The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-24
SANDERS SIGNS UP
Puzzle Pitcher of Savages viii
Be Back Again.
Cochran and Rapps Are Still
without the Fold.

The Y quantity of Topeka's Western
league team is back in the equation
Pitcher Roy Sanders has signed up,
and now local fans can talk each other
to sleep discussing his possibilities.
capabilities and probabilities.
The big Pittsburg pitcher sent in his
contract this morning. and along with
it sent a letter stating that he was
ready to report whenever ordered and
that he was expecting good year.
Since he joined the Savages the lat
ter part of last season and broke into
the bright glare by making the Wich-
tia Wolves look like monkeys in his
first game, Sanders has probably
caused more discussion and divers
opinions than any player the local club
has possessed in several seasons
Lost His Control
After his remarkable showing
against Wichita Sanders went to St.
Joe and pitched such a good game
thai Jack Holland recommended nm
to a big league scout who come to To-
peka to watch him perform. But
somewhere on the road home from st.
Joe Sanders lost his control and from
then until the end of the season he
was as helpless as d Mississippi side
wheeler without her rudder-
On the day the big league scout was
here to give him the once over and
the up and down he went into the
box and made a worlds record for
wildness. He delivered only eleven
balls, but out of the eleven attempts
found the plate only twice, and most
Of the other nine went so wide that
the catcher couldn't even get his glove
on them.
In spite Of his wildness, however,
those who have the reputation of be
ing good judges of pitchers continued
to consider him phenom in the
Matching. Both Savage and Latti-
more still have great hopes for him,
and Savage says he has more stuff
than any other twirler in the league
and the wickedest breaking ball he
ever saw.
Views of Others.
At the close of last season Jimmy
Jackson said he considered him the
most promising looking player in the
whole league and Umpire Van SICKLE
said that if he could ever master the
proper control he not only would go
to the big show in hurry but would
set things on fire after getting there.
Some of the local fans hold similar
views of him. but the majority who
base their opinion on accomplishments
5aione, have little faith in him and do
not even count ON him being able to
this sea son. and the arguments over
the big fellow will probably go mer-
rily on until he gets into action and
demonstrates that he is a coming
Christy Mathewson or merely a might
have been.
Two Still ont.
The signing of Sanders now leaves
only George Cochran and Bill Rapps
out of the fold. COchran's signed pa
pers have not yet arrived and neither
Savage nor baltimore has been in
formed of his plans for the future.
Rapps has not yet been officially re-
leased and the indications now are
that he will be brought on.
Savage was busy this morning send
ing out transportation to the players
and all of the RATHER riding creden-
tials will have been mailed before the
end of the week
In a communication received from
Secretary Farrell. the local club was
notified that Agler, the ex-Fed signed
by baltimore. is claimed by the Balti-
more Federal league club. and the
only way Topeka now has a chance to
get him is for Savage to make a deal
Is for him. The chances are that he will
be lost to the club.