The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-21
Where they play tomorrow.
Webb City at Topeka.
Wichita at Leavenworth.
Joplin at Springfield.
Oklahoma City at Hutchinson.

Oklahoma City at Hutchinson.
According to the Wichita Eagle
kid" Speer went into the last game
against the Cooleycrows with the
avowed intention of making it three
straight from the would-be pennant-
winners of the Holy City" The re-
suit Of the game is g fitting tribute to
the prophetic genius Of the sporting
man on the Eagle and is about on a
par with the statement issued from
the breezy burg to the effect that
Wichita would finish ahead OF To-
peka.
Nick Carter, the former twirler of
the White Sox, is again in town. He
tried out as an umpire, but did not
like the work, so he quit before job
was secured for him. Rumor has 1t
that he is to start jeweiry store in
Webb City.
As yet no games have been trans
ferred to Wichita on account of the
enormous crowds that attend the
games in the breezy burg.
Pencil pulled off spectacular
long running one-hand catch yester-
day.
Joplin News Herald; The close Of
the Western association is near at
hand and as yet no team has been
able to get a lead sufficient to assure
the pennant going to that town by the
winning of even a. small per cent Of
the games. from now on. Up to Sat
urday.~ joplin had played an even 100
games and 40 games are yet to be
played. OF these forty, all but twelve
are to be played on the home grounds,
thus giving Joplin a great advantage
in its finish. in that the team will
play 2S of it's last 40 games at home.
IT. To-e-
half of its remaining 80 games at
home. There is a difference of only
"a points between the two teams and
both were taken down the line by
Wichita in great fashion The final
battle of the next 40 days between
Joplin and Topeka for the champion
ship will be a battle between pitchers
and hitters. Joplin has the pitchers
Topeka the sluggers. Followers of
baseball. judging by the past, always
favor a team Of hitters with a weak
pitching staff against a team of weak
hitters with a strong pitching staff.
For the past several seasons the
Joplin team has seldom failed to
strike the creased plane for the cell
lar about the middle of August. With
Armstrong at the helm, this slump is
not expected this season The team
is in good spirits. Every man is
working hard and the three games of
the Joplil-Wichita series were much
harder fought affairs than the three
games of the Wichita-Topeka series
which has Just closed. Joplin's
pitching staff is in fine form. although
It has just suffered a number of hard
breaks in luck The team is still in
the running and it is highly probable
that the last six ga mes of the season,
which are to be played between Jop-
lin and Topeka. three in joplin and
the last three in Topeka. viii decide
the league leaders. Then the con-
test of team with strong pitching
staff against team of sluggers wip
be on
Joplin News-Herald: Bobby Baer-
valid may be the next one of the pres
ent Miner squad to graduate into faster
company. according to letter which
was received by President Baker of the
Joplin Association within the past few
DAYS. The communication is from Pres
! ident McBredie of the Portland club OF
the Pacific Coast league, and asks the
lowest cash price for the release OF the
star right fielder at the close of the
present season. Baker has sent his
terms and expects to hear from him N
short time. Rudolph has been a mem
/ Der of the Western Association Tor the
/ past three years starting with the
Pittsburg champions. He has always
i played in right field, although he is
good catcher, and can play any posi-
/ ton in the fnffeld in fine style. He play
\ ed on the coast all of last winer. and
! attracted considerable attention by his
consistent fielding, his great catches,
/ heady base running and heavy hitting
/ He is admittedly the best right fielder
that has ever been in this league. has
/ always hit around the 300 mark, and
can circle the bases as fast as any
1 sprfnter in the league. He is also known
as the most dangerous base-runner In
! the league. Furthermore Baerwald may
always be counted to be in perfect
physical condition. Baker is in no great
! hurry to sell him as he is certain that
4 several clubs will be bidding for him
shortly.
wichita Eagle: The pop bottle brig.
4 ade was IN evidence again yesterday and
but for the interference of the police
there would likely have been trouble
The 4Cooleycrows were given demon
stration that viii teach them to play
real baseball and try to win the games
on their good playing insead Of by. at
/ tempting to blur the umpire. As long
as they play fair there will be no trou-
/ bic. but it win take real ball PLAYING
! and not the kind of bulldozing that the
4 Topekaites have been practtcing to win
games-at least IN Wichita However,