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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-01
TOPEKA LOST OUT
Springfield Seemed to Have on
It's Batting Clothes.
Pounded Cooley's Fine Twirlers
All Over the Lot.
FUSED WITH UMPIRE
FUSED WITH UMPIRE
Hagerman Was Benched for His
Action in the Game.
Missouri Men Made Two Needed
Runs in Last Inning.

Springfield, Mo. Sept. LIN a game
replete with heavy cannonading and
featured by disputes with Umpire
Shuster, Springfield tackled the mourn
ing on the leaders by 10 to count.
The visitors earned four of their runs
while only two were earned by the
town boys.
Root started to pitch for Cooley's
team, but the locals put him to rout
before the second inning was over.
Hagerman wasn't much better and
Selby also was trounced severely. The
visitors opened on Karsten early in the
game and in the fifth inning after the
town performers had sent three run
ners over he was replaced by Meredith,
who also was bumped some. When
the locals went to the bat in the last
half Of the ninth the score was nine to
eight against them, but that didn't
matter. They simply pounded over a
pair of runs and made off with the
combat. 1t was probably good thing
for Hagerman that he was benched by
the umpire as the Springfielders were
going after his slants. S. Olson also
came in on the kicking squad and was
exiled. The score:
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SALES OF SOUTHERN PLAYERS.
Several Prominent Players Have Been
Disposed Of

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. with the
time limit for purchase of players ex-
pired and the drafting season ap-
preaching for the major leagues, deals
officially announced bv President KAY
anaugh show several promising play
ers having been purchased by the
various major league clubs. Others
will be drafted, but the sales to date,
as announced by President Kavanaugn
are:
Outfielder Lord. b. New Orleans to
Cleveland; Outfielder Speaker, by Lit
tie Rock to Boston Americans; Out
fielder Day, by Nashville to Cleveland;
infielder Cranston, by Memphis to
Philadelphia Americans; Infieider Per-
~, by Montgomery to Detroit; Inflelder
McElveen. by Nashville to Brooklyn:
Inflelder Butler, by Nashville to st.
Louis Americans; Inf1elder Daubert, by
Nashville to Cleveland; Pitcher Ford,
by Atlanta to New York Americans;
Pitcher Savidge, by Memphis to Gin
cinnati; Pitcher Hunter, by Nashville
to Brooklyn; Catcher Wells. by Little
Rock to st. Louis Americans.
Consensus Of opinion among the
southern critics seems to be that more
promising baseball material has exist
ed in the Southern league than IN any
former season.
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MAY SETTLE IN NEW MEXICO.
Battling Nelson Files a Homestead
Clnim Near Benner's Ranch.

San Francisco, Sept. Battling Mel
son may become resident OF New
Mexico. He announced this yesterday.
and stated that he had filed a home
stead claim on site near Billy Ben
ner's ranch in the territory, where he
recently visited, and that he intended to
remain and substitute his claim as
soon as he got through the bout with
Cans.
Whether this means that Hegewisch
is to be altogether deprived of his pres
ence and thus drop off the map remains
to be SEEN
Jack Grace, Willis Britt and Nelson
have been taking things quietly since
Bats return from the mountains near
Cazadero ten days ago. Red Cornet
and jeff Perry are once more with him
as sparring partners. The party is
ouartered at Mfllett's place and Nelson
seems to be in good condition.
Nelson is credited with killing two
small bucks while in the mountains
lately, as he spent his time in region
which abounded in deer.
Bat is of the opinion that Mcfarland
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EsBoN MAKES COMPLAINT.
Show Why ''The Travellers Can Keep
the Record"
Esbon, Kan, Sept. ]

Esbon, Kan, Sept. 1.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
In your issue of yesterday appears
Travellers Keep the Record" OF
course they can keep the record in
print by reporting only the cases they
win and no. those the lose as in this
case, when they report they won a
game from Esbon; Kansas.
The Travellers played Esbon two
games, one Tuesday, the 25th, and
Esbon won by a score of to 2. On
Wednesday following, in the tenth in
ming, the Travellers made one score by
an error of Esbon's pitcher. thus win
ming L. to o. So the Travellers should
tell all the truth. Esbon's team had
been in a ball tournament for three
days, winning first money. when they
took on the Travellers and were in no
condition. But let the A It's come
play off the tie before they boast about
defeating Esbon. REPORTER.
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The Honorable Tyrus Passes
Crisis With the Willow.
Great Detroit Slugger Undis-
puted Leader Of the American.
COOMBS BEST PITCHER
Wagner and DOnlin Racing for
National League Honors.
The Pirates Lead Seems Too
Great to Overtake.

