The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21

Jones, Clark Fullerton, Richard
Brown pitchers. .....son. Klontz
FafrclOth and and
HigginbOtham pitchers. ..... Flanagan
This is the way the Topeka club of
the Western League will lineup against
the FIT. Worth and Denver clubs today
and Sunday and with other clubs on
the schedule before the players arrive
in Topeka. The team will probably be
divided in the same manner after the
club returns to Topeka. in exhibition
games which will be played Saturday
and Sunday, April II and L.
The regulars will play at Fit. Worth
today and Sunday AM the Yannigans
will play the DeniSon club the same
date. The regulars will have but three
more days in Denison and the Yanni-
gans will have nine days.
at Fit. Worth; play Dallas at Dallas
The regulars will workout Tuesday
March "a; Waco at Waco, March %;
workout at Georgetown, March 26; play
Southwest university at Georgetown,
March q; play Austin at Austin, March
% and 20; workout at Austin, March
30: play Southwest university at
Georgetown, March 81; workout at
Georgetown. April /; play Waco at
Waco, April 2; workout at Denison
April ga and 5; play Durant at Du-
rant, April s; play Oklahoma university
due in Topeka April and will play the
Chicago White Sox club No. 1 on the
same date.
The Yannigan club will play Denison
today and Sunday at Denison; work.
out at DenisOn March 23-24-25 and
26: play Bonham at Bonham. March
%; play Paris at Paris, March 2S and
20; play Hugo at Hugo March 80; play
Durant at Durant, March 81; workout
at Denison, April 1-2 and 8; play Sher-
man at Sherman, April 4 and 5; work.
out at Durant. April 6; play City
League club at Oklahoma City April
Z. April due in Topeka.
Outfielder Tallion was the last mem
Der Of the Topeka club to report. He
arrived in Denison Friday afternoon
and began making preparations for
hard work. He took a short workout
during the afternoon but was tired on
account - his long ride from Cleve- |
land, o.
Manager Dale Gear believes that he
has picked up a few promising recruits.
He is highly pleased with Jones. who
he says looks mighty good. Klontz
and Flanagan are not ripe for class
"A" company and he will try to place
them with some of the Texas-Oklaho-
ma League clubs. before leaving that
section Of the country.
Dowd and MCGEE are two more who
have attracted considerable attention.
In commenting on these two men, Gear
says that Dowd is dandy at second
and he thinks MCGEE at short will
be good hitter. He will keep MCGEE
with the club for while and will take
him south in the place of Joe French.
to play in the exhibition games that
he NAV watch his nprfOrmancQ
The fight for a regular place on the
team among the young pitchers will be
up to Jones. Faircloth. Higginbotham.
Fullerton and Richardson. Two or
three of this five will be held and moth
ing but the acid test will enable Gear
to determine which he will keep. The
others will be placed with some other
clubs on an optional contract and
then be recalled when they are needed.
Mccullough will not do as a pitcher
He has been on the list of the Topeka
club since late in the season of 1912.
He has a world of stuff but doesn't
appear to be able to learn to pitch
successfully. Manager Gear thinks he
will make an excellent Outfielder, as
he is fast. can hit we'll and has the
necessary earmarks. He will make an
effort to land him with some club in
this capacity, and II he makes good,
will recall him.
Barney McGrath has definitely de-
cided to play with the Topeka club,
and will join the club in Topeka He
is working out at San Marcial, N. M,
where he is working for the Santa Fe
ard will come here shortly after April
1. McGrath will make one Of the best
pitchers in the league if he can regain
his oldtime form and and cunning.
The Denison Herald says that Mama