The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-08


games from the Cooleysox. 1t is his
opinion that the Nets are having
everything in their favor and that luck
is breaking just right for them. They
are playing away beyond their gait in
MS opinion and it won't be long until
a slump takes place. He also AYERS
that Topeka is in the throes of a
mighty bad break of fortunes wheel.
The baseball dope columns in the
CkianOma City papers during the So
journ of the Cooleysox savors of the
talk which one would expect to hear
hurried at foreign team from the
bleachers. Such talk wouldn't go in
the Topeka grand stands.
days at Joplin on account of a sore
| arm. Harrington is doing the catch
ing now. 80
The. Joplin fans are well pleased
with the work of young Cobb, both in
his batting and fielding. The Joplin
team is doing much better work Of
late and has elm bed from the bottom
| rung to sixth place since leaving To-
peka. Still they are far below where
they were placed by the Joplin Globe
at the beginning of the season.
Mike Jacobs, who umpired in this
circuit last season, is now handling the
indicator for President Tom LOTUS in
the Three Eye league.
William Oyler. who played short
stop for the Webb City team for. a
time last season, is now out of job.
He was released by Terre Haute.
"Wee Willie" Sudhoff, once consid-
cred about the greatest pitcher in the
country, is the latest ACQUISITION to the
Topeka twirling staff. Sudhoff is a
veteran at the business, having broken
into the game about the time of Cooley
himself. He was brought out by Chris
Won der Abe of the old ST. Louis
Browns and If our memory serves US
correctly, Cooley and Sudhoff were
teammates on the Browns at one time
1898 and has had several good seasons
| since then. He started the present
season with the Louisville Night
Riders but was little bit slow. What
| to be seen. He will join the Cooleysox
| at Hutchinson.
Louis Durham, who wanted a berth
with the Topeka team. has been sold
by the Louisville team to the Fort
Wayne team in the Central league.
Bill Howey, thelold Topeka pitcher,
who was about the most popular man
who ever wore Topeka uniform. is
Falls again this season and is making
considerable money off his venture.
| Outfielder Baerwald of the Newark
team in the Eastern league, who was
with the joplin team two seasons ago.
has been recalled by the New York
team to whom he belonged, and has
been sold outright to the Memphis
team in the Southern league.
According to the following excerpt
from the Daily Oklahoman, the Topeka
team may not after all secure the SER
vices Of Hollingsworth. 1t seems if this
| item be authority that Manager Nc
Connell still has Hollingsworth with
him. Here is the item which has a
vitriolic flavor peculiar to the Okla
homa press when speaking of Topeka'S
team: "Dick Cooley, owner and man.
ager of the Topeka team in the West
| ern association, is trying to put through
| a deal whereby Pitchers Hollingsworth
| lately acquired by President Moist
| from Bill Kimmell of Enid, will become
| the property Of the Topeka manage
ment. Cooley announced yesterday
that he had bought Hollingsworth from
| Kimmell and had a receipt in his
pocket for the money paid over. 1t
seems that President Moist, instead of
| paying the price asked for Holly to
KimmelI, RENTED through President
| Shively, of the Western association,
and Cooley, thinking he saw an oppor-
tunity to put one OVER and secure the
| services of a good SALESMAN, made
Kimmell an offer, which was accepted
Kimmell was evidently sore" over the
delay in getting his money and accept
ed Dicks offer, Dick paying the price
and taking a receipt. Hollingsworth
was notified by Kimmell that he was
sold to Topeka, but Manager McCon-
nell took Holly with him on the trip
he ofr a.
| terday that Hollingsworth would not
| be permitted to play in any game with
| a Nets uniform covering his bones.
President Moist says there will be no
difficulty over the matter as he has
paid the money to Shive1y and Holdings
worth belongs to Oklahoma City. AS
| far as Holhngsworth himself is con-
| cerned, while he has no say in the mat
| ter, he shows a preference to play with
| the Nets.
| Walter Boles will be used in the box
hereafter. Cooley is hard up for
pitchers and Walter is about good
a twirler as any member of the staff
at present. The receiving department
will be sadly handicapped, however.
TRACK MEET AT LAWRENCE.
The Local Y. NJ c. A. Team Decisively
| Defeated Kansas City.
| Lawrence, Kan, June 8.-The Law
| renee Y. M. c. A. track and field team
decisively defeated the Kansas City
Y. NJ. C. A. team on McCook field here
Saturday afternoon, the score being 70
| to 40.
Bruner, Shafer, Shane. Wilhelm, Wat
son. Koenigsdorf, Hendrickson and
Howser were the point winners for
Kansas City. Roy Babb, George Babb,
Johnson, Jones, Martin, Drake, Ulm
and Wiedemann won points for Law