The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-16
is added. The addition of

strength is added The addition of
Jim Kane, formerly of Omaha is the
only change on the fnfield. LeJeune.
a Frenchman, is the only change In
the outf1eld, and the other changes
must come in the pitching staff and
in the catchers. The pitching stair
is not greatly changed but some of
the youngsters such as Klein should
be better on account of the additional
experience. Since the desertion OF
Grover Land, the veteran catcher, the
club is without a catcher Of any cali
bre whatever and must stumble
along in the dark until one Is secured.
get one in time for the opening game
which will be played at st. Joseph.
Many Changes in AntelOpes.
In our opinion, the Lincoln club
will be stronger. The club has lost
the services Of Louis Barbour at third
and outf1elders Mccormick and Cole
but appear to have been lucky in Sc
lecting Lee Quillen for third and
Schirm and Campbell in right field.
CULLEN will not be the equal Of Bar
bour and Miller will not be the equal
of Cole but Schirm is a dandy.
The infield has been strengthened
at shortstop inasmuch as Bowling has
been beaten out Of a regular position.
Hugh Jones also has added some
New Club at Omaha is Strange
The Omah4 club is practically a
new one. The club will start the sea-
son with an entire new infield. Con-
galton and Thomson with one new
man In the outfield. Shestak and
Crosby as catchers and what ap-
pears to be q strong pitching staff.
Bremen. Clossman. Hicks and Appel
gate of last years team will be on
the list and a number OF promising
youngsters have been added to the
list. -
I The strength OF the Wichita club
is in doubt but in our opinion 1t Is
stronger. Nick Maddox has succeed
ed in collecting a lot of promising
youngsters, and with the aid of
Peaches Graham as q backst0p, the
club looks mighty good although the
loss of Hughes, Middleton and others
will be hard to fill. In any event.
see the club in the race as the rams
who have raised nearly $4,000 dur
ing the winter, are entitled to more
or less success for their venture.
Here's to Wichita
Kaws Depend On Pitchers.
The Topeka club will be stronger
than last year, and in our opinion 1t
will finish above fourth place. The
catching stan has been improved by
the addition of Bill Rapps. Dowd will
be a more valuable man than was
McLarry at second and MCGEE at
short will hit more than did Joe
French last year.
Forsythe will be in left field. Riggs
in center and Tallion in right and in
our opinion the last two named Will
add to the strength Of the club both
as outfielders and hitters. The kaws
appear to have the best pitching STAN
in the history Of the game in the city,
and in our opinion. the strength OF
this bunch Of pitchers will decide the
strength of the club. The staff looks
stronger than with any other club
on circuit II this STAFF comes up
to expectations. the club will finish In
third place or better, and IL not. we
don't care to take a chance on fore
cast. The staff will probably be COM
posed Of Ralph Glaze. Louis Drucke.
Barney McGrath, Paul Brown. Pep
per Clarke, all experienced men. and
with the additional Of two men pick
ed from Flanagan, Jones. Faircloth
and Higginbotham, Fullerton in place
of one Of these regulars who may
falter by the way. should lift the
Kaws to the first division.
We believe we have estimated the
strength OF these clubs with as little
prejudice as possible. and nothing but
time will prove its accuracy. J. L.