The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-28

Joplin at hutchinson.
! While at Hutchinson Manager
! Cooley consummated a trade that viii
/ be welcome news to the Topeka
! baseball public. skinny" Horton was
traded to the Salt Packers for Com
panion. Companion although an old
| timer at the business still lacks whole
lot of being all in and will undoubtedly
be a winner with the Cooley bunch
He has been doing fairly good work
with Abbott and no doubt will continue
with the Topeka bunch. He is a south
paw and for several years was a win
ner in the Western league.
Jack Nash until recently with the
Jobber twirling staff. will likely be ap-
: pointed as an umpire on the Shively
J staff. A telegram was recently sent to
President Shively signed by both Man
ayers Holland and Abbott recommend
/ ing him for an umpire position He
worked in a recent game between
these two teams al Wichita. and gave
good satisfaction Nash, however, de-
clares that an appointment would not
| tempt him to take the place. 1T is
thought that If he should take such
position that he would become one of
! the most popular umpires in the asso-
citation. Pitchers as a rule make good
officials and Nash with his experience
would give satisfaction. Topeka would
like TO see one or two good umpires
working in the circuit just for
change.
According to the Oklahoma City
papers Bill link of the Leavenworth
team carries a big photograph with
| him on his trips around the circuit
I beca use of, the soothing and sleep pro-
! ducing effect il has upon the players
of his team. We would, however, ad-
wise him to use some kind of an in
I strument that would cause his team to
wa1ens up.
Wiser, who was playing with the
! Shawnee team until it was disbanded,
has Joined the Oklahoma City Nets
where he is being given a tryout.
Here are a few bouquets handed to
the Topeka bunch by the Hutchinson
papers:
Raglan is a star, but is weak with
the ash. He keeps talking all the
I time like the parrot on third.
Cooley has improved his outfit ma
terially. both in fielding and hitting.
Davis and Hurlburt are sluggers.
DOC Andrews was in good humor
yesterday. The fans have a good time
with the peppery NJ D. and he en-
joys it.
Yohe, an infelder who was with the
! Pittsburg team Of the Missouri Valley
league last year and who has been with
the Texas league SO far this season.
will report to the Webb City team in
few days It is rumored that he will
be given q tryout at third.
Gus Alberts, who was manager of
| the White Sox when they first started
! out two years ago, has lost a lot OF
| friends by his disgraceful conduct in
regard to the Cheney deal The local
management was inclined to help the
| old war horse out when he started the
! Bartlesville team last spring and sent
! several promising players down to his
burg Cheney was one OF the most
promising of the number, but when
| Topeka was in need of his services Gus
| refused to let him go, knowing that he
had advantage over Cooley and Grow
! because of q small technicality in the
national agreeTn emit He has by this
act caused a promising young pitcher
! to quit the game and caused a lot OF
trouble for a team which had be-
| friended him just at a time when it is
most felt. When Gus opens up his re-
| fresh ment. parlors in Topeka next fall
he will notice a great decrease In his
business and find that his popularity in
this town has waned.
The papers over the circuit when
they lay their prejudices aside, are al
most agreed that the pennant will
float over the grounds In Topeka or
Joplin next year and that II there Is
any third competitor It viii be Okla
| bona City. The Nets have had a re-
markable run of luck lately but they
4 have yet to show that they have a
team strong enough to keep up this
/ gait when the home stretch Is reached
Joplin is banking quite a bit on their
| pitching staff, but she will find out be-
| fore long that her pitchers are not
/ bit better than those Of other teams.
Blaine Durbin is getting away with all
! his games in good shape and is really
the only good pitcher the Miners have.
The Joplin infeld is about the poorest
| in the league. They have a good OUT
! field but they are not hitting the ball
| any better than the outgardeners OF
| the local bunch. Topeka's inheld is
not equaledeby am. other team in the
/ league. either in hitting or 7elding
/ The White Sex, with but two good
pitchers on her STAFF have kept in the
| lead So1 a longer time than any other