The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-29
Western
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GOSSIP
WHERE THEY PLAT
TOMORROW.

Topeka at Webb City.
Joplin at Springfield
Oklahoma City at Enid.
Hutchinson at Wichita.
The games with Webb City tomor-
row and Wednesday will be the last
away from home until the middle of
July. AS usual. every play will be
given by wire each day at the Olympic.
These games by telegraph have be-
come quite popular.
Jack Root is finding the Western
association pretty hard shedding. Yes
terday he made his fourth attempt to
win a game since his return from the
Tri-state circuit. And he was bumped
pretty hard. 1t may be that he is not
with a good team.
According to rumors which are en-
anating from Springfield, the franchise
of the Queen City of the Ozarks", is
to be transferred to Coffeyville. And
it wouldn't be a bad plan either. Cof-
feyville is bidding hard for w. A. rep
resentation and the town couldn't be
bit worse than Springfield. And
then it would cutoff some big travel
ing expenses as Springfield is out-of-
the-way town.
Inc missouri papers are COiuiIlCht~
ing favorably on the work OF kahl at
third. Bobby is certainly at home in
this position and works like veteran.
With a year or two working in this
corner of the diamond he would scin-
tillate with the best Of them.
Emory, the. Oklahoma City "phe-
nom, who has been playing third all
season, has evidently fallen from grace
in the eyes of the Oklahoma City fans.
Even the Times and News, the highly
prejudiced papers of that town, are
from the News: Emory seems to be
afraid of men coming into third base.
or he doesn't know how to play the
bag. In the sixth inning when Rapps
headed Greece off at third on an at
tempted sacrifice by johnson, Emory
first, but instead of throwing the ball
he just stood on the bag and looked to
see if he had been cut. Casey would
never have scored if Emory had made
the heave to Love at first
The Hollingsworth deal is complete
" settled despite the statements Of the
Oklahoma City press to the contrary;
The latest bulletin of Secretary Far
rel of the National association awards
Hollfngsworth to Topeka and this &C.
ton is final.
Bob Groom has signed UP with
Portland in the Northwestern league
again this season. Groom lost the
first seven or eight games he pitched
for the Oregon team last season, but
for the season he proved to be the best
winner on this team which finished in
last place.
Joplin has signed Slapnicka. who
was recently released from the
Burlington. Iowa team. Slapnicks
comes highly recommended to Baker
Fillman & Co., and may help the
Miners considerably. Baker is spend
ing more money than usual this sea.
son and has his team over the SOC
mark, where a little break of lucI
would put them into the running.
Beals Becker has finally driftet
back to the minors and is now with
the Little Rock team. Pittsburg, how.
ever, has a string to him yet. Becker
is hitting good for the Razorbacks
The Oklahoma City fans are UP t.
| their old tricks again as was evil
denced in the Hutchinson series. DR.
Andrews was fired from the game fol
| a trivial offense and put off of thu
grounds. The result was that thu
| Salt Packers went to pieces and los
the game. If there is anything il
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about three hundred points in tn,
lead right now.
| Roy Arnold is evidently a little of
/ color. Roy was lambasted hard il
the Saturday game against Spring
| field. Hollingsworth went in withou
warming up to stop the trouble bu
| he allowed a couple of runs befor
Springf1eld's vigorous offense wa
| checked.
| Pitcher Karsten, the University n
| Michigan star. didn't last long Will
| Springfield. Had he not been yanke,
in the second inning, Topeka woul,
have had no difficulty in winning tn
| game Saturday.
| "Old Man" Dalrymple has drifted t,
| McKeesport. Pa. where he is playinI
| on the same team with Tessie Alder
| man.
| George HUFF. the scout of the Bos
| ton American team. is following tn
/ Topeka team around the circuit look
ing at some of the local players. A
, Joplin he was much impressed with tn
| work Of Hagerman and it would no
! be a surprise should Cooley receiv,
| an offer for Oakland's native son
| wooley and others on the local team
/ are being watched for symptoms O
! big league timber. Huff was dis
| appointed with Shaner of Joplin ant
| also with Kaufman Of Springfield.
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