The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-27

series at Hutchinson. 1t was a good
| game, however, and the fans still hope
10 see the team return home in fourth
place.
| There are % regular scheduled games
on the schedule to be played off. Two
homa, Joplin and Wichita and three
| with Leavenworth. There are also two
postponed games with Joplin, one OF
which is postponed from Joplin and the
are played the locals will have to par
ticipate in 25 games.
Abbott was given an ovation at
tain Abbott is deserving of such a re-
| ception.
Billy Hoffer, the ex-Oriole who is
pitching for the Oklahoma City Nets
will be in Baltimore during the week
| of October 1919 when he will pitch one
game for the old Orioles of 1895 who
won the pcnnant against the Orioles
of the present day. They are no. longer
in the National League but who have to
| content themselves with the Eastern
League.
Manager Charles Mcfarland. of the
Oklahoma City team, has received two
offers from the Detroit team to work
| the rest of the season and one offer
| from the Little Rock management. At
papers claim.
baltimore, who pitched for Webb
| City awhile last season and is now
| working with the Toledo Mudhens, is
one of the most consistent pitchers in
| the American Association. So far this
! season he has won IA games out of 20.
Pretty good record for a youngster who
lost nearly every game he played in
| this league.
Warren Gill is leading the Oklahoma
| City Nets both at the bat and in field
ing. He is hitting at ;2So clip and
| his fielding average is .9S5. Pendry
who has been leading with the stick all
| reason is hitting .274.
Wichita Beacon: Ernest Swindle, a
young pitcher of Rose Hill, who tried
out with the Jobbers last spring. but
who was compelled to return to his
home on account of sickness, signed
with the Jobbers yesterday afternoon
and will report here Thursday when
the Jobbers return from their series
with Joplin. Swindle is considered by
far the best amateur pitcher in this
part of Kansas. He is well known in
Wichita, having pitched for both the
Lewis academy and the Friends uni
versity in the spring of 1905. He is
well built and, best of all, has excel
lent habits. He will make good pitch
ing mate for Pepper" Clark.
Joplin News-Herald: The playing of
Bankhead since he has donned the Jop-
lin uniform has been exceptional for
the mayor of Argentine. He has been
batting and fielding good and his pepper
leads the league with the possible ex-
ception of the variety that Art1e Quies-
ser deals out. II
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Eddie Cicottee who has been pitching
for Lincoln in the Western league all
season has been signed by Boston and
will report to the Puritans as soon as
the season is over.
According to statements published in
various Western association papers, and
credited to President Shively the Okla
homa City team is the only team in
the circuit which is making more money
than last season. Hutchinson is said to
be about the same while Topeka, Wich-
ita and Joplin have gone back in patron
age.
Wooliford, who has been pitching for
Joplin for few days, has been released
because he could not deliver the goods
in lots suitable for the Western associa-
ton demands. He has been signed up
by Webb City.
Joplin Globe: Johnnie Fillman, right
fielder for the local team, is now the
proud possessor of the right to be called
papa" The new member of the Fill
man family arrived Friday night. 1t
tips the scales at nine pounds. The rea-
sons that the players were not smoking
choice Havana filters yesterday is that
smoking is not tolerated on the ball field.
The father has a score of congratula-
lions for the baby to begin life on. Fill
man Is one of the best known baseball
figures in Joplin. He has been man
aeer of the team two years. The Joplin
public extends a round of congratula-
lions to the father of a perhaps coming
Lajoie.
joplin Globe: Although last night
was Happy Westcott's last time to re-
port as a result of being suspended,
he had not signified his intention of
returning to the team, at a late hour.
He was suspended nearly three weeks
ago for alleged Laying down" on the
team. ct will sign with the team If
the management comes to terms"
said Westcott to the Globe last night.
"I was promised a raise and did not
receive it and was then accused of
throwing away a game when my wrist
was sprained when 1 went into the
box" Westcott has been pitching
great ball this year, and has been
ranking with the premier pitchers of
the association. If he is not resigned
by the local management he will
probably be traded.
What the Joplin players will do
during the alternating season is
shown by the following:
Manager Armstrong-Billiard hall
assistant.
Jack Root. pitcher-Will play
through the winter in the Florida
league.
ing clerk.
Peck Harrington. center fielder
Miner.
Abner Perish, left felder-Bridge
gang boss.
Anthony Vanderbilt, catcher-Bar-
tender.
Fleming third Observation-Disclosures
er, switchman.
Sylvester Olson, shortstop-Clerk.
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