The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-18
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Topeka at Omaha.
Wichita at Des Moines
Denver at Lincoln.
Pueblo at Sioux City.
Nagel who has recently been secured
lby Lincoln is a southpaw. and will be
the only portwheeler on the team,
Rick Adams in a recent game hit one
batter and walked two more and then
Just to show what he could do famed
the next three batters.
i The Topeka team will come home for
a single spasm next Sunday, the game
with the Greenbackers being trans
ferred here instead of to st. Joseph.
DR.. Shively is quoted as saying:
~Wichita Is not playing above her speed.
1t simply shows that the Western AS
tsociation is stronger than the Western
League. If Mark Twain should say
the. same thing he would be accused of
trying to spring a joke.
Denver needs more pitchers, and the
i Denver management realizes the fact
Secretary Gunthorpe and Manager
Jones saying for them to secure an
other nigh class twirler at any cost.
ling apparent to every club in the
league, and with a possible exception
or two all the clubs are in the markets
for classy box artists.
/ Sioux City Journal: With a fair
break of luck and with the rounding
of the pitching staff into form, the
Champions will not remain long in the
lsecond division. Only few games now
lseparates them from place with the
Headers and with a continuance of the
tslugging since the beginning of the
lseason, the team is bound to win a
majority of the games. In all but four
games SO far the Sioux have outbatted
their rivals and it only has been the
failure of the boxmen to get into con-
dition that has kent them on the los
| ing end of the score. In addition to
their ability to hit the ball, the play
| ers are paying attention to the fine
points of the game. Manager Holmes
believes in inside ball and this system
1 is drilled into his men from the start.
Coming to Sioux City touted by their
home papers as the coming pennant
winners, the Denver Grizzlies have
shown anything but class in the four
game series. Charlie Jones has gath
| cred together a clever bunch of stick
| ers, but it takes more than that to win
championships. The club is woefully
| it is a safe bet that the Teddies do not
land in the first division with their
present staff. Gillen, despite his show
ing in the opening game. Is conceded
to be fine boxman and Olmstead also
lis a consistent performer. The other
twirlers cannot be classed as cham
pionship material And to top all, the
team must display more head work in
its general play before it can be con-
sidered a flag contender.
Some bum statistician is inf1icting
his computings on some Of the Western
League papers. In the pitching records
for example Kaufman is credited with
were lost. The truth of the matter. is
that Kaufman has credit for winning
three out of the five games In which
he has worked.
Anderson, of the Wichita team, is
leading the league in the number of
errors, having compiled a total OF IL
to date.
The injury to Zaluslzy's knee which
was received in the game at Sioux
City Saturday will probably keep him
out of the game for a couple OF weeks,
and will keep Eddie Zinram behind the
plate.
Jack Holland probably wishes he had
kept Arthur Queisser instead of send
ing him to Galveston. Weaver is out
of the game for a few days at least,
and Roberts is working behind the
plate, with the result that Holland and
Penneu have to play the initial station,
land how Holland does dislike work,
since he has become a Western League
n1agnate.
Swift while pitching a game at Lin
coin last week, became angry at some
OF the conversation handed out by FOX
on the coaching lines, and threw the
ball at him at full speed.
George Graham of the Omaha team
certainly has the sympathy of the en-
tire league. He was a player Who but
for an unfortunate accident to his knee
leagues AS it is now he is out Of the
game forever. Graham was a hard
working player and was well liked over
the circuit.
Sioux City Journal: Despite the fact
that it is still leading the procession,
Wichita is not taken seriously as hav-
ing much of a chance for the rag. The
Jobbers started the season in better
shape than any other club. The pitch
ers had the benefit of warmer and bet
ter weather in April than any others
in the league and are twirling in mid
summer form. When the other teams
hit their gait the "IzZies" are due to
take a tumble.