The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
BUGS BREAKS BAT
DaShner Says He's Ready to
Work a Game Now.
DEBATE Name of New Infielder
Signed by Savage.

THE first game of the season for
Manager Lattimore's Savages will be
played Sunday afternoon at Western
league park. The game will be
called at 2:45 and will be played be-
tween the regulars and Yannigans-
The price of admission will be rs cents
for the bIeachers and so cents for the
grandstand.
1.-The men are getting in shape so
rapidly" Manager baltimore said
Monday night, that they ought to be
in fine condition for a game by Sun
day
There will be plenty of men for the
regular positions on both teams. and if
the weather is good it is expected that
a good crowd of fans will be out to get
a line on the prospective material
From now until after the exhibition
games with the White Sox and Detroit
Tigers practice will be held twice a
day, Manager baltimore announced.
The morning practice hours will be
from 10 until IL and the afternoon
from 2 until T.
Eight Men Out.
There were eight men out for work
Monday afternoon. They were Gro
yer, Dashner, Higgins. baltimore,
Sanders, Bowling. Wiesing and
Young, local boy who is working
with the squad.
1t was the first work for Sanders
and Bowling, but Sanders announced
that he had been getting in condition
at his home in Pittsburg, and he
looked it. He served EN- up to the
batters like he had been doing it all
winter. and there was evidence
a-plenty of the well known stuff he
has a reputation of carrying.
Grover celebrated the beginning of
the real practice by busting a bat and
losing several balls over the fence. He
tossed up a few, but did not exert the
old souper to any great extent. How
ever, he was in an excellent mood
and was telling how classy his feet
will look when he gets them dolled up
in a new pair of playing shoes Jess
Willard helped him to purchase.
Dashner is outstanding a perpetual
motion case of the sniffles. but he says
his arm is in good shape and that he
ought to be ready to go in few days
now.
Another infielder was added to the
growing list of candidates today when
Savage signed a youngster by the
name of De Fate who is expected to
arrive before tomorrow. De Fate is
a shortstop who belonged to the Min
neapolis club of the American associa-
ton last season but who was released
after the club had failed to place him.
Savage saw him work in two games
last season and says he looks like a
conner, although he may need another
years seasoning before he is ripe for
Western league time.
The work of putting the diamond in
shape has about been completed. All
of the dirt has been spread and the
gfcundkeepers are now busy working
itsdown. New wire fencing has been
stretched in front of the bleachers,
and the space used for parking auto
mobiles has been rearranged.
The big topic with the members of
the squad who are already here is the
coming of the Chicago White Sox.
The second squad of the Sox will be
here on Wednesday of next week and
the regular squad, including Walsh,
Collins. Murphy. Schalk and ali the
stars will be here Thursday.
1t is evident that some lively eff
forts are to be made to show Mr. Co
miskey that Topeka has a sure enough
ball club. Lattie's men are going to
do their best to take the Old Roman
A. L. pennant favorites to a nifty lit
tie cleaning. Indications are that eth
er Dashner. Grover or Sanders will b.
pitted against the FASTENERS of Pants
Rowland.