The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27

Wolf is hitting hard and timely with
Ducky Holmes Lincoln bunch.
Walter BoIes a Topeka boy, is hitting
and fielding well for the Fort Worth
team of the South Texas league. His
team is in second place in the race for
the rag.
FitchC, Lindsay, a southpaw who has
been pitching for the Pueblo and Sioux
City teams of the Western League, join
ed the White Sox. Yesterday He hasn't
the best kind Of a record with either
club but while with Pueblo the club
was a bad taiIender and during the time
that he was with Sioux City. that club
was In dire distress in the way Of in
'iurles to both in and outhelders Neither
club pitched him often enough to keep
him in any kind of twirling condition,
which may account for his poor show
Ing On May 4 he was batted out of
the box while pitching for Pueblo
against the Denver club. on the 14th
he won a 10 hit game from Lincoln,
score 10 to 8, on June 1st while pitching
for Sioux City he lost a close contest
to Lincoln, being hit safely but times.
June he took up the game in the sixth
inning and BANKED Pueblo for the re-
mainder of the game. thereby saving it.
On June 10 ne finished q game against
Des MOines and was pounded unuerci-
fully in the eighth inning and the game
Went to the opponents by the score OF 10
improve and with the Cooleycrous he
viii certainly get it If he shows any
kind Of form at all Good southpaws
are hard to ind and are harder to beat.
Cheney has been recalled from
Bartiesville and has Joined the White
Sox. Under the watchful eye of Gus
Alberts he has been pitching fine ball.
having lost but one game. He has
been pitching to Fanny Mehl and that
Trt is -lE 1--1~ -
any pitcher. IF the farmer boy can
keep his nerve with him he should
have no trouble holding his own in
this league
1t is rumored that there viii be more
pitchers loafng in Leavenworth within
the next few days than have been in
that town at once since that town has
supported league team,
Art Griggs, who is known to all the
Topeka fans as a wonderful pitcher
and second baseman, is playing inde-
pendent bail. While down south he
unearthed the best sOuthpa.w that he
ever saw and he and Griggs are trav-
cling over the country playing with
different teams with the local boy do
ing the receiving act. He says that he
likes the work behind the bat
The bright and shining feature of
the Western association pennant race
from an unprejudiced standpoint is the
wonderful recovery Of form of Dick
Rohn's bunch of Webfeet and their
squirt from the tailender's position to
second place. When the team struck
Topeka st was launche ed firmly In the
first position but the Write Sox started
St on the tOboggan and it kept on the
slide until the bottom rung Of the lad
der was reached. Dick Rohn real
izing that netting had to be done
bauched Saurwein and Rollings and
signed a couple Of outfelders In hopes
that they would strengthen his team.
He seems to have received the desired
results as both Marvin and LauEhlin
have been hitting the ball and fielding
in great shape in addition to some
great extra. base rapping by the for
rner. Roy GIL, q. pitcher, was secured
from the Fort Scott team and hal
pitched winning ball from the start
and has strengthened the team won
darfully In the box while the return oil
Harry Cheeks batting eye has bracec
in the association. The team is in tbs
middle Of a winning streak and is GO
ing after everything in sight.
The Springfield 1Iidgets with one Of
the strongest pitching STATS in thl
league are lurking about the 500 mark
while their real position is about third
With the best third baseman in The
league and one Of the best eatchers
lions filled beyond reproach. Sits al
ahortstop seems to be putting up
good game and Is hitting. and Reed a
first iB hitting extra base clouts every
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