The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04

Dwyer? asks the Des Moines Capital.
The Des Moines manager is as rarely
on the rampage as a day in June.
"a fns move , quietly around 5ill but
since 1t is very noticeable that things
move. Dwyer with his molasses
style, and "Ducky'' with his bromo-
settler form. make a curious pair of
managers, and in their methods they
are as far apart as the poles.
Yohe. q Texas third baseman who
was once with the Pueblo team. has
been gobbled up by the Washington
club through the draft methods.
Jess Pritchett who went to Pueblo
in trade for Hogriever, is doing some
considering him as q successor to
Corhan at short as soon as that nifty
little inf1elder advances as he is GER
tain to do sooner or later.
Catcher Nunamaker whom the Lin
coin management has been trying to
recall from the Dubuque team for
some time, broke in with the Links
Thursday and gave a good account of
himself He has been drafted from
the Dubuque team by Chicago. but
the Lincoln team will protest the
draft as he was Lincoln property, and
the Cubs have already drafted David
son from Lincoln. Only one player
Topeka has thus far escaped the
drafting of the majors. This may be
considered a slam on the team by
good omen for next season. All
know the difficulty under which
Cooley worked to get his team to-
gether for this season after having
been advanced to the Western league
after the majors and class A teams
had taken all of his players. 1t won't
be this way next season. 1t isn't
likely that any players will be drafted
now, as most Of the drafting is done
right at the start. Thus it will be
seen that Cooley in all probability will
have all of the local bunch to start
next season with. And that is a good
start. With the addition of a couple
of pitchers, couple of infielders and
little more hitting strength in the
outf1eld, the Topeka team will have
to be considered in the race from
the start next season This year the
infield was the first trouble. By the
ing staff fell down. Then the inf1eld
was broken up. followed by sub
sequent breaking of the outfie1d. This
right in mid season put the team on
changed in many respects from the
one which started the season, but all
the changes have been for the better
and Cooley has given Topeka good
team this season. Next season he
will do still better with the bunch
which is working for him now.
Cooley has some valuable players in
sight. The drafting season Will open
for class A clubs on September Is
and from that time on for fifteen
days, Dick will be gobbling up some
that will make Topeka famous next
season. In the winter some trades
will increase the strength of the club.
In the meantime Cooley is fighting to
hi m first
division, and If Pa Rourke doesn't
watch out. the Topecks-the team
doped as a tail end combination when
the season started-wiu nestle right
pennant.
A man is always considered innocent
until ha is proven otherwise in this land
ball folk have always been considerate
of Ducky Eolmes. who Is known
throughout the Western League for
that are rot Of the most scrupu-
lous brand. If the dispatches from
sioux City are to be believed, the sec
ond game of yesterdays double head
er discloses one reason for Holmes
great unpopularity over the circuit.
game which Topeka should have won
went to Sioux City through underhand-
ed methods. In the eighth inning To-
pelka scored a number of runs, enough
to put the team in the lead temporarily
at least. Sioux City delayed the game
refusing to put the third man out, play
ing for darkness. Had Holmes hurried
his men through the game, making
them play the kind of ball that has put
them up in the fighting all season, ne
would have had two chances to counter
act Topeka's lead. At any event that
would have been the sportsmanlike way
tc. have conducted the team. Baseball
owes its great popularity to the square
ness with the sport has always been
conducted. but such methods as Holmes
employed yesterday won't do the game
anv good and are bound to cause some
harm. Holmes and Cooley "debutted"
together a. 81. Joe in 1888. They have
always been friends. NOW with the
remnant in sight, Holmes shows will
ingness to knife an old friend, or any
I'll ing in fact to help the percentage
aIong-whether honorable or dishonor-
able The case is now up to President
Ti, O,Neill The facts are before him.
and there is but one thing that he can
do. That is to give Topeka the game.
But it should never have gone to O'Neill-
The rlnapircs-two of them-have the
right to forfeit a game anytime one
team makes a farce of 1t. That Is
what should have been done yester-
saw. Topeka doesn't need the game,
hut there is some principle involved In
fine controversy, which should not be
overlooked. This paper has pulled for
tl,e Sioux City team. and the fans of
have been pulling for this team.
Rut no one wants to see a pennant won
by subterfuge.
GOLD WATCH FOR ATTY WILSON.
Abilene Manager Is Remembered by
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