The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15
Where they play tomorrow:
Oklahoma City at Topeka.
Springfield at Leavenworth-
Wichita at Joplin.
Webb City at Hutchinson

The present trip from which the
Co0leycroWs returned this morning is
one Of the most successful trips in the
history of the Western association
Not counting the disputed game Of last
Wednesday, which in all probability
will be decided for Topeka, the team
won seven out of the eight games play
ed on the trip. Topeka left home
week ago last Thursday with a per-
centage of .57S. They returned today
safe lead over Joplin of five and a half
games. Early in the season Cooley
made the guess that the team that
finished with percentage OF 800
would win the rag. This is exactly the
case, as Topeka will have but nine
more games to play and all these will
be on the home grounds. II Joplin
should take a wonderful brace and win
al the remaining games, by winning
four of the remaining nine Topeka
would secure the pennant by a margin
of half a game. With the White Sox
playing their present variety of ball it
is certainly all over but the shouting.
The taking of a whole series from Jop-
lin has forever put them out Of the
race as far as this season is concerned.
4 few days ago Manager Holland of
the wichita Jobbers made the an
nouncement that Heine Gehring Of
Minneapolis would join the team with
in a few days. The attention of the
Wichita manager is called to the fact
that he is still playing ball with Min
neapolis-
The race which Manager Lou Arm
strong has made for the rag IS remark
able considering the material with
which he had to work. That he is one
of the best field generals in the asso-
citation is attested by the fact that he
has kept right on the heels OF the
Cooleycrows all season and has run
them close race. With Olson as ms
only good infielder he has kept his
team fielding in a remarkable manner.
He has had one Of the poorest batting
teams In the league, but still they have
won many games BY their h1ttang AZ
opportune times. There Is not a SUI
hitter on the team.
The one fact, however, that has con-
tributed. more than any other to the
success of the Miners is the Wcnderful
nitching of kid Durbin. He IS bat
one of the best ever made by pitcher
IN any league. He is but Kid, Is not
very strong physically, but he has kept
more than one heavy hitting aspiranp
from reaching the 800 mark
Armstrong is to be congratulated on
his record this season and there IS no
team outside of the Topeka squad that
Topeka fans would sooner see win the
rag than the Joplin bunch.
walter oueisser Is getting back into
his old time form in the box. When ne
is in shape he is one Of the best IN the
league. At all events he IS propaply as
good an all around player as there IS
in the association and 1t is certain that
he is as popular all over the circuit as
any.
C.ayanaugh is not getting away in
very good shape with the LeavenWorth
team. He is a poor fielder and his MT
ting is pretty much on the farclcal OF
he stood at short with the ball IN MS
hand and watched Rohn go nome. LeaN-
eYvvorth certainly needs some ball play
ers They have entirely dropped out o1
the fight for the top Of the second al
vision and with few more days extern
sion Of the season would beat Hutchin-
son out for the cellar position
z1abh civ has taken wonderful
spaart lately. They may yet win from
Springfield the coveted place at the top
of the second division. At any rate they
are as popular team as there Is IN the
association and fans as there j. IN the
c11it would be pleased to see Dick Rom
land his aggregation in fifth place
one of the features Of the trip. Of the
Cooleycrows is the number Of hair rails
ing last inning finishes they have made.
If is hard to beat a team that can pull
victory out of apparent deIeaI
rba disnuted game Of last Wednes-
dav viii probably be decided in time
for the opening Of the season next year
It won't be needed any way.
Dummy. Curtis viii probably pitch TOR
Topeka this afternoon
Here is the way the Joplin News
Herald writes up the games which IS
n. marked contrast to the Wichita and
| I,eavenworth papers. The Topeka
CooIevcrows, famous the league over
as zvranelers and sluggers, were as
meek as lambs IN yesterdays game
Nth Jopliu and put up the appearance
Of real deacons. all because President
l D. NJ. Shively. OF the Western associa-
tton. was in the grand stand taking
note Of their FRANKS. Until the open
/ Ing q the ninth inning they were
/ equally as meek with their bats and