The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-22
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Tom Fairweather of Sioux City
Is a Happy Man.
Thinks He Has an Aggregation
of World Beaters.
SOME GOOD NEW ONES.
Claims Stem, New First Sacker
Is a Star.
His 0utfiold TS n Hard Hitting
GOOD NEW ONES.
His Outfield Is Hard Hitting
Trio.

Although he is too prudent to say
so Tom Fairwe Gather. owner of the Sioux
City ball club which is this afternoon
fighting with the locals at League park,
thinks he has about the best ball team
in the league And the dope indicates
that Thomas doesn't have anything
ike '.bum hunch.'' This of course
isn't giving the locals what they would
be given in most towns, and no ref1ec-
ton upon them is intended in this state
ment. They may best the 500 club and
Topeka fans are inclined to think they
will But Tommy has ball club as
far as can be seen at this time.
A better outfield than last year, an
infield that shows all the class of last
years, and a wonder behind the plate.
picked UP from among Butch" Kerns'
former associates in the Texas league,
are given by the Packer owner as Some
of the reasons why" Fairweather
thinks that in Stem, the champeen one
sacker of the league. has been located
and hog tied. Stem is a better first
baSeman than Hunter at every turn in
the road, according to Mr.. Tom, and
locals thought Pick" was some first
sacker. CULLEN at short is expected
to do everything Tony Smith did and
some things he did not do.
In the outfeld the 500 magnate has
Fenlon, our pride and Joy last sum-
Iner. Cy Neighbors, late of the A. A,
and Orrh Collins. also of the A. A.
Fenlon, according to Fiairweather, is
E
Louisville whom he was injured. The
500 coin dispenser thinks F'enlon fast
on bases f. q big man and also that
he fields pretty well.
sPa' Rourke, according to Mr.. Fair
weather's information. is little disap-
pointed in his team because the pitch
ers are not doing the best in the world.
Rourlxe has left no stone unturned in
landing pitchers with high salary quail
fieations and for various reasons To-
peka, would like to humble the OTna-
hogs. One is because the fans are dis
appointed in SANDY GriSwtld. Anoth-
er is because Rourke had the tenerity
to try to purchase our own Bolivar
Kaufman.
Fairweather thinks Denver will be
disappointed in the team representing
that town although he is reticent upon
that point. Also he is not badly fright
ened at the thought of the Des MoinerS
repeating. Wichita he expects to see
do more in 2ennant winning way but
of the other teams in the league ne
has nothing to say.
The 500 had good weather, according
to the big secretary and part owner
until within the last week. The men
are in good condition. The magnate is
pleased with his pitching staff and
claims TO have released one and farm
ed out another first-claSs ball player
because of the extra good material he
has on hand.
Iuf1elder Gus Het1ing, of the St. Louis
Browns, has been sold to the Portland
team. Gus was a good third sacker in
not larry longer than it took him to
make good in the A. A. But in the |
Brewer town of the American League |
1t was decided that he was there in
enough different directions, so to the |
wild and woolly west for Gus.
There is little "Oh you Kiddo" |
thing at work on one of the Lincoln |
tNxrt
good skinning one of these days. He |
simply can't say "howdy" without |
making you want to offer him a pin be- |
cause his skirt is dragging. There's |
naturally charitable disposition has
kept from him what he deserves.
Jack Holland is angry because Hig- |
while the Drummers are playing in the !
Iowa capital. If Gabriel knows what IS |
good for him he will consult Holland |
before footing that horn.
Up In Des Moines they are counting |
upon Burnum as one of the depend |
able south paws" Burnum is a big |
scamp and has pitched some mighty |
one way as far as the fans here know. |
When he and McManus are together |
and there is drink to be run down,
baseball playing is not considered.
Bill Dwyer has not yet announced |
that he will return to Des Moines.
There are a lot of fellows around the |
circuit who will not grieve in case he !
does not. The hard hitting and fast
fielding first sacker had a lot to do with
the coping of the bunting by the Hig-
ginses last year although as a manager
he was rather hindrance than help
But he is some ball player.
Ti1ool, is counting 11non a. LOT OF
good work from Farthing, the college
youth who was found by Green last
year among the Nebraska Aggies.
F'arthing is a side wheeler who looks
like a, conner. Last year he made his
first trip to Kansas with the Nebraska
Aggie team and a few days afterward
it was claimed that about every team
in the Central Kansas league had
signed him. But when the time came
Farthine reported to Green and Lin