The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28
Where they play Sunday:
Topeka at lola.
Sedalia at Joplin.
Pittsburg at Leavenworth.
Fort Scott at Springfield.


With one month of the season prac-
tically gone. and 100 games still to
be played, the fans in both bleacherS
and grandstand are beginning to hand
in their verdict on the Saints. Every
baseball manager listens to the pa
irons of the game, and this is what
they say in Topeka. "A bbOtt is not
consistent, KelIar is too slow, and
We need another good pitcher. The
rest of the team suits US, but we think
some changes ought to be made on
the first and second sacks. But Man
ager Alberts probably knows this as
Well or better than the fans. AS en-
phasis to this statement the dickering
to get Earl Green, Fort SCOTS first
baseman, might be cited. The pres
ent incumbent of base No. 1. Mr.. Alb
bolt, is not sure enough. The fans
think that the infeld is not sure that
he will hold the ball when it is thrown
to him. He is not a good infeIder
on short. fast grOunders and fumbles
them frequently. At the bat his work
is irregular, sometimes very good and
other times without value. This kind
of install ility in q PLAYER who holds
one of the pivotal places in the team
is handicap to good bail playing.
That IS the consensus of opinion
among the fans. The criticism on
Kellar is that he is too slow Olson
shows him up. Making concessions
on that point, yet the fans feel that
kellar's ice-wagOn gait is n handicap
to the team. Yet they have a harder
knock on the second baseman: he
cannot hit The official scores show
that Kellar has only corra.Ied about
dozen safe ones since the season be-
gan. kellar and Abbott both fall
liable to the same objection. They
cannot hit regularly and their field
Ing work is not of the calibre of that
of Sisler and Olson. In the pitching
department some sort of change will
be made The management has such
fa,-
present time. 1t is not likely that anv
OF the present three will be released
but rather that another twirler, a
south-paw, will be employed. So
many batters are now going to the
left of the plate, and they can bat A
rlght-handed pitcher with consider
able ease. while a south-paw has
them at Disadvantage HOWE Car
ter and StinSOn, the present slab staff
OF the Saints, is a strong one. Stinson
Is the most spectacular. Carter the
steadiest, with HOWE just a little
irregular but very dependable when
good There is one thing against the
latter. He has not the physique and
muscle of either Carter or Rube
Waddel Cyrus Stinson. That is
against him; it curtails his speed. But
ne is a good pitcher. The st. Joseph
W estern league team gave him a try
out this year. and last year he was
WIN Colorado Springs part of the
time The rest of the team is salts
NiAs AOle ana Lining
make a good outfeld. as. good Is there
Is IN the league. Olson and SisIer at
snort and third can hold their own
any time Armstrong is the headiest
Sc4lcher IN the league, and so far as
Manager Alberts is concerned there
is not a brass collar in the 1aaene
who has either better judgment az
10 ball player or a more thoro1eh
knowIedge of the game than Old
Spartacus He realizes the abo1-e-
mentioned deficiencies in his 49,,
and they will without doubt receive
attention A manager of a team ne1ra1
turns cold ear to the verdict of the
bleachers and grandstand. -
Over at Sedalia they feel sure thai
skinny Horton, the Springfield bo1
artist, is a hoodoo. He probably is
because ne won his game Thursday