The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-04

A Cleveland writer says of Art
Griggs: art Griggs needs one thing to
round him out-ginger. The husky util-
ity fielder is an easy and accurate play
er and he has a good batting eye, but
he is a dead one in a game. He never
says a word. He has an I-don't-care
way about everything he does. He
walks slowly to and from the infield,
and in the game he seems to be care
full not to make any unnecessary move
or step. Griggs has shown more of a
batting eye than any of the Maps. He
crowds the plate closely than any of
them, and is never hit by the ball. He
has waited out almost as many passes
as Jack Graney, the champion Nap
waiter, last season.
Des Moines, April 4.-Well! 1t looks
like a bench manager for Des Moines
for another year. If George Davis
makes his return next Monday, for the
season, Des Moines fans need not
worry any longer about the managerial
ing but the highest commentator for
"BilI' Dwyer for the managerial work
he did in 1909, there is always a posi-
bility of the added duty affecting his
work on first. With Bert Niehoff back
on third, Colligan at short, Williams
on second and Dwyer at first, and
Davis on the bench to direct their
work. it would be hard to improve the
fielding of the Des Moines inf1eld.
Nothing like the Three-I League trou-
BILE of course, but the Texas League has
a matter on hand which is unusual and
may prove disastrous. According to the
dispatches, this league will start the
1911 season next week without a sche-
dule. And the trouble arose out of an
alleged attempt to knife Galveston on
the schedule proposition. President Al
len proposes to run the games on an
umpire schedule handling the teams
from day to day. Two schedule meet
ings failed. Play will begin April II
but what teams where is not known.
Bob Umg1aub, the Washington first
baseman, secured by Don Despair to
manage the Lincoln Antelopes and COW
er the keystone sack is said to be a
quiet busy sort of a fellow who refuses
to give the fans a pennant before the
season starts.
Harry Meyers, last season a Packer
outfielder, is renorted to have cinched
a job on the Brooklyn National club.
The passing of Buck Weaver takes
the most picturesque player from the
Western roster. The tall backstop was
a favorite around the circuit and
clean sportsman. Hugh McMurray.
who did the bulk of the Denver CATCH
ing last season on account of Weaver's
illness, probably will have the right OF
way this year.
President Walt Stahl, of the Kansas
State, relates an incident which he
claims proves that Joe Kneaves. the
touted shortstop of the Rourke's, viii
go to the majors. And it involves our
old friend, Doc Jay Andrews. Kneaves
was clouting the ball mile every day
out at Lyons, StahPs home town and
member of the Kansas State, when
Doc Andrews dropped to the manage
ment of the Hutchinson club. Natur-
ally Doc had something on the young
sters out there and was ''some" factor
in the league. One day over at Lyons,
he sent a screamer down the short
field which ought to have carried any
busher clear out to the fence. But
Kneaves, who was unknown to Doc,
snatched the. red hot ball in his right
hand and tossed it over to first
"Ah, yuh yuh greasy
brusher. Lucky stab. Yuh didn't know