The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
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WHERE THEY PLAT
TOMORROW.

WHERE THEY PLAT
+ TOMORROW.
Springfield at TOPEKA
Webb City at'Joplin.
Enid at Oklahoma City.
Wichita at Hutchinson. as
Kahl broke into the game yesterday
his suspension having been waived by
Umpire Burke. Kahl got all he de-
served and a little more too. Shuster
Just fined him and put him out be-
cause as he says he had the right to
do 1t.
1t is not unlikely that Springfield
count of Kahl's playing. Kahrs time
Is not UP until Sunday but Umpire
Burke had received no notification to
keep Kahl out of the game and
hence refused to doit. ~
Sylvester Olson has bad case of
tonsilitis and Walter Bo1es took his
place yesterday. Walter only had one
chance. but he can play short along
with the best OF sthem. Walter play
ed in every game at Webb City, be-
hind the bat once, pitched one game,
and played right field and third base
in the others.
Springfield is minus Tommy Smith,
one Of the best inflelders on the team.
Tommy was spiked accidentally py
Walter Bofes in one Of the games at
Springfleld and is still out of the game.
Tonneman is now the regular catch
er of the Midgets, Vanderhill having
been released. He played with rope
ka for a while last season ana Ia5er
played with three other CLUBS nnaiiy
nm xufth SnriDQ 6eld.
Umpire Burke in announcing the
batteries made hit with the rams
Yesterday After the batteries nao
been announced Burke announced tne
schedule of games for the present Sc
ries and concluded with the remark:
Cooley will get to play in an OF
Them Later he learned that some OF
the fans had it in for Shuster VINO was
expected to work and not wishing TO
be mistaken came BACK 10 tne pa
and added designating by gestures,
''Umpires Setiy and Burke. Inc rams
appreciated the. joke.
The Miners did not retain their faint
hold on the tail end OF the nrse CIV
sion very long. Yesterday the MiheFs
lost while Topeka won.
Umpire Setley, who worked In yes
terday's game, has been signed py
Shively. He comes from the Three Eye
league. where he has worked two
Vea1s He had a hard time in getting
the president Of the league to accept
his resignation and can get announcer
lob there again. He did we'll yester-
dav and if he has the goods the rams
want to see him stay here; his "iie
and family are here with him.
Gar Shuster once tried to work In
the Three Eye league. de lasteo 2
small portion of one game ana was
run ont of the park.
Rob Kennedy is hitting good with
the Enid team. He is also filling IN
in center field in good style. he olan
have much of a chance here IN To-
peka with Landreth to beat out TOT
CYRUS hit the ball a little TOO oieeh'
larry Milton was the recipient of
pile Of coin for his home run IN the
first game of Wednesdays douoie
header. A preacher Of webb CITY De,
came $50 enthusiastic that he passed
the hat in the grandstand.
Gar Shuster makes the claim in the
JonIin Globe that he did not see
O'Brien interfere with Brennan IN tne
forfeited game. Now what was Shust
er doing. Brennan was the only oase
runner at this time and certainly II
vas the umpire's business to watch
t Was r nm, Shuster ought to be
canned. for neglect of duty and a rev
other things. ~tt 80
Tony Vanderbilt, former manager OF
the Springfield team, has orawn nus
lease from the Midgets ana has gone
to his home in Joplin. He Is open 10
offers.
The Oklahoma City Times continues
to print the usual supply OF unrehapie
baseball news. In fake oispatcn
from Webb City covering over nan
coI,,n,n the Times says Cooley disputed |
a decision in the second game Wednes-
dav because Brennan went outside OF
the line in going to first and tnterfereo
with the fielding OF the ball ana tnat
car Shuster called him out Tor inter-
ference. The following are couple
of paragraphs cnppeo hroia 'ne
dope column:
.Red" Davis, the big right f1elder Tor |
Cooley. abused the umpire at Wepn
CITY to such an extent yesterday tnae
it was necessary to order his arrest.
Davis tried to run over q rev private
Individuals here on the street between
hall games. but quit with squawK
when someone threatened to clean him.
Cooley was fined S. at Webb |
CITY Yesterday and his Topeka BOOST
ers probably have a SAT- oeseIt on
their faces today as a result IT tears.
Richard and his gang are hard losers
and in the second game Of the double |
header yesterday refused to play Do
cause of an alleged rank decision OF
the umpire. The game was forfeited
to Milton and his men, to .. Ana
then the Topeka players wanted to
beat up the umpire. but the webb CITY
players refused to permit sucn q pro-
ceeding.
The batting and fielding averages OF
the Topeka players up to date are as
fnfIours The averages viii Compare