The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-29


games So far eight of them have been
played and the two are already lost It
remains to be seen whether Topeka
will take the next two from Leaven-
worth and three from Webb City and
Springfield in succession.
Coles performance behind the bat
yesterday showed that the former left
fielder IS good utility man. His
catching was good considering the
fact that it was necessary to use a
left-handed glove on his right hand.
| Cole is very popular with Topeka fans
and his throw to second which cut off
a runner drew rounds of applause for
him. Cole Is the only man who has
been with the team continually since
their breaking into professional bail
years ago. Cole will probably pitch in
the game between Scranton and To-
peka at the latter place next We'd
nesday.
The injury to 9ana places a val
liable player on the bench for several
days. The big toenail on his left foot
was torn off by Bobby Kahl. when the
latter ran into him in the first inning
Of yesterdays game. HaIia is asgood
man and viii be apt to be needed.
Leaxenworth Times: Pitcher From
of Wichita has to say about Bill link:
II used to know Bill years ago and he
was always q terrific hitter I never
have seen a man who could hit them
so hard as he. Bill is liable to break
up the game for you at any time. I
don't know how he is hitting this year.
but he used to be a dangerous man at
the stick"
Oklahoma City Times Journal: The
greatest pitching stunt of the baseball
season in Oklahoma City was accom-
plished by Chas- Bemfs against the
Springfield Midgets at Sportsman,s
park yesterday when he held the visi-
tors without a hit until the ninth inn
ing when Olmstead managed to hit
the ball safely to right field for one
base.
Leavenworth Times: Beals Becker
has added a defeat of webb City to
his laureIs with Meredith pitching.
Becker wears a good many lucky laur-
els, to be honest about it. Webb City |
hammered him for seven safeties |
while his hard hitting comrades con- |
nected with Meredith for only four. !
Yet Wichita scored three to Webb !
City's one.
Topeka fans had an opportunity to
see a new catcher work out this after |
noon Sweeney. who IS an old timer
and was formerly with the Detroit team
worked. He is an old time friend |
Of Cooley's and is now travelling on the i
road. Cooley saw him yesterday and /
mas 1nQuC6Q MN TO WOIK WIN me /
White Sox few days until Henry gets |
back into shape. Cooley says that he
is real gun in the catching line and |
will make a home with the fans.
Yesterdays game marked the first ap-
pearance of Nick Kahl In Topeka. He |
is now manager of the Leavenworth |
team and is playing in the field. Kahl 1
was a former player in the old Missouri /
Valley league. He went from here to I
Cleveland where he played last season.
He started this season with the Maps /
but pitched ball which struck him in /
the head put him to the bad. He Is |
scarcely in fit condition to work in the /
game yet. His whole side is disabled
and is probably partially paralyzed. He
does all his batting practically with one
hand but he is hitting like a Lajoie.
Big John Rowan, who has been sold /
to Detroit, is one of the star pitchers
of the Weodpeckers. This is his first
made a good record on a team which |
has been playing but mediocre ball. /
He has won 16 out of the Is games he
has pitched. His home is in Newcastle,
Pa, the home Of Wooley and Ulrich who /
was with the team last year.
Holmes, who played center field in
yesterdays game is not the former
''Ducky'' Holmes of the National league
as one man in the grandstand suggest
ed yesterday. He Is brush Lacquer
who was signed up as catcher. In
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