The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-17
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP.

WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW :
Joplin at Topeka.
Oklahoma City at Wichita
Springfield at Webb CITY,.
Hutchinson at LeavenWortn.
The last home series OF the season
opens today. Joplin and TOPEKA are
the opposing teams One postpoheu
played as the second game OF a dou-
BILE header Thursday. Cooiey VIII pay
in all four games and will accompany
the team to Wichita for the hnal series
of the season.
Four thousand fans attended the
game at Oklahoma City Sunday: y
was the last appearance OF the Mets
on their home grounds this season;
President Heyman interrupted the
game in the eighth inning to tell the
fans how much the management ap-
preciated their loyal patronage
throughout the season.
Mrs Louis Armstrong, wife of Man
ager Lou Armstrong of the Joplin team
and their son Clarence, are accompany
ing the Joplin team on the present
trip.
The seven games which have been ar
ranged to take place between Omaha
and Wichita at the close OF the w est
ern Association season, Will all pc
intended to play some of the games at
Omaha, but on account of carnival
which is to- be held in Omaha it will
be impossible to secure grounds.
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Pitcher Robert Bandy pitched the
last game against the White Sox, SO
that he would. not have to go to- .Wich-
itas for the present series In the Jopper
that there is aestate warrant out for
his arrest and that he is running a
big chance If he comes into Kansas.
Buck Weaver played right field for
Wichita last Sunday. 1t is not record
ed that any balls, went over his head.
According to- Tony. Vanderbilt,
Johnny Ffllmap, : the: popular little.
Joplin player, will soon. leave the
United States of America forever.
Tony says that there Is to be a war
with japan before many months
Sylvester Olson is not hurt as badly
as was at first reported. = He has left
the hospital at Wichita and is now at
Joplin recovering from his injury and
is entertaining hopes of being able to
play at Joplin on the return of the
Miners when they meet. Oklahoma
City for the ihrlaaft series or the season
Joe woods, the Boy phei1om. met a
bad lot of humiliation last Sunday
afternoon on Jays ball ground at
Hutchinson. The Salt Packers were
in to pitch. After four runs had been
made off him in the first inning he
was relieved by Sfzemore who saved
the game.
Poor Old John Ashley! The
Springfield team touched him up for
twenty-one hits in Sundays game.
This is about the worst yet: And still
Ashley is a good pitcher. With a hrst
division team behind him Ashley
pitchers this season, Nineteen extra
base hits were pulled off during. the
game; !, seventeen. of which were
doubles one a triple and another
home run. ....- --~ 90 rS4 ia i
Another of the Western associa-
tion's most popular players was mar
ried last Saturday night. This time
Cupid comes off victorious in a. con-
test with Arlo Scoggins. the left field
er of the Nets Scoggins fell captive
to the charms of Miss Jessie Thomp-
son, a pretty, young lady Of Oklahoma
City and an ardent fan we expected
it as Arlo acted somewhat strange
last time he was. here.
Daily Oklahoman; In the third in
ming with two men down Davis drove
what appeared to be Texas leaguer
in the vicinity Of the second station,
but Jack Love was in the tower, and
with high jump pulled down the
safe one. with one hand. Inc rams
howled their JOY Runkel repeated
the -trick7in the fourth for the cramps
and the fans generously gave him a !
hand. Raglan, generally CONCEDED 10
be the fastest shortstop in the League, |
pulled off some good stunts yesterday.
Pendry raped a swift one across TO |
second. Raglan f1elded 1t in f1ne style |
and threw Pendry out at first -Four
putouts and four assists stand 10. MS |
credit from yesterdays game, Il
AS manager Of the Louisville COL
onels in the American association tnls
season, Cooley has not made re-
markable record in point of victories.
No one could have done that WITH the
Louisville team. But DICK old more
than that with his charges TINS season
With a team of rheumatics ana par.
alytics which George Tebeau rescued
from the scrap pile of oblivion ne mas
made the Kansas City team, Wnlch Is
composed of the stars OF Tepeau
holdings look like amateurs and mas
succeeded in bringing Louisville al :
most up to the Kansas City outnt un-
der the leadership of Jimmy Burke,
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