The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
RE-SEASON TRIP
Savages May Play Teams in
New Continental League.
Springfield, Joplin and Pitts
burg Ask for Dates.

Despite the fact that it was an
nounced the Savages would do all their
travelling on the street car going to
and returning from the local PARK our
ing the training season, il now appears
that they will take a few trips before
/ the big race begins on April 20.
John Savage thinks that he may
have a few rockies on the squad VINO
will need a little training in the mat
ter of riding on cushions and sleeping
in hotel beds as well as training on
the diamond. and for this reason he is
considering offers of preseason dates
from Springfield and Joplin, Mo, and
Pittsburg Kan. three of the towns
that win be in the new Abbott-Cooley
Continental league. .
IF satisfactory financial arrange
mentss can be made Savage said, I'VE
win make trip taking in these three
towns shortly before the opening of
the season."
Nothing on Monroe.
When asked this morning regarding
the report that Monroe would be sent
back to Topeka, Savage admitted that
the Brooklyn club had notified him
that it would probably be unable to
use him. but stated that he had not
been informed Eddie would be return
ed to him and did not know that he
would.
The chances are that even if Monroe
is thrown back on Savage's hands, he
will not wear a Topeka uniform this
season. IF Brooklyn will give him
anything like a chance, 1 am confident
he will beat out any many they have
for a second string backstop berth"
the Topeka magnate asserted, but II
Brooklyn does not hold on to him
know Of two or three AA clubs that
would like to have him" And Savage
even went so far as to admit that he
already had a $1,000 offer for the FL
mira receiver, in the event Brooklyn
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not accept it, and would keep him in
Topeka rather than do so.
Sure Enough HOIdouts.
Among the Savages who have not
sent in contracts and who are not like
" to do so unless the monthly consid-
Grafton is made more attractive are
Pitcher Hail and Outfielder Tydeman.
Both of these FASTENERS have refused
to accept the terms offered them. and
they promise to become "holdouts" in
every sense of the word. Hall was
considered one of the most promising
young pitchers on the club last fall
and Tydeman was the third best hitter.
George Cochran also is playing for
raise of the terms offered him and
Pitchers Carroll and Sanders have not
been heard from. but Cochran has
tried the holdout game before and it
is thought that both Carroll and San
ders will mail in their bondage docu-
ments just as soon as the weather
opens up enough for them to get out
and earn enough money to buy
postage stamp.
Savage stated yesterday afternoon
that he was trying to land a mana
gerial berth for Roaring BiIl'' Rapps
and that he had given both Rapps and
"Izzy' Bostick permission to make
deals for themselves if they could. He
admitted that in the event no deals are
made, they may not be brought on,
although he said he would consult
with Manager baltimore before decid-
ing definitely.
Rapps on Inside.
Undoubtedly Rapps is of the opin-
ion baltimore will want him on the
club. At the close of last season
Roaring Bill" stated that he did not
expect to be back this spring unless
81 LATHE was manager, but that if he
should be he was certain to return.
Evidently, at the time he made this
statement, Rapps had an idea that
Jackson would not pilot the club and
that baltimore was in line for promo
ton.
The players whose contracts are al
ready on file in the office of the To-
peka magnate are; Pitchers Grover,
Dashner, Lambeth, Lakaff. West and
Higgins; Catchers Snow and Wising;
1nfielders baltimore, Fisher, Finne-
gan, sutton; Cutfielders Trainer, Wild
ell Henson and Daniels.
O'NeiH to Turn Over Books.
Chicago. Ill. Feb 26.-At a meet
ing here Friday between Frank Zeh