The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-27
SPORTING NEWS.
LOTUS Secures Nike KahOe, the
Crack Backstop.
Chicago Team Strengthened by
the Cincinnati Man.
PAYS A FANCY PRICE.
Baltimore Shut Out in Their
Sunday Game.
Defeated Before IL, 800 People
on Chicago Grounds.
PAYS A FANCY PRICE.

New York, May 27-Rain ruined all
chances for Lotus team to get re-
venge on Brooklyn Saturday, but while
the rain fell Lotus improved the time
by signing. Mike Kahoe, the Cincinnati
catcher, thereby Strengthening the Chi
cago team. Lotus secured Kahoe in
spite of the efforts of Pittsburg and St
Louis and the Athletics. Brush ordered
AIcPhee to release Kahoe. McPhee
protested, but in vain, as Brush pre-
ferred lower salaried men. Then Brush
tried to recall the notice. Kahoe baked,
saying he would not return to the Reds
and that if he was not allowed to join
some other National league club he
would jump.
Meantime Dreyfuss offered Kahoe
So 600. McPhee, however, did not want
Pittsburg to get Kahoes ana as a re-
suit Lotus paid big price and landed
the man he wanted
ship in the matter offered to give Ray
ner to the Reds to I'LL IN Corcofah >
place. Corcoran viii not be able to
play again this season. McPhee, now
ever. has not yet made up his mind
whether he wants Rayner or not
The signing of Kahoe puts Lotus IN
position to make his team. kaloe IS
steady, brainy catcher, aud he has
mad more success behind left-hand
pitchers than any man in the business
He played with Indianapolis, N1ncln-
natl, Columbus, and before that IN the
Southern league. He and King will
now do all the catching, while Chance
will go to right field as soon as ms
finger gets we'll. Dolan probably VIII
be released. Lotus thinks Chance can
play the outf1eld and wants him in the
game everyday for his hitting and base
running. He expects Chance TO prove
another Iange-
BAD WEEK FOR THE REMNANTS.
he q X.
Four straight defeats at Philadelphia,
all close games and all decided by luck
and accident, took some of the spirit out
Of the men who rather expected to
find the Quakers easy. A hit in any one
of the four games played at the right
time would have given Chicago victory,
but the hits never came and the Quak-
ers made all their singles count.
Freedman seems supreme in the die
tatorship of the National league, and
his action in refusing I'm pire Nash ad-
mission to the grounds seems to nave
passed unnoticed- Meantime NICK
Young is studying a pleasant bunch of
affidavits concerning the assault OF
Warner upon Nash. His verdict is
awaited with interest. If he attempts
to smooth over the matter he will be
driven from the presidency of the Ma
tional league next spring, and If ne inn
poses any sentence on Warner and
Davis Freedman will ignore the verdict
and probably attempt to drive poor lit
tie Uncle Nick out of the presidency
right away. If Freedman asks for
Young's scalp he probably will get it,
for the National league is pOwerless
before this man. Frank Bancroft says;
Freedman holds the whip hand and
he knows it. The National league can
not do anything The owners fear
Freedman will take his club and
grounds and jump to the American
league. and they must do as he says
Freedman has said Nash must 90, and
I'll bet he does not stay on the staff"
If Nash is let out the players on the
Chicago ball club will send N E.
Young about the most humiliating tele
gram he ever received. They composed
it few nights ago when q yellow
matinee sheet announced Nash had
been retired.
THIRTY GAMES ANALYZED.
The averages of Lotus men in the
thirty games so far played show fairly
well why the team is last The team
has surprised everybody by it's hitting.
1t has made 292 hits. against 2S4 bv the
opposition, and that with three infield-
ers way down in batting. LOTUS men
have so far made 79 errors. against
their opponents Sc. but brainless work
more than real errors has caused the
defeat. The team is not good enough
to win. but a worse team is leading
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