The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

will advise them to take Peruna-"-
! Adv.
land. Hendrix. Wilson. Quinn. Suggs,
DoOlan, Kirkpatrick, Walsh, Simon,
| Groom, Willett, Crandall. Bridwen,
Miller, Falkenberg, Rariden and sew
eral others of that type.
| The Kaws are due to return to To-
peka in two weeks and will meet the
Chicago White SOx regulars. The
Pittsburg Pirates. with Fred Clarke at
the helm and Hans Wagner at short
stop. will come next to increase the gate
receipts.
| This department does not pose as
| reformer but it appears that the word
| tW1rler, In referring to pitcher is
all bally rot. The word is used by q
majority of baseball writer's but it APP
pears that any word would sound much
better than "twirler." A pitcher doesn't
twirl' ball. He throws it. heaves it.
hurls it. But he doesn't ''twirl'' it. He
can't-and get it to the batter.
! It appears that President Tener and
the magnates of the National League
have had too much Murphy and will
not accept Charles Thomas as successor
to the retiring mogul of the Chicago
popular move when he selected Thomas
to fill this position and this will be
shown by the gate receipts later in the
season. There is no question but that
Murphy was unpopular among the fans
as well as among the other club owners
and this Is shown in the annual re-
ceipts when the White sox collected
much more money than did the Nation
al League club.
Big Bill Mccormick of the Lincoln
club is a real holdout and now Hugh
Jones expects to dump him to the st.
Paul club of the American Association.
The deal hinges upon the success of the
st. Paul management in persuading
him to sign q contract.
Sherman Of the Lincoln News rises to
remark that he thinks the forecast Of
the st. Joe Gazette Is premature and
made without good judgment Sher-
man can't see the Sioux City club and
neither can this department. The
Omaha club looks to- be the strongest
just now but we have nothing to base
our Judgment upon excepting paper. :"
The following is the comment of MI.
Sherman: 80 far as the Sioux City
club is concerned we can discern MOTH
ing in it's lineup that makes it q
stronger contender for the bunting than
at least three or four other West.
ern League teams. As q matter OF
fact, the cards have been pretty well
shunled this winter, every club in the
league will present new faces, and there
is no safe way, as we view it, to dope
a winner. The opening gun is to be
fired April II. scarcely less than a
month distant After the race is two
months gone, it may be safe to pick a
winner, but until then the guesses are
dope. which is supposed to be read but
bets. However, Wen take the field
against Sioux City, and risk new lid
on the outcome"
The Sioux City club may have some
trouble in securing q first baseman.
George Burns who was with the club
| last year was drafted by the Detroit
club and has made an excellent show
ing on the training trip. The Sioux
City Journal says: 1T begins to look
First Baseman George Burns this sea-
. son. President Hanlon received a let
, ter from President Navin of the Detroit
club. in which attention was called to
the fact that Glass IA clubs would
have first chance at Burns provided the
Detroit club did not keep him. Burns
is showing up well at the Tigers camp
and there is a possibility that he may
be retained by Detroit Navin wrote
that Burns was the most talked of
player of the Detroit recruits. He is
hitting at terrific clip and his field
ing shows a big improvement. In view
: Of this it is not likely that the Ameri-
can Association will allow him to come
back to the Western League
Clauss. southpaw with the Lincoln
club, has finally signed his contract.
lClauss was one OF the really good
( southpaws Of the Western League last
year and may be a thorn in the flesh
OF the batters during the coming sea-
. son.
, What Is your guess ON the opening
day attendance? Have you filed the
figures with the State Journal Base
; ball Editor? You may win q season
t pass II you do.
This department has given some
thought to the pitching staff that will
start the season with the Denver club.
{ OF course we understand that Jimmy
McGin is not entitled to any sympathy
t as he has been playing whole hog OF
! mono for three years. but where does
) he expect to get the pitchers? We
know he has the money and q. DISPOSE
ton to spend 1t and that win probably
: explain the situation. Don't sympa-
! thixe with McGin; he may take no
) ton to win another pennant. and X he
: does
, "A booster club IN Des MONIES has
J been. organized With 3,oe0 members
/ Elaborate plans are 6eing made for the
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