The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-17
Baseball Notes.

Cleveland is out of last place. Now look
out for the rush to the front
man-both kickers. Will they pull to-
gether? everybody is asking.
The agitation over the return to the
twelve-club circuit in the National League
will not down, in spite of repeated denials
by magnates of that league.
The Pirates are having streak of hard
twenty-nine days: and then. the breaking
of bone in Lefty Davis leg.
Frank Bonner, who was suspended by
Connie Mack. is now with George Te-
beau's Louisville team. Frank wears a
muzzle between games and is fed by the
manager.
Manager Lotus should work Townsend
oftener than he does. Jacks tendency to
wildness may be due to the little regular
Father Chadwick admits the return to
the twelve-club circuit by the National
forces He says two-thirds of the Ma
big circle again.
"Topsy'' Hartsen leads the American
batsmen in point of reaching first on call
accomplished the feat thirty-eight times.
Ryan is next with thirty-four.
New York is after Jake Gettman, re-
putting up star fielding game and is hit
ting the ball, qualities that would make
him good man for the Giants.
Bid McPhee is to quit at last. He made
a noble effort to give the Cincinnati base
ball public team. but the Judgment Of
a man who knew nothing, OF a players
worth severely. handicapped him.
J. Ed. Grillo declares that Cincinnati is
a baseball graveyard. The attendance is
about as large as that which stood about
under the trees and watched the game on
the common in the good old days.
The services Of Clancy and Sebring, of
the Worcester Eastern League club, are
They will probably remain with the
Lambs until the end of the season, how
ever, says the Worcester Spy.
Pitcher Wolfe, of the Kansas City
team, holds the seasons record. having
pitched nineteen innings in day. In
the first game he held the indianapolis
team down to three hits and in the second
his opponents got twelve singles.
Up to July the American batters led
the National in extra base hitting and in
total base hits. In the latter. the younger
organization led by S32 cushions, in dou-
bies by 1sl, in triples by 6s, and in home
runs by 6S. In stolen bases and sacrifice
hits the National excels-
Now that McGraw is back in the Ma
tional, it remains to be seen just who the
the alleged head, while Freedman is as
serted to be the power behind the throne.
# Brush Furnishes McGraw he's the boss
If not, Andy Is.
While fair minded, uninterested parties
were slow TO believe that Ban Johnson
had it in for McGraw and Kelly, in
summarily suspended by the president af-
ter having been put out of two successive
games, 1t begins to look SuSp1c1OuSly like 1t
Il am not wealthy man. but am will
ing to lose what have in this fight 1t
shall be the survival of the fittest, and If
| the American can whip the National OFF
| the field, let it do it, and I shall retire
| satisfied. But I can see no chance for a
| compromise Charley Ebbets is respon-
| sible for the above. and it doesn't look as
| though he would stand for peace at any
cost between the big leagues.
The New York team is a talentless out
| fit. and Freedman need not fear that its
ranks will be raided. Taylor is easily the
| best of the pitching staff. Mathewson is
no longer a pitching marvel Sparks and
Evans have suffered from overwork
| Smith and O'Hagan are good minor league
| material. Jack Dunn is not an infielder.
| Lauder is not doing himself justice. Wag-
ners is not infielder. Brodie has lost
| pulls off sensational catches, but he Is
! not over $50 sticker. Van Haltren is
! a baseball PLAYER in any company.-The
| Sporting News