has done its share toward
boosting Independence can not pc pc
eainsaid when one remembers the
classy ball players sent up from mere
Among those developed and now eltner
in the big leagues or are showing CLASS,
are Chic Brandon of the Worlo 5
champion Pirates; Decannier whose
classy work helped land Louisville at
the top of the American association; :
Packard, one of the star southpaWs OF
the American association, and a main
stav Of the Louisville club was quite
q factor in winning the pennant, and
Richards, whose steady and consistent
work put Wheeling on top Of the Cen
trail league.
Others who seem good for advance
nent are Brown of Vernon. Cal; War
ring. sold by the White Sox to the San
Francisco club; Clark Of wichita; Har-
muth of the Davenport club. and Que1s-
ser of Denver.
Several former stars are wintering
here, among them Decannier, Brandon,
Warning, Luettke of the Guthrie club,
and Harmful
For some reason, or through some
misinformeG source the names of
'Ducky' Holmes and Joe Cantillon have
been mentioned with mine in connection
with the purchase of the Pueblo fran
chise," says John Holland, owner of the
newly acquired st. Joseph team in the
western league. while I would not
object to being interested with either of
these gentlemen in baseball, as both are
personal friends of mine, I wish to state
that they have not a dollar invested
with me in this venture.
II have no one back Of me but the
fans of st. Joseph. have sold my in
terest and holdings in the Wichita club
to Frank Isbell and have purchased the
fo1, q
take to St. Joseph. looked over the
situation pretty thoroughly before MAX
ing any move and was given such en-
enlargement from the business men of
st. Joe and from the business heads of
every commercial organization in that
city that they would support team in
the Western league and lend me every
assistance along financial lines, that
decided to cast my lot with that city.
The interest shown In st. Joe 1nd1-
Gates that that town will be one of the
banner spots in the Western league
next season in the way Of attendance.
I need an experienced catcher, two hard
hitting outf1elderS and two experienced
pitchers. When I secure these men
will have a team that will make every
club battle for all the runs it gets and
will be strong enough on the defense
to be near the top ali season"
Great Bend Kan, Jan. 14.-Charlie
Lyons, one time member of the Great
Bend ball team few years ago, was
here from Oklahoma, visiting friends
and while here put in bid to be con-
sidered for the position of manager OF
the local baseball team for next year.
He was member of the Tulsa, Okla
team last season. When it was at the
foot OF the league the manager was dis
posed OF and Charlie was appointed. He
brought the team up from the bottom
and won the pennant. Charlie isn't
a ladylike player and there will be a
number of people who will think he
isn't the right sort of man for the
place. but it might be remembered that
the team that won the pennant in the
Kansas State league didn't have a mar
who was noted for being a society bal
player.