Detroit, Sept. FINALLY Dode Criss
has to relinquish his lead, Ty Cobb
now holding the honors which were
his in 1907. There are but two points
separating them, Cobb having a .S43
average and the Texan one of .S41.
Schweitzer, through some sequential
hitting during the few games that he
participated in during the latter week,
has moved into third place with a
mark of .319. Detroit has the fourth
and fifth men, Thomas and Rossnan,
with marks of 1916 and 500 respect
lively. 1t will thus be seen that the
two leading teams in the race for the
pennant have the five leading batters
of the league. Dougherty has an aver
age of .302 and Jim Delehanty COM
pletes the 800 list. Crawford, Gessler
and Hemphi1l follow in the order
named, and then Stone, the first or
the Brown egulars, appears with .2SS,
Wallace with 1872 and Ferris with az
are the next Brownies.
Coombs leads the pitchers, with one
defeat out of five attempts. Donovan
is entitled to the league leadership,
with twelve victories and four DEFEATS,
as. many losses as he sustained all last
season. Willett follows with 1873.
Walsh is next with the truly wonder
full record of 23-10. This record is
all the more creditable when 1t is
taken into consideration the games
that this wonderful performer saves
for his team by relieving some other
slabman when his team has a lead
and is threatened to be overtaken.
Berger is next, and then the Browns
leader, Dinneen, follows sixth in line,
with lis. Powell is close behind
with 1876.
Mn extra base hitting Cobb, Craw-
fordcand Rossman continue to lead,
though Crawford has been gaining on
Cobb of late. Murphy follows fourth
in line Ferris, Stone and Williams
are all close to the leaders, and Wal
lace has also been hitting for extra
bases.
Donlin has been closing some OF the
gap between him and Wagner for the
National league honors, but he VIII
have to travel some to annex the
mighty Honus' laurels. Murray is
eighth in line and has been climbing
very well during the past home Sc
ries.
In team figures the Browns snow TO
very fair advantage, being second py
one point to Chicago in team fielding
and third in team batting, Detroit ana
Boston running one, two. Detroit Is
fourth in team batting. Detroit LEADS
ing extra base hitting. st. Louis Delng
second. and they have closed up the
gap somewhat that existed between
the two teams.
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TOPEKA
SCORE BY INNIN

Totals ......... -. 40 II VI Z II
swimming run scored with no one out.
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THE WORK OF ED WALSH.
The Great Factor in Keeping Chicago
I'm Pennant Race.

Chicago. Sept. Ed Walsh is the
reigning sensation ;of the American
league and is without doubt the star
of the pitchers, for She has worked in
Sc games. winning z6 OF them.
This is -remarka Bile record fer one
man. and as Walsh has been doing
this for three years. his usefulness
will be over before he is at his prime,
for splitter Ed is a grand pitcher
and should have ten years of useful
ness in the majors. But If he keeps
up the present clip, there is no telling
when his arm Will give out.
Although credited with pitching SO
games. this does not include the many
contests that he has gone in at the
fifth or sixth innings and held the OPP
ponentS safe just when it looked as
though the other Sox pitcher was go
ing to be batted out of the box. In
five days in a row, Walsh pitched two
full games and in the other three re-
iieved a man, but the last three don't
figure in the averages.
A glance at WaIsh's record for the
season including the Thursday games
makes interesting reading. He has
of which were shutouts. He has lost
but one shutout game this summer.
He has struck out 1875 men and pass
ed 35, while 242 hits have been made
off his delivery. He has worked in
three three-hit games and three four
hit games as we'll as four five-hit
games.
Jack" Coombs is still the premier
pitcher of the league with four victo-
ries out of five games, the Maps Civ
ing him his only beating. Donovan is
second with IL victories in 16 games,
with Willetts third. Heinie Berger
leads the Maps twirlers with nine vic
tories out of thirteen games.
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FOUR GAMES FOR EMPoRIA.
Normal Will Have Thanksgiving Game
With Missouri.

