The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-31
Detroit Magnate Will Send
Good Players Here.
new INFIELDERS ARE COMING
NageI, ShOrtstOp, and McDOn-
aid, Third Sacker, Bought.
Startling Shakeup for Kaws Is
Due Soon.

! Winning baseball for Topeka is
promised by an agreement closed with
President Navin of the Detroit base
ball club by Manager Gear during his
recent eastern trip. The Kaws will be
i provided with the players needed to
put the team in the race and keep it
there. No stock in the local club has
| been sold and no change in the owner
ship in any way will occur. The agree
ment is affective January 1, 1913.
Manager Gear, disappointed in the
showing made by the team, went before
the board of directors of the Baseball
Association and asked that his salary
be cut. He felt that he had done his
best, he said, and that the owners had
done likewise. Because the season was
a hard one financially he believed that
he would try to prove his fairness by
submitting to cut in salary. This
takes effect at once and is of enough
consequence that it will help material
ly in reducing the expenses of the club.
Two new players, Third BaSeman Nc
Donald and Shortstop NageL have been
purchased and will report at once. They
should get here by Sunday. McDon-
aid is from Nashville where he has been
playing all season and Nagel is from
Buffalo.
another years training. Experience, it
is declared, is all he needs and wise
ones who have seen him work believe
he will become a good ball player i'll
another year. Patterson, himself, it Will
be remember said he wasn't fast
enough for the league when he came
here.
a startling shakeup is to occur in
the Kaw ranks. waivers have been
asked for several players and some of
the fellows who have played Indifferent
ball will have to seek another meal
ticket.
Above is summarized. briefly the
baseball situation in Topeka. No at
tempt is made to add bright colors 10
the scene. Only facts are stated. And.
by all rules of the game, the news
should be good to the Topeka fans.
Faith in Topeka, Gear and the local |
management was shown by Mr.. Navfn |
when he offered to advance the money |
to buy any player the kaws wanted,
and as many of them as was wanted, |
the players to belong to Navin. This |
was not, however, the proposition de- |
sired by the local management. The |
town is not large enough to admit |
such a condition. The only manner 81
raising money would be by attendance.
The other proposition, and the one
agreed to, is a better one and will al |
low the development of players. Their
sale will bring money to the local men. /
All that the fans here have to do to !
cinch this proposition is to demon
strate that the town can stand on its
own legs. They must support the
team the remaining two months OF the
season. The payroll has been cut to
50 400 the lowest by far in the league
The team is being strengthened to Iur-
uish better baseball for the 1anS our
ing the remainder of the season, put
with the chief view of having good
team to start in with next year Ihen
with the assistance which II VIII ne
possible to obtain the kaWS shouIu oe
well 1lp in the running.
been
mon on the local club. Some OF these
men haven't tried. Otners nav
tried but have shown that they WeTe
- raadv for Western League baIl.
n their places will be showed new
men. Young and yet not noVlces' VINO
ara ambitious and recommended rs
capable The announcement as 10 +H,ip Hlip
thew are will not be lnaue uiIil 'iio-
releases are given out ,.. e
.caar,s search from now on He hopes
n be able to start In the season heSe e1Ao
80 With the best pitching stair in the
ioo.,,e Every effort to secure slab ma
+erja1 will be made Nothing is TO ne
overlooked. The new inhelders VINO are
~ ranort this week must make soou
- eo chopping that will, 1t is be-
S;.,'od ~ FREQ the club from the dead tim
he, is +o he started. And the effort Will
.neioIIIate to furnish better ball the re-
DoafnIIer of the season here
with our afhliat1on tor n ne6r KY yeSr. fo,
on |
taIen- I will quit baseball If we CAM
irca,, we'll up in the race Is Manager
Gears declaration to the writer.
Tha sale of Cy Young was made at
This time because now is the time TO
eli Young is going good. He will like
~ never 90 better here. Pitchers are
antad for Immediate delivery. In fact,
j. is doubtful if Young could have been
sold without immediate delivery. he
has; a 80 day tryout wh1ch NaNln
Drornised would be thorough. And he
will come too high for the league next
year.
a salary limit next year. 1t VIII be
either Sc. 200 OF SO, 900 per month. And
PLAYERS who are drawing fancy salaries
This wear must either be sold or play
fo.- considerably less meney next year.
As proof of this is the fact that Den
ver's payroll is over $1,000 per month
Lincoln pays out over "a 900 per month.
and so they go the rest of the way
along Sioux City is losing money at
the rate of 81, 900 per month
This dopes that next year the West
ern League viii. not be quite so fast as
at this time. The race this year is
causing a 20 per cent better grade of
ball to be played by all teams. The
league is faster High priced men will
have to go next season so that the
clubs will be within the mark. This
would have meant a cut of from $50
to SIS per month for Young. He is
worthy of better wages when the op-
portunity came If he doesn't make
good he is to be sent back to Topeka
So it's up to the town to carry a light
er load. but one that must be carried.
There is nothing of salve in this TO