The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-25

Where they play tomorrow.
Hutchinson at Topeka
Webb City at Wichita.
Leavenworth a Joplin
Springfield at oklahoma City.
Pete Hauser the old Haskell Indian
baseball and football star, is trying to
get 3. berth on the pitching staff Of
the Hutchinson team. He is a good
tyFirlers but Hutchinson already has
i've.
Chicken" Aubrey, who was sold to
Omaha by Webb City, is making good
with vengeance His hitting is of the
gilt-edged variety. The management
is claiming, however, that he is hard
on the outfieId fences. He has lined
out five three baggers in four games
and each one knocked a board off the
fence.
Walter Queisser pitched five innings
in a recent game and since then he
has been on the sick list. He felt
some Of his old trouble returning and
is again forced to take care Of him
self. About the time Walter is to pass
in his checks, he ought to pitch a no
hit game and get {. home run every
time he comes to bat.
Leavenworth Post: Right now
Leavenworth may regret at leisure the
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| playing for Leavenworth at a most
reasonable salary. Leavenworth could
use him now to advantage. Holmes is
promising little player, but in the
final hard grilling of a seasons end
he may not be able to bear the load.
It is a strain on a veteran and new
man may go down under it.
Last Sunday the attendance at
Leavenworth was 500. The same day
Hutchinson turned out 1000 people to
see the game. No wonder the Leaven-
worth team is having trouble.
Texas" Jones. who is by far the best
umpire who has ever worked in Topeka
since her avent into professional base
bali. left last night for Wichita where
he will work in the next six games at
that place. It was hoped that he would
stay in Topeka during all the present
series on the home grounds which Will
end September L. Texas wanted to
stay in Topeka but Shively thought he
would be needed worse in Wichita where
it is almost an impOSsibility to work.
Topeka hopes that he will get to come
back again this season and Texas says
he would be glad to get back. They
have been roaring all over the circuit
about Topeka being hard town for an
numpire but there is nothing to it, he
says, IT like to work in Topeka better
than any other town and it is the
easiest to get along in What like
about it is that you don't have to give
! the home team the best Of it. like
the town and hope Shively sends me
back after I finish in Wichita
The trade of a few days ago where
by Siegle was loaned to Topeka in ex-
change for Olson was short-lived. Last
night Cooley got a wire from Risley of
the Nets saying that Lewis was injured
and that Siegle was needed badly He
also said that he would like to keep OIL
son for the balance of the season, but
Cooley will have him with the White
Sex in a day or two. Siegle left for
Oklahoma City at midnight last night
Lawrence Milton, who was until re-
Gently owner of the Wichita team and
is now a member of the Webb City
pitching staff in commenting on the
number Of players from this league who
were sold to the major leagues. said
that in his estimation Edgar Willett
had more to recommend himself to fas-
ter company than any other player who
had been sold. Forester. he thought,
was a very close second. Milton is con-
stdering q proposition to take the man
agement of team to be placed in the
of for the towns in the region of FL
Paso and Albuquerque for next sea-
son.
Harry Cheek, of the Webb City team.
is one Of the best catchers in the league.
notwithstanding that he IS one Of the
smallest In stature he is always 1uil
Of pepper and Is fast at chasing fouls.
He knows how to handle a pitcher and
pegs to second with the best OF them.
Outside Of his hitting, which IS not as
good as it might be- he Is as good as
any man in the league
However much the home papers de-
/ light in roasting the visiting players, 1t
/ is but fair to admit that Webb City
has one of the most gentlemanly teams
/ IN the association They do not spend
any time in chewing the rag with the
umpire or IN explaining how things
I might have been, but they play ball
all the time and when errors occur they
play to redeem themselves instead of
! laying down Theirs IS a much better
aggregation than their standing at the
present time indicates
wilson, the outfelder who has made
such a poor showing with the Webb City
team during the present series, has been
/ released. The reason given IS playing
a too Indifferent quality Of ball His