The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-11
Where they play Tuesday:
Joplin at Topeka.
Springfield at Leavenworth
lola at Fort Scott.
PittSburg at Sedalia.

1lIlSDUTS DIT io0Od1lds
Several of the FANS in the city
are organizing a movement to be
known as a thirty days boost for
the team. 1t is planned to line up
everybody from the newspapers to the
youthful Americans to root for the
Saints, no matter what happens or
how badly they play. 1t is planned to
initiate the new movement with the
opening of the new park, at which
place for the first thirty days not a
single hammer is to be used. That
there might be some very good re-
suits from such a course of proceed
ure is not to be doubted for a mo-
ment. Knocking never helps any
team. 1t DISCREPANCIES. disgusts, de-
stroys confidence. and leaves a bad
taste in the mouth of knocker and
knocked.
Earl Green. who is playing at Atch-
ison, still wants to come to Topeka
He will not go to Fort Scott and the
Giants will not give him his release.
He informed some Topeka people
Sunday that he would rather come up
here and play ball than cal"
Sedalia Sentinel: Fort Scott has
finally found some one that they can
beat Two straights from Topeka.
Topeka, in their effort to get strong
team, is digging deep. They have
signed a player named Core: AFTER
Topeka Fort Scott will be boiling over
be made to look sorry"
The failure of the Topeka manage
ment to get hold of men whom it
practically signs seems strange. There |
have been at least eight or ten such
instances this year. After an ex-
change of a few kilograms, naming
and accepting of terms and a sort OF |
general understanding, things have
looked a number of times as if some
much needed additions to the Saints
were forthcoming. The fans have
hurt their eyes looking for these lex |
pectations'' until some are wondering |
if any new men will ever be obtained.
Springfield has but two pitchers now
adays, Craig and Skinny Horton, but
they are among the best in the minor I
league business
Mike Welday's suspension from the
Joplin team is causing trouble in that
orga nization The Joplin Globe handles
the situation without gloves in this
way: The Miners presented no more
formidable front than the Fort Scott /
in the second game of the
series with the Midgets today. For
once the proud Fillmanites were re-
duced to the humiliating necessity OF
accepting the services of borrowed
player, Love, who is doubtless the
wea kest baIlplayer in Springfield at the
time. How the mighty are fall
enl What a tumble from the safe and
team only four days ago. Seventy
point ahead of the Midgets, as much
lead as could possibly be desired by the
most apprehensive of their admirers"
Nick Kahl, Valley Lacquer in its
initial year in 1902, is making a great
hit with the Colorado Springs Western
league team this year. He is batting
356. He has made five homeruns this
year, six three baggers, nine two base
hits and II singles.
Hippert, a Texas Lacquer, whom the
Topeka management had an opportuni-
" to sign about ten days ago is now
With Leavenworth. He is playing short
stop and hitting right up at the top of
he Orioles. The Saints need infielders
md they had a good chance to get
1ippert at a reasonable price, but there
las been a disposition on the part of
he management to go very, very slow
y. The season will be over pretty
ioon, too.
Tommy Cope, the new player with
he Saints, halls from the New York
tate league. Originally he came from
Kansas and played with Junction City
onne seven years ago during the days
hat Jake Gettman played first base for
Topeka before he was tried out by the
senator's at Washington. Tommy Cope
sn't new to Kaw valley ball.
Tonight the directors of the Topeka
Ball Park association will mold a meet il