The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-15
Fred Moore Leaves to Join
ROurke Squad i'm Missouri.
andrews and Holland Want
Pup for Mascot.
BORTON TO COME BACK
st. Joe Sport Writer Says He
Will Play There.
Holland Tries to Scrape Snow
Off Diamond.

Fred Moore, who started as manager
of the i'll fated Kaws last summer
leaves today for Joplin where he will
report to Pa Rourke's Omahogs for
training Moore handled the second
base job much to Rourke's liking last
summer. after he left Topeka. He's I
classy little ball player and without
doubt would have made good here as
a player had he not essayed the man
agerial role. Moore has had a world
of experience as a player. He spent
two years with Philadelphia and an
additional term or two in the OLD
Southern League when it was consid-
erably faster than it is at present.
Moore isn't a manager. He's too good
to the players. If he had not been So
considerate of the other fellows feelings
last spring he might have had a dlt-
ferent team, although he didn't have
much material to work on. But Moore
always did his best and it is a pant
of his nature to believe that the othel
fellow is doing his best. He was too
kind hearted for his own good Moore
failing is similar to that of Billy FOX
who managed the OmahOgS a few years
ago Fox was a good player but to0
much of a good fellow to manage i
club Moore has a lot of friends III
Topeka. despite his hard luck as man
ager They will wish him well anc
there Will be nOlHluS DuI applause ~
him at the local park this summer.
This department has been accused OF
roasting Moore. 1t was never done
Intentionally. There is no desire to
roast anyone. And man who had the
trouble Moore had trying to give the
fans here a good team with the class
of work which a majority of the players
gave him is entitled to sympathy, rather
than condemnation.
Two ball players whose work Will
he watched with interest by Kansas
fans are Lawrence Cheney and Bunk
Reddick Cheney is with the Cubs and
Reddick goes to Calgary in the West
ern Canadian League. Their homes are
at Relleville.
Holland has sent out transportation.
His athletes come from all points of
the compass. Tickets were wired TO
% players. Holland is using road
graders, shovels and dragS in an eHort
to get the snow out of the Drummer
parade grounds. About the time the
task is completed, along comes another
storm and fills the park again
Holland threatens TO take his team
to Muskogee for training but doesn't
want to as conditions there are similar
to those in Joetown. Only it's con-
tinual rain in the Oklahoma town. 1t IS
hard for anyone to guess what will be
the result of the weather on the plans
of the Western league owners who eX-
pect to train at home
Jaw Andrews and Holland have talk
ed it over and decided that a bull pup
is the only mascot which will bring
pennant to the Drummers- a Houn'
dawg was suggested They waived the
suggestion aside, however, as the houn'
thing is a political being and would
have no luck in baseball. A season
ticket Is offered for the mascot. For
merly the Drummers had goat. Some
one got it. Then they tried a pig, but
he couldn't root out the jinX. So it's
the fighting canine for 1912.
McGraw is still holding out on Lin
coin. Wonder if it is the antitrust
feeling that causes it?
st. Joseph News-Press: Borton is not
trying to make good with the White
Soxi That sounds like pipe but
nevertheless it's what the older mem
bers of the Chicago Americans say of
said that Bill has slowed down consld-
erably of late, in comparison to the
quality of ball he played at the start
and that he lacks the necessary pepper.
Before Bort was ordered to report to
the Sox he told the writer that he did
not care about going up this year and
would rather be turned back here for
another season. BOrtOn feels that he
isn't ready to go up yet and believes
that with another seasons work as a
member of the Drummers he would be
able to make it in the big show like
breaking sticks and have nothing to
worry about. It is not surprising,
therefore. that he should play a very
ordinary game with the Sox squad in
the hopes that he will be turned back to
the Drummers, which is very likely
now.
GueSses on the paid attendance at the
opening game with Wichita for the
season pass to be given by the State
Journal are already coming in. so the
earlier you make your guess the better
Also, you should call at once if you
care for one of the little pocket sched-
ules issued by the State Journal giving
all games at home and abroad played
by the Topeka team for the entire
season. They are going fast.