The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19
Baseball Notes.

1t is said that Dummy Hoy has the
hrst dollar he ever earned playing baseball.
$4,000
If Ed Delehanty continues to wanop the
leather at his present rate he viii have g
greater batting average than any man that
ever played the game.
Coughlln's barehanded stab at Davis
liner IN the fourth inning was easily the
esting grandchildren News.
Frank Bonner is making good with the
Athletics. He has accepted 10 chances
without an error and got a hit in each OF
the games ne has played
Cleveland win or lose. The people are anx-
ious to see the game so long as Larry is in
1t. He's worth all the money he gets.
Danny Green is certainly hitting the ball
these days and it looks as though he
would have to be figured in the great race
for the first honors with the stick this sea
Ned Hanlon has just got rid OF another
catcher in Fuller. whom he let go to the
Montreal team of the Eastern league. Full
grooTns since the beginning of the season.
Rumor has 1t that Wagner and O. Connor
Louis Americans after this week The lat
ter has denied the story, although Wag-
ner has refused to either deny or confirm
Wilhelm. Birmingham's new pitcher. won
every game he pitched against the New
Orleans leaders of the Southern league.
He is said to possess the speed Of a Rusie
and the beenders Of a .Mathee.wson.
been making a decided hit with the fans
and baseball writer's by his excellent work
Before the season is ended .Silk'' viii be
declared the very best as he certainly is.
Says the New York Tribune: THE race
for the American League championship is
a close one, and the teams as a whole are
playing much better baseball than is seen
in the. National league. Possibly a team
ization may be in this borough next sea-
SON
bat 1s24S times and made 314 hits, an aver
age Of .252 one of the lowest in the
league. But in fielding 1t is away up, with
961 put outs. 81 assists and only S. errors.
with four passed balls for the catchers
The teams base running tells the rest of
Those who have contended that the
American could not afford to pay the big
that to date the attendance at the leagues
games exceed that Of last year for the
same period by $4,000 That looks pretty
There have been nine extra inning games
played in the American league to date,
one of which was prolonged II innings
Washington at Baltimore. 10 innings
Philadelphia at Boston, 10 innings; ST.
Louis at C p GO y innlngs; DETROIT at
ington. 10 innings: Cleveland at Philadel-
phia. Il innings; Washington at Chicago,
There have been % shut out games in
the American league up to Saturday. Chi
cagO has figured in 10 of them, winning
Boston has lost two. st. Louis has won
five and dropped two. Detroit has won
two and dropped eight Baltimore has Won
three and dropped none. Washington has
taken two and lost one, and Cleveland has
won four and dropped three There have
run. and of these Boston and St. Louis
have lost seven each; Detroit and Cleve-
land 5 each. Washington and Baltimore
four each. and Chicago and Philadelphia
three each. Since the beginning of the
season only one game has resulted in a
tie, that between Chicago and St. Louis at
Chicago on May IS. when II innings were
played to the score of 2 to 2.