The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-18
western Association stanain
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP.

WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW:
Joplin at Topeka.
Springfield at Webb City.
Hutchinson at Leavenworth.
Tomorrow's game will be the last
game of the season on the local
grounds This ought to bring out a
good crowd. Come out and watch the
locals trim Joplin in the final game of
the season, and save fourth place.
Something was the matter with the
locals yesterday. They exhibited
much more ginger than at any game
any time this season. They were al
ways on their toes and going. Maybe
Cooley's presence on the bench had
something to do with it.
Oklahoma City has had a hard time
all season in defeating Wichita. Wich-
tia is easy for Topeka but at the same
time Oklahoma City is a decidedly
hard proposition for the locals.
Young Clyde Milan secured two hits
out of four times up in each of Mon
days games. Milan is very fortunate
in getting chance to get up in the
American league this season. Had he
waited until next spring he would
have had to stand an even chance with
SIX or seven other youngsters whereas
he has now had but little trouble in
Jack Root, who is considered by
many the speediest pitcher in the
Western association. will pitch against
the locals tomorrow. George and Gill
are the twirlers for this afternoon
Root has about as much speed as any
one in the business who has worked
as long as he has and is still able to
shoot them past the batter. 1t is a
wonder that his arm don't play out.
Toledo Blade: The following is
concerning a last years Webb City
pitcher: "Bi1P' baltimore. ToIedo's
star southpaw pitcher, is the most
drafted man in baseball.
Every manager. in the America m
and National leagues put in a bid for
the left-hander at the grand annual
draw fest of the national commission.
when the minor leagues are skinned
OF their best material by the big or-
CARNATIONS.
Cleveland was lucky. and next sea-
son Texas Bill'' will perform for the
Maps. Major league scouts looked
over MANAGER Armour's yearlings this
summer and several purchases were
made. But baltimore was not sold,
because Armour wanted a big fat
price for him. :,
Meanwhile all the clubs played fox
and put in demand for baltimore,
and when the prizes were drawn from
the grab bag, the Cleveland club drew
the winner.
baltimore gives every Indication of
becoming a great performer He has.
excellent control seldom passing a
batter.
Baerwald has broken into the big
leagues and is now playing regularly
with the New York Americans. In a
game day before yesterday he secured
hit out of four times up and had two
put outs to his credit in left field. Raer-'
valid Is playing under the name of Bell
which name he took when he Jumped
Joplin last spring and went to Butte,
Montana.
Red Downs in Mondays game against
Chicago secured three hits out of as
many times up. One of his hits was a
triple.
Rathburn who will be remembered as
the man who won the opening game at
Wlch1ta in the season of 1906 by knock
Ing two home runs off McInnis. is now
playing with the Ottumwa team in the
Iowa state league and is PLAYING good
ball this season both at the bat and in
the field. After his performance against
Topeka he rapidly deteriorated.
Oklahoma Times-Journal: The 1eo-
season Of the Western association of
| baseball clubs will be brought to a close
next Sunday. The Metropolitans will
nnlsh the season away from home and
In the zinc mining city of Joplin. Mo.
tney Will don their uniforms for the last
time under the present schedule
The Nets will finish in second place
and ahead of Joplin, Topeka and Hutch
lnson. their closest contenders for the
position Wichita has had a cinch on
the pennant almost since the season
opened and has been extremely. for
tunate and lucky in a greater number
of games in which they have played
The Oklahoma City baseball public
has been good to the local baseball
team and the baseball players have
been good to the city they have repre-
scented this year. With a team composed
for the most part at the start of raw
recruits from the brushes and amateur
baseball organizations, Manager Nc
F'arland has developed a fast fielding
and harc-hitting team that has been a
credit to the city. But he never de-
veloped the present strong team from
the bunch of players that were turned
over to him on April l.
The club owners have no great sum
OF money in the treasury. They have
not been in the sport for the money to
be made out of the venture, nor for
the purpose of developing fast players
and selling them in mid-season The
club owners spent more money for the
purchase Of players after the season
opened than they probably have in the
treasury at this time. The spirit of the
club owners in this regard is commend
able and IS of the kind that rings of
true craftsmanship The club owners
never tried to gobble up any great sum
| of money and the result has been that
| the baseball public has seen the high
est article of baseball 1t has ever seer
| ability and with a view of pleasing the
public.