The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-05
Came Back From Trip in Excel.
lent Shape.
Won Five Games and Lost the
Same Number.
COOLEY is CONFIDENT.
Likes the Team With New Faces
in Line Up.
bud RisIey Arrives With His
Indians After Scalps.

Home to their nest came the W mite
Sox today, still the leaders of the West
ern association They went away at
the top, and they returned, still to the
good. On the trip they broke even, win
ming five and losing five games. Three
were lost to Springfield and one won,
one was lost to Webb City and two won
and one was dropped to the Miners, and
a brace captured. Rain interiared and
prevented two games.
But the showers were opportune and
helped nightly to patch up the Grip
pied Sox. Graves was suffering from
a bad boil, CooleySs wrist was bunged
up in trying to stop a hard drive off
Reeds bat, Henry is not entirely strong
and a few minor ailments were scatter
ed through the bunch.
Two new faces returned with the
white legs. Spec Hurlburt is gracing
centerfield and getting away like flash
out of a gun. Elmer Smith from the
Northwestern league, old pal of
McInIlis', is here as extra catcher. Gear
foss will not come back, matter of big
regret TO the fans. He made a good i'm
preston here and was immensely liked
personally, as well as for his remarkable
ball playing powers. But he went back
to Dover, Delaware, where his folks live.
he promised the team there that he
would return to manage it this sum-
mer. Dave is a conscientious boy
said Crow. IF he gives his word he
makes it good if he has to go to the
stake for it. But he said that If things
did not pan out all right, then he would
come back here. He wants to be with
us and 1 shouldn't be surprised to see
him back"
That man Hurlburt is the thing. all
right" says Cooley Say. he is the
real medicine. He just fills up our te3m
right. 1 think we can make them all
hunt their holes now. I'm stuck on my
bunch. and I am glad to see the town
take to them as it does. We have six-
teen games here now at home. I don't
want to play the prophet act, but We
will be there in the percentage column
before we go away again. We had
good time on the road. At Springfield
we were plainly robbed of one game by
the umpire, but then 1 guess that is
baseball The whole bunch * feeling
fine My wrist is all right again.
Graves is in shape and all the other
boys are coming around. I'll have the
regular squad in the field from today
on. If we don't have hard luck or in
juries guess we viii be on the main
track, all right"
Some little quibbling has started over
Hurlburt playing here. But that was all
dispelled this morning bud Risley, in
Topeka with the Oklahoma bunch,
says that he sold Spec to Wilkesbarre.
Hurlburt shows his release from the
Pennsy town. So everything IS lovely
Crow says that Shiveley has kicked up
some unnecessary trouble over the
matter. Spec is called the Duke of
Wilkesbarre, SO named by Jay An
drews.
The Oklahoma City bunch is here in
force. This is the way they lined up
at Association park this afternoon:
Scoggins, left field; Pendry third base;
Rus Risley short stop; Wilson, right
field; Lotion, center field: Porter. first
base; Ogee, second base; Seig1e, catch
er; Woods, Root, Bemis, Merchon,
pitchers.
Manager Chinn is much elated over
the way the team is drawing in the
great crowds, " he said. I'VE have had
to enlarge the park, and build new
bleachers and grandstand Oklahoma
City is certainly turning out right"
Turning into the future of the
league Chinn said: q suppose that
next year the Western league and
Western association will merge. If
they don't want Oklahoma CITY If will
be all right with US. We have an in
vitation now to join the Texas league
and will do so. if things are not satis-
factory up here at any time. or a fuss
is kicked up
Risley is the same old Dud 1--WE
got a good team. We got a little bad
start. but We'll catch up all right. We
will get there. My bunch is coming
strong right now"
s Lewinson was scheduled to umpire
here this afternoon and his presence
will insure good indicator work Woods
was on the firing line for the Nets,
while Forester did duty for Topeka.