The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-30

are reported to be getting into the
harness with a vim and to be show
ing up in fine shape They will meet
the nine of the Emporia Normal
school Wednesday in the first Skin
mish battle, and they will show their
wares in Topeka Saturday and Sunday
against Jimmy Jackson's braves.
owner Savage of the local club says
he has his doubts about being able to
bring on Dan Mcclellan, the Tri-
State infielder who was signed by
Jimmy Jackson. Mcclellan was noti-
fled by the magnuts of the Tri-State
that if he was not sold by March
he would be free agent. On March
20 he had not been sold and was
signed by Jackson: Then, three days
later, he was notified by his old own
ers that he had been sold to the Man
chester club. Savage has put in a
claim, but has little hopes of getting
/ him.
On top of the outfield fence at the
local ball park there is a bull, just
like there is on most ball park fences.
Up until last season a we'll known to-
bacco firm always gave quantity OF
so-called tobacco to every player who
hit the bull with a batted ball in
regular game. And, up until last sea-
son, Jimmy Jackson was never known
to buy polk of tobacco. Jimmy was
one of the fellows who hit the bull SO
consistently that the weed factory de-
cided to advertise it's wares in other
ways.
Every other one of the host of
White Sox recruits for the place hav-
ing fallen down, Bobby Roth, last year
an outfielder with the Kansas City
Cowboys, is to be given a chance to
show that he's a third baseman of big
league caliber. He is now working
out at that station with the White
Sox first squad. Ever since Harry
Lords sudden retirement, the third
base problem has been the hardest
for White SOX people to solve. Man
ager Rowland tried out half dozen
recruits this year, but none had the
combination of good fielding and stick
work necessary to make good.
Two hundred fight fans received
bitter disappointment at Olmitz, Kan,
Sunday afternoon when the Barton
county sheriff interrupted double
header bout that was about to be
staged between Kansas City and CEN
traI Kansas pugs. But Olmltz Is
somewhat of a disappointing place.
The only hOboeing this column ever
did was in the vicinity of Olmitz. Aft
er sleeping in a barn in the city and
cooking coffee and spuds down by the
cattle pens, the whole program was
found so disappointing that the stom-
ach demanded a change. A reStau-
rant was sought after the second night
it was in the same building with
pool empOrium-and a sure enough
meal was very much desired. What
have you that's good?" was asked the
waitress. Anything you want" she
replied. Whereupon everything that
appeals to hungry lad was ordered,
but said waitress soon discovered that
the only things she had were canned
goods and ham and eggs. The meal
was disappointment, too. 1t consist
ed of ham and eggs. SardineS, canned
peaches, olives and pork and beans.
McA1Iister to Tigers?
James c. McGin. owner of the Den
yer baseball club has declined to con-
slider deal for the release of Catcher
George Block to the Lincoln Tigers A
letter from the Denver magnate, re-
ceived by Hugh L. Jones, conveyed the |
information that Block would not be |
released to Lincoln or any other club |
on the O'Neill circuit and that Block |
is apt to be retained as a member of
the Grizzlies catching staff. The let /
ter from the Denver owner confirmed |
the suspicion that McGiIl had not in
tended at any time to let Block play
for a rival club in the Western league
With Block removed from conSidera-
ton, Hugh Jones and Manager Mcfn- |
tyre will Immediately begin pulling
the wires to land another backstopper |
for the Tigers. Lew McAllister, with |
Topeka for the past two seasons, has |
applied for a job with the Lincoln clun ]