The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-24

words in telling them who's who and
why. There viii not be any rowdyissn
in the national game in Wichita as
long as Lewinson has charge of things.
Lewtnson is the ideal umpire and
ShiVeley secured a prince when he put
him on the Indicator staff.
Springfield Republican,: Today Gus
Bennett and John Mccoy, the two own
ers of the local baseball franchise are
going to start the sale. of 1000 tickets
for the Fourth of July double header
to be played here between the locals
and the Joplin Miners. The tickets are
so cents and are good for a seat in the
grandstand for both games. The man
agement needs the money. While the
team this season has not been as great
a, success as in former years it is being
braced up as fast as possible and ev-
eryone should support it. The games
on the Fourth will be the next played
in the city and everybody should give
them a big boost by attending
Club Hood was released by Topeka
on Friday afternoon. The fast little e2-
Nebraska university star has a bad in
jury in the shape Of torn tendon
from his right knee, and President
carry him unless he paid his own ex-
penses until he was entirely in shape to
play again. So he let the little fellow
go whom so many people wanted TO see
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position, to see if he could not displace
Dick Brown Hood, on the other hand
says, L was given dirty deal. II
was not fair the way they treated me-
[ went to see a doctor and he said
would be all right in a couple of more
days. Sheard told me that he could NOT
afford the expense of carrying me II L
could not play. It Is not the release
from here that I care about as much as
if is the fact that I now have been
released twice in succession, once from
Springfield and now from Topeka, and
neither time for Incompetence. II Just
makes it look bad for me" Dick Brown
is n favorite with the Topeka manage
77oent- though he is batting under 200 ana
is not showing up strong at third me
Topeka fans would like TO nave seen
Hood given trial.
For the benefit of the fans who have
a great deal of trouble in determining
what a base hit is the following rules
are printed: A base hit IS 70 pc
scored in the following cases;
When a ball from the bat strikes the
ground on or within the foul llnes anu
out of reach of the feeders.
When a fair hit ball is partially or
wholly stopped by a, fielder in motion,
bur such player cannot recover hIHlselL
in limo to field the ball to first before
the striker reaches that base, OF 10
force out another base runner.
When the ball be hit with sucn force
to an infielder or pitcher that he can an
not handle it in time to put out the
aafsnan or to force out base run
ner In case Of doubt oyer t tins ei a
tba f5eider exempted from the charge Of
an error. -,.--.,-. 4.,,,,,,s
When the ball is hit so slowly toWard
a fielder that he cannot handle It IN time
to nut out the .batsman or force out
base runner. 80 --.-,--,. =,
retired bv being hit by batted BAN,
The batsman should be credited with
When a batted ball hits the person
or the clothing of the umpire.
In no case shall a base hit be scored
when a base runner is forced out by
the play
Big Allen Nickel, the second best
hitter in the league last year has been
released by Sedalia. The same old
story according to the gossip in the
papers-the altitude t, Us OF , tine
Gregory went with the big fielder. He
couldn't hit.