The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-26

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sx.o WHERE THEY, PLAY
Enid at Topeka.
Oklahoma City at Webb City
Joplin at Wichita.
Springfield at Hutchinson
Lawrence Milton, who has been man
ager OF the Webb City team all season
Joined the Oklahoma City team at
webb City yesterday. Larry will pitch
Tor the Nets for the rest Of the season,
Next season he will manage the Nets.
This will account for the wholesale
transfer of Triplett players to the
Nets. Downey, Everhardt and others
will be valuable assets for Mr. Milton
next season. And in the meantime the
addition of Milton to the Nets won't
hurt the Nets chances for the pennant
in the least
Harry Cheek. by many regarded as
the premier catcher of the Western
association, has been sold to the Balti-
thousand dollars. This is a well de-
served promotion for the hardest
working catcher in this circuit and
also one of the most popular players.
He will close the season with the Trip
let's however.
Landreth certainly got away bad
Monday. Two singles. out Of two
times up and four stolen bases Is his
record for the day. He has been NOV
ed up to fourth in the batting order.
The big boy is apt to e give Jimmy
IlyTE a 0o0
Jack Holland tells his side of the
story in the Wichita Beacon of Mon
day night. He says that Umpire Set
ley helped Cooley swear out a war
rant for his tHoiland'sJ arrest. Set
ley doesn't say it in SO many words,
but he strongly intimates that Holland
is one of those gentlemen who some
times say things that are not exactly
true. And Cooley had nothing to do
with the arrest either.
The following is a copy of a letter
which Mr.. Cooley received a few days
ago from an ambitious baseball fan
of Elizabethtown, n. j.:
Dear Mr.. Cooley: Kindly. let you
know I wrote you to hurry up when I
read papers last week about some
players. Now I must explain to you.
I weigh 155 and hight foot and 7
| inch. I know how to play very well
also 1 know how about all the baseball
rules. I never be afraid of playing
bail in my life since Twas 10 year old.
and am % now. I can play at any
position except pitcher. and catcher,
but second base is mine, also short
stop. 1 know how to hit balls well be-
cause I always watch any pitcher what
| his signal is. Ny wife watches me all
the time and she also knows when you
write to me as she gets the mail. After
% oyo1, IL ,,exI,f @lox,
practice and I runs three or four miles
| to make my legs strong and muscles
but I am sorry to have no trainer.
Kindly let me know how did you re-
ceive from me last week. Hoping to-
| hear from you soon Happy Labor Day.
| Yours in Sport,
VICTOR n. WERNER, JR. :
p. S. 1 played with Bowman's of
the Delaware league last year against
seven teams which name Roeblings
1 American Bridge Co.. Y. M. c. A,
Waldrons' Lambertsville, Hopewell &
Wilburs, they play every Saturday.
| The lineup OF the Enid team has
been changed somewhat since the last
appearance in Topeka. The infield is
minus Red Wright at first, Young Will
hite who was playing left field on the
| ing first, while his place in the outfield
has been taken by Brooks, who is a
friend of young Cobb of Joplin.
Brooks looks good in the outfield. He
is left handed and seemingly a sure
fielder But he is weak at the bat.
Young Isbell does we'll in centerfield.
| Kennedy, the regular center fielder,
and formerly Topeka player, is in
Enid, suffering with an injured ankle.
| Stanley Sheldon is taking regular
turn in the box with the Enid team at
the present time. He may get a chance
at the locals during the Sresent series.
| What is the matter with Abbott?
He seems to have lost his old time
ginger at first and he isn't hitting the
| ball with his accustomed regularity.
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