The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-22
(NEred Clarke, Pirate Manager
Talks at Wichita.
Urges Business Men to Cineh
Franchise at Once.
LINING UP PLAYERS
IsbeH. Holland and Hendricks
Are at Work.
Denver Manager in Ecstasy
Over New Fielder.

Fred Clarke. manager of the Pirates
gives Wichita a little classic on the
value of a baseball team to a city in
a good league. The good citizens Of
any town where baseball has been al
lowed to escape should read it. 1t is
As follows. from the Wichita Beacon.
THE people Of Wichita are big suck
ers If they allow this opportunity 70
cinch a class A baseball team escape
them"
Those are the words of Fred Clarke,
manager of the Pittsburg national
league baseball team. who with Mrs.
Clarke is in Wichita today TO take
their two children who are attending
Nj Carmel academy home for the holt
days
Fred Clarke is one of the best posted
baseball men in the country and he
Understands the baseball situation
from A to u He realizes the folly Of
waiting when the baseball future OF
Wichita can be settled at once and in
e class where she belongs.
II can't understand how the business
men of Wichita can turn down this
OFFER" said Mr. Clarke this morning
"It can't be because they are afraid to
lose a few dollars I am sure il is
simply because they do not understand
the real situa ton. Wichita has a grand
future before her You people that live
4
visit here but once 4 year and can see
the steady growth of a few thousand
Persons each year that proves what
WI ehita will eventually become
IA first class baseball team is I'M
daubtedIy the best advertisement for a /
city that can be had and the space /
that it gives the city in all the leading +
newspapers of the country could not +
le purchased at any price When You /
stop TO think that the baseball reports /
are read by at least 5o000,000 people in /
the United states every day some idea /
= the good that a baseball team does /
y city can be realized. What If city 4
-fas to pay a few thousand dollars +
toward the support Of q team, the bene- I
fit the city receives in free advertis- /
ing is surely worth it. 7 understand 4
that Wichita has the chance TO buy /
first class team FOR only $4,000. The I
franchise alone is WORT that without +
2 player. or if the business men will (
build a down town park and a place to /
play Sunday games some place out 7
side the city the team vii move here .
and be willing TO pay $1,000 a year rent I
for the park Wichita should be glad I
To furnish the park free It viii be but /
a short time until this country is con-
nected by interurban railroads and /
houlevards and what VIII there be for /
an attraction for outside towns with I
no baseball here2 There are so many |
arguments for the team that I don't i
see how a city like Wichita can hest !
tate. but cinch it so tight that it Will \
never get away
st Joseph. Denver and Pueblo are |
p already lining up for the season of |
! 81 They show the following rosters
of players
The players on Hollands string at
present are
Inhelders- Meinke. Lowthers. Cop
pcs and Jay Andrews
FOL fer-c -e11r
Pitchers -Chellette, Cruther. Wheat
ley. Malchan, Freeman, Johnson, Gift
TN and Durham
catehers-Gossett. crittenden and
The Denver roster for next season
is as follows
Pitchers-Harris. Healey. Kinselia,
0lmstead. Schneider, kenworthy. Pfef- /
fer. Csirard-
Catchers=Spahr and Frambes.
nfelders-Lindsay first base; Lord,
second base; CULLEN, third base; |
~ohey .shortstop.
Outheld ers-Nenworthy BeaH. Cas-
sidv. Channel
McGiu believes that this array of /
talent viii bring home the kaIe in 4
912- At least he is not in the market i
'or more
In a letter to the Pueblo Chieftain. i
Frank Ispell. owner of the Pueblo
Western league club. gives the present
lineup of the team It is as follows:
tcherS-Jackson. Faber. Ellis. T
Tsoutt. Perry. Weeks. Harmon and
Tarnigan-
Catchers- Shaw and Wacob
ntielders-koerner, Hughes, Schmid
Ind Clair
Outhelders-B eI6on. Craig, Davis
ind Middleton.
How is that for lineup for this
ime of year. asks IsbeIl. IF / can
and the shortstop I am after I would
PC ready to start the season tomorrow.
II expect to reach Pueblo about the
middle Of January to make arrange
nents for next season and in the
neantime give my regards to the good
ans cut there
''The above statement from Isbell in