The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-04

ceedlngly elegant, however, notWlIn-
standing his record of last season
when he won four and lost thirteen
games for Joplin. If he doesn't snow
up in pretty good shape his chances
for playing the season with the Miners
will be about as good as those OF
Sammy Morris if he would return.
President Rohr and Vice President
Taschetti CT the Leavenworth team
went to Leavenworth yesterday and
will remain there until Sunday When
they will rejoin the team.
Red Downs played his first game
for Detroit Thursday. He is playing
the role of utility man and IN the
game Thursday played center field.
He accepted a couple of chances ana
got a hit which is much better than
most youngsters do when they start
out in the big leagues.
Seebach, Leavenworths third base
man, is playing his first year in pro-
fessional baseball. He has played Tor
a couple of seasons in independent
ball. He is pretty fast and should de-
velop into a good man for the Con-
victS.
The prediction has been made that
Dummy Laughlin will be one OF the
best players on the LeavenWortn
team when he gets into his stride.
Laughlin has been handicapped by
lack of practice all season and also
has a sore arm which is giving him
great deal OF, trouble. Last season
while with Wichita he put up a great
game at third base. That is his posi-
ton and he is not at home at short.
The Leavenworth management should
make arrangements If possible to
shift him to third. Laughlin comes
sort of a person He plays ball the
year around and in the winter goes
to southern California and Old Mexico
where he works.
1t is apparent from the opening
game that Johnny Fillman has come
to terms with the. Joplin management
and has succeeded in getting his re-
lease from Wichita. President Breese
tried to sell Fillnan to Mcfarland at
Oklahoma city for $50 and the offer
was turred down. Fillman played
right field Thursday.
Adolf is counted as the heavy hit
ter of the Leavenworth team although
he did not get away very good with
the stick in the opening game. He
played last season in the Cotton
States league and was later turned
league. Manager Ray secured him
from Decatur.
Webb City will open a series of
three games in Topeka next Monday.
Lou Dillon, who played on the side
lines with Kansas City in the series
that team played here a few weeks
ago and who later figured in a trade
to Louisville. has been canned by
Colonies and Dillon was no longer
needed.
Oklahoma City fans are much
pleased over the fact that Lou Woods
arm, which has been on the bum all
season as a result of an accident, is
getting back into shape. Woods has
been taking treatment ever since he
reported and the work of the M. DIS
is beginning to have its effects. When
he is working right Woods is good
pitcher and hard to beat.
What the Springfield press thinks
Of the Midgets of this season who
won the opening game from Okla
homa City is shown by the following
from the Leader: There are some
men on the team that can deliver the
goods and whose ability is known to
the local followers of the game. There
are others however who might be
claSSed as experiments and whose de-
but in the Western ssociation is of
recent date. Goes behind the bat is
not meeting with the entire approval
Of the faithful here. While he is
Known TO De a SOOQ SllCh0F anu SOOQ
fielder there is general feeling that
he Is out of his sphere, as the college |
students say in their orations, when
he operates with the mask and pad. |
While Manager Pierce contends that |
ne has a pitcher staff that is a top
notch bunch there are those who |
1oubt it. Olnnstead is the only one |
who is known to be thoroughly re-
liable. Ellis. who recently Joined the |
cam after he had been released by |
Joplin, may come out in good shape |
md again win a good home here with |
he fans but his work so far has not |
been of the gilt edge brand. The |
other twirlers, Beltz, King and Kratz- |
meyer. are comparatively unknown |
quantities but are lacking in expert |
ence- The infield is on the whole very |
'air with Reed on the initial corner. |
Tom Smith at the keystone sack and |
Welter at the short field position. |
-uthbert Is doing we'll at the last re- |
ay station. The outfield is all right. |
Persch. Murray and Hunt can be |
counted on to do their share in all de- |
oartments of the game. Just where |
he Midgets will be when they return |
nome from their series of fourteen |
games is hard to say. They may sur