The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-03
HAVE STRONG PAIR
Savage-JackSOn Combination
Makes KaWs Look Good.
Interest in Local Baseball
Comes to Life Tuesday.

Interest in the Dixie training camps
of the big leagues, the scrap between
organized baseball and the Federal
League and the mythical Johnson
Willard prize fight at Juarez or Ha-
vana was pushed overheard in Topeka
Tuesday when John Savage, the new
owner of the Kaws, arrived in town
and made the announcement that he
had signed Jimmy Jackson, of VIII
mington, Delaware, and Philadelphia,
Pa, the new player-manager OF
the team.
To everybody who is interested in
Topeka baseball, the announcements
by Mr. Savage meant a great deal.
Every fan is hoping that they mean
the beginning of a new era of better
things, and the local stove league that
has been handicapped all winter be-
cause of the uncertainty of things and
the possibility of not even having
team will have to do a lot of overtime
work between now and the 25th or
the month in order to catch up with
its representations and pronuncia-
mentoes.
Savage Means Business.
That Mr.. Savage means business
and that he intends to do everything
possible to give the fans team they
will be glad to support is evident. He
has bought the team as a business
proposition. He gave up good posi-
ton with the Kansas City Blues in or
der to buy it. And he refused flatter-
citation after he had closed the deal.
Naturally. therefore, he will try to
make it as big a success as possible.
and the better team he has, the better
financial success he will enjoy. His
reply to those who asked what he
thinks is the possibility of pulling out
of the submarine class is significant
81 am making no promises, he
said. Il am going to put out the best
team 1 can, and I will leave it up to
the fans to decide whether or not |
am giving them their moneys worth.
And the signing of Jimmy jackson
is mighty good evidence that he will
give them their moneys worth and
that he will put a real western
League team in the field. In fact, the
combination of Savage and jackson
looks like about the best and strongest
on the whole Western circuit. Mr..
Savage knows the financial end of the
game from A to Il. HIS elght years
with George Tebeau have taught him
about all there is to know about the
inside workings of a club
jackson a Producer.
And, jackson, as a player manager.
is a tried producer. For the past
three years he has been with the Will
mington team of the Tri-State League,
and he was manager of the team both
last year and the year before. The
year before last, as manager, he got
in the lead with his aggregation and
cinched the pennant before the season
was half over. Last year, he had his
team in fifth place when strikes in
the coal fields and other financial dis
asters drove the league to the rocks
and caused it to disband in midsum-
mer.
Jackson plays outfield position.
He was with the Cleveland Americans
before going to Washington. His rec
ord last season is not available at
present, but in 1912, his first year
with Wilmington, he made a good all
around showing, and in 1913 he bat
ted 800 and made an individual field
ing record of 1884. Also, during 1913