The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-29
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
Sioux City at Topeka.
Lincoln at Wichita.
Des Moines at Denver.
Omaha at Pueblo.


Long. whom Topeka released few
days after the season started is hit
ting at the terrific rate of 20S at
Springfield, Mo. Long started the
practice season in Topeka with an
average something like $3.50, but fell
off fast as soon as the pitchers
commenced to throw curve balls.
According to the Pueblo papers
there is likelihood that Hogriever
will not report to the Lincolnites as
he doesn't like the trade a bit If
that is the case the sooner Lincoln
quits trading with Pueblo the better
it will be. Lincoln traded Bonno to
Sunville and hasn't received anything
in return.
The Pueblo directors have express
ed satisfaction over the record of
charge of the team since Hogriever
faded from duty in Topeka.
Jimmy Williams, the veteran in
fielder of the ST. Louis Browns was
offered the Pueblo team free of
charge providing he could get away
frora McAleer. according to the Pueb-
10 Star-Journal. But Jimmy has wired
the parties who made him the offer
that he can't get away.
Patricio Bohunkus Bohannon is
playing first base for the Denver team
in the absence of Christopher Column
bus Lindsay, who injured his ankle in
making quick turn. And Patricio
is no novice on this sack and can hit
them about as well as the average
| first baSeman.
David warfield Sanders seems to be
| the most consistent winner on the
Omaha team, and yet they say that
| Sanders hasn't got thing" In the
game he pitched in Topeka the fans
| saw one thing of which he was pos
| sessed and of which most pitchers are
not, and that was a good head and
| control
| One thing which has impressed the
| Topeka fans after watching thirty or
| forty games in the Western league is
| that the pitching in the class A cir
cult is but, little better than that of
the old Shively circuit. But the field
| ing is away to the better. There are
| better hitters and there is more in
side baseball. Taking it all in all. the
class A game is much more pleasing
to the fans, all of whom agree that
| the recent assertion of DR.. Shively
| that there was no difference, is ILL
| founded.
.Cy Young III, who went to the big
| leagues little over a year ago from
! Wichita and who is now hurting for
| DR.. Jason down at Oklahoma City.
| tore two of the ligaments in his right
arm last week, and is out of the game
| for awhile. Cy is getting along pref
| ty we'll at Oklahoma City.
| Very few people know it but Arthur
FenIon, the hard hitting left fielder,
/ of the Topeka club is a former foot
| ball star, having played as half back
| at Nebraska when Bender, Borg. Cot
| ton, Benedict, Mason and a number of
| the former Cornhusker stars were
| making their regulations. Fenlon
played for two seasons. He is also
| Bachelor of Arts from Nebraska uni
versity. Incidentally he is one of the
most satisfactory players in the To-
peka team.
Omaha Bee: In Red Fisher Omaha
| has a man for the majors next year
who promises to surpass any ever sent
up by this city He now shows signs
| of going ahead of Jimmy Austin
even, for he has Jimmy beat at the
| bat and is probably as fast as Jimmy
! on the bases and in the held, tnough
| that is not disparaging Austin in the
least.
Des Moines Tribune: The Wichita
papers were assuming "holier than
thou attitude in regard to The pub
| LEGATION of attendance figures recently.
But during the recent Des Mo1nes Sc
ries they proved to be just as much
of prevaricators as the rest of US.
Denver Republican,: Herman Long,
once the premier infielder of the Bos-
ton baseball team, is in the city, hav-
ing come west in the search of health
Denver patrons of the game Will re-
member when Long played with Des
Moines in this league. Though MS
arm was reported a "goner'' and he
was showing the effects of his many
wears on the diamond, he was yet one
of the grandest felders ever seen III
the west Today Mr.. Long Will go
over to North Denver, wneIe ne Es WI
remain for some time with FRANK
Selee, formerly manager OF the chi
cago team in the National league, ana
later will go out to w. l.. EVerltt
farm, where he will rusticate for sew
eral months, in the hope of regaln1ng
lost health Since arriving in Denver,
Long has been holding daily ieVees OF
baseball fans, all of whom nave peen
anxious to shake his hand and wish
him return to the most robustness
that man can have
Honus John Wagner kunkel is
probably the youngest player on the
Topeka team, being twenty years OF
age. This is but his second year IN
the game McManus, who is by COM
mon consent the Oldest player on the
team is %. He admits that much
himself.
Secretary Carlisle of the fueplo
club has written protest against
TTmnire CIenaIvin and sent it to
President O'Neill. Glenalvin in
Pueblo enjoys the unique distinction
of being the worst ever, which Is quite
distinction in Pueblo.
The Western league race is one OF
the most spectacular in the country.
It was thought that after the warm
weather arrived that Sioux City ana
Omaha would draw away from the
other clubs but the margin is SUN
mighty narrow, with less than hum
dred points separating the first six
clubs. Lincoln and Pueblo seem to De
having a little contest all their own,