The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-22

whenever baseball is the subject under
discussion.
There is a chunky little individual with
a moon shaped face who has played quite
an important part in baseball in his way,
and who ought to be better known to the
baseball world. Here goes to give him
his deserts. The man referred to is Pat
rick t. Powers, the president Of the East
ern league. Pat has served his time as
manager in the big league, but he likes
his present berth better. 1t gives him a
certain amount of time which enables him
to turn an honest penny. Pat is the man
ager of the American Cycle Racing asso-
citation, which conducts bicycle races in
several of the large cities. The company
controls little Michael, who was such a
world beaten last year, but who may meet
his Waterloo this season.
Powers is probably the best posted man
on minor league talent in this country.
He watches the youngsters with fatherly
interest, and he is appealed to by the club
owners who are in search Of desirable
young blood with which to strengthen
their teams. Pat has the records of the
most promising youngsters at his fingers
ends before the close of the season, and if
a club owner wants a real green diamond
jewel he must go to Pat to get him. They
have way in some of the minor leagues
Of not showing the real ability of player
in the official averages and in consequence
many a club owner who tries to do the
picking himself gets his fingers badly
burned
Genuine sympathy has been expressed
for A. @. Arson in this his year of real
baseball troubles. The grand old man of
baseball occupied place in his humble
sphere in life as great as did Gladstone
and Bismarck in their respective spheres.
How different, however, was the snuffing
of his candle of usefulness! Even the
anaT1iRa Of the Of crIo nd
Germany forgot their bitter hatred of
years when Gladstone and Bismarck passed
beyond the valley of trials and tribula-
tions. Poor old Arson, however, must
live to hear the mistakes of his life shown
to the public for some time to come.
People will continue to point to the rec
Ords of the Chicago and New York clubs
since the veteran left those teams. Chi
cago under Burns has certainly played
better ball this season than for several
years. The improvement in the general
work of the New York team since Arson
left the metropolis of America is really
astonishing. There are few, however, who
are so nonsensical as to think that this
means that Joyce and Burns are such
great improvements as managers. There
was clique in Chicago against the old
warhorse, and he had not been in New
York a week before there was a certain
number of players on the New York team
VINO u1Q uO6 care Wu06u6E bn0 GeaIu Won
or not. They were wholly in sympathy
with Joyce, and they realized that the
best way to serve Joyce was to freeze An
son out.
Where is that yellow streak which is
supposed to attack the Cincinnati players
about this time every year9 Some people
are getting nervous about it. The admir-
ers of the champions are of the opinion
that the streak will develop about the time
that the Cincinnatis start on their next
eastern trip.
There is some talk about changing the
Eastern league into a sort of international
league for next year, with four clubs in
this state and a like number in Canada.
Don't do it, Mr.. Minorleaguers. Those
Canadians like baseball pretty well, but
they have hardly reached that point where
they will support four clubs in a league
race. GEORGE E. STACKHOUsE.