The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

OpA AnSu61Q at OklahOma CITY.
wichita at Webb City.
Wichita played the best ball the team
mas put up this season right here in
Topeka. according to Umpire Sinister.
Shuster has worked in fifteen games
with the Jobbers this season and ought
to know.
Big Bill link is out Of the game with
a sore neck and Casey took his place
at first yesterday. link went in to
pat for Persch in the ninth inning and
made a hit. link hasn't hit his batting
stride yet but when he does the pitch
ers will fear him.
stofer who is playing second for
Hutchinson is youngster who was
recommended to Andrews by Stevie
Ragan. Stofer was carried for a while
as extra man but when O'Leary proved
a hzzle at second. Stofer took his place
and since Casey has arrived the kid
has been putting up such good form
that Casey has not been able to break
into the game.
Ivan Olson, although his name is
spelled the same, is no relation to the
Olson brothers on the Topeka team.
The formers home is in Kansas City
while the two brothers live in Savon-
berg, Bourbon county, Kansas The
three Olsons played on team at Bis
bee. Arizona, last winter. and put up
great fielding game. Emory at second
Sylvester at short and Ivan at third
made great fielding combination.
Daily Oklahoman: President Moist
stated this morning that few changes
may be made in the present lineup Of
the team. He did not care to make
Charles Holhngsworth, who pitched for
the old Leavenworth team and who
was one Of the best pitchers in this
league, but was given rotten support,
may be added to the Nets pitching
staff. President Moist states that while
the recent trip was somewhat satisfac-
tory, yet he wants to push ahead and
If there are any weak spots In the team
he intends to strengthen them. He de-
clares that he is going to give the fans
a run for their money, and is going to
keep in the running all the way. His
plans also include a reserve force Of
players on call in case some of the
present members of the team fall down.
Pollard won for Joplin yesterday not
withstanding the fact that the Miners
put up five bad errors behind him.
Raglan pulled off a home run at Okla
homa City Tuesday which won the
game for Joplin. The hit came in the
eighth inning when the score was tied.
AS result Stevie got his picture in the
Oklahoman.
Cooley pulled off a good one on Jay
Andrews yesterday in the third inning.
On the first ball thrown to Cooley who
was batting, Dick made a feigned at
tempt to lay bunt down in Andrews
territory. The big doctor thought he
NJ iy, fnp him then
Dick smashed the next one past An
drews at the rate of a mile a minute.
Butch Freese, the Hutchinson catch
err halls from Omaha where he worked
last season on Rourke's pennant win
ming team. Andrews has also McNeeley,
a pitcher who helped Omaha win the
pennant last season and who won a
majority Of his games in the Western
League.
According to Jay Andrews, Topeka
has bv far the best team in the league.
Andrews is Of the opinion that the Ok
lahoma City team is travelling beyond
their gait and that Hutchinson ana
Wichita are about a standon The Dig
doctor doesn't look for WeDD CITY TO
long maintain her present position IN
the race.
Oklahoma Times: And poor Wichita
was trounced again. This time by the
hated Cooleysox. It now remains for
the Nets to send the COoleysox down
the line where they belong" The Nets
will have a chance to try next week
hit they won't do better than break
even.
Before leaving Topeka the Wichita
MANAGEMENT released Nichols, the utan-
tv man. and Misse, the second base
man of the team. Nichols is good
man but Wichita was carrying too
MANY men already. Mise was a dis
appointment at second. Nichols ought
~ he able to land most any place as
he is a good catcher and can play most
anv other position in addition to being
a good hitter. Holland will try to get
him on with some other team.
Umpiring in the Western Association
10 harder than ever this season. DR.:
ShiyeIy has drawn up a strict code OF
rules for the umpires to work by ana
these rules must be enforced. ShlveV
has a couple of plain clothes men VINO
the nmpires and who make reports to
ShiyeIy on the work of "the jumps. :.
IF any umpire violates a rule ana
ShiyeIy is informed it costs the jumps
$40. Another ruling which Shlvely Is
enforcing this season provides that
must leave the field Immediately. These
new rulings are good ones and that
thav are effective is shown by the uni
fornolv good work which the W. A. IN
d;cator handlers are pulling on this
season.
r.rn,er Greene-Did Josh Medder's son
learn much at coleEe!
Farmer Jones-Wa'n, don't like ter say.
All that know is that he'd no sooner got
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