The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

Az EVENING. JUNE Al.
Topeka team yesterday. Is left hand
err He belongs to the Little Rock
team and is merely loaned to the Nets
for the season. He has pitched some
he has not done 80 well.
That the crowds attending the
Olympic games are with the Topeka
team is shown by the kissing which
greeted spectator at yesterdays re-
production when he cheered the or.
lahoma city team.
Siekmeyer is playing third base for
the Blue Rapids team in northern
Kansas. Frank Barber, the erstwhile
Hutchinson pitcher, is managing the
Blue Rapids team and Includes in his
lineup, Harry Lands. who once tried
out with Topeka as catcher. and
Mercnon, who still belongs to Topeka.
The sporting writer on the Enid
Easie certainly has a hard time try
ing TO excuse the Enid team for los
ing. Here is one of his efforts in a
recent game with Topeka:
Inc Ra1lroaders lost the second
game OF the series to Topeka Satur-
Gay afternoon, brought about by the
oemoral1zed vision Of Ump Hoffman's
optics and his ever-readiness to favor
Cooleys bunch, and handed the Rail-
rodoers nice juicy lemon Hendrix
was on the mound for Enid and was
IN great form allowing but four hits
every strike had to cut the center
OF the saucer and a base runner was
called safe unless he willingly got OF
the field himself. it was enough to
dishearten any pill tosser and Hendrix
gave it up. allowing four hits in the
eighth. which netted three runs. and
three hits in the ninth that netted
one more, making total OF seven
runs for the visitors, while Enid only
crossed the pan twice.
The Springfield team will add new
outfielder to the team. Efforts also
are being made to secure Pitcher Hol-
lingsworth and Infielder Johnnie Nee.
The Midgets certainly need some more
players.
w. E. Beckley will retain the presi-
dency Of the Springfield team He
recently submitted his resignation, but
it was turned down and he was per-
suaded to retain his position.
had signed with the Galveston team in
the Texas State league, has evidently
been sidetracked, for he is now playing
with the Muskogee team in the o. A.
K. league.
Spencer Arthur Abbott is having a
hard time at Evansville. In a recent
game he gave his ankle bad wrench
and has hardly been In condition to
play the game since then although
the scarcity OF men on the team COM
PEELED him to remain in the game.
Ahhnff has rnnnuarad hiS ho
and is now in good with the fans.
According to a we'll authenticated
rumor from Joplin, a change in the
management Of the Miners is on the
programme for contamination at an
early date. The Joplin fans have been
knocking hard on the present manage
ment. not on Manager Ffllman for he
is pretty popular in the mining town,
but on President Baker of the Miners
who is generally regarded as a tight
wad. The fans have been clamoring
for something and it is said that Baker
has partially acQuiesced to their de-
mands and will secure Red Wright to
act as manager Of the Miners. Wright
recently was relieved from the leader
his own request and partly because OF
necessary retrenchment.
Pulliam is a new outfielder who will
play with Joplin. He will take Peck
Harrington's place in center field while
Peck will do bench and utility duty,
Harrington Is one Of the best men on
the Joplin team at present and could
help considerably by being kept in the
game. Pulliam failed to stick with
Enid earlier in the spring.
Atchison Of Hutchinson certainly lie
a hard luck pitcher. He has won
but one game on the home grounds this
season but hits a pretty good stride
when he is on the road.
Speck Hurlburt is evidently the same
old Speck when it comes to beefng
The following is an abbreviated &C
count Of his alteration with Umpire
Hoffman in one Of the Topeka-Enid
games: Umpire Hoffman met his Wa
terloo here yesterday in the game be-
tween Enid and Topeka. In the fifth
inning, Spec Hur1burt, who once wore
a Met uniform walked out on the field
to dispute one Of Hoffman's decisions
and upon being motioned back to the
bench by his jumps grabbed the big fell
low by the collar and before interior.
ence could be offered had torn the UNI.
pire's shirt half off his form. Spec
was put out of the game, but up tt
the present time has not been suspend
ed That Mr.. Huffman was scared /.
shown by the fact that as soon as tn,
game was over he took the first trair
out Of Enid avowing that he was goins
to jump his job as an umpire in thi.
association. Umpire Shuster, who ha.
been officiating at Oklahoma City i.
expected here tomorrow to handle the
indicator.