The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-18

| IS GOSSIP j
-. WHERE THEY PLAT
02 TOMORROW.
Enid at Topeka.
Oklahoma City at Webb City.
Joplin at wichita.
Springfield at Hutchinson.
Well we have broken the Ice with
the Nets and it is now dollars to
majority from the Nets on the cir
cult. And there is no reason why
we should not.
The Oklahoma City players were
mighty noisy on the bench yesterday
pire Al1oway. The Topeka players
may cut up: some times but we wish
the sporting writer OF the Oklahoma
City Times could have seen his heroes
yesterday.
w r. Morgan, editor OF the
Hutchinson News. politician and base
ball fan, occupied a seat In the press
box yesterday. Billy thinks the
Hutchinson team will cop the rag this
season.
of the six games on the road. This is
not quite as good as Topeka did on
her last trip. At that rate how long
will it take the Nets to win the PEN
nant?
exhibition Of how to run a game yes
terday. He hurried the players all
the way through, and the game was
played in less than an hour and q
half. Fast playing is what the fans
like and If the players will hurry it
Once when Emory and Mccormick
were loafing on foul just outside the
line Alloway called to them and hur-
ried them UP.
Fe1bre did not seem to have the
day. Both Landreth and Wooley hit
safely and Folbre was sufficiently
alarmed to walk them in close places.
Running bases was poor business
yesterday. Both Kelsey and Brennan
had their arms in fine condition and
not a base was stolen.
| The Nets have a kick to register
and no one can blame them. Last
night the team left for Webb City for
four games. Before coming to To-
peka the Nets were in Joplin. eight
| miles from Webb City and are now
| going back over the same route, when
| the transportation could have been
| saved at least one way.
| Tomorrow will be ladies day. This
! will be the first free occasion for the
ladies in several weeks as the rain in
terfered with their privilege Tuesday
Raglan is doing good work for thu
Miners now. ~ He. saved game las
Sunday by timely bingle in tn,
the Nets were in the mining burr
Ragan worked the old trick of hiding
the ball on Kelsey.
4 Wonder If Cooley cussed the UNI
pre- This is the heading the Okla
homa City Times gave the write-up o
last Mondays game. For the benefi
/ of the Times it might be said tina
Cooley did not and we can also edit
the Times by stating that the Nets di
not try to pulverize the umpire either
as they did on their former appear
ance in Topeka. The Nets are i'm
proving in their demeanor.
II Webb City has a new pitcher in tn
person Of Dickinson, a star from tn
University Of Chicago. Dickinson
both an outfelder and a slab per
former and Milton will give him
thorough tryout in either place.
:. Something anent the record Of Hol
lingsworth for last season will be o
interest at this time. Here is what h
, did last season: won 8, lost Is, walke'
5 49, famed II, percentage .242; SO games
il Is putouts, 127 assists, 13 errors, field
ling percentage .921: batted 120 times,
runs, % hits, batting average 1872 To
much attention however should not b
paid to the record as the Leavenwort
team won only 20 games in the entir
season Holly made a good record tn
lyear before with Joplin.
Norman Price who was with Topek
a while last season is now performin
in the box for the independence tear
/. / In the Ok league. He is doing goo
work in that circuit.
I Practically down and out is old Elme
q Meredith once a great southpaw.
q few days ago Elmer started a gam
p for lola and lasted but one inninl
L L Again at a later game he was retire
Q AFT the end of the third inning. Nothin
y is more .pitiful than to see pitche
. once a terror to opposing hitters bein
Iarnhasted to all corners OF the lot.
There will be no game next Monda
! as that will be off day. Tuesday tt
. team commences another road series .
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