The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05

Joplin at Springfield.
lola at Pittsburg.
Sedalia at Fort Scott.
1t is impossible to write a review Of
the League teams on a basis of form
from the first three games of the open
ing series. Probably half of the men
are hot weather players. They do
not attain their right action until the
sun tiol1les the thermometer up TO ~
or 100 degrees Then some get into
shape faster than others, merely Ter
physical and climatic reasons But the
first games count towards getting the
pennant just as much as the last ones
Sedalia and Topeka ale for the present
the heroes with Leavenworth and Fort
Scott looking for a soft place to land.
Sedalia won the pennant last year ami
the year before and is bent upon max
ing it three straight 1t is reckoned,
and bly, is about the strongest as-
gregation in the league Topeka IS sun
an TX" quantity. Alberts made 1t up
after all the other seven towns nad
signed their men. He had to take what
was left over. These he found badly
wanting as the fans who saw the first
game with Washburn viii TESTIFY II
meant a revision and he practically
wiped out his team. calling upon w est
ern league discards to fill in Just now
he holds good hand, in which there
are a number of aces: Armstrong, SlS-
sly, Olson, Howey and Stinson Bul
the men scarcely know each other
Quite number of them met for the
first time three weeks ago. At SedaI1a
it is different There they have peeh
playing pitch for each others n1ckais
since the league was started LeaNeh-
worth has good club, individually, pllt
there is no team work. The LeaVen-
worth Times tOuted them as All
stars" They do look good, that's
| fact, but they don't play together any
more than the prOhibitionistS and ants
/ do in Topeka The same can be sail
of the Fort Scott Giants They too
must get together Springfield was d
| strong team on paper. But just as soon
/ as the first game was over, Manager
/ Hurlburt marched off to st. Louis look
/ ing for more material. Joplin took Two
4 of the series from Springfield and dld
| so handilv. The IOlanS are working ann
/ keeping still They will probably make
| room for themselves in the first dlVl5-
| ion. They stand second high IN INC
hitting totals so far Pittsburg is stu
an uncertain quantity. While the
men are good, hot weather and time
win work changes. They made Ioll
work for both the games it won, ano
| captured one of the three themselves
Over at Sedalia the week day games
begin at o'clock, and at 3 O'Clock OF
Sundays and holidays.
..Reddv" Downs. so highly touted as :
real gem by Sandy Griswold OF ths
Omaha Bee when he Joined the OIna n
Western league team, was discarded ~
/ the deal ana IS DdCk With AOl
again. There is scarcely as fast an N
fielder in the Valley, excepting BUN
White of Sedalia and Olson OF Topeka
who are both corners.
Manager Alberts of Topeka has re
leased burst and King, both pitchers
from his team. This leaves his boz
staff consisting of Howey, Stinson, Car
ter. and Torrie. These four are prob
abIv' permanent. The regulars for hi
team follow: Armstrong, catcher
Abbott. first base; Kellar, SECOND
base: Olson, shortstop; SISSY, thirC
base: Bevis, right field; Cole, centel
. field: Lining, left field King showed
in excellent form. and it is unfor
tunate that he did not get another op
pOrtunity
Send in a name for the Topek;
, baseball team to the baseball editor
Topeka State Journal. 1t may VIII
you a season pass.
) The benefit game for Harry Il
: France, the Topeka player who is con
5 fined to Keith's hospital with a broker
: LEG, will probably be played Wit
: Washburn college on June or
I Those are the only dates which tn
: leaguers still have open. 1t was t