The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-22
COOLEY IS HAPPY.
Brings SOx Home Feeling More Like
Pennant Winners Than Ever.

Captain Richard Cooley and his
band of pennant winners returned this
morning from their trip around the
southern end of the circuit The boys
are in fine playing condition and broke
even on the trip The Outra geOus
treatment Of the team in Wichita is
the only reason the team did not have
a majority of the games on the trip to
their credit.
Cooley was all smiles when he came
in this morning and very enthusiastic
as he spoke of the prospects of the
team. The more we play ball the
more I am convinced that our team
viii win the pennant" said the hand
some captain this morning we are
putting UP a better article of ball than
has ever been played in the Western
association and ii Will not be our fault
if we do not win out this year. We
have a good schedule for the rest Of
the season, having but nine games to
play away from home, and these for
the most part are with the easy teams
in the league. We have six games to
play with Joplin, our nearest rivals
and the result Of these games with out
a doubt win show the superiority Of
the White Sox.
Topeka should be proud of the
showing the team made on the recent
trip in view of the treatment we re-
cetved at Wichita and Springfield. At
Wichita the whole town seemed to be
in favor of doing anything they could
to heip US lose games. 1t was a very
feeble attempt they made to SQUARE
themselves with the fans for quitting
the field in Topeka, as they did when
they were here last The motive Of
the whole affair was to make it so IN
comfortable for US when we were
there that we would play the baby act
as they did and quit the game. But
none of that goes with the White Sox.
when We can win games, We can't.
and that Is all there is to it, No baby
play for Dick Cooley. All that was
needed in Wichita to secure admission
to the games was a pocketful of rocks
and pop bottles. A large pile of rocks
was stored up for use back Of the
grand stand and violence of all kinds
was threatened for US If we played a
decent game. But despite all Holland
McLear and Becker could do we nut
two of their star pitchers to the bad
In one game. Wait TIL Wichita pIavs
in Topeka. We will show them what a
good team can do in the way Of bail
playing.
AT Springfield last Sunday the sec
ond game was started in a DRILLING
rain and when Springfield saw that thew
were getting the worst of it. thex NAV
ed for time with the result that the
game was called at the end Of the
fourth inning with the Midgets hone
lessly beaten. But we eyened nm IN
them Yesterday when Forester bes,t
mem IA uOupte header They can
run their hoodoo on the White Sow
any more.
You can mark my word Toneka
viii win the pennant this year and tbe
other teams viii be out of the runnine
before the season is over. Forresfer Is
pitching great ball and no team can
touch him any more. The other pitch
ers are working fine and it looks Jilze a
valkaway for US. Siegle was signed
for the balance of the season so that
Henry would not be overworked as he
has beer during most of the season.
We exchanged young Olson to Okla
hCma City for him for the rest Of the
reason only. Olson Is as good an in
He1der g there is in any team IN the
eague today and by next year he will
De among the stars IN the league
sc'Ilils opens up for US against