The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-29

Lincoln has been pretty good to him.
1t hasn't been so long since number
or club owners felt sorry for Despair
because he owned the relative of the
greatest ball player on earth. Cobb
IS now a pretty good ball player. He
has learned all he knows about pas
timing in the Antelope camp. Per-
haps he can still learn little. And
he doesn't look like setting the world
afire in any circle which grades above
single A. Paul should not have any
He isn't good enough as a ball player
to justify it.
The sport writers in Des Moines
have decided to call the Isben-Fair-
weather bunch the Mays. Thus they
can be called the Margarets, the Mar
guerites. the Maggies and the Mag
pies This does not include the names
they will be called by opposing teams
when they win.
This writer understands from a
careful reading of the dope in various
O'Neill teams will finish. one two,
three and the other two in fourth
place.
sent from Abilene to the New York
team year ago last fall. and sent by
the Giants to the Three l League last
year, has signed with Pueblo in the
ing season.
Outfielder Spencer. formerly with
Pueblo, has been signed by the Links
Spencer hit over 300, fielded fairly
we'll and was a good player on the !,
team that Jack Holland bought and
to St. Joseph. He was sold
to Mobile and sick all the time he /
was in the south. This spring he re-
fused to go south on account of his
health and was made a free agent.
He wired an application to Lincoln
and was told to Immediately consider
himself an Antelope.
Kinsella stuck to the farm as long
as possible. Now he's working out
with the other Denver pitchers 4
The report that Chance had released
Chapman to Topeka came as a com
Olete surprise. Chapman was making
L credible showing and while it was
hardly believed he would stick with the
clubs he was given an IA rating by
his department. Just what change
his will make in the plans of Manager
Gear is not known here. Gear recently
old the writer that he did not like to
Use a player who was property of an
,ther club. He didn't favor the option
hing, he said, because the player be-
ieved he belonged to some one else and
would not put forth his
,est efforts. However, should Chap
nan remain with the local club 1T is
likely the manager will carry three
atchers. He has already shown that
lie likes Smith and he told the writer
,efore the southern trip began that
here was no doubt about Schmidt be-
ng one of the clubs back stops during
he coming season. And there you are.
chapman should be very classy in the
Western league this year and Gear
nay decide to keep him in camp. On
he other hand some arrangement
Whereby he can be disposed of may be ,
tempted. But there are a lot of fans
n Topeka who would be glad to see the
)oniphan county player cavorting on
he local field.
The yannigans and the regulars are :
4 Cleburne today, rain having pre- :
ented the game with Fort Worth r
hitch the regulars hoped to play. The
Jaw squad will divide and play a con- /
sst for the benefit of the Cleburne club L
'day. Sunday Gear takes IA men 10 a
ustin for a series of games. The re- f
lainder of the squad will go east for s
0me games day or two later.
Cy Young is still in oklahoma City
managing the team there in the alb L
snce of Abner Davis, the man who has
strange hold on the national game in
klahoma City. T