The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-21

Springfield at Enid.
hutchinson at Webb City.
Rip Hagerman has been sold to
resident Charles Murphy OF the Chi
cago Nationals for price which Is
said to be in the neighborhood Of $3,-
ooo. This is the largest price which
mas been paid for a player in the
western Association in the history of
the association. Cobb was reported
to have been sold for that amount,
put the deal was denied by the st.
Louis authorities who had been men
TONED by the buyers. Hagerman will
probably not report before next
spring. He has fine chances of max
ing good.
And while Dick has been selling,
George Landreth was showed off on
Louisville. He was highly recommend
ed to Iebeau and Chivington and the
Louisville authorities lost no time In
securing his services. The price has
not been mentioned.
Bob Kahl left last night for Hutch
1nson and will work out with the
PACKERS during the remainder of the
season. He will replace Trainer, one
OF the poorest ball players seen here
this season. Kahl was merely loaned
for the balance of the season.
Manager Cooley yesterday negotiat-
ed the purchase of Pitcher Rhody
Hendrix from the Enid team, the
same place from whence came Selby,
the real star OF the Topeka twirIing
staff. Hendrix should be in some time
today, but 1t Is not known whether
he will be able to make connections
or not.
Louis Woods, the former Met who
has been playing with the Springfield
team this season, has been released.
Lou hasn't been pitching a very good
game this season
Talk about umpire batting! Mana
ger Jack Mcconnell Of the Nets has
been banished from the grounds twice
during the past week. And yet the
Oklahoma Times speaks of the Topeka
team as an umpire batting aggrega-
ton.
In the big fire at Oklahoma City last
Saturday, Harry Cheek lost one of his
treasured possessions. It was his big
catcher's glove which he has used con-
tinuously since the organization of
this circuit in 1901.
Joe Frantz, the nephew Of the ia
nous parson, is attracting a great deal
of attention from the dope artists all
over the circuit on account Of his hab-
it of hitting the ball: n
Now that Topeka is raising a thou
sand dollar purseufor- the Cooleysox
when they win'the pennant, the Which,
tia fans, not wishing to be outdone,
have advertised the fact that they will
raise a two thousand dollar purse. But
then it's mostly talk. w-.
1x,t,1
scheduled to join the Nets for the
past two weeks has finally arrived in
Melville and will be given a berth in
the outfield. Nothing is known of the
youngster except that he is highly
touted as a hitter. That Is what the
Nets need.
Clayton Clark, the young pitcher
of the, Jobbers has been farmed to the
Independence team of the OK league
by Manager Holland. The lad possesses
worlds Of speed, but is unable to do
much at the present time on account
Of a sore arm.
The Enid team is playing a great
game at the present time and had the
Babes attained their present form ear
lier in the season they would have fin
ished a couple Of rungs higher in the
ladder.
Hard luck for Joplin. After having
extensively advertised the fact that
Bayless would finish the season with
the Miners, President Shively has
vetoed the proposition to allow him to
play. And it is right that he did, for
should Bayless play with Joplin every
game that Joplin would win could be
protested by the losing team, and the
protest would eventually stick should
the case be carried to the national COM
mission.
And now, comes President Baker OF
the Joplin team and says that Jimmy
McAleer doesn't know what he is talk
ing about when he says he did not buy
Cobb and Wanner. for says Baker. Il
received any check for them yet and
it is quite likely that some other team
may yet pick up Cobb and Wanner.
Beals Becker who was sold by Wich-
tia last season to Pfttsburg, and who
was turned over to Little Rock by the
Pirates, has been purchased from Lit
tie Rock by the Boston Nationals. He
has left Little Rock to Join the tribe of
Dove.
The Oklahoman says that Pat Fol-
bre Is troubled with bad case Of heart
failure. He probably is as he hasn't
been in the box since he was given
such touching up by the Topeka
team last week.
Thrailkill, the old Washburn foot
ball player Joined the Hutchinson
team here yesterday and was given a
trial in left field He had no fielding
chances but failed to hit. Thrai1kill
has played considerable semi-profes-
sional ball, but was never known as a
hitter although he has a good reputa-
ton in the fielding department Of the
game.