The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-13

49, AOVhoINIOW
Topeka at Enid
Wichita at Springfield.
Webb City at Oklahoma City
Hutchinson at Joplin.
Fred Robbins has sent a check for
fifty dollars which is given by Cooley
and Robbins as starter for the pen
nant fund. In the neighborhood of
one hundred dollars has already been
subscribed to this fund and not a bit
OF soliciting or canvassing has been
INDUCED in. A complete list of the
contributions to date appears in an
other column. The pride of the fans
is at stake in this matter and the
fans are beginning to realize it. If
for an inferior team, Topeka should
not lag behind. Subscriptions of any
amount, large or small, are accept
able. ]. E. House of the Topeka Cap
ital, and Howard Everett of the State
journal are in charge of d. the fund
which is being raised and the fans can
write or phone either the amount they
wish to give. The money will all be
returned should the team finish below
first place. If the amount can't be
raised without begging the matter will
be dropped and the money already
turned in returned to the donors
Wichita has sold Pitcher James
Scott of the Jobbers to the Chicago
American league team for $4,000.
Wichita sold several players to the
Chicago Americans last season, the
deals being engineered by Frank Is
bell as was this one. Only one of the
players was given a tryout and the
rest were merely covered up. All of
which may be taken to mean that
Pitcher Scott may pitch for Wichita
again next season.
Manager Mcconnell of the Nets has
secured a new outfielder from New
port, Ark, by the name of Fenner,
who is said to be sticker of ability.
He will join the Nets in a few days.
Dr. Shively is ill at his home in
Kansas City and is nearly bedfast.
Throat trouble is said to be the cause.
Joplin is hot after Outfelder Ken
nedy of the Railroaders and may be
able to effect some kind of trade
with Manager Frantz.
There seems to be noticeable lack
of teamwork in the playing of the
Enid bunch. Everyone seems to work
individually. Time and time again
with men on the bases during the
present series, the batters would try
to murder the ball, when a little sac
rifice of the individualism would
have worked a sacrifice and squeezed
some runs across the plate.
Pitcher Willetts of Detroit, former
ly of the Wichita team, is leading the
American league pitchers uptodate.
Willetts has won eleven and lost but
two thus far this season. Wild Bill
Donovan of the same team is second
with ten victories and three defeats
Catcher Tonneman of the Spring
field team until its reorganization
couple of months ago is now with the
Salina team in the Central Kansas
league. Tonneman is a good catcher
and a fair hitter but is too verbose
to hold a permanent job on any team.
Jack Ha1la. has won sixteen and
lost eleven games this season which is
a pretty good record 4 for the
youngster Mike Cantillon of the Min
neapolis team says that Halla and
Putnam are the only real pitchers
on the staff of the Night Riders.
Clarence Nelson a pitcher. and Out
fielder Dave White of the Oklahoma
City team were given to Webb City in
exchange for Outfielder Downey.
Downey is a good hitter and that is
what the Nets need more than any