The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-03

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49, WHERE THEY PLAT
2 TOMORROW.
Springfield at Topeka.
Webb City at Joplin.
Enid at Oklahoma City.
Wichita at Hutchinson.
Jack Forester has made his debut
with the Fort Worth team. Jack went
in at the beginning of the second IN
ming last Monday against the leaders,
Dallas. The score than was to for
Dallas The final score was 10 to 4
for Dallas. Forester allowed nine
hits, famed seven, hit one and had
one wild pitch. He was UP four times
without a bingle. e
McClH reJOlneQ tHo Eliiu team 60
terday and was shut out in, pitch
er's battle by Folbre, the Arkansas
wizard. Both twirlers allowed but five
hits.
Fogerty made his first appearance
in Wichita uniform yesterday after
non and although he pitched good
game he lost to the Salt Packers. I'M
less wichita gets her pitching staff
strengthened she is apt to take a
mighty bad slump soon. The Jobbers
had the strongest staff in the asso-
citation at the beginning of the season.
The game in. the morning will be
called at 10 o'clock and the afternoon
game at o'clock. A double header
the game Monday will commence at
3:45.
Oklahoma News: Davy White has
proved himself clever fielder. but has
failed to hit the ball as hard as Frank
Lotion, who was let go last summer
for his failure to clout the ball. An
outfielder that can't hit over 200 is
generally considered out of his class
in any league. True. Eddie Goes is
not hitting over the 200 mark. but
there is every reason for thinking that
he will soon get out OF his present
slump and boost his average before
the end of the season. He has always
been a consistent :27O hitter and the
fans have faith in his ability to climb
when he once shakes his hoodoo.
Now that the Springfield team is in
hard straits, every town in this section
of the country with baseball aspira-
| lions is trying 20 get the franchise.
lola, Leavenworth and Coffeyville are
the most formidable contenders, but 1t
is not likely that any of them will
get the team. Tom Hayden has taken
the franchise and for a while it was
thought that he would take the team
to Coffeyville, but he has decided to
keep the team in Springfield for this
season at least.
The Salt Packers are having a little
touch of hard luck. Johnson is out
of the game with malaria, while Ned
Pettigrew has a spiked foot. But the
Salt Packers still continue to win just
| the same.
McLear is playing with Hutchinson
the Enid team as he was not paid as
much as he was promised. He is
merely helping out the Hutchinson
team and doesn't know yet where he
will play. Mac is a pretty good player
and one of the best hunters in the
business.
| The Evansville team in the Central
| league has climbed to second place
Topeka's interest in this team centers
| in the work of Spencer Arthur Abbott
Abbott is playing a great game now
| too, although he had bum start.
| The anvil chorus at Oklahoma City
| has started in good earnest. Third
Baseman Emory is the chief object OF
attack at the present time. The Nets
management tried hard to get Hetlins
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| thousand for the Dutchman Emory still
retains his job. The Oklahoma News
| takes the following shot at Emory.
With one or two hard hitting players
needed to make the Nets invincible in
| the Western Association, President
| Moist has no encouragement to hold
out to the fans. He tried to buy oil
| trade for Gus Hetling, Wichita's crack
| third sacker. who is hitting the bal
at 300 clip. but there was nothing
doing in the trading line and Moist
couldn't see Hetling because Holland
wanted $1,000 for. the little Dutchman
| There is no chance of Hetlfng becom.
| ing a Met, the price asked by Holland
| was too high" said President Moist
! today. He might Just as well have
| asked $1,000. There are no deals pend.
| ing for players. We are scouting
| around for next year but there Is nc
| prospect of a change in the makeup
| of the local team this season. The
| attempt at a deal with Jack Holland
| admitted that Emory had not giver
satisfaction at third. but now he'll stay
l anyway, is the word. Emory came here
under adverse conditions and has had q
hard time trying to fill the shoes OF
Jack Pendry, whose third base worl
was one of the joys Of the local game
| for two seasons. For a time Emory's
i fielding was good and at times brilliant
and his inability to hit hard and con-
| sistently was excused. Instead of get.
| ting better his batting has fallen Oh