The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-14
President Woodward Seeks a
Title for Ball Club.
Will Give a Season Ticket for
Best Suggestion.
WHITNEY SIGNS UP,
First Baseman First to Affix
John Henry.
Observation-Disclosures
Is a Hold Out.


League baseball team must have
flaming" name-not a slogan nor an
open or secret motto but a snappy IL
tie which will make people think OF
them first when the national game is
mentioned. What is your idea Of a
name?
President. Chester woodward, of the
Topeka organization, who has become
the busiest and most serious fan in the
city, offers a season ticket to the ran
who turns in the best suggestion.
The league already has the Grizzly
Bears, the Antelopes, the Packers, the
Drummers, the Witches, the Boosters
and the OmahOgs.s The last name the
Topeka club had was the, Cooleysox but
that was changed sadly enough TO the
Tailenders-and nothing like that will
go again.
Manager Fred Moore is building up
a fast aggregation which will be de-
serving of the best support Topeka can
give and there is no need of being too
modest in the suggestion for name
While Moore IS confident Of only hrst
division finish there is fine chance
of the club being called the "Champs
the following season.
A season ticket as prize is not TO
be scorned. One is worth $40 and gives
admission and grandstand seat Tor ~
home games.
Suggested names may be left with
their sender's name and address either
at President Woodward's office in the
Columbian building or at the new base
ball headquarters on the second hocr
of the Auerbach building.
Manager Moore is busy getting him
self located in the new baseball office
and expects soon to have a regular
sanctum fitted up. He is getting his
mail there now and some very encour-
aging deliveries are coming In.
Whitney Signs Contract.
For instance the signed contracts OF
Merit Whitney, the new first sacker who
is expected to set the league afire, and
that of J. H. Buchanan, the Cripple
Creek twirler, have arrived Just by
way of introducing Mr.. Whitney to the
fans of Topeka his letter which accom-
panied his signed contract follows:
Binghamton, N. Y, Jan. 10, 1911.
Contract received yesterday and en-
close the same signed in this letter.
Yes, my contract was trifle compli-
Gated and trust I'll be able to prove
you made no mistake when you added
the extra four cents.
Have already started to shape my
self for this coming season and do
little running every day, as 1 have
about 20 pounds to take off-the result
of enjoying home cooking for the past
three months-but hope to have most
of it off by reporting time.
If you need a shortstop, have one
whom I take pleasure in recommend
ing, one that 1 know can deliver-no
four fiusher but a live one. His name
is Weaver. He was with Fall River,
Mass, last season and still belongs to
them. He is very anxious to get away
and wrote me a letter asking me to
try and get a place for him in your
league. He is a fair hitter, is fast on
the bases, a good fielder and very good
on double plays. Don't think he would
cost much money and 1 am positive he
would be a good investment. If you are
interested, address Chas. Weaver, Wat
sons Hat store, Williamsport, Pa.
T -
rect to have your club report as want
to stop in Ohio on my way west and
I'd like to know what time we are due
in Topeka
With best wishes and hoping we have
one, two, three club, I remain, yours
sincerely.
MERIT w. WHITNEY.
Thomson a Hold Out.
Albert Thomson, the crack left field
er who had a months taste of the big
league last season, has Joined the hold
outs. He writes that he has become
tired of playing for experience and
either must take down a wallet full or
stay with the business which he now is
in What that business is, is not
stated. Moore raised his pay in the
contract submitted $50 a month but
Tommy seems to think it should have
been raised 800.
Gibson, the Arkansas City catcher, is
another who is pulling at : the purse
strings of the club. The report that
the new company has money seems to
have gone to the heads of the pros
pective ball players. Gibson is said to
be good one and able to stick in the
Western but the management can not
see that he is in a commanding posi-
ton.
Moore is growing still more optimistic
about his team. Looks to me as if we
had as good a team as any in the
league he said. "Of course it will be
a new aggregation and the other clubs
have most of their old players, but all
this material is mighty classy for this
circuit" He gets letters every day
congratulating him on the bunch and
many of the writer's are ma position to
know. The rest of the promoters get
the same kind about Moore so there
seems to be nothing to do but wait for
the spring delivery.
Not that the management is resting