The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-04
SEEKS new NAME
Savage Wants to Have New
Title on Ball Club.
Pitcher and InfieIder Have
Been Signed for Season.

In order to get away as much as
possible from memories and remind
ers of a dead and disagreeable past
John Savage, new owner of the TOpe-
ka ball club, is on the hunt for a new
name for the team, and is consider
ing plans by which a Suita bic one can
be gotten.
In fact, the team is really without a
popular name at the present time, and
it is imperative that some title be tag
gec onto it so that the fans can criti-
else it and praise it and say nice
things about it when it takes the lead
in the pennant race.
Last season when Dick Cooley took
over the management he felt that
maybe the old name of Kaws was a
jonah and requested that this name be
dropped. From that time to the end
of the season the title of COOleysOX
was generally used whenever the fans
were not using words that cannot be
put into print. However, as Mr..
Cooley has no connection whatever
with the club now it would hardly be
appropriate to continue the name of
CooleysoX. Therefore, because of this,
and because of the fact that the new
management wants to get away from
old names as we'll as old traditions, a
name hunt is to be inaugurated.
Names Suggested.
Friends of Mr.. Savage have suggest
ed such appellatlOnS as senators,
Sweepers, Savages, Drys, Prohibition
lists, Bulls, Bears, etc, but none of
these seem to be appropriate. and
some name-gath ering plan will have
to be inaugurated.
Just what this plan will be has not
been decided upon, but Mr.. Savage
is now considering a scheme to have
both the Topeka State Journal and
the morning paper offer a season pass
to the person who sends in the most
appropriate name. The person who
sends in the best name to each paper
will be given a pass and then the
management will adopt one of these
two according to its appropriateness.
Definite announcement regarding this
will be made in a day or two.
Late Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Saw
age announced that he had closed
deal for the services of l.. H. Cam,
left handed pitcher who played with
the Pacific Coast league last season.
Cam has had five years big league
baseball experience and is said to be
an exceptionally good pitcher. Before
going to the Coast league, he played
two years with the Kansas City Blues
and made a good report.
Also, a signed contract has been re-
ceived from Roche, the infielder, who
was bought by the club last season
from the st. Louis Browns, but who
refused to play after reporting be
cause of salary misunderstanding
Savage saw Roche work with the
Browns before he was sold to Topeka
him. His regular position is at short
stop.
Ridgeway Peeved.
Ridgeway, the last years player
who has not signed up, is peeved at
the treatment he, received from the
club towards the close of the season,
and it is probable that he will be, al
lowed to dispose of his services else
where if he can. He claims that he
sought and got his release from an
other club last season and as free
agent came to Topeka for about half
what he was getting from the other
club. Also, he claims that Topeka
only paid $1.45 for him-his railroad
fare from Kansas City, and possibly
a sandwich-and he wants Savage to
pay him S149.96 that he says the club
owed him and refused to pay him at
the close of the season.
The new club owner expects to be-
gin making improvements on the park
grounds just as soon as weather con-
ditions will permit. An extension of
the club house sewer system is being
contemplated, and rest room for
ladies will be built in the grandStand.
Also, sod will be laid on a part of the
field.
Charles Blake, assistant ground
keeper last year, will probably be in
charge of the property this year, as
Jimmy Stoddard is on a deal with the
Omaha club to go to that city as
ground keeper.
New articles of Incorporation were
issued to Mr.. Savage late Wednesday
afternoon by the secretary of state.
Sherwood Magee Has Accident.
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