The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-20
BOOSTER TEAMS
Select Teams for Contest With
Lincoln Fans.
PLAYERS Not TaIkers-Had Big
distinguished Sale Date.

A B. c. butcher, whose voice is
heard from the rooters division of the
grandstand at the baseball park dur
ing every game, and Harry C. Snyder
chose up sides" Tuesday night at the
Commercial club enthusiasm meeting
and will contest in the sale of tickets
for Booster Day." August 70. Inc
meeting was a rousing one, the kaWs
having turned out in force as well as
100 fans George Godfrey Moore pre-
sided over the meeting.
The big day for the sale of tickets
will be August 20. There should be
sharp competition as several valuable
prizes will be offered for the three
persons who sell the largest number
of tickets. The. prizes will be: First
$25 in cash; second, SIS in cash; third,
a SO book of baseball tickets.
In explaining the object of Booster
Day. j. Will Kelley, secretary OF the
Commercial club said: I'VE want II
possible to raise $1,000 to turn over to
the ball team to use as lhey see mt.
The people of Topeka have been treat
ed to a high class of baseball TINS
season. While there has been more or
less criticism of Manger Gear on the
part of certain fans this season, think
that he is entitled to great amount
of credit. Mr.. Gear has developed
team that plays ball, and I think the
boys play ball all the time
1t was proven that the members OK
the team with one or two exceptions
are no speechmakers.
Ham Coereham, the big kaW
twirler, when asked to make a few re-
marks had this to say: IF you want
to hear from me come out to the ball
park"
The new pitcher Miller, said it wasn't
up to him to talk but to show. Nc
Larry, Forsythe and Fullerton could
not be induced to break forth in a dis
play of oratory. Dad" McAllister adj
mitted that he was sound asleep ON
second base in the game Tuesday at
ternoon, but declined to make a speech.
Pitcher Brown expressed himself an
being pleased with the spirit shown
by the fans. 1T is a great thing for
ball team when the fans support it,
he said TT is an incentive to work.
If the fans support the team the fell
lows will fight all the harder
Manager Gear told the fans why he
as a rule prefers to run the team
from the coaching line. In the first
place he said he was no comedian
and could not furnish amusement for
the fans, and then there are certain
advantages to the derived through
managing from the bench. There is
much to be gained through talking to
the players. There are numerous man
ayers in the big leagues who use this
method: Connie Mack being an exam
pie.
Manager Gear told the fans that two
months ago he stated to the baseball
management that the Kaws should fin
ish in third place. The team did not
do so we'll for a while as he expected
because one or two of the players did
not come up to expectations, but he
still thinks with a little luck the team
will finish in third place.
Short speeches were made by several
of the fans present.
At the meeting each team captain
chose Is men as workers. Others VII
be added later
Snyder's team was chosen as follows:
Snyder, George G. Moore, A. NJ. Leach,
Frank Crane. DR.. Mills, Roy Brintnell,
Clarence Graham. Paul Mowers. Frank
Whitney, DR.. Jeffries, Charles Sawyer,
Governor Hodges. w. w. Strickland,
H. c. Pribble and w. A. Faulkner.
Mr.. butchers team was chosen as
follows: Charles Joslin, John Movers,
]. Will Kelly. DR.. Ernest. G. R. Mil
Ter, Fred Voiland, M. o. Locke, Hugh
Fisher, w. B. Collinson, Phil Movers,
DR.. F. L. Loveland, George T. McDer-
mitt Ben Bear and Joe Casey.