The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-21
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP.


WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW:
| Springfield at Topeka.
| Leavenworth at Oklahoma City.
Hutchinson at Joplin.
Webb City at Wichita.
| sired change in the captaincy of the
local team has been made it is to be
| hoped that the fans will renew their
| interest in the game. Abbott will
| make, as he always has, an aggressive
| captain but not a bulldozer. He is al
ways full of ginger and will have the
local team imbued with the same
spirit before another week is over.
That is one thing which has been
lacking in the local team for some
time. There has been but little gin
ger shown during the present home
series except when voice of protest
was raised against a decision of the
umpire. Although the team is now in
fifth place there is a good chance to
get into second before the season is
over. Third would be much better
than fifth and we ought to get that
high anyhow. All that is needed now
since the team has been placed in
good hands is a little more interest on
the part of the public and with the
added interest the team can play bet
ter ball.
The Springfield team, since their
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new faces. John Shinn, who accom-
panied the team on their trips last
season. is once more in charge and
more genial man in the baseball bust
ness is hard to find. He is popular
among his. own men and the baseball
men in the whole circuit. Dudley
Risley is managing the team and play
ing second base. This gives the Mid
getsya stronger infield than they have
had at any time this season. Tommy
9 -1,0 &c fofr Of
the team. The outfield is about the
same with the exception that Cuth-
bert, who formerly worked in the IN
field, has, been shifted to the outfield.
The Midgets have two good catchers
at the present time. Tonneman. who
was with the locals, is the leading
catcher and is hitting fine, much bet
ter than he did when he was with the
locals and is catching fully as well.
Brennan, another catcher, is young
player who was loaned for the season
by the st. Louis Cardinals. Steven
son. a pitcher who is also from the
Cardinals, has proven valuable addi-
ton to the pitching staff. With Ohm
stead, Kaufman, Stevenson and Por-
ter the team has a good quartette of
pitchers. Had 1t not been for the
bum start given the team by Man
ager Pierce, who had charge at the
beginning Of the season, the team
would be well up in the race at the
The locals will play another double
header with Springfield tomorrow.
Porter and Olmstead are scheduled
Arnold and Bunton will work for the
locals.
The official press agent of Topeka's
deposed. captain announces this morn
ing that Hurlburt will terminate his
connection with the local team now
that he has lost out as captain.
George Graves, formerly with the To-
peka team, is now playing in the out
field for Coffeyville According to Dud
Risley, who played with Graves on the
Fort Smith team, he is playing better
ball than ever this season and is one of
the best outfelders in the Q. A. X.
league.
While pitching in a game at Johns
town last week Jack Forester was hit
in the head by ball in the third inning
and had to retire from the game. The
score was a tie when Forester was
hurt and the game went twenty-one
innings, Johnstown finally winning the
game.
Monroe. last season with Hutchinson,
has been playing with Eddie Herr on
the Winnipeg team in the Northern Cop
per Country league all season but was
a few days ago and Joined Du-
luth.
Sizemore, the Oklahoma City boy who
gave the White Sox an eleTen inning |
struggle upon his breaking. into profess |
sional ball in Oklahoma City last season, |
was with the Fort Smith team. until its |
He was signed by Hutch !
inson a few days ago and will pitch |
while Barbour, one Of Andrews best |
pitchers, is recovering from an illness.
Joplin Globe: Should Happy Wescots,
one of the star members of the Joplin |
team, not appear on the ball field today, |
he will be suspended for the balance of |
the season and fined. Wescott was fined |
and suspended two weeks ago because,
as the management alleges, he laid |
down" in the box.
wescott has given no intimation of |
his returning to the local club, and may |
finish the season pitching for the Miami |
team, where he draws as large salary as |
on the local team.
Jack Root, the second member of the |
Joplin team who was suspended, has /
been taken back and pitched yesterday. /
HIS suspension of five days was re- |
linouished but the fine of $25 was I'm
nosed. Root twirled good ball yesterday
and has promised to give the scuttle a |.
rest for the balance of the season.
The ascension in the ranks of the |.
locals seems to have come to an abrupt /
end and the team is working together /