Emporia. Kan, Sept. 1.-The fancy
| of the students is beginning to turn TO
thoughts of shin-guards and season
| tickets, and the long suffering town
sports. who have had only the Fessen-
den-Ricker league to satisfy their hum
ger are eagerly looking forward TO the
first official football dope. The enthus-
lasts will be fortunate this season, as
four good games Will pc playeo Oh tie
home grounds.
The Normal boys are elated Tor Two
reasons P. B. Samson, physical d1rec-
tor been secured to coacn the
team. Heretofore Mr.. samson tlille
has been entirely taken up with the in
struction of the regular gymnasium
classes. At the request of the football
boys another assistant has been Sc
cured. and Samson will devote all OF
his time to making the Norman squad
one of the hest teams in the state. The
other reason for joy is the fact that
most of last years team VIII re-enter
school Appletrad, Douglass, Honska'
Bottomly, Moore. waldorf Rhlne;
he in school and eligible to the first
team. Floyd Hargiss. Taylor. Warren,
Rurton Gard and Boone of last year
second team, will be on the gridlron
and able candidates for the vacant
nIaces on the first. Three of the old
men who have not been in school for
several years write that they are max
ing preparations to enter and try Tor
the team. The names Of thompson,
ANDY Peterson and Jones will sound
good to the rooters who have taken
interest in Normal athletics for several
years.
Complete paraphernalia has been or
dered. and both squads will be fitted
with new togs. The equipment com
prises the best union suits that can be
procured. .o,,-,,.
September 26 K. U. at Lawrence;
October 8. Washburn. at Topeka; DC
tober 10. Paramount, at Emporia: Octo-
her "a, Lindsborg, at Emporia; Novem-
her 7. ottawa, at Emporia; November
"a University of Arkansas at F'ayette-
Vile: November II, Drury college at
Snrinefield Mo-; November 20, missouri
Normal at Emporia.
Perhaps one more game will be
scheduled to be played with Winfield
AZ F;rnporia The Thanksgiving game
will be a treat for the town, as it has
been several years since Emporia has
had A big game on Thanksgiving day
The practice will start IN the second
week of school. Coach Samson, who
snent August in Iowa, writes that he is
mapping out some new plays that will
be hard to beat.
Refused $4,000 for Allen Winter.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
St. Paul II, Kansas City 8.

Kansas City, Sept. In a terrific
suggest. marked chiefly by the chas-
ing of the pill by felders, the lowly
visitors from st. Paul came under
the wire In the lead at Association
park yesterday afternoon. with the
Blues closing in fast in the final
stretch. The score was IL to 9. There
were twenty-six hits and three errors,
the hits netting most Of the runs,
helped by ten walks and four men be-
ing hit by the pitchers.
Score by innings: RHE
Kansas City MI o 2O0030 s-9Io .
St. Paul ..............2 004 3-11 IA l
Batteries-Swann. Sullivan and
Brown; Theibold and Myers.
Columbus Al, Louisville O-5.
Louisville. Sept. louisville and
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RYAN Forfeits to oIdheId.

Cincinnati, Sept. John j. Ryan,
the well known sportsman. announced
the automobile match race with Bar
ney Oldfield, scheduled to take place
on September IL and 10. 1t was to
have been for a side bet of $2,500.
Ryan will forfeit $500 for failure to
race. He declared he had made UP his
mind not to race again because of the
recent tragic accident in which his
automobile killed a deafmute.
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Cleveland Z, Detroit 3.

Detroit, Sept. Detroit played
very erratic ball errors giving CIeve-
land all the three runs of the fourth
while passes by Summers paved the
way to three of the others. Chech
kept Detroits hits scattered and was
we'll supported. Goodies home run
drive, one of the longest hits ever
made on the field, was the feature.
Score by innings: R.H. f
Detroit -. .......oo O1o0 O-3 10 6
Cleveland ........ III o 301oO 2-T 9 0
Batteries-Summers and Schmidt;
Chech and Clarke.
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ner of the Readville Derby, the richest
purse ever hung up for trotting horses,
has refused an offer of $40, 900 for the
animal. He made this announcement
IN a telegram to w. F. Kissell, of this
city 1t read: place $1,000 additional
insurance on Allen Winter. 1 have re-
fused $40, 900 for him.
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Pittsburg 5, Cincinnati O.

