The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-31


Umpire Mike Jacobs. who has been
given a tryout with Bert Dunn in the
local series, was sent out to Wichita
last night where he will handle the in
dicator in the series with Webb City.
AT yesterdays game he passed on balls
and strikes during the whole game and
his judgment is very good. He will I'M
doubleday prove a valuable acquisition
to Shively's STAFF. He was formerly a
shortStOp and at one time was a star
with the Kansas City Blues.
Carl AcGrew, the amateur from Hol-
ton, was al the game yesterday in
White Sox uniform. He was brought
He has nice curves and a good head of
steam but his control is of the same
variety as the Topeka fans used to see
in Alderman. In time he will make a
good man to have on the twirling staff.
DR.. D. NJ. Shively was a spectator at
the game yesterday. Heretofore he has
always been a hoodoo to the Cooley
crows and yesterdays game, was the
first he has seen Cooley's pennant win
ners win this season. He is we'll pleas
ed with the present pennant race and
thinks his league is on a par with any
league of its class. He left today for
his home in Kansas City. Kan.
Walter Queisser. the star slabman of
the ConVfcts who has been under the
it's and an operation will soon be nee
essary. He would like to quit the game
right now for the balance of the sea-
son but owing to the shortage of play
erS at this time the mana cement is
loath to part with his services How
ever, they have some new men coming
and it is not unlikely that he Will soon
be given a much needed rest Some new
men may be in Leavenworth's lineup
today.
Frank Merriwel speer. after losing
Saturdays and Sundays game, left the
team Yesterday and will not join them
until Thursday when he will pitch at
the Leavenworth- Topeka game at the
Soldiers Home. In the meantime Leav-
enworth has only two pitchers, Ashley
The Wichita team seems to have ia
ken brace since the new management
has taken charge, and the champions
of last year may yet be fighting for
place in the first division.
The White sox must keep right on
winning. for beginning today Joplin
ever, the Cooleycrows have won five
out of the last six games played, which
is going some.
Leavenworth Times: The rumor was
on the streets yesterday that Leaven-
worth would lose her team. Where
/ the story comes from and what there
| is to it are alike to be questioned. The
management says that as yet there is
/ not the least foundation for the rumor
/ and that the team will not leave here
/ this year, If then. The latter will de-
! pend entirely upon the attendance
figures from now on.
The following from the Joplin News
Herald is apt to weaken ''Army's'
chances for the flag: It is feared that
! Ole Olson, the fast little Swede short
stop of the Joplin baseball team, now
! playing at Hutchinson, will undergo
spell Of typhoid fever, as he has been
! sick for several days past and shows
strong symptom of the disease. Olson
was sick during the first game at Leav-
enworth, but pluckily stuck TO his
work. On the second day, however,
/ Armstrong replaced him at short and
he has been accorded excellent care in
/ the hope of saving him. Armstrong
! has put up q creditable game
at shortstop since Olson's sick
ness. but is not in the same
/ class with he SWede, and should
j he be forced to remain out of the game
4 for any length of time the team would
/ be seriously crippled. Dalrymple and
/ Bayless have also been on the sick list,
/ but have not had a chance to take
! rest, owing to Olson's more serious
/ illness. The sum Of those troubles is
/ that the heavy work with the stick has
/ devolved on Shimonek and he is de-
livering the goods
The season of 1906 in the Western
association ends Sunday, September
30. which will be eight weeks from
next Sunday. The association sched-
ule has been going for three months,
and vet the penna1t winning team is
as much a myth as ever. Today the
/ leaders and the taiIenders are but 1871
points separated. But eleven games
separate the two extremes and 1t is
still possible for any team TO win the
flag.
From all present indications it
would seem that Topeka will land the
/ pennant. They have the best hitting
team in the circuit and the best in
field as well. Their outheld is as good
as any. and for the first time this
year they have a competent quar-
tette Of pitchers. But no one can see
the future and tell what IS in store for
the locals. and Cooley may be the
recipient OF more hard luck than his
share which will send his pennant
winning hopes glinmerfng-
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