The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-21

the season is much farther along.
Most OF the trouble has been with our
pitchers. A couple of them got sore
arms and the rest were overworked.
If we can get them Strengthened out
and In condition again we will have
the best team in the league. AS for .
the pennant. any team that beats To-
peka can have a clear title to the
championship
Still the Miners are adding to the
list OF players. The latest Is q young
Georgia outfielder by the name OF
Brooks who has been signed upon the
recommendation Of Paul Cobb. If he
has the goods it is planned to use him
in right field and shift the outfeld
around little bit ana move Corkhill
in to cover first In place of the old
timer. Tom Reed, who isn't doing
much lately.
Will the age of miracles never
cease. Pearl Murray is hitting 800
for Joplin. And young Cobb is swat
ting .342. Cobb will do we'll however
If he hits .275 on the season.
Jack Holland has signed Minor a
young infielder who is recommended
to the Jobbers by his cousin, Dick
Bayless.
President Baker Of the Joplin team
has reconsiderd his intentions . con-
corning Walter Queisser. the pitcher
and has ordered him to report to the
Joplin team soon. So
Daily Oklahoman: Topeka has q
bunch Of as good looking players as
there are in the league. Their con-
duct on the field yesterday would
have done credit to any team Even
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800. Red Davis caught cold in his
throwing arm and the member is quite
stiff, however it didn't prevent the
auburn top from doing things in his
held when he caught Kelsey's fly in
the fifth. 49,. Second Baseman Olson
made one of the prettiest plays of the
day when he covered second bag.
grabbing Rapps' hard grounder OFF
the top of the sack and recovering
himself in time to throw the runner
out at first. -. With all of Dick
Cooley's scrappy disposition and his
deIght to make life burden for the
umpire, there is something about the
oio ex-maJor league player that makes
MIN drawing card and the fans show
evident pleasure when he Is in the
game, Notwithstanding that they roast
him from start to finish.
Kelly. the Wichita second baseman
OF last season, who Jumped his con-
tract this spring and went to the out.
laws mas been ordered to report by
Manager Jack Holland. If he doesn't
Holland will put him on the list Of
suspended players.
Art Pennell seems to be up to some
was replaced by Bolin after showing ,
symptoms of loafing in the outfeld.
That disposition of Pennell's is all that
keeps him out of the big leagues
Some criticism has been heard from
certain quarters regarding the 'adver-
tised double header of week ago
Sunday with the Joplin team. Many
of the fans thought II was an advertis-;
ing graft Of Cooley's. But it was the
lin team. The following letter arranr-.s
ing the games was received by the To-
cal management and was sent by r.
President Baker.
Joplin. Mo-. July s, 1908.
Mr.. D. G. Cooley,
Pres. Topeka B. B. c., Topeka, Kan.
Dear Sir and Friend: Kindly advise
me by wire the day you will play Off
our tie game. Yours very truly.
-(Signed) A. j. BAKER.
peka team Immediately wired Baker
of the time which was set for Sunday =
q week ago.
Jay Andrews Will follow the Wichi-
ia team here with his Salt Packers.
There will be a double header here
next Sunday and it will be played as
advertised for DR.. Andrews is a man
of his word.
The criticism of Umpire Shuster is
not confined to the Topeka press, but
in Hutchinson and many other towns
the papers are taking a shot at him.
Here are a couple of nice. ones from
the Hutchinson News:
Umpire Setiy, the new man, IL still
getting along with favorable press no.
tees. having given satisfaction every
where he has been. II he has made
good, isn't it time for ShiveIy to get
rid of Shuster? There is no excuse
now to keep the grabbed one. -.
What is the matter with Shuster? He
hasn't worked or any of his spite
work in quite awhile. But look out
for some during the next day or two.
The sore headed one il over at Spring.
field. and it is to be expected that he
will get in some of his famous dirty
work in order to make up for lost time
Cooley can thank his stars that he dec
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