The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-28
Hitting Of Topeka Team Drops
Three Points i'm Week.
Several Opposing TWirlsrs Have
Been Hard Propositions.
FIELDING is BETTER.
Despite Bunching of Errors
Team Improves One Point.
Reilly and BOles Top Hitters
With Geir as Real Leader.
SATURDAY.

In hitting the Topeka team hasn't
prospered during the past week. There
is falling off of three points, due prin-
cipalIy to McGrath and some other OPP
posing pitchers. In fielding there is an
increase, but this is a mere TECHNICAL
ty of one point. In one or two games
the Topeka players have put up an
awful game in the field. mussing up
easy chances in much the same man
ner that a dog would a piece of bO-
logna. In one game there were seven
errors. The only sign of joy in the
fielding averages this week is the fact
that in the few games outside of the
poor ones that the locals have put up a
swell enough game to neutralize the
evil influence of the errors.
A slump of three points in hitting is
a bad omen, at the time of the season
when the Cooleysox are struggling for
position. The reason of the slump is
the fact that the best batters on the
team are not hitting. Geier is slump
ing a little, Kahl is away to the bad
as are Kunkel and two or three others.
The weak hitters are the ones who have
been doing the work. Old Spencer
Arthur, who was shamefully roasted
when he returned to the flock is doing
as consistent hitting as any player on
the team. Old Abs warpole has con-
club during the past week than any
other one man. Wooley is doing better.
but Landreth hasn't started in on his
hitting campaign yet.
Reilly still leads the club with the
best percentage, having reached the .421
mark. He hasn't. however. played in
as many games as some of the other
players. The same is true of BoleS. who
is hitting 1893. The real leader is Geier.
Phil is one of the eInost dependable hit
ters on the team-but has been slump
ing only for few days. and there is
no need of worrying over the remain
DER Of the season.
Wooley and Geier. who have been
struggling for the honor OF being the
best run-getter are tied with 6S: Kun
KEEL is third with As while Kahl is next
with A. None of the rest have over 40.
Cooley and Geier are the only play
ers on the team who have over 100 hits.
Geier leads with III and Wooley has
ITO. These two have been leading off
in the batting order all season and get
the most chances. 1t is also interesting
to note that Wooley leads in times at
In fielding, Abbott carries off the
honors of having the most putouts, as
a first baseman naturally does. Abbott
has 431 to his credit Kahl leads in as
sists with 279. Anderson leads in errors
with 80 to his credit. Only two play
ers have perfect fielding averages.
Landreth and Boles. Their records are
clear because they haven't been with
the club very long.
The most consistent performer on the
club seems to be the boss, Mr.. d. G.
Cooley. Mr.. Cooley has maintained
about the same average all season.
Week after week he hobs up with that
same fielding average of 1867. This is
a pretty high mark While his batting
average is not as high as ReiIIy's by
any means, it isn't bad and is always
a pleasure to know that you can depend
on Dick for .210 worth of hitting on the
season. There is something in being
consistent anyhow.
The records of the season inclusive
of the past week.