The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24

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are winning now played in the south
ern and western division of the cir
cult, they Jared no better, Des Moines
won i've out of IL, Omaha won four
out of eleven, while Lincoln and Sioux
City only got three each out of eleven
games. On top of all this Manager
Hogriever has only had three pitchers
curing moot of the trip and the extra
amount OF work on Galgano and Swift
has begun to tell
Wichita's record for consecutive VIC
tories this season has been eclipsed by
the record for consecutive defeats.
Sh1pke played with Omaha before he
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The lola Record is lamenting the fact
that southeastern Kansas is without
baseball. Well, lola hasn't much to
kick about. The town had two or three
good chances.
Bill link has displaced Maxey as the
heavy hitter for the Hutchinson club.
The Packers must have had an awful
slump for there isn't three hundred
hitter on the club.
The two Hamlns, who are playing
with Lyons and Strong City are doing
some good work for their respective
teams.
Sunday, May 30, which is Memorial
Day. is an off date in the Kansas State
league
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to Speer, on the grounds that he mar
ried a Hutchinson girl and spent the
winter there.
Chick Wing of the Hutchinson team
had a chance to umpire in the Kansas
fore the season started he was hot
after job.
Emporia is talking about organizing
a city league, Walt Mason's objections
to the game having died out.
Beloit has signed a new PLAYER by the
name of Ash, who is said not to be
quite as dead as his name would in
dictate.
Clay Center has all of it's baseball
stock subscribed and everything is said
to be running along smoothly. Gram
ley is still watching out for good talent
with which to build up his team, an
doubtless the Clay Center fans will
have enough baseball to satisfy them
this summer.
Hutchinson Gazette: The two phe-
MONS who have who have developed SO
far are Routt Of Mcpherson and Harris
Of Lyons. If forecast would not be
out of place, safe guess is made that
higher league will see them work
next season. Harris is big fellow who
can stand lots Of work and he has the
smoke to deliver
Cubs Were Shut Out.
Newark, n. J., May 24.-The Read
ing Trf-State league club with Barthold
pitching, yesterday defeated the Chi
cago Nationals to O. Reulbach, who
pitched for the major league, was wild
and three of his four passes were turn
ed into runs
Score by innings: R.HE
Chicago ................0 o 0O000-0
Batteries-Barthold and Barton:
Reulbach and Archer.
Pleasant Valley 8, North Topeka 3.
The Pleasant Valley team defeated
North Topeka yesterday by a score of
8 to 8. The game was played at the
park near the Three Bridges.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
H Sessh T0R Eaiiey 1ass9S1S9&ss s
Batteries-Gheer and Sheets for
North Topeka; hoffman and F'ritze for
Pleasant Valley. Umpire-Allen. At
tendance-250.
Santa Fe O, Casinos 2.
st. Joseph, Mo, May 24.-The Santa
Fe general Office team was defeated
here yesterday by the Casinos by a
score of to 0. Score by innings was
as follows:
H. n
Casinos ........0 0 0 o o o 2 %
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brown and Ra-
keri Santa FEES. Elliott and Klauer.
Three Worlds Records Broken.
Los Angeles, May 24.-Three worlds
motorcycle records were broken. E.
Lingfelder of Chicago broke the eight
mile record, covering the distance in
six minutes 2S seconds, breaking Jack
De Rosters record by eleven seconds.
The 25 mile race for professionals
was taken by Lingfelder in "a minutes
25:05, held by. A. Mitchell of New Or
leans.
The 10 mile amateur event was taken
by A. Ward Of this city, who covered
the distance in minutes seconds.
The previous record was sos As.
Perry z, WiIIiamstown 8.
Perry, Kan, May 24.-Perry defeat
ed Williamstown in a baseball game
here yesterday, score z to 8. The main
feature of the game was the timely hit
ting of the Perry players "Lankey'
Stark did some fine work pitching.
Phil Knight Scored Knockout.
New Orleans, La, May 24-Phil
Knight of Leavenworth knocked out
Tommy Devlfn of Philadelphia in the
third round of the principal bout at the
Park View Athletic club Saturday.
Sold Tickets on Sunday-F1ned.
Waterbury, Conn.,, May 24.-The
three ticket sellers at last Sundays ball
game between Cincinnati and Water
bury were each fined SIS and costs for
violation of the Sunday law.
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