Cincinnati, Sept. Cincinnati
made but two hits off Willis, Hulswitt
getting both. Only one of the locals
reached second base. The Pittsburg's
punched hits in the third inning, net
ting four runs.
Score by innings: RHE
Cincinnati ..... O0000OOO-O , 0
Pittsburg ......-.0 4 O01 Oo0-5 10 0
Batteries-Spade, Dubec and Nc
Lean; Willis and Gibson.
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will soon grow out of the lightweight
class. He says that Packie is still
young, and that his rapid increase in.
weight after battle indicates that he
is destined to become a member of the
Welterweight division shortly.
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Atehison L. Blue Rapids O.. 81
St. George 5. Fort Leavenworth 4
Linwood Z. Perry 4.
Muskogee 6, independence Z.
Sioux City Z. Lincoln 4. ~
Denver 5, Pueblo 2.
Indians 4. King City l.
Tulsa 9, Bartlesville 5.
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HUTCHINSON
SCORE BY INNINGS.

ON7OTNE D I w I4NNTE.
Oklahoma City ..........oOO1O oOOO1
Hutchinson ........ .......0 0 0 %-3
Summary: Three base hits-Kahl,
Love. Bases on balls-Off Hoffer !;
off Barber, 2. Struck out-By Hoffer,
6; by Barber, 5. Balk-Hoffer
Passed baIls-Goes, 2. Double plays
-Kahl to Casey; Love to Rapps Time
Of game-1:30. Umpire-AIberts.
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SCORE BY INNINGS.
Springfield ....... ...... o 5 2 0 l 2-10
Topeka .......... ..........1 o Z o.
Summary: Earned runs-Springfield
2 Topeka 4. TWo-base hits-DaI-
rymple Andrews. Selby. Three-basc
hits-Smith, Grady 2. Bases on balls
OFF Karsten 8; off Hagerman 1, off Sell
by g. Struck out-By Karsten 1, by
Meredith l. by Selby I. Left on bases
Springfield 10, Topeka 10. Double
plays-Grady unassisted, z. Olson to
s. olson to Abbott, S. Olson to Abbott.
Wild pitch-Hagerman. Stolen bases
Davis. Brennan. Sacrifice hit-Root.
First base on errors-Springfield 1, To-
peka 1. Hit by pitched ball-Da1-
rymple, Davis. Abbott. Hits-S off
Karsten in four one-third innings, off
Root in one two-thirds innings, . off
Hagerman in one and one-third in
nings. Time of game-2:05. Umpire
Shuster.
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Hutchinson 3, Oklahoma CITY I.

Hutchinson. Kan, Sept. BARBER
kept the hits scattered while the To-
Gals punched theirs, Hutchinson win
ming to 1.
The score:
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American League.
National League.

Stolen bases-Jones, Pennell. Sacrifice
hits-Plank, Pennell, Armstrong, 2.
Hit by piteher-Annis. Umpire
Setley. Time of game-1:5O.
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"Reiieved c. Middleton in fifth.
WICHITA
SCORE BY INNINGS

Wichita ...-..-... .....-....O O. 02 IS
Summary: Two ase-hits-Arm-
strong, Speer, ]. Frantz. Bases on
balls-Of Speer. 2; off Sheldon, /.
Struck out-By Speer. 5; by Sheldon.
2. Double play-FTantz to Jones TO
White; Pennel to Annis to Milsap.
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RH. E.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston Z. Washington 8.

Washington. Sept. boston
punched three singles and a double
and a triple in the fifth inning, defeat
ing Washington. Young was very ef-
fective with men on bases.
Score by innings: RHE
Washington -. III O01O0O10-3 Il /
Boston 80 O004O1 o. IL .
Batteries-Tannehi Johnson and
Warner; Young and Criger.
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Wichita 8. Enid 1.

Wichita, Kan. Sept. Timely bat
ting assisted by poor fielding on the
part Of Enid scored an easy victory for
Wichita, the locals winning to /.
PennelPs steal home was the feature
of the game.
The score:
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indianapolis. 4. Toledo O.

