The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-04

webb City at Springfield.
4saNenWorth at Hutchinson.
Zichita at Oklahoma City.
D. n. shivaIex, president of the
% eatern Association. witnessed the
atchita-Oklahoma City game at Wich-
eta Sunday. He went to Wichita in
response to numerous urgent kilograms
expressing dissatisfaction with Umpire
Smith. Monday the president rendered
Smith his release and salary check.
James Reagan, Of Kansas CITY. VIII
lass his place on the indicator staff for
future work.
Little Eddie Noyes is a regular sec
end lelehanty.. In two games on the
1ssaVenworth grounds he has hit three
home runs One of stE4eSse~ foar base
aAe7shes broke all records for I0ag
drives in this section Of the country
Today Is the big gala affair for the
Hutchinson fans. Abbott has been out
scouting for a week and today his
'sdndsa are in the lineup, Every bust
Hess house In town IS closed and crowds
are there from all directions.
Outhelder Laughlin. deaf and dumb
member Of the Webb City club. has
''3umpeda The Hayden uanagement and
IS at present IN Wichita. Manager Kim
mel, ct Wichita. tried to purchase
Ilaughlin outright but Haydenis price
Of 500 was a little stiff. Trouble has
been brewing between the refractory
player and the management for some
time past, it Is alleged. Laugh1in's
statement is that Hayden is too cheap
Beginning with ThaSffssds scoanfisssf the
games will be called 4 o'clock in
stead Of 3-46 as heretofore. The man
agement thinks zsl1at the later hour
viii suit the patronage a little better
The Western Association teams are
now all going fasteoiip and the per-
sonnet of nearly every team is settled
upon except proba bly, IN the box.
Wichita and Hutchinson seem to be
diekering for players but outside these
two the minds Of the nanage are at
rest in regard to their respective line
u2s
Leavenworth has picked up one of
the two best catchers IN the league.
Corbin is a hitter and a fine catcher,
very 1ast on bases and strong on extra
base Faps His only competitor is
Sebaugh of the bTidgets whose work
with Cozbin's shines FAR above the 9TH
err receivers IN the league. Vanderbilt
Is 3 fine little catcher but cannot hit
There are a score of good pitcher
IN this league Durbin is probably the
Becker of Wichita. Speer IS not very
FAR behind either of these. To choose
the best Highlander is problem
that could be argued until the end Of
the season, and then probably very
few would agree. Queisser Of the
Conviets seems to be doing the best
work at the present. writing, and Benais
oa Oklahoma City is pitching great
ball for the support that he contend
with. Springfield has not poor
pitcher on the staff, and they are all
winners. Meredith of Webb city
leads the league with the best per
cottages. closely followed by McInnis
and Forester OF Topeka
There are three 6rst-class drst base
Es1ea In this league that tower above
the others. namely, Cooley. Rohn, and
Abbott Cooley is the best fielder.
the fastest on the bases Cooleys big
league experience probably makes him
e little the most valuable, but the
other two are close on his trail
Downs has them by yards on the
second base proposition The red-top
saould graduate this fall He Is hit
cling above the 500 mark, and his
fielding is just g little better than the
others. Genins isn't bad. but his age
s. beginning to show and he isn't as
fast as IN years gone by.
Third base Is a contest between Het-
ling and Andrews. with the Midget q
little bit TO the good Andrews Is his
equal at fielding and far the better
on the coaching lines, But the Ger
man can hit the bail offener. and q
third baseman that can f1eld and hii
Is & little more desirable. Andrews is
by yards the best coacher Ia the
league and that is what rattIes the
way, Speer isn't bad at the coaehing
act. Notice him; he's a conner.
White has the shortstop position
nocketed. followed by our little Swede
Olson. White IS the best hitter. Held
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