The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-16

: the soldier box artist and believes that
he Is fast enough for the Western
i league.
Cass, who has Just completed a three
: years term OF enlistment in the signal
service. formerly played in in the Ohio
Pennsylvania Maryland league. Sincs
entering the government service he has
played semiprofessional ball with sew
eral fast teams in Nebraska and Iowa.
u Towne played against him in game
last summer and was impressed with
his work. He is big, strapping fellow
and bears a resemblance to AL Frurch-
ner both in build and in the manner IN
which he handles himself He is q
graduate Of an eastern college, where he
made his start in baseball
/ Ad Brennan complains about his
j tire atment in Topeka It will be aos
mittcd that two ninth inning finishes
at his expense wasn't very hospitablo
| way to treat a native Kansan.
| Jack Henry was pretty badly hurt In
Saturdays game. Brennan threw to Sec
end to catch him on a delayed steal.
and as Jack was sliding the ball hit
I him just above the left eye, leaving .
cash Of an inch or more in length,
played a great game while he was in.
His throwing to second has never been
better Than it is this season.
Jack Holland has picked UP a young
pitcher whom he expects to develop
into q winner for the Western League.
This youngster is Hunt with the Hutch
inson team in the K. S. league. Hunt
is a big southpaw of over six feet In
height. who seems to have everything.
Holland saw him pitch a great game
Friday. He has nice action. smoke,
good curve, plenty of noodle work. fields
his position in clever fashion, and ham
dies himself well i'll every respect. IF
he doesn't make good in the Western
League, it will be the biggest surprise
of the season to me-" said Holland in
telling of his new pitcher.
Holland is also greatly pleased with
young Hassler who will join the Witches
this week. Hassler. according to the
Wichita magnate, is Il well built young
| ster, who pitches great deal like our
own Bolivar Kaufman. only he possess
ses much stronger physique. Manda.
the intielder who was purchased from
Lyons along with Hassler, is being
sought by Cincinnati. The Reds offer
| ed a much larger price, but Lyons had
already mede terms with Holland, SO
Jack will likely get him. Holland is
&C rtainly going after young blood and
some of them are destined to make him
/ good men for next season.
Poor old Buck Weaver! This popu-
: lar catcher should quit the game for
the rest of the season. Buck is not
himself The asthma is bothering him
again. He has left the team and is now
at Manhattan. But he wouldn't go un-
til Holland drove him away There
d
cult over, than this tall boy, but he
isn't doing himself justice to try and
finish the season with the Jobbers.
Buck should HE himself to Colorado,
son. BY that time he would again
have his rugged and aggressive self in
good condition, and make Isben and
Holland good catcher.
Jack Holland left Topeka Saturday
night, and spent Sunday in Hutchinson
where he saw the great close of the
Kansas State league race. Holland has
spent considerable time in this circuit
and has a pretty good line on the play
ers.
That disputed game has been awarded
to Lincoln. and Sioux City is further
behind first place than was previously
counted. The standing of the Western
League, which is printed in these col
umns, gives the game to Lincoln and
is correct m every detail-the only pub
lished standing in this city, which is
correct every day in the season.
This new man Reilly pleases the fans.
He looks so far to be the best short
stop which Cooley has ever had on his
team, or the best that has ever worn
of the fans is that he is the real goods.
Most of the Topeka players are spend
ing the day fishing at nearby fishing
resorts.
Kansas City Journal: If the Western
Association continues to lave the trou-
BILE with uInpires it has been experience
ing tor the past month it will adopt the
title Of "Rcwdy Baseball Circuit of
1909" In no league in the country has
there been as much game forfeiting and
fighting with umpireS as in the Shively
and it is a wonder Presi-
dent Shively has been able to hold the
league together as well as he has. The
Western Association has had trouble
In keeping intact this year. Ant the be-
ginning of the schedule Joplin and Webb =
City were in the circuit, but those teams
played bad ball and fans soon boycott
ted them. President Shively found they
must be transferred or there would be
trouble in keeping those
Leoms from disband.ng because of fin
ancial difficulty. FL Reno and Sapulpa,
Ok two or the smallest towns In the
present circuit, were very anxious to
get franchises ard therefore when the
Joplin team was transferred II went to
e. Reno. Shortly after that change the
Webb City team was transferred to
since as far as keeping ii in
,act is concerned. but the trouble with
lDp ires has been the worst in the his
ory of the organization. Shortly after
he changes In the league were made
he race for the pennant frightened up
Ind this is partly responsible for the
rouble with umpires. Every team il
ighting hard for every game and UNI
'ires have had to suffer many times
when they made correct decisions
hey should have been reversed. Games
lave been forfeited in the first inning.
hich forced the park owners to give
ain checks and therefore practically
Ifford to do this. as every dollar counts
n q league Of that size Tresfdepf