The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-20
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Topeka at Lincoln.
Denver at Omaha.
Pueblo at Des Moines.
Wichita at Sioux City.

Pueblo at Des Moines.
Wichita at Sioux City.
Cooley's knee which he strained in
the mud at Des Moines is getting
better. He will probably be ready to
return to the game Sunday, when the
team plays at home.
Kelley and Shipke ought to give
the Omaha stock boost. Shipke's
coming probably means the retire
ment of Pendry, the midget third
baseman. Still it is not unlikely that
one of the number will be shifted to
second to fill the vacancy caused by
Graham, and should this be done King
could return to the outfeld.
That Lincoln bunch must be hitting
its stride in fielding. Lincoln has al
ways been recognized as the fielding
team of the league, and yesterday the
team battled through sixteen long
innings without a boot.
slapnicka's performances yesterday
is the best account he has given of
himself yet this season. He was a
trifie off in control however, with six
walks and two hit batsmen, and this
undoubtedly led up to his downfall.
Mr. KunkeI was quite offended be-
cause the scorers did not give him
hit on Kings error. He said ne al
ways got hits on that kind in Topeka.
Omaha Bee Not that bad. Mr..
Bee scribe. The only hits Kunkel or
anyone else gets in Topeka are the
real goods and not errors Such in
situations are manifestly unfair.
Wichita is taking a slump but it is
largely due to Buck Weaver. the
angular -pin-looking structure
who also provides the brains for the
team. Bucks fingers are getting into
L. %1,A Will
be expected to en1iven the work of
the Witches.
The Witches have been hitting and
fielding good all season. During the
present trip. the team work was i'm
paired by the absence of Weaver, and
the team now leads the league in
errors and gets but a few hits each
day.
Lincoln News: Patsy Bohannon is
something other than a lucky pitcher.
The husky Kentuckian can sling lot
of conversation in that coacher'S box
and it invariably has an effect upon
the opposing wiggler. We know of
several athletes on the Lincoln pay
roll that would not be harmed by
taking Pat as a coaching exemplar.
Queer way they have of doing
things down at Atlanta. A few days
ago Dick Rohn was released because
a novice took his first base job away.
Dick was resigned within a few
days and is now the pride of At
lanta.
Denver has offered a place on the
team to Tom Lockhard, a promising
youth who pitched for local Denver
team.
The Grizzlies are after Chick
g. ~
team last season and who is now
headed for the minors.
Sioux City is having some trouble
with its pitching staff all right. With
EeilS away from the team and Starr
scarcely able to raise his arm, things
do not look very suspicious for the
Ducklings at the present time. Nc
Cafferty, the Toronto pitcher, didn't
make much of a showing in his de-
but performance.
Tony Vanderbilt got disguised With
the Joplin layout and threw up the
task of trying to lead the Baker co.
horts along the straight and narrow
lines Of baseball. A youngster who
is said to have managed Colorado
State league at one time, whose name
is Buck Buckles, has been put in
charge. This doesn't show up very
well for the Western Association.
Once more we should the thankful
that we threw off the coils of the
Shively circuit.
Des Moines seems to be working
Miller and LANCE the way Muggsy
McGraw did with Matthewson and
Wiltse last season. When one isn't
in the game it's almost a cinch that
the other one is it for the day.
The Sioux City papers are touting
Smith as one of the leagues best in
the shortstop position. He certainly
covered some ground in Topeka. But
then what's the matter with Doyyney.
who can cover as much ground as
any of them.
Sullivan the Lincoln catcher who
injured his thumb a few days ago is
ready to go back in at any time his
services are demanded.
McManus seems to have gotten into
condition again. and is doing his share
of the back stop duty. There is hardly
"a pair of backstops in the Western
league that have anything on the To-
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