The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-16

Here is a COB from the Joplin Globe
on Tuesdays game, for Bill HOWE,
usually pitcher, now umpire: Owens
grew sick during the third inning and
retired to the bench, during which in
ming the game threatened to degener-
ate into a farce with player-umpireS
officiating. Sammy Morris as referee Of
base running had little or no OppOrtuni-
ty and nobody thinks Sammy would
give his opponent the worst of it if he
could, but HOWE for the visitors dem
onstrated just how rank player umpire
can be made. Everything was a strike
couldn't throw anything but balls while
HOWE umpires the game. It was rot
ten. There were cheers when Owens
took a brace and got back in the game
at the opening of the fourth.
Very kindly the Joplin Globe apollo
gizes for the game which the White
Logs lost Tuesday to the Miners: To-
peka was the victim, and came yester-
day to open a second series of three
games at Cox park. Captain Quigley
was out Of the game, having been in
jured about the shoulder in the wi1d-up
at Topeka the other day, consequently
the visitors have d legitimate explana-
ton for how 1t all happened.
Jake Bauer is out of the Sedalia line
up because of a spiking which he re-
ceived at the feet of Jimmie Prick
of Oklahoma City.
"Somnambulist' Sisler is catching for
Denver right along every day and is
working finer than a fiddle. The bow
legged little sleep-walker can play ball
with the best of them. For time he
was right up to the scratch with To-
peka here last year, and then began to
die off like a fern without water, only
his obituary did not chronicle his de-
mise in quite such pathetic terms.
Wichita has signed Roy McGill of
Friends college to its twirling staff He
will be given a good try-out. If dope"
is good for anything he ought to stick.
Harry Eels, last year with Joplin, is
working overtime in the pitchers box
for Kansas City, since "BulP' durham
has left the coop.
The Wichita Beacon has this to say
concerning the batters of the Jobber
team: We have four Jobbers who bat
ted 300 per cent and over during the
last series. Bevis leads the four with
an average of 37S. O'Leary, Green ana
McLear follow in the order named I'm
der the 300 mark come Murray and
Cravens with an average of ESQ.
Hite, Guthrie's new pitcher, who has
been making such a record for hlmseiI,
asked the Topeka management for a
job last week but was turned down.
Alderman, the fast little left hand
pitcher, left at home this week to work
with Catcher Charley Stewart so as to
get control is finding the plate all right
enough now. Z have had him out every
morning for about three hours said
Stewart today, and he is getting as
nice control as anyone cares to see any
where for a young pitcher. He is curv-
ing them over in great shape. There is
not particle of doubt in my mind but
that the youngster will make them all
hustle a little later in the season. He
can come pretty close to doing 1t now
The practice has done him good, now
ever. He has worked very hard ana
faithfully"
One of the reasons for Joplin's as
cendant star, is because the Miners
have just the fastest bunch Of men on
bases which were ever discovered. Inc
men are small and quick as lightning
on their feet. That is what wins games
Mention is made for the purpose OF m
dicating once more the fact that Topeka
has lost many of its games this year
because of poor work between tne
sacks. Cole, Abbott and Henry are
about the only men who really are up
to snuff when it comes to getting runs