The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-19
COOLEY IS AT HOME.
Topeka Manager Isn't Discouraged
over Showing on Road.

Dick Cooley, manager and owner of
the Topeka baseball team, returned
home this morning. having come from
Sioux City where he left the team last
night. Cooley has entirely recovered
from his recent attack of appendicitis
and is as hale and hearty as in lays
of yore.
He is not discouraged over the recent
disasters which have befallen the
team, but is optimistic and claims that
the Topeka aggregation Is now stronger
than it has been at any time this sea
son. Cooley is juDiIant over the pros
poets for the team and is prophesying
a first division team. The acquisition
of Forester, Cooley considers a ten
strike. for Jack has been pitching the
best ball of his career out on the coast.
which he has appeared this season, and
Cooley considers that he has at -s.s-
come
The addition of Jack Henry, Cooley
also considers a strengthening move to
the team. In one of the Des Moines
games, Henry won it on his nerve OH
the bases, stealing home on an infield
play and causing the ball to be thrown
away, allowing another run to come
across Immediately following.
Cooley is pitching Thomson regu-
larly now and the little broad Shout
dered southpaw is doing much better
work than he did in the spring, show
ing all kinds of promise. Harris is
possesses an unlimited supply of nerve
in the pinches, something that is badly
needed by pitchers in the Western
league.
The rest of the team is doing good
work Abbott is playin" a good game.
KahI has entirely recovered from his
recent injuries and is hitting and field
ing up to his old standard which has
sackers in the league. The outf1eld is
now intact and is playing good game.
Cooley is not worried over the numer-
GUS defeats encountered on the road He
attributes most of them to a general
slump in hitting and but two OF them
to bad umpiring. One of the Des
Moines games was won by the opposi-
ton through Empirical blunder or
courtesy, as Cooley is inclined to term
it. Kaufman was exiled from the game
Friday for an offense that was ex-
treme1y trivial, when he had the game
well in hand. and practically won. The
team after Kaufman's ostracism lost
out. Glenalvin hasn't improved very
and in the second game yesterday
which the Topekans won, Cooley as
serts that seven men instead of three
were put out in the first inning.
With the team in its present coIdi-
ton Cooley looks for an upward squirt,
and a first division berth. I'VE will be
home Friday and will put up some good
games against the two Colorado teams,
coed enough III fact to put US up in the
running again. Our pitching staff is
better than it has been. I would like
to have it stronger if possible, and am
willing to spend a thousand dollars to
get a good pitcher, any time can find
one, but pitchers are scarce. The big !
leagues won't turn loose of any good
men"
Today is an off day for the Topeka |
club. The team will open a series of
two games in Lincoln tomorrow, and |
will return home Thursday to rest up |
before opening with Denver Friday. |
Forester will pitch tomorrow. and To- |
peka will then know whether he VIII
stick in the Western league or not.
1t is not known who will umpire in
the coming series here, but it will
probably be Clark, as this official is the |
only one who hasn't appeared on the
local grounds yet.