The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-21
Tim Murnane Sizes Up the Two
Big Leagues.
Gives an Interesting Review OF
the Various Teams.
REDS A POSSIBILITY.
Thinks Well of the Aggregation
From Cincinnati.
Says Pittsburg Must Yet Be
Considered the Stars.

Boston, June 21.-Tim Murnane
says:
If was June IA when Frank Sc
lees Chicago team made their first ap-
nearance of the season in this CITY,
being the last of the major league
clubs to perform before Boston
crowd.
Having carefully noted the style OF
play and being pretty well posted on
the quality of the goods delivered an
nually by the tried players, 1 thought
an off-hand review might be interest
ing to my readers. Taking the ciuOs
as thew came to Boston the American
league must be considered hrsl. LIe
Senators have a lively team Oh olo
time players who lack enthusiasm, an
1-o1lnosters who would make good IN
der more encouraging clrcuIl1s tdIleee;
Last season Tom Lotus was roasIsu
for not having a, winner; now lney a
worse off than ever WIN 20 dsLSSS Wash
van trying to carry the load W a9 -
/ ineton must sell players just as tHe
minor league cities do. MOI long 80
/ the club was offered $15,OoO TOT LAY
ers Coughlin and Pdtten, puI LuI
! +bA offer down. Then came CONNIE
! Mask's Quakers. 1 CONSIDER TINS o ~
of the very best ball teams IN Ihe
1 business and well managed. mace up
/ Sf a LOT of everyday players the team
is drilled until they play the game up
to date in every department ana give
| the spectators a run for their money.
This team looked like a BIDDER LOT
first Mace until CY Dung TOOK the
/ heart out of them by shutting them
ont without a safe hit in full game:
But for the knack that Boston mas %
| downing the leaders the t9uakeIs
would look much better than they 90
AS a ball team they will day IN ana
dav out play the best ball of any team
1 have seen this season.
New York, under GrlInth, VIII 81
WAYS be a fighting team, but not steady
brilliant one day. they look weak the
next Injury to players Will continue
| to follow the old players OF TINS team
With Dave Fultz in his pest IorIa'
and EIberfield right, there is no tel
( ing what this New Y ork bunch might
do. They are game to the core, ana
will take chances, and if given the
right kind of encouragement on ms
home grounds, would be worth pIac-
ing 4 bet on even for first money
They play a pretty game to look al.
Then comes the Western clubs. De
troit came first, and looked very Weak'
There was no team work nor DASH
| They failed to play ball up to major
league standard, especially the 1nheld,
/ while the catcherS were not the egOooS-
Cleveland made quite a GOOD impress pres
sion here Young turner was very
fast at short, while Bradley ana La
ioie were, if anything, faster tnaL
ever. The outfieId looked good, and
pitchers
ers were only fair, and the general
team work none too good. The team
is always likely to make squirt ana
look better than all others to gently
fall back and disappoint their warm
McAIeer has a clever team in st
! Louis They are not pennant posi-
bilities, but can play interesting pail
field not slow, while the pitchers are
in and cutters. The team is stronger
than last season.
Chicago looked better than any Of
the Western teams, and is pretty surt
: of a place in the first division Witt
fine catchers, clever pitchers, a strong
: outfield and fairly good 1n1eld, tins
] team is bound to put up a stlH ar
, ticle of ball to the end. They pIal
the points of the game, and hav'
2 brains as we'll as grit
2 Should Callahan prove a good NAL
. at second I can't see why the Comls
key boys will not be in at the death
as they are thoroughly interested IL
S their work, and have no cliques in tn
. PhiIadelphia and Chicago locke,
: best to me of the American visitors
T while New York and Cleveland locke
e like a bunch that might surprise on
d if all were at their best
n Brooklyn was the first of the Ma
= tionaI teams to show up, and playe
= a fairly good game, equal to Clas
of the minors. Their hitting wa
light, and their baseball only locke
strong when the home team playe
poorly. The Brooklyn club has Httl
y good material. Hanlon will get a Il
e of good work out of second rater
a but the exhibition they give is not er
ID tertaining unless strengthened consio
lie erabIy since showing here.
g Duffy's Quakers were weak in tn
h box, behind the bat at first, an
" lacked confidence and team worl
l. The old players were not at their hes
and the youngsters looked frightene
with no one to lead them on the fell
The Philadelphia team has no re;
n star and fail to enthuse. Their exh
"a bition was far below major leagu
Il standard.
< New York played the game frol
le start to finish in dead earnest to wi,
q They have confidence and sand 81
= lore. With two wonderful pitche
is and a great leader they give fiji
n exhibition, and while not having
I'd wonderful alI-round team they hay
Il, a strong infieId, and work for an oil
ject. You cannot keep this team fro
being there or Whereabouts when tt
gong rings for the last lap.
lie The Western teams all looked goo
W st. Louis put up a fine game again
at the locals. The inhe1d was much in
stls proved over last season. The pitcl
- ers were good. while the weak pa
OF of the organization seemed to be Il