The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-07
JAkE'S JUNK.

Kaws will be at home with the Chicago
White sox as the drawing card. A num-
rudiments of baseball in the Western AS
ISOLATION and Western League in which
members OF the club who were members
Of the invaders who toured the world no
1oubt will be with the party The White
Sox will be split into two teams. One
team which will be known as No. will
go north and play in lincoln while team
is only fair to presume that the regulars
will be with team No. 1 and will he seen
in action here.
Tom Fafrweather, secretary and part
owner Of the Des Moines club. recently
Ia has been elected d,p president of the City
he just can't help 1t.
Joe Kelly and George Watson. sold to
the Ptttsburg club by Jack Holland, have
reported and are now in the training
camp with the club at Hot Springs. Ark.
April and 10.
Much of the success of the Chicago
to form nc Of Ed Ed WASH u H should fortune
smile on the old hand and he be success
full in gaining his old time form. there is
be contenders for championship honors in
the American League.
The Federals believe they will be given
a chance to break in on the worlds series
this fall. thus making three cornered
event of the most classical event in base
ball. There are few who will concede the
Federals to be in q class with the Ameri-
can and National tk Leagues. SO what is the
q privilege, the Federals must make peace
with or ganized baseball and that is
Billy Everett. formerly manager of the
Denver club in the Western League. has
been given the opportunity to invest in
stock and work as manager of the Chi
cago Federal League team. Tinker has
managed the Denver club in 1906 and has
played in the major leagues. He is en-
gagged in Denver as a contractor and is
OFFICERS of the American and National
Leagues2believe that to induce Weegman
Of Chicago to buy the Cubs would result
in him deserving the Federal League and
further. that such desertion would prove
be so but Weegman hasn't deserted the
Federals YET
the list of the st. Joe club to report March
is In ST. Joe for spring practice. He has
signed Ham" Patterson to play first
duties as manager. Patterson comes from
the Oakland club of the Pacific Coast
Patterson formerly played with Pueblo
and was captain OF the team. He covered
secono base and did it SO well that he was
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service with the Chicago white sox and
the st. Louis Browns Last season he
was with the Oakland club Of the Pacific
Coast League, but he didn't do as well as
in former years and got his release. Hol-
land has been dtckering for him two
months.
Pa Rourl<e is trying to sell First Base
man Jim Kane and Shortstop Justice to
other clubs of the Western League. Both
are getting old and are about through
with baseball. It is probable that Rourke
will be compelled to give them their I'M
conditional release IL he cares to get rid
Vito all things considered how would
the Omaha club look without the veterans.
Gonding. Shfpke and Kane?
Tho Hutchinson Commercial club has
finally decided to support team In that
citv II given a berth in the Kansas State
Leaeue: The people Of Hutchinson are
"crazy'' about golf and their support OF
baseball is problematical.
Catcher Castle Of the wichita club has
finally signed his contract and in q letter
to Secretary Frank McMullen he says he
stronger than Hoiiand's team anu lie s 1e
serts that one Of his pet ambitions II to
| play on a team which is stronger than the
st. Joseph aggregation
Sioux City Journal: Sheldon Le1uene,
an outhelder, Of whom great things are
expected, reported at baseball headquar-
tinction Of being the first member Of the
k I, r . husky chap. :tsssndins six fs$t
holds the worlds record for long distance
tn TS~ ais .a..-. -
snail. Bin Riley ana EDDIE Klein Wsrs
received this week This leaves BIN Rapp.
Connie Callahan ana Kerby white TIC