The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
Murphy Shouldn't Lack for
Centers for BasebalIs.
Colorado Springs Wants West
ern League Baseball.
WAIT ON PARK SITE
Isbell and Fairweaiher Still
Hunt for ClOse-In Tract.
Sioux New Short Stop TOuted
As a Wonder.

G. Webb Murphy has discovered an
ivory nut that he declares will make
an excellent center for baseballs. In
case Mr.. Murphy convinces the mar
ufacturers that his plan is q. good one
we can slip him the address of some
corking good ivory nuts
Colorado fans are wondering how the
Denver team will fare with the new
Lincoln organization il one is ever ac-
complisEed. Hagerlnaa S+ralton and
Mccormick are the players belonging
to either Denver or Lincoln and as
Denver could use them the fans are
to deal for the Despair club will soon
be located.
Fellows Who have been there have
Joined with this department in advis-
ng Isbell to keep away from Pueblo
and save his friends the expense Of
buy ing flowers and knocking off work
for the -uneral
While there's a lot of sympathy for
Pueblo sport writer's ever the league
are boosting the Witches and hoping
the town will make good. What is 0one.
possibly can't be untioDe and so there is
no use ranting about the unfairness
of the action further. It is to be hored
that Wichita makes good The rivalry
between the two Kansas towns will
people are behind their club. hut
year ago this spring nothing would
bring them cut.
Now Colorado Springs wants a base
ball team ard insists that it be in the
Western League. Ira Bidwel1, who
formerly had a team in that city has
announced that he wouldn't be back
ward about taking charge of West
ern League team in the tourist town.
At this distance there is considerable
haze about the Colorado Springs thing.
but since the Pueblo deal got by it S
hard telling what may be slipped across
On us
Tom Reilly, former Topeka short
stop, was the first Sioux City player to
send in his contract. Tommy isn't in
the holdout class any longer. He has
lost some Of those ideas. and is play
inc better ball He should make
good third sacker for Andreas tnls
year.
contract to the Packer boss. Added
to these are seven recruits and a first
sacker from the Texas League. Sioux
City has been weak at drst since Hunt
CT went to the pirate team via Kan
sas City.
"Red" Downs and "spec" Hurlburt.
both former Topeka players, are in
spring and spec" will probably UNI
pire in the Union association. Downs
will be here until ordered to report.
FairWeather and Isbell have annOunc-
ed that there is nothing more doing
in baseball there until some one tells
them where they can find a satisfac
tory site for a baseball garden. Des
1doines fans should get busy at once.
They have got their ball team easy,
awful1y easy, and it may be that Fair
weather and Isbell had better have sold
q few shares of stock to interest some
Of The local men. Des Moines fans may
vet go to sleep. IsbelI has mailed out
contracts to 30 players and is prepar-
ing to clean up the suspended list which
under Higgins grew to an alarming
size The arrangement Of spIlng prac-
tice games will also be taken up soon.
Among other players Sioux City has
signed UP shnrts.op this year who is
supposed to be one of the kind that
sets 'em afire. His name is joe French
and it is said that he is is fast as
the gayest section of Paris is sup
posed. He hits .311, runs bases like
Roosevelt ran for president against
Parker, and snaps up grounders like
a. bullfrog grabbing flies. Other players
| recently secured by the Packers are