The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-06
COmiskey and O'Toole This
Springs Attractions.
ISBELL PLANS BIG PARK
O'Neill Tells Why League Is
Stronger This Year.
Pyke Johnson Thinks Denver
Team Good Enough.

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have to hand it to Boss Holland, OF
the Joseyites. He's always uncorling
something. For instance Comiskey is
worshipped everywhere papers are read.
What did Holland do but get the Chi
cago owner to come to ST. Joseph for
a banquet about the time when a mar
ager wants enthusiasm which can be
converted into the stuff that salaries
are made of. Comiskey will go to St
Joseph, tell the fans what a fine man.
ager, town and team they have. The
people will flock out to see the Drum
mers and the Sox play ball and en-
thusiasm which will last far into the
summer will be the result But this
wasn't enough. Holland got a game
with the Pirates who are to trail
through here just before the National
League season begins. The Pirates
themselves are a pretty good drawing
card. One never THINKS of them with
out in the same flash thinking of HonuS
Wagner. But Holland went one better.
He secured from Clark, also a Kan
san, the written promise that Marty
O'Toole, the million dollar kid of the
Pittsburgers, would work in at least
part of the exhibition. These are only
two instances but they should show,
to u certain extent at least, why the
Drummer boss is always popular in MS
own town.
Inc new Udll PARK at the LSDell SUI
ton will be $50 feet wide and 500 feet
long. The plant, when completed, Will
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000
cording to Des Moines dope artists. One
thing about Isbell and F,airWeather,
they get into the sport page under
slug head about every day. That is
going some for Des Moines this time
of year. And if newspaper advertis-
ing is what every publisher claims 1T
is, there should be some interest in the
national game in Iowa this summer.
In a personal letter Prexy O'Nenl
calls attention to something which all
of the dopists on the circuit seem TO
have overlooked. There is no club on
the circuit weaker than it was at this
time last year and several of them have
been strengthened, as far as the man
agement is concerned. The Bears have
not the same classy players but the
management which gave the mountain
city the pennant last year still owns
the team. Rourke has strengthened so
has Sioux City. Holland has signed st
new players. Wichita is fully as strong.
Topeka looks better. Lincoln starts the
season free from trouble and with
likeable popular manager, the first in
some time, and Des Moines can't be
compared with last year. The changes
made have all been for the better and
the stronger clubs, which are practical
that their quality is not questioned.
What has become of the plan to or
ganize a league in southeast Kansas.
There's too many good ball players go
ing to waste down there. Some one
should do the work necessary to get
the talent out where it can be seen.
Beside furnishing some amusement a
fairly profitable business is awaiting
some one who will drop into that sec
ton of Kansas and develop a few ball
players which may be sold for fairly
good prices. Among other players who
reside in that section of the state are
Walter johnson and Ad Brennan. Dur |
bin came from there and there are 9th |
ers.
Pyhe Johnson, writing in the Denver |
News, produces three columns of argu- |
ment to show that the Bears are as
strong as they were at the beginning |
of the season last spring. The Bears |
look as strong now as they did then |
but the fact that some of the stars |
will not be with the team next year |
who helped win the pennant last sea-
son, causes the team to appear weak
ened at the first glance. Lester Chan
nell, formerly an outfelder for the
New York Yankees, is expected to