The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-04
TEAM HERE SOON
Regulars and YanniganS to
Give Battle April IL.
Fans Will Get to See Every
Player Work.
ISBELL RUNS into RAIN
Hendricks and His Happy
Bears Hit Denver.
Texas Jones Doesn't Want to
Play for Holland.

Isbell is getting to believe the world
outside Chicago is a peculiar piace
and one full of hard bumps. 1speli
purchased the Des Moines team and
new park and it has rained until they
can't even lay the cornerstone for the
park. Then he decided that Kansas
was farther south than Iowa and TOOK
his recruits and regulars TO Geuoa
Springs to train. 1t hasn't ra1ned
since he left the Iowa capital. in that
town, but it has rained steadily for
nearly a. week, or all of the time ne
has been at Geuda Springs. Great
business.
Hendricks has his Teddy bears at
home and the mountain fans are hap
by. The manager says his team is
every bit as strong as it was last year
and he is not sure but what it is
stronger. He says if the pitching staff
is not up to the mark, he has an al
lance with two American League
clubs which will furnish the assistance
needed in short order. McAleer of
Boston and Griffith of Washington are
the magnates expected to run to the
rescue when the time comes Hen
bricks declares he is especially well
pleased with the recruits.
Leavenworth Post: There have been
several great baseball families in this
country but few that would compare
with the Killilays of Leavenworth.
There are five boys in the family and
he will be out in a few more years.
Jack is in faster company than the
others. Last season he was with the
Boston American League team where
he pitched great ball The season be-
fore last Jack was pitching in the Pa
cif1c Coast League and was sold to the
Boston club about the middle of the
season.
Two of the KilIilays are playing in
the Union Association. Martin is COW
ering second base for the Helena club
and Bones is pitching for the Boise
club: At one time Martin pitched for
the lola club in the old Missouri al
ley League and led the league in
pitching one season He pitched his
been in the major league today.
Bones is now one of the leading
pitchers of the Union Association.
The fourth member of the Eillilay
California He is also a pitcher and
is said to be a ''big gum on the coast
The first chance the local fans will have
TO see the team comes a week from Sun
day. Gears Kaws, regulars and yanni-
gans. will arrive in Topeka Saturday and
every man who stands a ghost of a show
to win q place on the local squad will be
seen in action. There will be pitchers
4nfielders and outfielders. Two or more
in order to make a showing before the
home crowd Chapman, who was turned
Chances will be deck, according to
present arrangements and his work can
be compared with that of the new back
shoppers discovered by Gear. Every fan
in town should turn out for the game
In addition to the opportunity to see the
team it should be remembered that the
money paid in at the gate in this game
goes to the local management. None of it
will be carried to Chicago or elsewhere
to reimburse some one for a training trip
in which none of the local fans are in
terested. 1t will remain here And the
Kaw training trip hasn't been altogether
A paying institution. Hundreds of dollars
lave been spent by the management and
this is one chance the fans have to show
their appreciation of the effort of the To-
cal baseball men to put the Kaws into
shape for the opening of the race. It
costs a little more than 500 per head to
see the players on such trip and the
squad hasn't been small Every man. |
whose playing might benefit the team, |
and who could be signed was taken along
and given opportunity to display his |
prowess. No other team In the Western |
league has attempted such trip. Hen
bricks, who was to take hts team to Cali
fornia. this year, figured the expense |
of the journey and compromised by send |
ing his pitchers to Hot Springs. So if YOU |
appreciate the effort of the local manage