The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-31
WESTERN LEAGUE Stan
BASEBALL NOTES.

The New Yorks played three errorless
games last week.
Mccain of the Detroits is another prom
: ising pitcher. He is a graduate OF the
Canadian league.
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DUNCAN of Detroits is the heaviest hit
ter in the Western league. He is batting
/ in the neighborhood of $40
Demontreville has batted near the 400
mark since he Joined the BalttmOreS
When he was with Chicago his average
was in the vicinity of $50.
Warner is not with the New Yorks on
their present trip. His broken finger will
not allow him to play for several weeks.
Seybold plays a better game in right
ball.
Yorks broke into the big league without
any intermediate minor league experience.
Seymour did farm duty for While in
Springfield after joining the Giants.
Catcher Buelow of the Detroit club now
President Bush is said to have an option
on him.
The Washingtons made a seasons rec
ord in the matter of errors Saturday, no
less than eight misplays being charged up
against them McGann. stafford and
As a wild-pitch hitter Willie K eister of
the Orioles is as cratic as NJ Lajoie who
prefers the wide ones to the plate cutters.
Followers of the Brooklyn team are
against the Boston when they meet. That
good
Pittsburg may try Jackson, a second
Atlantic City team. He is a practicing
dentist in Pittsburg during the winter
The New Yorks want to play the Brook
Iyns a series of five games after the close
of the season for side bet of 5000. The
series may be arranged
George Van Haltren of the New Yorls
will take team to San Francisco next
fhe New ne YPrt and BrooISv9 teams
have been
purchased from Detroit by Cincinnati, is
these days. He looks as if he might do.
Bernard, Garvin, Knepper and Philip
season. The quartet will figure among
the stars of the pitchers rubber next
It is estimated that the NIcGraw- Rob-
1nSOn Or1Ole combination Will pay the
stockholders. Won Der. Horst and Hanlon,
a clean profit of at least $4,000 on the
Pitcher Gettig of the New Yorks was
refusing to assist in carrying the bat bags
IDENTIFY does not believe i'm allowing the
players to ride over him.
II L IS known that FRANK Selee-S contraet
with the Boston management expires TINS
year and speculation is rife as to what
ne Will DO Many think that he VIII again
direct the campaign of the Bostons, but 1t
would not be any surprise if he did not
Boston Advertiser.
What with Tenney and Lewis of the
BostOns, Lauder, GOeckel and Thomas of
the Philies, Fultz of the Baltimores, Nc
Bride Of St Louis and Foster of New
I oIh, the colleg1ans are making their
presence felt on the diamond these days
And there are men just good in the
colleges who do not play professional ball
The impression that watkins will man
age the Cincinnatis next year viii not
down. 1t has assumed such proportions
that Watkins is said to be preparing to
trade Pink Hawley back to Pittsburg.
There is talk of Beaumont going to the
Ohio metropolis, but it doesn't seem likely
that Pittsburg would let such a fine young
player get away.
It is announced that the Brooklyn club
has succeeded in overcoming the opposi-
ton OF Boston and New York to the trans
ferring to Washington park of the games
scheduled to be played by Brooklyn in
Cleveland Two games will therefore be
played across the bridge on Thursday af-
ternoon and one on Friday.