The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-27

sidered that he was getting a bargain
at the time.
Old Bill Terrence, who can catch.
pitch or do anything in the baseball
line is playing ball with Springfield
now and is catching. Tom Reed is also
being used occasionally behind the
plate Old Tod Porter, who has played
with Springfield for several seasons and
who announced that he had quit the
game last winter, has been resurrected
and is back in the harness at first base.
Joplin has a new pitcher of the name
of Hiatt who is said to be a good Twill
err With Hiatt and Hendrix added the
Joplin bunch ought to be well fixed for
pitchers. f~-. ~"--=-
The White Sox left last night over
the Rock Island for Hutchinson where
they open up a series of four games
this afternoon with the Salt Packers.
If Jays team keeps up its winning squirt
there will be no easy picking in that
town for the locals. Jones, Erwin and
McInnis did not accompany the team
last night. After the game yesterday
Captain Spec told Jones he could take
a little vacation in appreciation for his
services against Wichita. Jones will go
fishing Erwin still has a sore finger
and weeks rest will bring him around
all right. McInnis will not work until
after the first of July when he expects
The wichita team went to Leaven-
worth this morning for four games
This ought to be easy picking for them.
However. after that they must engage
in two series with Hutchinson which
may take a crimp out of them. Hutch
inson will be remembered as the team
that took the first fall out of Wichita.
Phil O'Brien, a scout from the Cleve-
land team in the American league,
witnessed the local game yesterday.
He came here expressly for the purpose
of looking at Bayless and Hetling. As
luck would have it Hetling was put out
of the game early and had no chance.
RayIess was dragged in from center
field to do the catching.
Wichita Beacon: 1t seems to the
Beacon that Harry McLear's suspen-
sion by President Breese of the local
club was a serious mistake on his part.
McLear was suspended for failing to
catch a train by about a half a minute.
This was the first time that such
thing had ACQUIRED and was not a seri-
Gus matter after ALL Any person Is
liable to fail to catch a train once in a
while In other years McLear has been
what is called rowdy ball player. He
has fought the players on his own
team, has scrapped with his opponents
and has fused with the umpires, but
this wear he has turned over a new
man both on and off the field. He has
played good, conscientious ball for
wichita, and has kept his head shut.
taking all sorts of chah from all direc-
tions Only last week he did something
that no other player on the local team
would have done. 1t was this: He re-
turned to the players bench after being
called out at first base when he had
beat his bunt out by two feet, and he
never even murmured the slightest OBJ
lection" During his scrappy year he
was never suspended before, but now
that he has tried to be decent and play
good ball he gets a "twenty-three" sign
hung on him. 1t is not right.
Oklahoma City has released two of
her pitchers. Gibson and Page were
the victims. The former has a poor
arm while the latter lacks experience
As was stated exclusively in the State
Journal several days ago Arnold yester-
day obtained his release from Fort
Smith, The price was $50 and was paid
by Herman Crow. Arnold accompanied
the team to Hutchinson last night.
DaIrymple, the Webb City CENTER
fielder, supposed to be on a deal in To-
peka. is playing center garden for Du-
buque in the Three Eye league.
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