The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-16

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WHERE THEY PLAT
TOMORROW.

asan WHERE THEY PLAT
0 TOMORROW.
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW:
Topeka at Oklahoma City.
Webb City at Enid.
Wichita at Joplin.
Hutchinson at Springfield.
Spencer Arthur Abbott is coming
back,:to play: with the, Topeka team.
yet been determined by Manager
Cooley But the gentle fans don't
| need to- lose any sleep over k-bbotts
return for it will be a long time yet
He will arrived here September and
will get. into the game September 10
and finish the season. The Central
league closes its season September 8
and Abbott in a letter to the local
management says he will come back
Immediately and help to win the pen
nant. Abbott is doing fine now and is
being recognized as one of the best
| first sackers in the Central.
The Oklahoma city Times thinks it
Cooley. No reason is assigned for this
opinion of the erratic dopester.
Nichols isn't making much OF hit
at Oklahoma City. Thus far he has
made an error in every game in which
he has played s.--.
Now that Fogerty has been released
i'm Wichita, Bo1in will be brought In
from right fielduto take his turn in-the
box. This will leave Middleton, Pen
nell and Millsap for the outfiefd ana
Bolin, Speer, Dick, Scott and Clark
for the box. a
Steve Ragan isn't playing with the
Miners this week. Steve was SICK
when the Miners were here last week
and on the way to Joplin. was taken
sick and had to leave the team at his
home in Kansas City. Steve may not
be back in the game for couple OF
weeks. In the meantime Wanner VIII
play short and Cobb second
Oklahoma News: lack Root won
another game yesterday for Cooley;
That makes two in week. Sure and
didn't Springfield release him. Seems
Hike PLAYERS from Enid and Springfield
play tine ball with other teams. Look
at Selby with Topeka. he won SIX
straight games. Cole and Murray, ex-
Midget eutfielders. are going along
fine at Topeka and Joplin. Toman got
a good start when he went to Wichita,
Ditto Milsap. s--.--- -e...
According to the. reports emanating
from southeastern Missouri, Dick Kauf-
man has. quit the Springfield team.
Kaufman has been given ragged sup
port this season and refused any fur
| Their work. for the Midgets, This may
| mean that he will join the Topeka team
as,7he uhass promised Cooley tne- Hrst
call to his. services. Joplin Is hot after
Kaufman and is trying in every way
to land him. ----s---.---
/ Joplin Globe: Pitcher Paul Moore
was yesterday given HIS unconventional
release by Manager zFfllman. He has
received an. offer from the Dubuque
club of the Three 1 league and will
probably go to that team at once.
Moore was in the Three I9ieasue iast
season and was considered hlghls
around that circuit. Moores 1reiease
was caused solely by his failure to keep
in proper condition. He has been re-
neatedly warned by President Baker
but has ignored these admonitlons.
Moore has pitched good ball during the
past month and with proper care would
make a consistent twirler. he was ali
to the bad at the start of the season
and created something Of a record FOR
losing games but later seemed to strike
his stride He failed to keep In conol-
ton. however, and has not displayed
winning form in the last three games
which he has essayed to pltcn. he was
secured by the Miners from the PEORIA
club of the Three I league, First Base
man Dick Rohn being traded for
Moore. Moore has been a winning
pitcher for the last two seasons In the
Three 1 league. His home is at chi
cago. -,
Hutchinson Gazette: Goes isn't go
ing a very fast gait. His actions
weren't good on, the field yesterday
when he started a wrangling match
with Alloway. The fans would have
! helped mob the right fielder without a
doubt had he resorted to some of his
rougher methods.
| George Cyrus Landreth broke into
the game again yesterday He offici-
ated in place of Cooley at first. He
did not do a very good nelolng 1op out
cracked out a hit at an opportune time.
CIV will stay with the team until the
end of the season 1t is said Cooley
has purchased a halter and will use
this on Cy when a ball game is not in
session..
Roach made good in his first game.
He kept the hits scattered and would
have pitched a shutout game had 1t
not been for the numerous errors be-
hind him.
The locals will play the Nets tomor-'
row at Melville and then the real base
ball of the season will be played. The
locals have chance of returning home
in first place If they can take three
straight from the Nets.
Gans-Nelsen Bout OFF
San Francisco, Cal, July 10
There is more than one way of back
ing out of tight hole, even for an
oyerzealous fight promoter. The ex-
cuse is given today for the probable
fzzle of the Ely (Neb) $4,000 fight
in September between Battling Nell
son, champion lightweight, and his