The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30

THE TOPEKA DAILY
465 miles, in an hour. but he lost. Nov
Messrs. Archdeacon and Santos Dumonl
and Kniff that before six months have
elapsed they will accomplish 500 meters II
| an aeroplane and will do 100 k1lometerf
(62 mfles) in an hour on water.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
| Oklahoma City at Topeka.
Joplin at Wichita.
1eavenworth at Webb City.
| Hutchinson at Springfield.
| Oklahoma City opens up here this
| afternoon and it is hoped that the To-
peka team will be able to check their
proved easy for Topeka all season as
the locals have annexed six out of
the eight games played between the
| two teams.
The Joplin team left last night for
| Wichita where they open up with the
Jobbers this afternoon. Next to To-
peka the Miners have proved them
selves as the worst enemy of the job
| bers and it is to be hoped that the
team will be able to take a good fall
out of Wichita.
The fans certainly have got to give
it to Dutch Persch when it comes to
fielding The Dutch can cover more
ground than any other fielder in the
league and make more sensational
the candy kid in the outf1e1d and pull
ed down several that looked good for
safe transportation. If he could only
hit at better clip and had little
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be allowed to stay in this league very
long,
How the Leavenworth Times sizes
up the situation: Just now the race in
the first division. leaving Wichita out
of it, is interesting. Hutchinson has
broken into the first four. crowding
Topeka down, and the chances are
that the Salt Packers are eventually
scheduled for the second place. Ok
lahoma City, Joplin and Topeka will
fight for third and fourth place. ac-
cording to all appearances, with a
strong possibility that the Cooley
crowd will be crowded out unless the
return of the manager considerably
strengthens the team.
The Hutchinson bunch is playing
consistent ball. Its pitchers are the
best in the league with the possible
the hitting of the club justifes the
belief that Andrews will finally shove
his bunch into the best place still
open.
Johnny FilIman. who was not good
enough for Wichita. is just now play
ing a great game and is one of the
most valuable men in the. association.
AS base runner he is without an
equal. He is hitting up near the three
hundred mark and is, putting up a
great game in the field. He is a regu-
lar outfielder but is just now playing
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Persch make a great pair in getting
runs.
Leavenworth Times: Ashley, Law
Ter and Cobb Joined the team in |
Springfield yesterday, the former to
again take his turn with the pitchers
and the latter two to go into the out |
field.
According to President Rohr this |
will be about the end of changes in the |
team for this year. All the efforts put |
forth to make the team win have been |
and the chances are that |
Leavenworth is scheduled for the cell |
lar championship.
mo matter what happens we can I
not win,'' said President Rohr yester- |
day. 81 guess the best we can do now
can, in the meantime strengthening /
our chances for next year"
The team of this season presents
several men who are worth the keep
ing ana VINO Will form d nucleus ABOUT
which the team for 1908 will be con-
The entire pitching staff
will probably be held over. Every one
Of the men has pitched good ball the
have won with the right kind of sup
port in the field and at the bat. Gill
bert would probably have ranked with /
the best men in the league. and Hol-
and SeIby have each pitch
ed magnificent ball in places. Both
Queisser and Fisher are available
catchers. Vaughn will be saved out
Of the infield. How Cobb and Lawler
show uD remains to be seen. but it is
probable that the outfield will be held
at least unit! it can be seen what i'm
can be made next spring.
Umpire O'Connell. who broke in the
Western association in Topeka. is re-
ceiving favorable notices all through
the association everywhere he goes. He
IS probably the best indicator handler
that Shively has.
McCIintock, who worked in the |
game yesterday with the Nets against
Wichita is one of Oklahoma City'S
attest acquisitions from the O. A. K
eague. He is one of the best pitchers
n that league and Manager McF'ar-
and thinks well of him.
Think how funny it will seem to see
Tack Henry in a uniform of visiting
cam. He will work in the Oklahoma
series with the Nets. Jack seems to
nave found a home in the Oklahoma
as the press notices from
hat town indicate.
Oklahoma News: The infiel6 of the
Wichita team is not so brilliant as To-
oeka. but it is more steady. That is
3ne explanation of the standing of the
.eam at the top. The pitching staff
doesn't amount to a whole lot outside