The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-25
SAVAGE ORDERS
ALL PLAYERS TO
REPORT TUESDAY
First General Practice VIII Be
Held Wednesday.
Catcher Niesing First Back
stop Candidate to Arrive.
|FREEPCRT LOSES DARIAGER
Ex-Fed Free Agent When He
Signed With Topeka.
Lefty" Clunn Has Quit the
Game for Good, He Says.
First General Practice VIII Be
Held Wednesday.
Catcher Wiesing First Back
stop Candidate to Arrive.
FREEPORT LOSES DARIAGER
Ex-Fed Free Agent When He
Signed With Topeka.
sIefty' Clunn Has Quit the
Game for Good, He Says.

Plans AVE all been made to put the
local weather man to the test for the
first time next Wednesday, and I'M
less he shows up much uglier than he
has in the last ten days the fences of
the local Western League ball park
will encompass more activity than
they have since Bill Rapps pitched
the closing game of the 1915 season.
All of the players under Savage
contracts have been ordered to report
not later than Tuesday night, and
Savage and baltimore expect a squad
of not less than IS men out in uni
form for the first general workout
Wednesday morning. The total squad
will include eight or nine pitchers, six
infielders, four catchers and six out
feeders. And as soon as they all get
on the ground Manager baltimore will
begin his corn thinning labors.
Fair Trial to All.
However, it will take a week OF ten
DAYS for most of the players to get
their muscles supplied up and their
natural ability chords attuned and it
is not likely that any of the failures
will be told they are free to go join
in the Villa hunt until after the exh1-
bition games with the White Sox on
April and 6.
Despite the fact that many of the
1915 team will be back, it seems i'm
possible to pick anything like an
opening lineup. With the exception
of the keystone bag, which Manager
baltimore will take care of, every
place on the team seems to be open,
with indications that competition will
be as keen as a kinky haired razor.
Mundy appears to be the most
promising candidate for first base, as
is Sutton for the third bag. And for
short it appears that a three-cornered
elimination contest will be staged
among Cochran, Bowling and OAR
niger.
Daringer Topeka Man.
Daringer, by the way, has been or
dered to report and it seems that all
the hull-a-baloo about the local club
than Mexican smoke. This morning
Savage received a letter from him in
which he stated that he holds a writ
ten release from the Freeport club of
the Three Eye league and that he was
a free agent when he signed a To-
peka contract Acting on the infor-
nation in this letter, Savage imme-
diately sent him transportation and
told him to be here by Tuesday night.
Also, Savage has received a letter
from Eddie Monroe stating that unless
deal can be made for him he will
join the club when ordered. But the
classy blond back stop has not yet
been ordered on, as a deal for his
services is still pending and he will be
disposed of if the proper compensation
can be gotten.
Four CatcherS.
If Monroe does come on, the catch
ing material will consist of him, Snow,
Wiesing, and Texter. Wiesing is the
only one of the catchers now in town.
He arrived Friday from Kansas City
and will assist in giving Grover, Dash