The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-14

In light practice at the park. Manage
Towne expects several of the pitcher
| Is and get the benefit of five days
practice before the arrival of the othe
members of the team. who are to repor
March 20. Babe says he expects Il
have his first team practice on tina
/ day.
Sioux City Tribune: In a letter e
| Frank Duncan Pick Hunter. former
| who will probably succeed him thi:
| season at that station, says that the
ex-Boston player is going to be the best
| in the league at that place. Pick
Modestly confesses that Stem is bet
ter player than himself. If such is the
case the new man will have to show
us. Hunter says he would rather play
in Sioux City than Kansas City.
Those new uniforms have surely
made hit with the fans. Fairweath-
er and Towne certainly used good
judgment when they picked the COM
bination, and the Packers ought to be
just about the niftiest looking bunch
on the field in the league.
Fans should be on the watch for the
announcement of the addition Of an
other pitcher. President FairWeather
says he has one in sight that will make
'em all sit up and take notice. With
the addition of another good HEAVIER
Wen have to give it to the Packer
management for having a pretty good
bunch of ball players signed.
Denver Times: The first of the
vanguard of Grizzlies, new and
old, to get busy in preparation
for the coming baseball season is
Barney Schrieber. The giant south
paw twirler. late of the American asso-
citation, arrived in Denver with his
family this morning. Simultaneous
with the arrival in person of Schneider
at President McGill's office came a let
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signed contract with the Denver team.
Junction City Union: President w. E.
Sweeney, of the local baseball associa-
ton. has received Il additional con-
tracts from players. including several
of last years men. Local fans will oe
gratified to know that Tom DUNCAN of
Kansas City, E. P. Masters of Malvern.
Ia. G. H. Jepson of Wetmore and John
Caffeine of Webb City are coming
back. These men all did good work
here last year, and are big favorites.
Contracts have been mailed to other of
last years men, including Whelan of
Kansas City, but have not yet been re-
turned The new players signed are
Cleel dams of Ozark, Mo; Harvey
Seigle. of Herington: L. w. Smith, of
Sumner, Mo; H. Messenger. of Par
sons. and H. E. Rittinger of Strong
City. all of them pitchers. Others
signed are J. A. Simpson, of Wellston,
Okla, a second baseman; Jack Land Of
Omaha, an inf1elder, and Hal Norcross
of Fort Wayne, Ind, shortstop.
Roy Gafford. manager of the Mime
apolis team, says:
There is nothing to that Harrington
story. / can promise you that we Will
be in the league again this year al
though / have not yet done much work
toward selecting a team. We did lose
our grounds here and it may be that
Harrington became interested in the
situation. However, 1 am slowly sign
ing men. The most important contract
have is with Try, who will hold down
first base and manage the team. have
several good pitchers AS far as the
schedule is concerned, will say that
have not started work on it yet. Sa-
lima gets the Fourth of July games and
as there are to be matinee races there
that day I would suggest one game in
the morning and one after the races
Besides being kept busy with base
ball matters. Tom Fairweather, presi-
dent of the Sioux City club. is can
didate for commissioner in Sioux
City's new form of city government.
Bert Noblett. for whom Jack Hol-
land al but traded Arthur Pennell
year ago, has signed a Sioux City con-
tract
Jack Holland he's traded Pitcher
team last spring. to Sacramento for
Jake Bauer and $3.50 cash. Bauer is
an outfielder who played with Sedalia
in the Western association in 1905.
This man Truesdale who will play
short for Sioux City this season, is the
ex-Dallas infelder whom Roger Bres-
nahan promised to turn over to Isben.
He IS said to be fast.
Harry Cheek. the ex-Western asso-
citation star. is making hit with the
Nationals at Southern
Pines. For the past two years Harry
has been catching in the Eastern and
New York state leagues.
Speaking of the work of Clarence
a former Joplin player of
1908. a special from Hot Springs. Ark.
the Memphis club, drove a high one
over the center field fence in the New
Majestic park this afternoon and won
for the All-Americans the first exhi-
cinnati Reds and few Washington
players. Aside from MANNERS three
hits in the game. his work at short
was the marvel of the old 1eaguers
who watched his debut.
Topeka fans are expecting shortstop
Reilley TO prove the wonder of the
league this season. Incidentally, after
june 20. W1cnlCa VIII nave Snort
stop Reilley. who is expected to go
some.
Ben Hunt. the ex-Hutchinson
pitcher, over whom Wichita and Bos-
ton are still scrapping, pitched for
against the White Sox
Tuesday. For six innings Benjamin
Franklin was all the candy holding
the majors to two runs. but in the
seventh he blew up and the white legs
carried half a dozen counters across.
Des Moines' Register and Leader:
Deacon" White. the manager of the
Mo-, team in the newly or
ganized mink league is in the city at
the present time. He is looking for