The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-22
Baseball Notes.

Nichols is pitching winning ball for Kan
sas City. He recently scored his flith
straight victory.
sHobe' Ferris has gathered in a lot Of
chances at the second corner Aol Liie
Beaneaters. This is certainly his year
Manager Fred Clarke of the Pirates iaS
the courage to pick Cincinnati Tor -oufth
place at the end Of the National season
Five of the Buffalo Eastern league
teams players are over six feet tall. They
are Law, Gettman, Hooker, Hawley ana
Atherton.
Five successive shut-outs have been
played at the Chicago National league
park. Brooklyn, Boston and Chicago haV-
/ ing figured in them.
Boston leads in point of long hits and
/ Washington leads ia club batting in the
/ American league Stin the Senators are
pretty wen down the line.
1 Buckenberger seems to be short of pitch
ers this year and Eason viii help out a
great deal when the weather warns up.
Little Thorney, the 1s-year-oold young
ster playing for Cleveland, is a hkely-look-
/ ing STRIPPING. He fields well and is also
| hitting the bali
Jimmie Collins is the real leader OF the
/ ass Wood, who has a mark of 500. has
| played only six games.
There was a time when Jake Bectdey
/ could not bunt with any satisfaction even
/ to himself. By constant praet1ce, now
| ever. he has become most adept at that
| important feature OF the game OtleIs
| should emulate his example -. =.
beg, the phenomenal sloW-oa1l artist, IS
said to be rapidly recovering from the
! effects of that bad Cincinnati water OF
which he must have taken an overdose;
HOom Paul Kruger continues to pile
up the errors. Paul says he hopes some
day to quit making them, but meantime
he is playing good ball, errors ana all
OF the men who nave played in every
game in both leagues, Tenney and Collins
lead. Beaumont is second for the Ma
second in the American.
President Hart has notified his players
that a fine OF $50 viii be assessed each
time the umpire finds it necessary to put
~, Of he pan : a
method Of keeping the kiekers ia line.
| Philadelphia players say that Manager
Shettsline would be perfectly happy II
he could get Delehanty, Flick and Nc
Fariand back. Tough luck for Billy; his
perfect happiness isn't due TINS year.
Abbott the New Orleans backstop, who
Jumped his contract with Cincinnati, is
games recently played Abbott caug Mt four
men mapping at various corners ana Threw
| them out.
Pfttsburg's record. They have won Is out
of 20 games. If they continue TINS Worh
the pennant will be won by the mlddle OF
August or the beginning of September
{ Speaking Of returning and Jumping
PLAYERS and their chances Of ever goins
5 back to Philadelphia, Delenanty anc VOL
s verton declare that if they were Obliged to
sift ashes for a living they d never play
What is the matter with that Wash.
ington team? With all that bunch o.
Philadelpnia's Rreat ness tackled to it, ane
vet it cannot hold its own. T. Lotus
wants to jab them a little and inquire
e Donovan Hanlon's pitcher, mas how
q coming over losing that 20 game TO ths
G1ps th9qgh SStio%lag ofAS ever Isl,
VIII. and broke me up worse than If
had been knocked off Of the slab;
MathewsOns arm is again on the dry
dock Tor repairs. Without this powerful
adjunct the New York team looks bad
New York town will have to dig up som
other explanation for the loss of tn
MANAGER Frank selee must feel ike
manager this year. he mas cofnPlet
never interferes. While in Boston Their
were three other managers and Frank ha'
Clarrv Beaumont is earning fame Las
week he was the boss sl1gger OF Cham
pions, getting u hits and scoring seve
boost of 4S points. He made from one t
= three hits IN each game and scored
It's too bad that Catcher Bergen of tn
Cineinnatis Is not a better artist with n
le the bat today. He is a sure catch, has
good head, and can throw like cata
s. fsbeu has adopted new style OF bal
s ting. Instead of STAN fg behind the plat
ie he gets well up in front OF Il ana meet
Y the ball before It has a chance to breal
s. He Is having great success VITA tn
s, In The American league. Sullivan lead
y the catchers in fielding Davis, Mclean
D. and Carey the first basemen, each with
r 1890 80 e,-sSss,s- 1aix- the second has,
men; Lave Cross the third baseHaen; e
- berfeld the shortstops; f4artzell the LEI
& fielders; Pickering the MIDDLE Ileidefss an
- y Flick and Jones the right feeders:
= Manager Lotus made q bid for Cateht
= Kahoe's services when he learned ths
= the old Chicago backstop was to be r
y leased. He telegraphed Kahoe, but Il
n player is evidently looking for the Ion
4. green as he has failed to reply TO II
= telegram, though he has informed Il
y newspaper men Of his Washington offer.
a. Died at Io4.
Us -, .ra-- % . T,sssa %,
3 rie11ez is dead. aged I04 years. He VIZ
n a veteran in Hidalgo's revolution
he 1929 which overfbreW Spanish rule