The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-16


generally come in pinches.
Since he has been placed at the
initial station, Rapps is NOISY Bill.
again. He learned to keep pretty
quiet in the outf1eld last season.
Spencer Arthur Abbott has been
heard from in Evansville. Last FRI
day afternoon he saved close game
by knocking q home run bringing in
tally ahead OF him. Abbott Is
good player and although slow in
striking his stride, is having no
| trouble in flying high in the estimation
OF the Evansville fans.
The Wichita Beacon thinks that
Scott will prove the find of the as1
sociation this season. Here is what
the sporting writer OF the Beacon
says; James Scott has proved to be
the hnd OF the Western association.
He looks to be q better and more
promising twirler right now than Will
let's or Young. In fact. the big
twirler appears to be the best pitcher
In this league since Reulbach worked
in the old Missouri Valley league.
Scott has the curves, speed. control
and head for q great twirler He also
is large and can stand the work.
Hutchinson News: Other towns and
other papers have roared and roared
about the dirtiness of Dick Cooley.
But Cooley did not show any of this
kind of tactics in Hutchinson. When
| he was sent from the grounds here in
the last game. the fans were indis-
done nothing at all. Cooley always
acted fair in Hutchinson and has
many friends here
Bill Rapps of the Nets has changed
| considerably since last being seen in
| Topeka. Early in the spring William
| took unto himself better half and he
attributes his fine work this season to
this fact.
Frank Isbell is to be disappointed
again. This time it has been given out
| on good authority that the Cleveland
team will not waive on the services OF
Frank Isbell so that the Wichita mag
nate VIII have to play the bench inde-
finitely. The Jobbers have not been
going exactly right lately and a
change has been made. Cermack, the
highly touted outfielder. has been re-
leased. He proved bitter disap--
pointment to the fans of that city.
Bolin will be relegated to right field
permanently and Pennell put back In
left field. Bates, the Fairmount player
| who secured four hits out of four
times UP in his opening game, has
drawn his release. Plank. another
Fairmounter will be tried at second
temporarily, until Ebright, who it is
said has been signed for this position,
will report. Sam Amidon, a promi-
nent Wichita attorney is now in the
east trying to secure Cleveland's waiv-.
ers on Isbell
i Efforts are being made to organize
the Springfield club into a stock COM
pany and a couple Of the principal
baseball fans of the city are selling
stock in the new company. Most OF
ho al
Springfield team seems to have a
brighter outlook for the future.
Pulliam of the Joplin team is maxi
ing good in the mining outfield. Ac-
cording to the Joplin Globe. Puliiam
ranks with Wooley as one of the best
outfielders in the league.
DR.. Pollard OF the Miners is prao-s
ticing his profession on some OF the
sick members OF the Joplin team. He
has been appointed the club physi-
clan and surgeon.
!. The Webb City team is taking the
long expected slump. However, it is a
hard luck slump for the Tripletts are
losing nearly every game by a mar
gin Of but one run. The pitchers are
working good but the team is having
a slump in hitting. When Pokorney
Joined the team the leading hitters
took a lay of and now that Pokorney
is slumping too, the team is in hard
straits.
Texas Jones is managing the Mus
kogee team in the o. A. K. league.
Texas started the season with Enid
but fell by the wayside. Texas is like
a great many of the other stars of
| days gone by, not quite able to toe
the mark in the Western association
| of today.
Oklahoma City Times: "The hard
est losers and the worst bunch Of sore
heads reside in Topeka"
Fully one-half of the sporting items
in the baseball columns of the Okla
homa City Times. are "swiped" from
the Kansas City Star.
Springfield has released Westmore-
land, the young pitcher who defeated
| Topeka a few weeks ago when Cool
ey's bunch was in Springfield. West
moreland has caught on with the
Tulsa team.
Amos Morgan. who in the days Of
the Missouri Valley league was q ter
| ror to the opposing batsnien, has
not being able to deliver the goods In
suitable quantities.
The Hollingsworth affair seems to
be badly tangled up. but on the face
Of the facts - 1t certainly looks as
Though Cooley had the claims on him
despite the efforts of the Oklahoma
City team and president ShiveIy to
add his name to the roster of the
Nets Holly, at the beginning of the
season. was the property of Enid but
refused to play there. for which he is
to be commended. Oklahoma City
secured a temporary claim on him by
offering to trade Folbre and fifty dol
lars for his services. The Nets Sc
cured him but neglected to deliver the