The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-14
PLAY BIC TEAMS
Gear Books Games With the
Worlds Champion Team.
Giants, Athletics and SOx to
Play Kaws.
BILL SHIPKE'S KNEE FIXED
Lincoln Wants Kruger to Get
Into Shape.
Brooks Record PIeases Sioux
City Sport Writers.

Gear will take his squad of Kaw
tryOuts up against the real thing in
baseball on the Texas trip The White
Sox, the Giants and the Athletics will
train in Texas. Each of these squads
VIII carry two teams and Gear is now
booking dates with the big leaguers
and their tryouts. The chances are
the trip by the big leagues this year,
however, and the Kaw would-bes will
go up against the best baseball teams
on earth during their preparatory
work. The transfer of the Oklahoma
team to Beaumont, Tex, knocks out
the first game Gear had scheduled 1t
is likely that instead he will play
Rourkes tryouts at Joplin. 1t is also
possible that he may later take on the
Wichita team somewhere in the Lone
Star territory. The Witches are plan
ming a trip into the meningitis district
and arrangements are being made to
bring the two squads together there.
This with the four or five games to be
played with the major teams and the
university games already scheduled.
will keep the local players fairly busy
during their short stay in the south.
Danberry has deserted US and
Kansas CITY man comes instead. If
the fans enjoy him as much as they
do some other products of the Tebeau
town this should be a fairly happy
summer.
Rasty Wright has been elected pres
ident of the Mountain state league and
writes the Witches that he is through
playing ball. Rasty is in position now
to unearth the largest vein of trouble
he ever dug into. At that there are
a lot of fans who would enjoy seeing
Rasty try to make the batter swing
at those high ones inside this summer.
lincoln wants Art TSr11eear tn get
back into shape to do the catching
when StrattOn rests. Wilkie Clark,
who jumped to the Outlaws in 1910
has signed up. He is not belleVed to
be the class, however, and will likely
be sold. Brooklyn has offered Der
gen to the Antelopes so it is likely the
back stopping job will be fairly well
covered whatever Kruger may do
Elmer Stricklett. the original spit
baller, is also on the market. Despair
has been notified
McCafferty, formerly an Antelope.
has written to Parson F'arthing offer
ing him a job. McCafferty evidently
thought Farthing a free agent. The
former Lincolnite is managing the
Butte club in the Union association
and wanted Farthing to help beat
Dick Cooley's Salt Lake club.
Skipper Bill" Shipke, the former
manager and third sacker for the
Rourkes, had an operation performed
on his knee and expects to be out of
have injured the knee three or four
years ago by falling while on a hunt
ing trip and it has caused him so
much trouble that he decided to have
it cut out He is still member of
the Omaha team.
IsbeI has signed Spike hewitt,
who was formerly a student at Has
T
heralded as being a speed fiend and
Isbell will probably find him strong
on the fast stuff. The redskin will
try to make the pitching staff of the
Des Moines team stronger.
Dick Kissane. an Omaha gent. is
the only umpire so far announced and
Haskell is the man who reported that
he had been signed. That makes two
of them. Who are the other victims?
Des Moines fans are still congratu-
Iating themselves on getting Thomas
and Knapp in that trade. And Lin
coin scribes feel as happy over the /
Isben has secured a new pitcher, |
wo infielders and an outer gardener /
'or the Des Moines team and is pre-
pairing to put the town on the base /
ball map. Curtis is said to be the only |
member of the outfield of last year
who will remain with the team.
Charles Brooks, the new Sioux City
irst sacker sure has the stuff accord
ng to the Sioux scribes. Brooks is
rom the Albany, Ca, club and hit
S42 last year. He is a south side fling
T and is highly touted by Tom Reilly.
Western Releases and Contracts.
Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE following list
f Western League contracts and re
eases has been announced by Secretary
"a rrelI of the National com nj ssinn.