The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-15
CAUTION IS WORD.
Western League Managers
Careful With Money.
Holland Trying Hard to Land
1912 Pennant.
Is GEAR HUNTING PITCHER?
Kaws' Coming Stay at Home
Will Be Brief.
Why Not All Go to st. Joseph
Decoration Day?

WHY NOT All GO TO SIs JOSopI
Decoration Day?
Holland has signed Bachant; released
by IsbeH. The Dutchman's catching
staff is shot to pieces account 1nJur
les. And Jack is grabbing at every
thing which looks like an ounce o
strength.
Fan writes in to ask what we thini
of the Kaws now. Just the same as Wa
did before the going away time came
The Kaws are a good ball club
there is any weakness it is in ths
pitching staff. Support the cluo pS
going to the games and the manage
ment will spend the money necessary
to strengthen any weakness that may
appear.
The management in every club II
the Western League this year is Worh'
ing on a cautious basis. Perhaps thIS
is to be one of the leaner years OF
baseball Last year was a bad ONT
in many ways and the financial stu
alton is not entirely satisfactory now
The managers want to see how Ine
boxoffice is coming along before spenu-
ing a large wad of coin. Ana tney
can not be blamed. This is especldIly
true in Topeka where thousands OF
dollars have been spent for the COM
fort and entertainment OF the rams
The good getaway by the Great Bend
team has already sent other T. ~
League managers on Strengthening eA-
petitions.
When the old c. K. League was Or
sanized the fans in the towns connpos-
ing the circuit couldn't see anythins
good IN an opposing team. NOW II :
no
of the opposing players are pointed o ,o
and commented upon. And 1t heIps LIZ
game.
THE Kaws have more of an at home
in June. From the first of the month
until the 18th they will be on eXhlol-
ton here. Then they are away ~
six days and return on June Y.
T.eake has found a place with juno
+ion City and Smith has been loaned
to Manhattan. They are two players
who will make a whole lot raster Dali
possible on the c. <. circuit
Gear told the writer before leaving
that while he would like to carry ms
rtility man on the catching stan anu
lraen all three men, he really ought 10
have that place for a pitcher. rms
would indicate that he is now lookins
for q twirler, although there is ~
other evidence that such is the CASE
But Leake's place was given TO frdn II
and that leaves the vacancy caused os
smiths going away. Perhaps the man
ae,er is looking for an another pillar
with which to support the team
Gear isn't the only man whose pitch
ing staff may not be satisfactory. Hol-
land is trying to land a pltcner 1roIl'
CoIniskey, the angel of the western
Taapue. The Joetown boss is anxious
for a pennant this year. His town Is
sunporting him well and his team Is
composed of good ball players He Is
irving to give the Josey fans the rag
and will make some one spend money
and play ball to prevent him from &C
comprising this very laudable under
taking.
Is IsbelI picking out the best ones
in his old team? A Western league
manager recently slipped us the dope
that the Wichita club was hard
one to handle. Isbell knows who is
hard to handle and who is not. Will
he purchase the ones who are hard
to manage? And if he will not does
that spell happiness for George
Hughes when the days grow longer?
If the Kaws can break even on
the Omaha series they will come home
nicely fixed for the contest~swith the
JOSeyS. 81 JOS6pIl HAS d lSdHA lIllS
year that is hard to beat They are
up around the top and there isn't any
doubt they are the one two class
as things now stand. They will fight
the Kaws hard here. And before
the locals have a chance to catch
their breath they will return to tbs.
road From here they go to Des
Moines for a quartet of games. Sioux
City for four more and Decoration
day they will be playing. four
game series with the Joseys in the
Missouri town. Good fortune will help
them to play better ball and return
in a better position for the at home
series beginning June with Des
Moines opposing.
Meanwhile Jack Hendricks points a
scornfuI finger Wichitaward and Ia
naents: Il told you So"
Why wouldn't it be a good plan now
to arrange for an excursion to st.
Joseph on Decoration day? They
are inclined to think the Topeka fans
are a bunch of dead ones in Hol-
land town and this would be a great
opportunity to furnish evidence to