The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-01

ance Red Wright, the captain and first
baseman has resigned his position and
it is not thought that he will play
is one OF the best and most popular
first basemen in the league and can hit
the ball too. His place will be a hard
one for Milton to I'LL.
The Springfield team is having a lit
tie touch of hard luck. Hawkins is un-
able to work behind the bat, Tonne
man has a bad ankle and Westmore-
land has a bad arm. Tony Vanderbilt
was left at home on the recent trip
because Of sickness.
The Oklahoma City Times says the
Midgets are a bunch of cutters and
that when the opposing team takes the
lead the Nets perform like mourners
at funeral.
Monroe who played with Hutchinson
for a while last season Is playing with
the Green Bay team in the Wisconsin
State league.
Frank Genins, who is we'll known
minor Lacquer and played with the
Hutchinson team two seasons ago, is
now managing the Dubuque team in
the Three Eye league. And contrary
to all expectations his team is leading
Companion at one time with the locals
is pitching good ball for Dubuque.
Politics must be becoming dead for.
Billy Morgan, who has turned his at
tention to baseball. Here is one of
w. Y. Morgan of the News saw yes
terday's ball game at Topeka and says
the score would have been about 16 to
l if it had not been for Umpire
Schuster. The Topeka fans agreed
with the sentiment "he's rotten.''
he has it in for the Hutchinson club.
He is the umpire who sent Andrews,
Barber and Pettigrew out of the
grounds at Wichita. ALI through the
game the rankest of decisions were
made against Docs men and only a
| In the first inning he wrongly called
Olsen out at the home plate and on
Olson's howl of horror slapped a five
dollar fine on the Swede and put him
out of the game. A little later link
intercepted grounder near first and
stood on the line. The runner was
about six feet inside and lodged Bill;
out under the rules, but safe under
Schuster. Doc Andrews called the
jumps attention to the rule and Schus-
ter fined him five. All through the
game he seemed to want to make the
he couldn't call them out often
enough to overcome their lead. In the
eighth the second man up was out at
first by ten feet and the crowd yelled
at Schuster when he said safe. link
kept his temper then but after the
game was over he walked by schuster
and the umpire heard what he said.
Schuster said five dollars" and fol-
lowed It up with notice of indefinite
suspension. It is not certain this sus-
pension will stick but Schuster claim
ed last night Bill would not play again
for while. Doc Andrews was not SO
sure. Probably it will be fixed up.
Schuster is not a fit man to umpire a
ball game. There was no justification
in any Of the fines imposed and the
rank decisions in the field are said to
have been duplicated on balls and
strikes"
The Washington Evening Star has
the following to say of Clyde Milan, |
last year with wichita: There is no
doubt that Clyde Milan shares with
Shipke the favoritism of the regular
attendants at the local park. He Is al |
ways doing his best, and the way he |
ran around the bases after he had |
soaked a triple to right center was q !
sight good for sore eyes. He had |
the ball and tossed it to Crawford, but |
Milan never hesitated. Grabbing his |
cap in one hand, he scooted for third |
with all his might, just like a school, !
boy digging away from a farmer with
a switch after he had stolen apples, !
and then, with all his efforts, he went |
down for a long slide, although the !
ball wasn't thrown to third. All Mil |
an thought of was making the third |
corner and 1t was good object lesson |
for those players who are either loaf |
ing or looking back after they have
hit the ball Clyde is learning the |
game fast, and by next season there |
won't be man in the business that /
will have anything on him.
The following from the Oklahoma
News Is the opinion of bud sRisley on |
the comparative strength of the Nets
and Cooleysox bud ought to know
what he is talking about as he is one
of the best heads in the Western ash
ISOLATION. Here is what he says:
1.-The. Nets have a much weaker ball
club than I expected to encounter and
1 am surprised that you are so near
the top" was the way bud Risley
opened up dig at his old town today.dI
sYou haven't got but three or per-
hona four srood hitters. your pitcher9l