Toledo. Sept 1.--Slagle and West
pitched brilliant ball. but indianapolis
managed to convert its hits into runs.
In the eighth, with two out and
Davidson on first, Hayden lifted the
ball over the right field fence for a
home run.
Score by innings: R.HE.
Toledo 1900. 1000 100000 1
Indianapolis -....s..s.O 01O1O20-4 4 o
Batteries-West and Abbott, Slagle
and Livingstone. ,~- r-.
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St. Louis 4. Chicago O.

feated Chicago in the first game of
the series. -c0ss .l-E .~.~
Score by innings: R.H,E.
St Louis ........... go o e-2 30 o "a s 8
Chicago ..--.-0 o 90 0 90
Batteries-Wa ddell and Smith
Walsh, Owens and Sullivan.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago 2. ST. Louis O.

Chicago, Sept. Both Overall and
Raymond pitched great ball, but
Overall was the steadier in pinches
striking out eleven men.
Score by innings: RHE
Chicago 49,. III O0OO1O0 4 1
st. Louis ..,...........O0 900 5000
Batteries-Overa1l and King; Ray
mond and Moran
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Philadelphia 1. ?: New York, o. 4.

New York Sept. THE local
Americans lost both of the days
games to Philadelphia by margin of
one run. Dygert got the better of
Lake in the opening contest and
Schlitzer won out in the other, al
though Hogg received errorless sup
port.
Score by innings: R.H E.
PHILADELPHIA % 0O-1 l
New York ..............O 0 0 5000 90 5 2
Batteries-Dygert and Scheck;
Lake and Kleinow.
Second game-Score by innings: D Fl e.
Philadelphia 49,. IL o o. /
New York ...........1 0 0 o o. 00Q[ 0
MISREPRESENTATION and Blue; Hogg
and Kleinow.
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10 Game at JonIin.

Joplin, Mo-, Sept. 1.-Joplin-W ebb
City postponed. Joplin failed to ar
rive home.
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WHERE THEY PLAY
) TOMORROW.

Topeka at Springfield.
Oklahoma City at Hutchinson.
Enid at Wichita.
Webb City at Joplin.
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Roach and BARLEY were not taken on
the trip. They will hardly be needed
as the trip is but short one. Should
their services be required, before the
trip is over they will be ordered to re-
port at Joplin.
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Columbus broke even here. In the sec
ond double header, of the series. Geyer
BANKED the locals in the first game,
while StovaIl held the visitors safe in
the second. Landreth's batting was
again the feature.
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There will be a double header with
the Springfield in Topeka next Sunday,
the first game being called at o'clock.
The extra game was all arranged for
at the last series of the Midgets in To-
peka. but Manager Hayden baked be-
cause Cooley refused to divide the
grandstand receipts. The game will
have to be played on the present trip
or forfeited to the locals.
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The Joplin Globe says the Miners still
have chance for the pennant.r But
it is added that the chance is a mighty
slim one.
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Other Bali Games.

Minneapolis 4, Milwaukee ?.
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President Baker, of the Joplin team,
has suspended Pitcher Beckenbaugh
for the balance Of the season. The
southpaw has not tried to keep in con-
dition and has been dead wood for the
Joplin team all season. He will be
given another chance next season.
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The Nets are on the toboggan for
fair Today they are in third place.
And at the present rate of travelling
the Joplin team has a good chance to
beat the Nets out for this position.
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The averages of the Joplin Miners
have taken a tremendous fall during
the road series which closed Sunday
Even the mighty Cobb has fallen to a
311 clip, which also includes the pad
ding. Stevie Ragan is hitting .212.
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Refused $4,000 for Allen Winter.
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. IN H.
Reardon. owner of Allen Winter, win
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Jack Holland of the Wichita team is
said to have received an OFFER of
place as manager of a Western League
team next season. Cooley also claims
to be negotiating for a job as a West
ern League magnate.-Joplin News
Herald. This is about as near to the
truth as some papers ever get.
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The Wichita team Is climbing up and
is now in second place. This Is the
team that has all along looked the most
formidable from this angle. BY a whirl-
wind finish the Jobbers could yet beat
Topeka out.
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Umpire Shuster is working in the
series at Springfield. Shuster will be
remembered as the man who stole sew
eral games from Topeka in Oklahoma
City Webb City and nearly every town
in the Western Association. The car
showed his authority yesterday by ban
ishing Hagerman from the game.