The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-01
BASEBALL NOTES.

The St Louis team has made rs base
hits in its last ten games
Nops has shut out the Bostons twice
this season. while Philip. Orth and Tay-
lor of Cincinnati haze applied the brush
once each
According to unofficial averages forty
two league players have a batting percen-
tage Of more than 800 This would 1nd1-
cate that the batting is heavier than last
season
Pitcher Roy Evans OF Providence has
worked IN more games than any Otner
Eastern league tWirler and has won more
than half Of them He has attracted the
attention of several big clubs
Martin Bergen Is accused of creating
dIsseqsIon IN the Boston team W1len 7 Is
in the hub are hard losers
Jennings has not made an error since
he went to first base on the Brooklyn
member OF the nine, barring keeler
As soon as the Chicago team is rid OF
three or four dIsorganIzers, winning pail
Lang and Griffith are uucontrcIIa bic,
whether treated with leniency or rigid
discipline.
The two postponed games between the
Baltimore and Pittsburgs VIII not he play
ed ire serles GI2Ss1 Win Il1I-e y 3 =
winning games and 81 tallies for the west
ern team.
field fence The sooner Hans consigns that
ambition to the limbo Of the n G.. the
better it Will be for his batting
Games played between the BOStous and
fact that those past masters in third-base
guardIanship, the Two JInnnies-ColIins
and WILLIAMSBURG seen in the same con-
test.
Roy Thomas Of the Phrlies IS a fine
be Il college graduate and know when to
say seen and saw Next to McAleer
any center field wa lehman Of recent years
IF you want . championship team get
i+b ISL Ba G31rS a Yr
Bergen and Clark. and HanlOns team
never steadied until he got MCGUIRE and
Farrell. Chicago News.
Howell of Baltimore leads the league
pitchers, having won y games and lost
lost z Donohue OF the Philadelphia club
has Won 4 and lost 4
Is suffering from blood poisoning and may
have 10 have his leg anputated-
The LouisvilIes have won more games
this month than they have lost Their
usual autumn Spdrg seems % nc On
for the Phillies in spite Of the predictions
that he would not last He is improving
Harris. VINO IS playing third hase for
80 ~ az 6efIS fro1 EI - q -
where he Joined the team last sprilg.
Louisville fans are happy that the club
did not buy SeybOld after securing an
option on him Perhaps-OuIV PERHAPS
thew NAV change their tune some l9--
LaJoie of the PhiIadelphzas still IS out OF
Stef5feier about a month go he -3-cF3s-
season
Pitcher Scott Of INDIANAPOLIS IS said TO
have the best control of any pitcher in the
Western league. The prospects are that
ne VIII be with the Reds next season pro-
yfded he is needed
Crisham. the Balrirnore-s utility catcher
has been batting above $40 50 far this
season re claimed TO be TOO fast for a
minor league when Brooklyn tried 10 farm
MIN and Il seems that he did not over
estimate his ability
Each member Of the PHILADELPHIA team
VIII be presented with 4 handsome silk
I'm breiIa II the QuaEers win sever out Of
the zen games 10 be played on the pres
ent trip The gentleman who made the
offer now has his umbrellas safe. as there
seems no prospect of the Gluakers winning
all the games they still have to play in
the west