The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-13
WHITE SOx HERE
Chicago Americans Held First
Practice in Topeka Today.
Big Crowd Saw Them Work on
Top of Train.
COMISKEY is OPTIMISTIC
Old Roman Predicts Big Year
for National Game.
He Says Savage Is Real Base
ball Magnate.

The Chicago White Sox baseball
squad, en- route to their training camp
at Mineral Wells. Texas, stopped in
Topeka long enough today to hoId
their first work out of the season at
the Rock Island depot, the cindered
tracking and the top of their de luxe
train being used for park while the
movie men worked their cameras and
several hundred Topeka fans gave the
squad the once over.
Topeka furnished the first wealth
er that would permit the men to get
into uniforms" President Comiskey
said, 'and we decided to take advan-
tage of it, both to give the fellows a
chance to supple up and also to give
the picture men a run of pictures
Hero at O'Clock.
The SoX special pulled into the
Rock Island station about l o'clock,
just behind the Golden State Limited,
and as the players began to appear on
the platforms of the coaches several
hundred fans gathered about the train.
AS soon as all the players were dressed
they climbed upon top of the coaches
to play BALI while the train was
pulling out from the station. After
the train had run out of the picture it
was backed up to the station again and
the players and crowd were lined up
for a group picture.
Then the train again moved out
with the camera men aboard and the
players were compelled to run behind
for distance of several hundred
yards.
TWenty-fOur in Squad.
There were twenty-four players on
the train, including Manager Row
land. Ed Walsh, Ray Schalk, Collins.
Murphy, Weaver, Wolfgang and most
of the Old Romans stars. All of the
players will return here on April and
6 when the first and second squads
will play exhibition games with the
SaVages.
Among the more active of the play
ers in the work out here were Ray
Schalk, the great pigmy catcher and
Buck Weaver. They were the first
players off the train and they were
tossing the ball as they alighted. Ed
Walsh performed on the first coach
behind the engine, along with Eddie
Collins, and these two were center of
attraction among the spectators. Also,
there were many in the crowd who
recognized Buck Weaver and Wolf
gang.
While the train was in Topeka
President Comiskey received visitors
in the observation car, and appeared
to be in the best of spirits.
You bet we are out to win the pen-
nant this season." he said, land
think we have a mighty good chance
to do it," When asked regarding the
outlook for baseball in general he said
that he thought it brighter than in
years and that all leagues, both major
and minor. would have a big season
Big Year for Minors.
The minor leagues especially
should have great year" the Old
Roman said. land your Western
league especially should come through
with flying colors.''
Mr.. Comiskey asked particularly
about John Savage, owner OF the To-
peka team, and comp1imented him in
the highest terms. saying that he con-
sidered him one Of the best men in
minor league baseball. "a mighty
fine man, and one who knows the
game" was the way he expressed it,
Mr.. COmiskey said he was anxious
to go to st. Marys, the place where he
went TO school when a boy, and that
he intends to make the trip with the
team when it goes there next month
He said he had Dot been back to the
ole school since 1872