The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP.
No games scheduled for tomorrow.


Umpire OConnell, who is sick at the
Eels hotel, is in very bad shape. For
the last two or three years he has been
troubled with consumption and it has
by this time secured a good hold on
him. In addition to his consumption
he is suffering at the present time with
a bad case of dropsy.
Topeka fans will miss the genial
Arthur Queisser behind the bat this
afternoon. Quiesser tried to beat out
a bunt the other day and strained a
ligament in his left leg. He will know
better next time.
Siekmeyer will probably be able tc
play by the time the team leaves for
Joplin. He is at the present time con-
fined to his room with threatened att
tack of pneumonia. DR.. Stewart at
tended him yesterday morning and
told him to remain in bed for a Couple
of days after which he would in all
probability be able to play.
Walter Queisser, who has played
with many of the Western association
teams and who was with Joplin par
of this season, is now at his home in
indianapolis. He has a job in an au-
tomobi1e factory there and plays indie
pendent ball on Saturdays and Sun
days.
September 10th. After that time Die
Cooley will be in Topeka and wi
probably play with the locals. Their,
will be but six games left on the loca,
schedule. three of which will be at
home. The fans will probably demand
that Cooley play in these three and he
will likely accede to their request.
Manager Charles Mcfarland of t..
Oklahoma City team stated before .--
left last Saturday night that there al
two towns in the Western associate
where the visiting teams are accord
ed courteous treatment by the man
agement, the fans and all concerned.
These two towns, he said, were Topeka
and Wichita.
Pitcher Gilbert OF the Leavenworth
team is a physical director by profes-
his services at Y. M. G. AS and two
colleges are also after him for physi-
cal director.
Hector McInnis pitched for Jay An
drews against Leavenworth last Satur
day He pitched for five innings anC
got away with but one hit off his de-
livery Jay yanked him out after the
fifth inning as though five innings was
enough for the first performance.
The first game this afternoon will
be called at two o'clock. You won't
have another chance to see the Con-
victs this season. Next year they may
not be so easy.
The schedule OF the locals fer L =
rest of the season is as follows:
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s, 7, s.
At home with Wichita-Septembor
10, IL, IL.
At home with Joplin-september IL
q
At wfchits-September 20, II, %.
From the above It will be seen that
Topeka has but six more schedules
games for the home grounds. There
is, however, one postponed game to
be played here with Joplin. Another
postponed game remains at Joplin,
which will make seventeen more
games to be played. The road for the
rest of the season is hard shedding, but
of finishing third or fourth at least.
There are five off days before the clos
ing of the season. September 8,
and are all open dates. It is not un-
likely that the Salina Bankers, a
strong team of central Kansas ANA
tours. will play here tomorrow ana
next day, although 1t is not definitely
known as yet. Their appearance de-
ponds on the weather. Thursday, a
game may be arranged at some south
eastern Kansas town, where the team
VIII stop off on the way to Joplin, or
it may be that the team will play the
postponed game at Joplin on that date.
The 9Th is also a vacant date, as is also
the 18th. An exhibition game will
probably be pulled off on the 9Th, but
the 18th will probably be used as a
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