The Topeka state journal., 1905-09-08
Baseball Notes.

Twenty-nine players in the National
league have made 100 or more hits this
season.
McAleer is hunting cans for F'rick and
NanZant who have failed to deliver the
goods for the Browns.
Pittsburg has released outfielder Wal
la ce and signed Bob Ganley of Des Moines
to help out in the field.
Anderson and Hickman are consistent
hitters for the Nationals. They head the
team in batting on the trip.
New York has lost but ten games on
its own grounds to the western clubs, and
of this number Pittsburg has taken five.
Last year Wheeling cleaned up $1,000 in
the Central league and the profits this sea~
son will amount to double that figure
The general opinion around the Ameri-
can league circuit is that Catcher Arm
bruster is long on name and short on
ability.
1t ;s three years since the Athletics
planted a pennant pole in their yard, but
it is still strong enough to hold another
flag.
Several managers have been keeping tab
on Ollie Pickerings work since he Joined
| Columbus. He may get back into the
American league.
Baseball writers travelling with the High
landers say Grinith's men are playing in
a don't care sort of a way" Then count
| them out of the race
President Ebbitts declares his Brooklyn
club will be on the National league ros-
i ter again next year. Yes, and it will also
1 be ION the hog" as usual
Boston fans are mournfully thinking of
what the Bostons would be doing at this
stage of the race had Manager Collins
held on to Stone, Stahl and Altrock.
The young Washingtonian, Phil Geier,
in a game against Toledo made four hits
| in four turns at bat, stole two bases and
scored two runs.
Big Dan Brothers. in his palrny days the
terror of all pitchers, has again laid away
| his trusty old stick and mitt. He has re-
| tired from the Poughkeepsie team.
Pittsburg has purchased James Flana-
gan, the heavy-hitting outfielder of the
tem5ber tei5Ss; 10 O. WIN JUN the '~'es ." sep
stahrs Nationals need not feel ashamed
to come home. And Secretary Fowler will
need a wheelbarrow to carry the Cough
the busy toilers drew through the turn
stiles.
Pittsburg wanted all clubs to waive
claim on Clymer, but Brooklyn refused.
Now Pittsburg fans are pleased that ely
tional ball.
Only five times this year have American
league players made five hits in a single
game. Harry Bay was the first and fifth.
| Lojoie the second, Wallace the third and
Stoval TIE fourth.
Dave Fultz IS to draw a seat on the
leans, is to look out for the centerfield for
the Hlghianders: Fultz's batting is too
| light to please Manager Griffith.
Several clubs find it difficult to secure
competent catchers, which should serve
| as a hint to Washington to hang on to
their fine backstops. Almost any club
redge, Heyden or Knoll
| Watty Lee, the southpaw finger who held
| a job with the Nationals a couple of wears.
is tho best home-run swatter in the Amer
ican association. For Toledo he has made
the circuit Il times; Roy Brashear of
| Louisville comes next, with 10
Connie Mack is grateful to the Nationals
for helping him to retain first place in
| the race for the rag. but it isn't at ali
likely that Connie will loosen up on any
of the games his team will play with the
Washingtons. 1t would be odd enough if
the. Nationals would defeat the Athletics
and greatly jeopardize their chances for
the pennant-
| Comiskeys White Sox are the wonders
IN baSeballdom. Hitting second from last
| IN the American league, and with no
payer IN the 800 class the team has gone
It is astonishing everybody by winning ali
kinds of games and stepping Up so close
| to the pennant leaders as to make the
race as uncertain as it was year ago.