The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02


company next season.
Joplin is now congratulaung herself
that she was unsuccessful in her eff
forts to land Flaherty. Here is what
one Of the papers of the mining
town says. Flaherty, the reputed
wonder twirler of the Kansas State
league, who had a trial by Abbott of
Hutchinson yesterday against the Min
ers and who was SO ungraciously
knocked out of the box, came near be-
coming a mem Der of the Joplin pitch
ing staff. At Cherryvale, however, he
had seen WombIe, who had given him
to understand that the Joplin players
were a bunch of knockers. hence If he
should join the Joplin team he could
expect no show whatever. as the team
would throw him down for the other
pitchers. Flaherty had made the trip
to Hutchinson to join the Miners. but
Abbott flched him after his arrival at
that place.
Wichita Beacon Farmer Willett,
who has been Off all year, showed
return to form In Sundays game with
Webb City, holding the Rhoneites to
four hits and two scores while Wich-
tia crossed the rubber nine times.
Willett was one of the most con-
sistent performers last year and ought
to cut a figure again If he can keep to
his form.
Leavenworth Times: kid" Speer
probably Is one Of the most Disguised
and disgruntled ball players in the as
ISOLATION after the support given him
in both Saturdays and Sundays game
at Topeka. Both reports say that the
support was mainly responsible for his
defeat. Sunday, according to those
who went on the excursion, he pitched
good game of ball and deserved to
win, but support again put him Off.
Speer has been doing consistent work
all year and has lost largely through
'bonehead'' work on part of his sup
port.
The following from the Daily Okla
hOman would lead one to believe that
Topeka is not the only town where
the umpires have to do the right thing.
Here is what they say Of Umpire
Croker: Umpire Croker was Kissed
and hooted on all sides yesterday by
the fans. His decisions were the
rankest ever made on the local dia-
mond. He displayed about as much
knowledge of the game as a billy goat
has of ping-pong- His decisions on
balls and strikes were so bad that
stranger might have been led to believe
that his glowlamps are In need Of re-
pairs. Croker probably means to do
right, but he simply has no knowl-
edge of baseball and never Will have. +"
Leavenworth Times: Dolph Wind,
the new man from Enporia, seems to
be helping Leavenworth materially in
the making Of errors. In Saturday
game when Leavenworth made ten
errors, Wind made the lion share
with his four. Sunday he erred again
in the outfeld. but he came TO the fore
with hit which helped a. little. Moth
ing has been given out concerning
Wooife, the new shortstop who was to
come from St Louis, but, unless some
thing has happened, he should join the
team in Topeka.
Joplin News Herald: It has not yet
been decided what will be done with
Sammy Morris. the Indian pitcher of
the Miners. Morris Is in excellent con-
dition and is showing a disposition to
remain so, which alone will entitle him
to consideration on the part of the
management, for there IS not a single
one of the members Of the team who
are Of the opinion that he is all IN. de-
spite his bad start at Hutchinson sat-