The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-12
WINTER SPORT NEWS.

heralds another Wagner "a second
walsh etc. to the accompaniment of
He was a peach in the practice stuff,
A nectarine of the double fluff;
He Hooked like another Hans" to boot,
And every scribe had boost to shoot;
But when it came to the Upper Fry.
Was he still on deck with the Batting Eye?
Did the coming wonder swing to his
job?
You bet he did-for his name was COBB.
You've got to hand it to him-he's
Each scribe penned back with his daily
He swings like another Cobb at bat.
And he's got cinch on the outfield flat
But this was Spring when the stuff was
Did they boost him still when the year
Did they toast him still with foaming
breaker?
The answer is-wen. the name is
SPEAKER 1000 ,o,o
He'll set the pace wrote a scribe that
Spring;
He's got 'em all in the Phantom Swing
''He looks like a Matty upon the hill
From the way he peddles the curvfng
Another Evers has come"-and then
LAW. wait.m they land where the stuff
is good
Their names were BAKER. COLLINS and
WOOD
First Baseman McLarry who led
the Texas League first basemen in
fielding and who hit ,294 in 125
games is one of the first basemen the
Kaw management is after in the en-
deavor to plug up the hole caused by
Rube Gardeners departure. McLarry
now on the market. Another West
ern League team is after McLarry
and it may develop into a race be-
tween the two teams to see who gets
the classy first sacker- McLarry
fielding average is $50.
W. Taylor who pitched for Austin
and didn't make a particularly good
showing in the Texas league is offered
to the locals. Taylor is the property
of the New York club managed by
Mr. Muggsy McGraw. He pitched 80
games in the Texas circuit with
team which finished in fifth place
He didn't win half his games but may
be a pitcher for all that. The locals
are dickering for him and there are
stories of his being sought by another
Western League club.
cal club leaves for Chicago Friday to
attend the schedule meeting of the
Western League. There Will probably
be a lot doing at this said schedule
On the committee are
of men who believe they have
received the worst of it in a mum Der
of previous schedules. They will
probably try to do some getting
back. And then will come the frolic. |
1t isn't at all unlikely that on Mr.. |
Catlin's return some fancy fan fodder
will be distributed. Nothing of what I
impends can now be learned but it is !
not unlikely deal or two whereby |
the Kaw management hopes to |
strengthen the team may be pulled |
off. The matter of moving the off |
ces of Ireland may come uD and there |
will be other exciting incidents con- |
nected with the meeting
And just a word about moving Tip |
nerary's offices. It will do no good. |
It will move Tip further from his real /
Headquarters and cause a lot of both
er- Let him stay in Chicago The /
league gets along all right. The only i
thing O'NeiIl needs to do is send out /
a better bunch of umpireS. He will /
not do this unless he takes the notion |
so what is the use of moving him.
Iindsborg Wins Two Games.
Lindsborg Kan. Feb. IA spec
al train was run over the Missouri :
Pacific from Marquette carrying an |
wen gross of basketball enthusiasts
for the two games here. between the
Urls and boys high school teams of
Marquette and Lindsborg, in which