The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-10

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PeBdry. last year with Joplin at
third, is holding down that sack for
Oklahoma City now.
The north bleacher at Association
park will be covered and converted
into a grandstand. A new bleacher,
north of the new grandstand. There
is a space of about Is feet between
the grandstand proper and the new
north stand This Will be closed, with
the exception of just enough space at
the bottom to use as an entry way
With these new improvements Topeka
" Ill undoubtedly have the best grounds
in the circuit More than 5000 has
already been spent on the park.
The wichita Beacon breaks forth in
this chunk of poetry over Dan
O'leary; rsr
Twas sturdy son of Ireland, native
land he proudly claims,
Came a sure and mighty hitter, Dan
O'Leary is his name,
With a firm determination to annihi-
late the chunk,
And retrieve the reputation of the job
bers, likely bunch.
Incidentally. Dan O'Leary had a long
ms for revenge,
Versus chesty individuals, loud Of
mouth, of sassy tinge.
And another hungry longing seemed
to CLEAN in Daniels face,
As the Cooleycrow exhibit sauntered
out and took its place,
With a spare faced individual, Wich-
itsp once by birth;
Brother playin' in the big league, he
a-hghting for a berth.
Happy Danny watched the finish OF
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Watched the Cooleys batter ozone,
swiping out with all their might.
Run and run, the log sheet told him,
of gentle raging fear.
Of four thousand frenzied rooters. who
possessed a longing dear
For q firm and gentle tickle of the
migratory pill;
For a single swat terrific, just a wop
to end the mill.
Twas then that Daniel sauntered bold
~ to the pile of prod-wood poles,
Took a husky spear of hardwood, and
with nifty front and bold.
Leaned against the swerving horsehide
and resounding was the crack.
When the bean sailed up and outward
and O'Leary busted sacks,
Two III number, putting Soxters safe
and surely on the blink
Then a crack from Bankhead,s swat
hook told a story of distress
On downy. floral pillow laid the
Cooleycrows to rest;
Of q. wild throw past the first tank of
a canter round the sacks,
When O'Leary scored a tally and a
victory firmly sacked.
This story from the Wichita Eagle
tells how Milton and Kimmel "shang-
haied" Lyons into the Jobbers Sunday:
InfieIder Lyons, who worked in Sun
days game with the Jobbers, came to
Wichita in the morning on an excur-
sion from Sterling, Kan, as spectator.
President Milton and Dan O'Leary
spotted Lyons IN the grandstand early
in the afternoon. Straight to the en-
trance O'Leary marched and co1lared
the inielder. He was "shanghaied" to
the club house where a uniform was
tossed to his corner and he was induced
to step into the game. He shows well,
considering the fact that Sundays
game was his first this season. During
the spring and winter he has been in
school and has given no attention to
baseball. Last season he worked for
time with LeavenWorth. Manager
Kimmel is still making an effort to
land q hard hitting inf1e der With a
fast man at short, the JObbers should
be able to collect more than their
rightful share from any team over the
circuit Jones, while able to attend
self and it is believed that he will not
be in shape to enter the game for a
month at the best.
Sammy Morris is being touted by the
Joplin papers as in greater form than
ever before in his life. The redskin
seems to be all of It.
In this gentle way. the Springfield
Republican tries to tell how Hurlburt's
Packers knocked three Midget pitchers
out of the box Sunday: Dear reader,
would that we might have done the
smiling, but fate and some Of the
heaviest cannonading on the part Of
the Packers ever heard in these parts.
! caused US, in common with every other