The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-19

Baltimore is playing such fast ball
now that pennant flag hunters are
keeping their eyes in that direction.
Doheny accomplished yesterday what
probably is q record in its way. He
struck out one man-DOwling- live
times.
Since the organization of the present
12-club league in 1891, grand stands in
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Chi
cago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Louis
vile have been burned down
Cy Seymour no longer bankers for
earning his bread and meat as pitch
er, but pines for place In the outer
garden. Cy is fleet Of foot and re-
liable outer gardener, and if played
daily he can even discount the 300 fig
ures with his bat.
If Tebeau had Honus Wagner he
would try that brawny TeutOn on the
first sack. Tebeau believes that first
base is Wagner's home position, though
Honus has turned his hand in outfeld-
ing, at first base, and as third bagman,
and filed the bill.
It is evident that Tom Burns and the
swell hested, sporty clique among the
Orphans can not dwell together in har-
dent Jim Hart A change in the man
agerial end of the Orphans is recon-
mended by the Chicago press and
critics.
It is too bad that Gettman is out of
the game for the season. He was
tower of strength to the team and put
a lot of ginger into the game. His ill
ness is said to be critical, and there is
no possibility Of his recovery in time
to take part in any more games this
season.
A certain prominent player of the
team said today, however: There's a
movement on the part of Lange, Ryan,
Everett and Griffith to get Burns
thrown out of the management. They're
nght1ng against a good man when they
assail Burns. I believe they will live
to regret it."-ChicagO Record
Bob Allen, of the Indianapolis team,
and Jake Wells, Of the defunct Rich
mOnd club, are slated for positions as
managers in the major league for next
season and a quiet tip is being bowled
over the Major League circuit to the
effect that Bob Allen may replace Tom
Burns as manager of the Chicago team.
Hanlon says: THE BROOKLYN PLAYERS
want to win. They have worked hard,
and are still ready to fight it out to the
end Mark what 1 say, that as soon
as can fix up the pitching corps the
BroOklynS viii make another great
rush toward the flag. The team is
strong, and cannot tumble much
longer
Dolan, Philadelphia's second base
man secured from Richmond, made
one-third of the nine hits secured by
the QuakerS Tuesday. DOlan has made
a great hit with Philadelphia, and if
ne can keep up the gait he has shown
at the bat he will be a hard man to
keep off the team, so that in the event
OF Goeckel being a failure Lajoie may
return to first base.
Cuppy is as irritating as Fourth
of July review of the Declaration of IN
dependence by A. Marks, the LAWYER
at a Rube picnic. The spectator has
sufficient time to treat himself to a
shave, haircut and shine from the mo-
ment that Cuppy makes a bluff at de-
nverlng the ball till the sphere is dis
missed from his hand SAYS Joe"
Campbell in the Washington Post.
One sensational and Smart Alec
youth on a Philadelphia newspaper is
responsible for the fight on Dick Cooley
Horace Fogel, taking up the cude-eIs
for Cooley, admits that Dick has his
faults; but that with all his faults.
he is viewed by the intelligent patrons
of the game in Philadelphia as a win
ming, nervy player, fit for the present