The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-10
Leak, Fugate, Alderman and
Young to Pitch.
Two More TWirlers Must Be
Named Soon.
KAW PLAYERS HEAVY HITTERS
Best Squad He Was Ever On,
Gear Says.
All Boxes but Five at Local
Park Sold.

Four of the regular Kaw pitchers
have been chosen, accoI ding to Gear.
They are Cy Young, Leak, Fugate and
Alderman. OF the other two there is
some doubt, but the dope favors no
one just now in the Kaw camp. The
manager is afraid of Green and will
probably decide today or tomorrow
about him. 1t is likely that he will
be placed with some club In Texas
for seasoning. There are five pitch
ers from whom two more twfrlerS
may be chosen and they will all be
given a looking over by the manager
before he makes his choice. Cocre-
ham and Harden were given their re-
lease at Fort Worth yesterday. They
will not do, Gear has decided. Frantz
is expected to show the class neces-
sary to hold down a steady situa ton,
but may not make it, the remaining
days before the opening of the season
being the time he has to show what
he can do. Gear says he has struck
some tough luck on weather during
the trip. Wherever he had a guar
antee the weather was fair, but on
Sundays rain was usually the order of
the day.
81 have the best hitting team on
which 1 ever played Gear writes to
President Catlin. Wouldn't it be
great to see a gang of SWatterS on the
local side of the game? The manager
has thought we'll of the hitting side
of the team since the recruits report
ed at Shreveport. A bunch of fellows
any of whom can hit in runs would
be mighty popular in kawtown and
Gear writes like one of them had been
secured.
If you want a box at the local park
for the present season you had better
get in your application: Out of IS
boxes % have been sold There are
still five on the marFet. No more
will be built. The boxes sell for SIS
or less than 5 cents per seat per game
Of the $4,000 worth of stock
which the directors voted to issue
$4,000 worth has been sold. A num-
Der of men who want to be interested
in the team to the extent OF owning
stock have asked that they be al
lowed to buy from $50 to sou worth.
They will be allowed to purchase
$4,000 worth in this way. When that
is gone the stock sale is ended.
The $40 tickets will go on sale
next week A number of them have
already been reserved.
Texas Jones has come to terms with
Holland and will play for the Jobbers
this season. The Texan had trouble
with Holland over the salary thing.
but finally came in. At the same
time Borton turned in his uniform
and quit the team. Holland says they
quarreled over the salary proposition.
Borton, Holland claims, demanded
larger salary than the one offered
him by the Chicago club. Jones re-
turn makes the Joetown team strong
er and when Borton settles his differ
ence with the club the Joseys will be
in shape to show some one an awful
race for the rag. Holland has dis
posed of Wintz, third sacker, and Jay
Errett, a southside twirler, who grad
uated from the State League. Both
go to the Humboldt club in the Mink
League. Ray Hill, a southpaw, will
go to Traverse City in the Michigan
State League.
The Omaha scribes are pulling for
another first class outfielder to help
take care of the outer gar
ders. It is admitted by the writers
that Rourke knows a ball team and
that he has a perfect right to run
his club, but the scribes say it is only |
fair to the fans that the team be |
strengthened. This is pretty sound |
argument. The scribes at Omaha have
made Rourke thousands of dollars. |
Omaha is a good town. Rourke can |
put $1,000 into a ball player and get
it back at the gate the first day the |
team is at home. But Rourke, while |
a prince of good fellows, isn't that |
way inclined. Rourke doesn't get to- |
gether team that will win pennants |
Along about the middle of the season |
he dumps his manager and hires a |
new one. Next spring the fans are
told what the new manager will do |
and the fans are expected to turn in |
the shekels on the strength of the |
really dependable ball players. |
Rourke is good at developing young |
sters. That is the reason it is pos
sible for him to get near the top of
the second division yearly. But Pa
has the same habit that has caused |
grief to other magnates. He has
grown to hate to part with the velvet |
even when he can see it coming back.
Rourke ought to loosen up. He has |
too good a town to play the tightwad |
money will bring Pa a lot of it in re-
turn.
Rourke's infield this year will con-
;ist of Johnny Wanner, second base;
Eddie Justice, shortstcp, and Me
loff at third. Kane, the old reliable,
will cover the initial bag NiehOff is
;aid to be hitting like a fiend and JUS
ice is expected, according to Rourke,
% burn up this section of the country
his summer. The Rourkes return to-
morrow and a clash will likely be ar
-anged between the Colts and Des-
pains hopes. The fans at Omaha, are
going to put on a great stunt when the
season opens and the attendance will
likely be fully half the number that
Will be claimed. The Commercial club,
he Ak-Sar-Ben and the Elks will be
1ut in force.
The wedding out process on the
Sioux City squad has begun. Ducky
Holmes will have first choice of all
he castoffs.
TIGERS LOSE TO KANSAS.