The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-18

as and Dean Wood of Bisbee, Ariz.. to
draw from as backstops, the former
weakness must disappear. Then the
pitching staff, which was woefully
weak last year has been built up. Ohm
stead and Adams will be back, and in
addition three of last years stars in
the Texas league will report. Then
there are one or two who will come
here when deals which are now pend
ing are closed. The one and only
thing that stands in the way of pro-
ducing a winning team is to get lead
err who can bring the club to the
front. 1t is notorious fact that a
first class team will finish in the Sec
ond division with a poor manager;
and on the other hand, cases are
known where a poor team individual
ly often has finished first with a ca
pable and heady manager. IT will be
the aim of the Denver management, I
am sure, to get the very best manager
obtainable."
The Lincoln management has prac-
tically abandoned it's previous plans to
send the club south into Kansas and
Oklahoma for spring training, and, in
stead, will train at home President
Despair has been promised a long
string of fancy dates for exhibition
games with well known professional
clubs and is impressed with the belief
for these exhibitions than if the club
should tour the south. Roger Bresna-
han, of the St. Louis Nationals, has
pledged to book his club for Lincoln in
case the Cardinals play in Kansas City,
while the Minneapolis and Kansas City
American association clubs are now
negotiating for Lincoln dates. Comis-
keys White Sox will again include the
Nebraska capital on their itinerary and
the local management is figuring upon
booking the Comiskey outfit for two
games.
The Pueblo fans, evidently disgrunt-
led over the loss of their Western
league team are working on the sym
pathies of Shortstop Roy Corhan, en-
deavoring to induce him to jump Jack
Hollands st. Joe club and take the
leadership of the team which Pueblo is
planning to place in the proposed Colo
RADIO state league. The newspaper dope
from Denver and Pueblo relates that
Corhan Will jump There is some pos pos
quoted correctly but if this is true he
has certainly had an astonishing
change of heart. For the past two sea-
sons Corhan has been scheming early
and late to get away from Pueblo.
Louis Manske has been signed 10
pitch another year for the Brewers.
"Unser Louie" as he is called in Mil
waukee, is mighty popular up there
The first year Manske pitched for the
Cantillons in Des Moines he drew the
magnificent salary of SIS a month. He
is probably the best man for the sal
airy given him that ever performed in
this city.
Hans Lobert and Artie Holman. who
were pals when both were members of
the Des Moines team, may both play
with the Cubs next year. Lobert's SAL
airy has been cut by Manager Griffith
of the Cincinnati team, and it is be-
lieved that Lobert will be a hold out
If he is Griffith will try to trade him.
Chicago has always been anxious to
get Lobert and would offer good man
for the Dutchman.
Now it is said that George Graham,
one time famous second sacker for the
Omaha Western league team will not
attempt to play again this summer.
This will be a sad blow to Omaha fans,
who had contemplated seeing the
scrappy little player tickling the dust
on one side of the middle sack this
summer. Graham was badly hurt last
spring while playing with Omaha, just
as he was the year before that. Shortly
after his accident Graham was given a
position with Union Pacific, which he
figures on keeping.