The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-19


vantage all their own. Jack Holland
has an Ole Olson on his team.
Ole Olson is only IT years old, but
he is said to be speed marvel and
Holland predicts that he will be one
of the best infielders on the T. o.
circuit.
Walter Slagle, right-handed pitcher
with Wichita last season, is scheduled
to join Wares team again today.
Slagle has been working with the Pa
cific Coast league this spring and is
Isbell thinks his Des Moines pitch
ing staff needs boosting a bit, and as
result he probably will make raid
on Minneapolis for Twirler Gillian,
who won six and lost nine games for
Minnie last year.
The outdoor volley ball season has
registered So has tennis. swimming
and golf And Friday the Western
league baseball noise will start. You
can pay your money and take your
choice, but if you are tight wad and
don't go in for any of these things,
then you can go dig a can of worms
and go to the river.
Jimmy Jackson and his Savages will
probably be satisfied if they break
even with Wichita in the opening
will have no kick coming if they do
this. But wouldn't it be just perfect
ly, deliciously grand if they would
make it four straight! al
Great men who hold high and ex-
allied positions often hold different
opinions about the same thing. For
instance: President Wilson consid-
cred it an honor to help start the base
ball season in Washington by pitching
the first ball. Mayor House of Topeka
is afraid he would make monkey
out of himself by doing the same
thing here Tuesday week
Speaking of making monkeys out of
human beings, just look what the
Savages did to Ira BidwelPs Biddies
Ell Doradoans to set them up in the
went to Ell Dorado to show the people
they had, and incidentally to induce
Ell Doradeans to set them up in the
State league. But losing to the Saw
ages by the score of % to is not
calculated to boost them any unless
the fans take into consideration the
fact that Jimmy Jackson has a mar
velously fast team. Which he has,
a 1 so he has.
There is only one way for city
league, or any other kind of a league
to succeed. And that is to have
head-a boss-a business system. The
best thing those VINO want 10 see
city league in Topeka can do is to
give some man the power to issue
franchises. Allow this man to run the
league sell his franchises at a NOM
inal price, and give him the power to
revoke a franchise whenever its hold
er does not do the right thing. Also,
give him the power to blacklist play
ers who violate their agreements with
club managers. 1t is unreasonable to
expect a city league in Topeka to be a
big financial success, but if run right
there is no reason why it should be
failure.
Jack Holland, boss of the st. Jo-
seph club, will not permit boozing or
cigarette smoking by his ball players,
saying: II want it strictly understood
that there will be no drinking on my
club The same goes with cigarette
smoking and other vices. And the
men have got to live up to the rules
as to the time for turning in at night.
They don't need to be mollycoddles,
but other clubs have the same rules
enforced and 1 don't intend to be an
exception. Barring George johnson,
every man 1 have ever had has been
reasonably easy to handle when it
came to obeying orders and 1 don't
believe my present squad is going to
give me much trouble."-Ex.
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