The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
WICHITA IN BASEBALL


Wichita, Kan, Feb. 2S.-Wichita is
becoming the baseball headquarters OF
the southwest. Not content with hav-
ing players who call Wichita Home
namely. Beals Becker with the Phila
delphia Nationals and Walter Rehg
with the Boston Red Sox. 1t can boast
of as classy a bunch OF young minor
leaguers and coming amateurs as any
city Of its size in the country.
Here are a few of the lads who help
to keep up Wichita's reputation in the
baseball world and some who aspire to
be future greats, perhaps Cobb or
jackson:
Jim McAuley, who went from the
ElDorado club to our old friend DR..
Jayson Andrews Waterloo team last
year, made good with a big splash. and
will return to the doctor again this
year. Roy Peoples held down second
base for Bert Shaner's Hastings club
in the Nebraska State league last sea-
son, while Bob McCabe cavorted
around the initial sack on the same
club and led the league in long dis
tance hitting.
Many in Kansas State League.
Ray Thompson of the famous Null
vane family who calls Wichita his
winter home, played short for the
Lyons club last year and was consid-
cred the cleverest performer in his
position in the league. Pete La
Flambois. the fleet little indian VINO
played a few games late in the season
with the "All Stars" will return to his
old love, Hutchinson, this year. Pete
managed to pitch in his turn. hit 800
and lead the second sackers Tor the
Lyons club last season. Asa Biue' the
Orients' crack young pitcher, has re-
ceived an offer from the same cluo
and will most likely accept. He should
make a big noise in the Kansas state
as he has the goods.
Red Forney, who is considered by
many the best amateur catcher In
Wichita, has received offers from sew
eral clubs to play professional ball,
but is undecided If it will beat the
Movie" or not as Red is the sole own
er Of recently acquired e;ati theater at Tat at
professional here is a boy the writer
| picks as one sure to make good.
| Hartley and Conley. members OF the
| "Cubs' last year, have also received
contracts from state League clubs. and
we want to see them deliver the mer-
chandise.
In Kansas-O Oklahoma League.
| Noisy Dick Collins, Fred Morse
and "Ty"Cobb of the Orients will
| probably be with Ponca City in the
Kansas Oklahoma league. Bob Rich
| and Dick Garrety will be the Tinker
to Evers combination at Winfield in
the same league, while our old friend,
Jack Griffin, will continue to guard
| the first sack at Arkansas City against
all aspiring youngsters.
| Harry Gaiser. the All-Stars clever
| third sacker, will accompany McAuley
| to Waterloo and try to please the doc
| tor on the difficult corner, and while
the wise ones may tell you Harry is
! too small, Willie Keeler or Dickey
Bayless were never accused of having
it on anyone for size. but for baseball
! they were very "fair," as Is Harry.
| Our old bald-headed friend from
Des Moines has just signed Young
Salisbury of Friends university for his
/ Booster crew, and no less person
than our own Tex Jones has induced
him to leave his own fireside in search
of fame.
Clyde Rosecrans is another Wichita
boy who will make his first appear
ance in organized baseball. He has a
contract from Fremont, of the Ne
braska State league, but has not sign.
ed yet Rosecrans has a great record
in semi-pro ball. He caught 26 game.
last season and had but five passed
balls. He landed on the ball at better
than a 800 clip. He may try out will
the Jobbers before signing q contract
There are perhaps rs other loca
boys who have received offers to PLAY
professionally this year and who nj
doubt can deliver the goods, but pre-
fer to stick in the metropolis Of tn,
great southwest