The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Topeka at Pueblo.
Wichita at Denver.
Sioux City at Des Moines.
Lincoln at Omaha.


Sioux City has the pennant. Only The
rareSt kind of fortune can turn the tide
in Des Moines' favor at this time. To-
peka fans who have pulled for Les
Moines must now admit that Ducky S
team has it. The Sioux have undoubt-
edly won many games by questionable
methods. Des Moines has made d
square and a sportsmanlike fight Or
the flag all the way along, and she
might have won out had it not been for
Clyde Williams having to leave the
team at a crucial time, thus breaking
up the defensive. Ducky has it and for
this he should have credit of being d
Holmes is after results. He figures
that the world is after results and
doesn't care for methods The Sioux
City fans like results. The world may
always look to results and forget the
methods, but maybe it won't. At any
rate instead of receiving the congratu-
lations of every manager in the circuit
after the race is over, Holmes will have
nothing but their luminosity. And after
all what profiteth it a man if he gain
the pennant and lose mis- friends?
There is still a race in the Western
league, granting that Sioux City has
the pennant. The last place in the
fourth division is not settled. Topeka
and Wichita each have a look in, and
from the way the two teams are going
now the only thing in Topeka's favor is
the lead which she now has over her
ancient rival. Both teams clash for
the last time this season on foreign soil
tomorrow afternoon Then both return
home to meet Denver and Pueblo. If
Topeka can only win as many games
as Wichita all will be lovely.
Topeka returns home Friday for the
last stretch of the season. AS we are
coming down the home stretch, it is a
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Come out and pull for the team, aud
make our first year in the Western
first division one.
The first year for the Topeka club in
the Western league hasn't been
money maker. In fact the team has
just about broken even. There Was
nothing to start with after the town got
into the Western league, the drafts of
the majors and class A teams having
riddled the team of last season. Cooley
had a whole new team to build up. 1t
was hard proposition, and called for
the expenditure of lot of money. And
along with the good men, he had to
take usual percentage of gold br. ok
material. Next year it will be different
If Cooley gets five new men for The
proper places the club of next season
will be in the running from the start.
AS 1t is this season we will finish
ahead of three of the clubs in the West
ern league last season.
How nice it must be to live in Kan
sas City. The town hasn't had a ciCb
above sixth place in ten years.
Spec Mise. the little shortstop who
was with Salina all season and who is
now helping out the Lincoln team, once
got a tryout with Sioux City.
Lincoln News: A Conspiracy by :hs
other clubs in the league to do up
Ducky"-isn't this the silliest of dope?
The Sioux City newspapers must Shout
der the responsibility for this besmircn-
ing Of the league. Being deathly fear
full that the Sioux might slip up in the
final sprint to the wire, they began cry
ing wolf at the Cooleysox. Now it is
taken up by the outside press and mag
nified until it is made to appear that a
dastardly conspiracy has been Matched
to do up the immaculate Ducky. Isn't
it time for the misguided scribes of
Sioux City to back up?
Columbus has a Cullen playing sec
ond base. Wonder If it is Jack Cullen,
the youngster who started the season
here. Cullen has been playing some
where near that section of the country.