The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-31
JAkE'S JUNK.

President Ed Hanlon, of the Sioux City
club. has changed his plans Tor spr1ng
tra1ning a MI, has deG,oeq 10 bad announced
that the team would train at home.
Fans of Lincoln have begun asking Ton
the services of Lee CULLEN of the Denver
club and Davidson, outfielder. with Sioux
City. for next season. Hugh Jones owns
judgment concerning this pair: Quilien
mould probably fill the hole at THIRD base.
made when Louis Barbour was dra Peh Dy
should return, he could be used at 1lrst
base in the absence of Mullen. Not bad
request after all.
Perhaps Jack Holland has good ex-
cuse for causing SO much publicity con-
ern League circuit 1t has been suggested
that it is necessary for Holland to beat
the brush and make a big noise surround
ing the Missouri city In order to keep the
baseball fans awake.
Sandy Griswold. in the Omaha, World
Herald, says that there is some doubt as
to the exact texture of the Western
League for 1914 but there is little doubt
the work win likewise bring it to a salts
factory and successful issue. Just now it
is a case Of the tail trying to wag the
dog. with Wichita, Topeka and Sioux City
arrayed against the bulwarks of the asso-
citation. but they will shortly discover that
the old canine won't wag worth zoe
l.
lined at the last annual meeting will pre-
vail to the letter.
Catcher Arbogast. one of the long string
of managers who tried to suit Pa Rourke
and failed, is about to slip back to CLASS
B: The Los Angeles club OF the Paciiic
Arby onto Seattle of the Northwestern
circuit. Seattle has Cadman. another ex-
Arby would help. To be content with Cad.
man tells plainly the Qua..ty Of baseball
on tap in the Northwestern loop.
Pa Rourke, the Omaha magnate. has
promised the fans of the Nebraska metro
polls brand new team with ability. Pa
Rourke has been doing this for number
of years.
Major league magnates contend that the
Federal League is a harmless animal OF
some kind but don't appear to have dis
covered its point of origin or nature. They
don't appear to care about wnat it was or
how It was but what 1t will be and what
it will do. Some bug.
The Des Moi es players will be ordered
to report durino the latter part of March.
They will train on their home grounds and
not make any trip through the south.
Isbell has booked a number of exhibition
games.
Germany Schaefer is the latest to be
tae as manager OF the Denver
sporting writers are using a lot of val
liable space in trying to pick a winner for
the McGill interests.
Frank Isbell received holiday greetings
from Tip O'Neill and Red Faber. who are
with the round the world baseball clubs.
The greetings were received from Japan.
I Des Moines Capital: Davenport Is seek
ing a berth in the Western League, ac-
cording to gossip which has emanated
from that city in the past few days. Jack
Holland. president of the ST. Joseph club.
made q recent visit to the river city. 1t
was said at the time that in q conference
between him and President Dick r. Lane.
of the Davenport club. the former ex-
pressed himself in favor of getting Daven-
port from the Three and into the West
ern League. and that the change would
surely be made by 1915
In connection with this gossips comes
the old statement about ousting Wichita
and Topeka from the circuit. Kansas City
Is also mentioned possible successor
of one of the former in 1914, but SO far
as known the "Stove league managers
are doing most Of the changing in the
roster of the clubs.