The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-14
undisputed possession OF first place. So
may it ever. be.

undisputed possession of first place. So
may it ever be.
Davey White, who was sent to Webb
City on the trade for Downey. baked
and refused to go. Instead he has gone
to his home In Rosedale. Kan. where
he will feed under the paternal roof.
Bill link caught on with Webb City
and played against Enid Wednesday.
He slammed the ball for two hits, one
OF them being double. During the
same day the entire Hutchinson team
secured but two hits.
Twenty-one battery errors in one
game is the record Of the Salt Pack
ers Wednesday against Springfield.
This number included nine walks and
chuckle in his sleeve when he hears
this?
Dick Rohn has made 100 hits in the
Three-Eye league and is leading the
league in fielding with LOSS chances
and only 10 errors.
Oklahoma City has released Nichols
the utility player OF the team. Nichols
has. left for Texas where he will finish
the season.
Oklahoma City Times: Cole pulled
off a couple of stunts yesterday, grab
blng balls that would have been good
for two bases on both occasions
The pennant fund still continues to
grow. In the neighborhood of $3.50 is
now in sight with subscriptions com
ing in on every mail There is but lit
tie doubt that the thousand asked Tor
papers are in different places over town
and many names are being added to
these. The amount you wish to give
should be made known to either sport
ing editor as soon as possible. Inc
pennant is now within sight and the
more announcement offered the play
ers, the better will be the chance to
float the rag in Topeka next season.
II the amount can't be raised In To-
peka, It will show that the local fans
are less loyal than those of Wichita
Oklahoma City and Hutchinson.
The locals went to Enid this after
noon for series of three games.
This will be the last appearance for
the locals in the new Western associa-
ton town and Topeka should cop two
Of the games. This series will end
the present road trip.
And Young Ty Cobb was ratified
| into doing a lot OF inartistic work
that shocked his friends This was
his work when Jack O'Connor of the
st. Louis Browns watched him per-
form. AS a result the dream Of $4,000
by President Baker Of the Joplin team
vanished like vapor before a mid day
| sun.
Can 1t be that Folbre has shot his
bolt. He has been worked pretty
hard during the past month and in
fact he has been about all the Nets
have had to keep UP in the race. But
now he seems to be failing the Nets.
Only a few days ago the Tripletts shut
him out by landing hard on him in
the tenth inning Tuesday he went in
to save the game but was compelled
to retire after the first three men to
face him had hit safe, running in five
scores. And Thursday the locals
touched him up for eleven hits the
1t is now the Nets boosted pitching
stan is falling down. McClintock
hasn't delivered the goods for a
month Bemis pitches only occasion
ally in the form he showed this
sprinR while Bandy IL winning but a.
slight margin over half Of his games.
AS it looks now the pennant belongs
out of the running.
Manager Frank Barber of the
Hutchinson team celebrated his APP
pearauce at the helm with sparring
match with Kunkle OF the Spring
Held team in his first game as man.
ager. The trouble commenced with
vie name with Barber directed at
Kunkle accompanied by q challenge
for a scrap. Kunlkle accepted and
Barber Is now sporting q swollen lip
and battered cheek.