The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-04

JAkE'S JUNK.
1t Is now claimed that Vice President
CITY club and franchise to Kansas City
Kan It is commended that Hanlon expects
70 make make the deal through the assistance
pers recently Spoke Of the deal but
GAINED that such a. venture would be a
the Feoeral League. 1t may be that they
have failed to hand big block of stock
Hanlo to tns Mogu It is f f that
cause the commercial interests of Sioux
~ lily have refused to contribute to fund
the bad season last year. And to make
matters worse. Hanlon must build a fire
Sioux City and uses Mizzou Park, which
was ravaged by fire during the summer.
c II IS claimed aimee that the Sioux City mer-
but the latter refuses and does not care to
retire rom baseball just because he lost
years VIII more than overcome this loss.
the so" Wastagsn more definite may result at
winch Will be held in Chicago.
President Chivington of the American
association has offered Jack Haskell a
l
reported that Jack will accept unless TIP
1 on of the Western League calls the
lsbeli OF Des Moines has signed Lenne
BurreiI Coast League man. to take
started his career in the New York State
and was with the Chicago White Sox in
l9S, He has been playing on the coast
Pa Rourke of Omaha has signed a re-
cruit pitcher named Alexander. who is a
pitcher with the Philadelphia National
League club. Rourke took him on Though
asked the former to give his brother a
trial. He has pitched in nothing but semi
pro company but Grover has been coach
ing the youngster.
Edgar willett has not signed a Federal
week he visited friends in Wichita and
gave out this information. He admitted
that he received favorable ofrer and
deciding what to do. e wiiIett I' pitched d' for
the Wichita club in the Western Associa-
ton and went to Detroit in 1906.
Red Andreas again will be captain of
the Des Moines team. He has signed his
nouncement Andreas is just about as
popular as any man on the circuit and
Moines club promises to be in the fight
ing again this summer.
The schedule meeting of the Western
League. which has been called for Feb
ruaTy 8, may be postponed: Rourke and
Holland appear determined to GUST the
chise to some other town and the other
magnates hope to dela, the meeting for
to raise the necessary money to put the
club on a sound basis. If they succeed.
the club will stick and If they don't.
ROurke and Holland are determined to
force the move.
Rourke. Holland and Isbell, directors of
the Western League, at a secret meeting
in st. Joseph recently decided to recon-
mend that guarantee of 5000 to finish
This appears to be ridiculous. There is
not club and franchise on the circuit
which Chs is not c, worth ia at least SIS CO., To
mean a total loss Of everything to the
holders SO why add an additional 5000
club and franchise would be sufficient
security of finishing the season and no
person would h hold d.. club and lose the en-
| transfer it to some other city. This is just
] another one of the ideas of the two dyna-
ieved that the other club owners VIII
lineup against it. just the same as they
schedule and s per day to visiting me c, 1Gns
The entire affair appears useless and the
writer can see no merit in it.
Omaha Bee: Rourke now has a full
| roster of players for 1914. Some changes
may be made. As things now stand. we
have entire new infield: Chase first;
| Clancy. second; Ward, third: Thomas.
OFT: one new man. Krug. left, in the
are to reappear. Shestak remains over for
| the CATCHING department, with a gentle
man by the classic name of Sullivan as a
| side-kicker and Gonding to direct the bu-
| reau. Maybe here is one place for a
| and Ormsby. of whom we wot not, ap-
pear among the pitchers. Robinson un-
doubtedlv will be snapped. Bremen ought
| to be with us. as now seems he will and
| Closman. Hicks. Schlitzer and Stevenson
| are enrolled. but whether to stay or go is
| FOR the utility job. The Shippers anxiety
| for change of teams evidently has not
| been satisfied and at that there is much
| for the Skipper to do right here. So there
YOU are. il new blood was the need the
need is filled. Let US hope it is blood
| -orpuscles. The last big shake-up which
| ave us Graham, Austin, F'ranck Aubrey
md two or three others. gave US a PEN
rant and another. which at the last we
| ave away in spirit of peeve. Far be It
from us to make any foolish predictions
the PLAYERS and not knowing will not pre-
4tct- We are not in the prophecy busi-
-ees. anyway. That belongs to wiser
| leads. All we have to say at this time is.
We hope the glaS dope Pa and the en-
| .husiastic young friends are dealing US
| >"Out these new ones is real.
Willie Hoppe Retains Title.
New York Feb. 4.-Wfllfe Hoppe.
the 1872 ba1k line billiard champion.
successfully defended his title against
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