The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-14
Friends Give Banquet for Dale
Gear and Club Members.
REeuLARS TO REPORT TUESDAY
Pitchers Richardson, Faircloth,
Jones, Klonts Show Up Well.
Begin Exhibition Games at TT.
W0rth-Have Two Teams.

Dennison. Tex, March 14.-Dale
Gear and the pitchers and catchers Of
the Topeka club OF the Western league
found pleasant training weather here
and have been taking advantage of the
opportunity this week. The crew has
been working four hours every day
excepting Wednesday. since reporting
Mere. They work two hours in the
morning and two in the afternoon.
Pitchers K1ontz, Richardson, Fair
cloth and Jones and Catcher Bill
Rapps are the five men who are show
ing up better than all others and their
showing really encourages Manager
Gear.
Pitcher Parson Richardson has
shown q wonderful improvement In his
work since a year ago and Manager
Gear il commenting on his work.
Earl Klontz, the phenOm, picked up
through the solicitation of friends has
lot Of stuff and Jones is promising
youngster. Jones was picked up upon
the advice of a scout OF the Detroit
American League club and appears to
come up to advance notices. Faircloth
10 larger and should prove to be
stronger pitcher than last year when
he was tried out by the Topeka club.
Bill Rapps. who played first base
and outfield last year. is working as
d catcher and is working like an old
head in this position. He displays as
much pep as any man In camp.
Regulars to Report Tuesday.
The infield and outfielders who are
due to report next Tuesday are Koern-
er. first baseman; Dowd. second base;
French, short fielder; MCGEE, second
baseman: Fisher, short fielder and sec
ond baseman; Cochran, third baseman;
Riggs and Tallion, outfielders. For
sythe. outfielder with the club last year
has been in camp for a week and is
showing his old time speed and batting
form. He. with Riggs and Tallion. will
compose the regular outfield. Manager
Gear will relieve Tallion in center
field a part Of the time.
Inflelder George Smith, with the club
last year, is working regularly with
the Austin club until the Kaws go to
Austin to play.
Not Sore Arms or Injuries.
Every man in camp is in good condi
ton. None has sore arms or injuries
of any kind that prevents the regular
practice. Everybody in camp went
1ackrabbit hunting today. A distance
Of least ten miles was covered.
the Smith Electrical and Sporting Goods
Sisht. This Saedasts i being siysn WITH
Topeka manager is popular in Dennison.
Prominent men Of the town have been been
will respond to toasts.
Begin Exhibition Games.
The Kaws will begin to break the train
ing camp here Saturday. March q. The
first break will be made with fourteen
men. under the direction Of Catcher Nc
Allister, going to Fort Worth for Satur-
day and Sunday games. This team will
then go to Dallas and other points. reach
ing Austin, the farthest point south, for
games Saturday and Sunday. March %
and %. The other team will play the
oreL'ng dates, March 81 and q with the
Dennison club of the Texas-Oklahoma
League which won the pennAnt last year.
then at Bonham, Paris, Hugo and prob
ably Durant.
following this the clubs will start north
and Join and play the team of the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma at Norman. This will
be the last game before the entire club
makes the final start for home, arriving
in Topeka April z, where other games
have been arranged and where practice