The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-28
BASEBALL NOTES.

Chicago leads in double plays this year,
with New York next
Charley Dexter of the Louisvilles has
not been himself all summer. He has ma
larial fever.
Dolan, the new second baseman of the
Philadelphias, is fast fielder, accurate
thrower, and is not by any means weak
batter. but he can not begin to play up to
LajOie's standard.
W. H. Watkins is said to be favorably
impressed with Pitcher Foley of the New
port team OF the Eastern league Th1S
by Cincinnati.
The st. Louis club probably will secure
Pitchers knepper and Hughey from
Cleveland for next season. They are the
only pitchers of value on the Cleveland
In a recent game in Baltimore the ORR
Oles made but seven hits yet were credit
ed with nine earned runs. Baltimore has
offered many cases of unique scoring, but
Jimmy Williams of Pfttsburg. by many
considered the best third baseman in the
league next to the Incompatible Collins,
missed his first game last week, after
McGraW OF Baltlmore mas a record OF
125 runs in JOB games He leads the league
Fred ELY IS out of the game for Pitts
burg because Of illness. McCreery is a
KIobedanz is pitching excellent ball for
Worcester There seems to be no doubt
that he will be back in the big league
Manager Hanlon is certainly lucky in
having Pitcher Kennedy, supposed to be
him out the home stretch of an eX-
The St. Louis club may not be winning
many games, but in the past two months
it has been coming money both at home
and abroad. The clubs gross receipts have
been averaging close to 81, 900 a game.
One of the surprises in the Philadelphia
New York series was the weak stick work
of Delehanty, the leagues leading batter.
In the four games the big fellow was at
bat fifteen time and made only one hit.
The Boston club, although it makes $50
600 annually. is not lavish in its expendi-
lures. Soden sells tickets through the
box office windows and his partners, Con-
ant and Billings, take them at the turn
Beaumont is by far the fastest man on
the Pittsburg team getting down to first
base. And McCreery is in mind when this
claim is made.
Collins never PLAYED a faster game at
third than Williams did for Pittsburg re-
Gently. A short stop seems unnecessary
when he is around.
Charley Dexter of the LOuiSvilleS is laid
up with a bad ankle. He had been play
ing third base for the Colonies in the alb
Sence of Tommy Leach.
Clarke Griffith now is ready to take his
regular turn in the box for the ChicagOS.
This ought to have the effect of bracing
up the Cowboys.
Honest john Kelly has wagered So, 500
that Boston will beat out Brooklyn. Jim
COrbett has $1,000 up on the SuperbaS to
capture the flag. Jim might cinch his
on for the final rush and pitch a few of
his great games for HanlOn-
Some persons attribute the surprisingly
light stick WOrk OF the BroOklynS 10 an
overdose of the hit and rum system. The
SuperbaS are expected to take a brace at
the bat towards the finish, as most of
them are veterans who do their best
batting at the end of the season
The St. Louis club has had Il long string
of misfOrtunes. which Frank Robson does
not deserve At different times O,ConnOr,
Criger, Cuppy. Tebeau, Childs. Burkett.
Blake. Cross and Powell have been laid up
with injuries. Tebeau, at that, has a