The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11

Two gobs about Tom Hughes from
the Sedalia Capital: It was an I'M
lucky thing for Sedalia when the New
York baseball team drafted Long
Tom" Hughes, as Manager Leist had a
deal on to trade two players who be-
long to Sedalia to the Topeka man
agement for the elongated twirler..
Hughes has the goods to deliver, and
with the two best men in the business
to work him out, he should make good
in the American. Clark Griffith is
recognized as one of the wisest pitchers
in the American league, and Jim Nc
CURE is the Oldest and best coach for
a young pitcher that ever donned a
baseball suit.
Young. the Pittsburg Missouri VAL
ley Lacquer, who has been drafted by
the st. Louis Cardinals, has won SO
out of the 3 games he pitched for the
Little Pirates this year.
From the Daily Oklahoman: Clar-
ence Nelson, who has been a. member
of the pitching staff of the Houston
team of the South Texas league, ar
rived here yesterday to spend the win
ter. He has been playing great ball
this season. and may do some twirling
for the Nets in the closing games on
the home grounds to be inaugurated
today. Nelson is great favorite here.
From the Sedalia Capital: Wonder
if Wild Logan and tom" Sheard do
not wish they had followed in the foot
steps of Shorty" Hurlburt and retired
early in the fray?
The following from the sedalia Cap
ital indicates that Happy has been
into some trouble: Westcott's suspen-
sion was reconsidered by Manager
Leist last night and he reinstated the
pitcher on a promise to be good.
From the Springfield Leader:
Springfield will finish about $4,000 in
the want column on the present sea-
son. But next year they expect to
From the Wichita Beacon: Some
kind and considerate sons of st. Pat
rick. viz; Judge Enoch and Mon
O'Leary with bright green sweater
yesterday and enclosed a little note
telling him that they thought he would
be better able to get his eye on the
ball clad in the color of his native soil
O'Leary has been wearing a bright
red undershirt for the past few DAYS
and seemingly he has been having
great difficulty to locate the ball. The
color of the sweater he wore yesterday
was in keeping with his 11ationality
ana reputation, and although he did
- not get hit he played a great game
otherwise.
The Daily Oklahoman has a ''rnvs-
terry on its hands. and in this very
pointed article says a few things that
VIII probably stir up the natives:
The Nets come home under a
cloud, having on the recent trir
abroad lost several games and ali
chance of winning the pennaut flae
and having before them fight for
either the second or third place; thi.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
team, when it left here on August 2f
was beyond a peradventure the
strongest team in the Western asso.
citation. The work of the team abroad
has been cussed and discussed b,
local fans but there has been giyer
no enlightenment as to the reason WHY
the team should have lost so rnanI
games at a critical period in the pen.
nant race. Though in the pink 81
condition when making its auspfciou,
departure from home, the team i,ldp.
ing from the cold facts, appearing If
the impartial press reports, practicall,
went to pieces.
p|fvers and numerous ugly report,
concerning the team reached the civ
none of which were given authorita
tive denial. At the same time cam,
reports that negotiations were pendinf
looking to the transfer of the fran