The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-27

Gear. And Gear was pleased with the
reception. Gears every remark took
well with the fans. His discussion OF
ball players and their merits was such
that they pleased the crowd ana
his every announcement was greeted
with cheers.
The new manager was pledged sup
port of all kinds last night The or
eanizatiOn of the Boosters club shows
this The Boosters are pledged to pull
for the team and players from the De
ginning of the season to the last put
out. They Will occupy certain part
of the grandstand, and root and pun
for the team anu every member of the
KaW tribe. The basis for such an or
ganization was secured on the sue-
gestion of George Godfrey Moore.
Moore asked every man TO pledge nm
self to the above rules and to attend
every game possible. The members
are also to stay at every game, no mat
ter what the score, until the last out
is made and not to knock, no matter
what happens.
Moore's suggestion caught with the
crowd and an organization that VIII
do much for the team If it is carried
out as planned was started
'sThere will be no rowdyism on the
ball field while I am manager, salo
Gear. 81 am glad to be able to say
that in Texas a judge of the supreme
court wrote a letter last fall saying
that we had shown it was possible for
a man to be a ball player and still be
a gentleman. NO dirty work goes
Gear doesn't know whether he will
take the sun garden or not. He ism
crazy about the place. But II ne nnuS
no one who can handle the glass neld
to his satisfaction he will wear the
goggles himself. He prefers the cen
terfield place because from that point
he can watch the battery work to bet
ter advantage And Gear. it may be
added here, knows when a battery IS
doing its work correctly.
According to Gear a player will hit
better in this latitude than furtner
south The player is weakened, ne
saws bv the heat While the pitcher 8
arm is working spIendidly all the time
The further north the better the nit
| town in the league for 800 hitters be-
cause it's cooler there. the ball IraN-
els further because the air IS ugnt
and faster for the same reason IN
Albuquerque" he said, I'VE played SO
| far back could hardly see the sec
| ond baseman. Then they got some oil
them over our heads. Down on tne
Mobile field the outfielders play drawn
up close to the intield-
There is little likelihood that Fugate
will appear with the locals this year.
according II Gear. The Iowa south
slider
Think of it Jack might go on the
stage ana get away great with the com
4 edv stuff but in baseball there IS q
| closed season on that sort OF thlng IN
| til reDorting time as far as Jack IS
! concerned. Gear wrote the portsldef
1 that he couldn't see any raise In SsldI y
because the farmer had played an
/ through the season and when seen DS
| Gear in a game last fall was hog tat.
| Gear believes a player should at least
be reduced to fighting trim by the emu
| of the season. If Jack shows the pro
per disposition he may be allowed 10
| transfer of some kind for Fugate-
| Gear believes Cy Young will have a
| great season here this year. Young Is
| erazv to get out of the Texas League
| and wants to play for Gear on top OF
! that. Gear says Young pitched great
/ ball in the Texas League last year, es-
/ neciaIIv in that he lost so many games
! by one run. He likes Cy's work anu =
! Oklahoma wonder takes the chance
I riven him he may go up next year.
( Gear showed the fans that he had
I sold S32 600 worth of ball players since
/ his career as manager began and has
| Maid out a total of So, 200 for them. one
! of his finds is Taylor who goes 70 New
| work next year. He was picked up az
! Ellsworth, where he played IN the Zen.
! trail Kansas League His nome IS So a.
I Louisville KAN, and he cost Gear SzoO-
| Gear sold him for $1,000
Crisp is to be sold to Columbus and
if is believed he will stick. Gear says
| fhe s-rouchy one knows he must stick
| there or --eturn to Topeka. And he be-
| lieves Crisp will try to avoid the re-
| turn trip Gear says Crisp can catch
| good ball but will not do it here. That,
of course. was already known here.
! Gardner will be sold some of these days
if anyone can be found who wants him.
! He is a good player but sore at the
town and the town is not crazy over
the sorre1 top.
AS announced in the State Journal
Friday Gear will try to get team OF
! fairly good players who Will work all
| of the time. At least this is what ne
told the fans. And the suggestion was
we'll received. Attention was called to
| the Boosters club at st. Joseph and
the good work that organization die
! for the Drummers last year 1t was the
boosting of the club that kept the Hol-
landers in the race me Ioliowlns meL
became charter members of the club
last night:
George Godfrey Moore, 701 Jackson; j
B. Belts. S21 Buchanan street; F. 2
| MetZger. S21 Buchanan; M L. Bishop
1719 Lincoln; Vess Heiner. 1121 Kansas
avenue: f. J. O'Neill, 701 Madison. G
T. Hayden, 1103 Quincy; Martin Wiki
dal 420 Topeka avenue; Jay Currie, go.
| Monroe: G. E Hathaway, 1910 Buchan-
an: H s. Richardson, 61S Kansas ave
nue.; G. F. Kempton, 1101 East Eighth
E Ray P. Locke, State Journal. F. II
Richie, Ills Madison; l. G. Rain, 81
Kansas avenue; NJ. H Rahn, 1913 LogaI
avenue: Bennett R. Wheeler. Colum
bian building; L. c. Smith. 619 Jack
son; VIM. A. Fieger. 1929 Fillmore; ]
! P. Coleman; L. NJ. Jones. 1917 Fillmore
J. F. Hogg, 222 Polk; H. w Page, II