The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-28
Closes With a DOubleheader
With Omaha.
The Two Teams Divided Honor
Sunday.
COOLEYsOx D1sBAND.
Where the Local Players Will
Spend the Winter.
PennantFundDlvIded andCOOley
and Robbins Receive Gifts.

Tho baseball season for Topeka IS
now over. The Topeka team which
won the pennant for this town dis
banded last night and several of the
players have already left town a
few will winter in Topeka, among
this number being Cooley, Davis. Alb
bolt. Hagerman and Wooley. Boles
has already gone to Fort Worth, Tex,
where he has hung out his shingle
and is started in his law practice.
BARLEY Will winter on a farm near.
Powhattan, Kan. Eddie Brennan is
sick in a local hospital but will go TO
his home in st. Louis for the winter
8 soon as he is able. Selby goes to
his home in DanvilIe, Ill, where he is
city salesman for cigar firm.
Hendrix lives in Texas and will spend
boys go to Savonbergs Kan. where
they Will work in their fathers store
during the winter. Root wilt winter
at HIS home in 'ThurmOuets. Nd. and
win work in a store. Kali rs un-
decided. He may winter III Hutchin-
son where he has been offered posi-
ton or he may go to his home in
Coulterville, Ill, where he Will work
in coal mines. Andrews has a good
position in Hutchinson with the gas
company at that place, Jay will win
ter there and may run for mayor in
which is his home town and where he
he will winter. He may stay in To-
peka or he may go to Springfield. Mo,
where he has a position offered him.
Roach left last night for Peoria, Ill,
which is his home town and where is
is engaged in business. Maggie lives in
Buffalo, n. Y, and will go to his
home within a few days.
The pennant fund was divided
among the players Sunday morning.
At that time a game looked inn
probable and several of the players
had left town. The amount collected
was $514.75, which - was divided
among the seventeen players. There
is still a couple hundred dollars un--
paid which will be divided among the
players as soon as it is turned in.
Omaha and Topeka Close.
The Topeka and Omaha teams
divided honors in the double header
Sunday. Omaha took the first one by
a score of 6 to ?, while the locals
came in first best on the second game
by the close score of to g.. Root
started in the first game but was wild
and Selby took his place. Omaha
cinched the game in the sixth inning
when four runs came across Details
would be uninteresting.
In the second game. Topeka won
by pounding the ball hard in the sixth
inning and sending in Three runs.
Hendrix pitched and showed to as
good advantage as he has since join
worked for Omaha but was unable to
repeat his great performance OF last
Thursday. Good playing on both
sides was prevented by the cold
weather, and the games were limited
to seven innings on this account.
During an intermission between in
nings in the first game, Dick Cooley
was called to the plate where he was
presented with a handsome travelling
bag, the gift Of the members of the
team. The presentation was made by
Umpire Setley. AS soon as Cooley re-
ceived his present Peg Robbins
was called In TO receive a fine leather
suit case. = F.
The scores: zoos ga
Score by innings: n- RHE
Omaha ..-.................1 o 01O4o-s s /
Batteries-Root. selby and Doran; Hall
and Gonding.
Second game-score by innings: RHE
Omaha ...-.....-..........0 3 O00oo-3 3 3
Topeka .......-............01 o 0O3 "a 6