The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-07

sioux city at Pueblo.
According to Secretary John r
Byrne of the Des Moines team. the
paid attendance at Pueblo on the
opening date was 3.42S. This is the
game at which 5000 were reported
10 nave been in attendance. Mr..
Byrne ought to know for his club
opened there and he was on the gate.
This leaves the Topeka crowd
the banner one of the opening day
Jay Andrews gives the following
account of his last pitching exper-
fence. Jay was once a pitcher and
a good one too. "It was in 1897"
said the big third baseman this morn
ing. II was with the st. Joseph club
In the old Western association. and
was captain of the club. 'Dud' Risley
was also a pitcher on the same club.
We were in Peoria playing and it was
the day before the season broke up.
Rlsiey was pitching and l was playing
third. Along in the ninth inning our
team was away in the rear. Joe Nc
Ginnity was pitching for Peoria
There were couple on in the ninth
inning and Peorai was hitting hard.
bud was not getting away VERY. good
so yanked him out and put him on
third while / tried my hand in the
box There were a couple of men on
the bases and none out. 1 walked the
first man. and the next man Just let
strikes on him and thought was
getting away pretty good But the
next one. the batter hit right on the
tail feathers. and they have never
found that ball yet and some still
think that the ball never came down.
Anyhow L went to the bench, and 1
can still hear 'Dud' Risley laughing
at me. We lost the game about 20
to l. / have been playing third base
since that time"
Leslie Nunamaker, one of Lin
coins young catchers, has been re-
leased to the Dubuque team of the
Three Eye league.
That Lincoln bunch Just doesn't
seem to be able to start. 1t is one
of the best fielding teams in the
league, but weak with the stick, and
the pitchers haven't been delivering
as well as was expected. The Lincoln
hopes were in the fielding of the team
and in the pitchers.
Des Moines has a pretty good look
ing bunch and are apt to give some
trouble before the season is over. The
main weakness of the team at the
present time seems to be the lack of
a seasoned catcher. The pitching staff
is good and the fielding and hitting OF
the club is above par.
the Denver team is one that must be
watched. Denver has had a good
bunch of material for several sea-
sons but lacked organization and
the head they seem to have acquired
both. Jones is playing a great game
himself. He was up Ave times Tues
day with five hits.
Pueblo Chieftain: Rusty" Owens.
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has been with the Indians during the
training season, but who has not yet
appeared in any of the games, was
last night given his release. Owens
season and as he had not shown any
signs of improvement, the manage
ment decided that he was not fast
enough for the present company.
Owens is pretty well liked in Denver
and he will likely try to get on there.
Lincoln News: Gus Bonno, who is
due to report to the Lincoln club to-
morrow in Pueblo, will not be COM
PEELED to pay a fine after all. Guy
Green was willing the Italian should
report, bdt feared that there would
be an automatic application of the
national commissions decree that all
players under contract or reserved
must report not later than May 1. IT
develops, however, that Gussie wired
two days before the league season
opened, offering to report II trans.
portation were forwarded. This offer
was equivalent to reporting and the
macaroni man thereby escapes a fine
Omaha Bee: Cadman's injured leg
was taken out of the plaster cast
Monday evening. The attending
physician says the hurt has healed
Surprisingly well and promises that
cadman can play again in two weeks
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