The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-11
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GOSSIP
Topeka at Wichita.
Enid at Springfield.
Oklahoma City at Joplin.
Webb City at Hutchinson.
WHERE THEY PLAT
TOMORROW.

Topeka at Wichita.
Enid at Springfield.
Oklahoma City at Joplin.
Webb City at Hutchinson.
Pollard added another to his long list
of victories yesterday when he snatch
ed one from the Nets and put them
down little closer to the other teams
Yesterdays defeat for Wichita makes
the second time this season that the
locals have trounced Scott. the much
touted Wichita pitcher. Scott is claim
ed to be about the best twirler in the
association. ~|' 4
Nichols, who was released by the
Wichita team a few days ago, is put
ting up a good game at third base for
the Midgets. He is a big improvement
over Anderson who has been occupying
this corner of the Springfield infield.
Hutchinson News: Shusters over
ripeness was shown yesterday when he
at all but throw his glove on the ground
and his being sent from the grounds
was as senseless a thing as could have
been done.
The Springfield team is making an
effort to get Charlie kid" Nichols, the
old Boston pitcher, and should he be
secured he would greatly strengthen
the pitching staff. But the kid Is pro-
badly out of baseball for all time as he
runs big bowling alley in Kansas
City.
Bob Bandy was to be given a three
weeks rest by the Nets. After laying
off for four days he took his regular
turn in the box and lost. Bandy is
working in hard luck this season.
Red Wright has been made manager
of the Enid team in the place of Spec
Hurlburt who is now in Topeka spend
ing a ten days suspension from Doc
Shively. Wright is generally recognize
ed as one of the best hitting and best
fielding first baseman in the league
He is a popular player and ought to
do good work for the Railroaders and
bring them up out of the rut.
Hollingsworth is with the Oklahoma
City team on the present trip of the
Nets through Missouri but is not allow,
ed to play under orders from Farrell
of the National Association until his
ownership is cleared UP.
1t must have been a pretty hard pill
for the Nets to swallow after taking
fourteen straight games, to lose the
| fifteenth to Springfield, and to be de-
feated by a former Met Louis Woods.
But there never has been time in the
history Of baseball when CASTOR could
not trim MS FORMER teammates.
DIR. Shively who was in Springfield
| few days ago gave the following inter-
view on the present race to the Spring
| field Leader: with a little strength
ening. Springfield would be one Of the
most formidable teams in the associa-
ton. No one has cinch on the pen
| nant this year by any means. Okla
homa City is at the head Of the first
division and is playing the best ball
| in the association, but you can never
| tell when the best Of us will take
| tumble. They are going up against
some hard propositions on this trip and
it would not surprise me to see some
other team forge ahead of the Nets
There is something peculiar about the
| games this season. I guess 1T must be
| the weather. All the teams in the as
ISOLATION have played some close con-
| tests, and just lost by hard luck The
| frequency Of rain storms has cut down
| the attendance at games so Tar this
| season. 1 don't think there has been
| Sunday that the fans were greeted by
| cloudless skies. I am glad to see the
business mems organization of SPRING
| field taking an interest in the success
| of the team here. There remains con-
| siderable of the stock that is unsold
and 1t is not right for two or three men
! to carry this along through the sea-
I son."
Thirty Executed in One Day.