The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07

out. 1t is batting consistently and
playing the inside game effectively.
It's only serious weakness is in the
box. Inasmuch as it has the vast
majority of it's remaining games at
home, it ought to make a strong fight
with Des Moines and Sioux City. Ac-
cording to the schedule, 1t had just
thirty games to play, beginning FRI
home. three with each team in the
league. The nine abroad were three
each with Des Moines, Lincoln and
Sioux City. There isn't any good
reason why Omaha should not win
most of these games. of course it will
have to do this to win the pennant.
1t started this stretch of six games
behind second place, which is a heavy
handicap for a pennant winning team.
Sioux City Journal: Just before the
game at Mizzou park yesterday after
noon Manager "Ducky'' Holmes an
nounced that he again had suspended
Pitcher Buck" Freeman. Freeman
refused to report at the grounds in
uniform because he was "docked" for
the time of his previous suspension.
The action of the pitcher probably
means that he will never be seen in
a Sioux City uniform again. Time was
last season when Freeman was re-
garded as the star twirler of the Pack
ers, but he has failed to deliver the
goods this year and has not been
much good to the team. He has been
at outs with Manager Holmes the
greater part of the year.
Manager Billy Fox of the Omaha
team is cheerful to say the least. This
individual returned to Omaha with
his charges and said that he wasn't
the least bit discouraged about his
trip through the west in which Omaha
emerged with number of defeats.
Red Fisher said that with any kind
of luck they would have taken three
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an individual, however, laid it to the
umpire. Clark did some pretty good
work in Topeka.
The Des Moines pitching staff is in
poo rcondition for a gruelling pen
nant fight. Lang has Deen sick for
some time. Miller has a sore arm,
Biersdorfer has been sick and the
MacGregor, who proved an enigma on
the local grounds a few days ago.
Fay East is doing some pretty good
work on the second sack for Des
Moines as Clyde williams successor
and it may be that Higgins will not
secure Hamilton Patterson after all.
Cole. the Wichita outhelder. who
looked like a busher when the
Witches last played here, is making
good with the Chicago White Sox
and is getting his blows in nearly ev-
cry game.
Van Dine, a youngster who played
third base with the Des Moines team.
the first year the Canti1lons managed
the club, has hooked up with the
Louisville team.
Jack Forester has drffted to semi
professional baseball for the remain
der of the season. Jack has caught on
with Johnny Kings semi-professfon-
al team which is to play the Chicago
city-league teams this week.
Irving Waldron's error in last
Thursdays game is the first one that
venerable outfielder has made on tba
Lincoln grounds this season. He has
but three altogether and is leading
the outf1elders of the league in field
ing.
Fedor, the little inhelder whom
Holland purchased from Great Bend
has been released as too light for the
Job. Hassler and Jol1erst are the onIv
two of the Kansas State league pIay-
ers who have stuck 1t out this far.
Sioux City Journal: Those Links
are showing real form NOWADAYS ana
it takes a corlxing good club to beat
them. Outfielder Jude, as his dam
aged ankle grows better, is hitting
well and fielding nicely. With House.
Nunemacher and Washer on the club
pennant contenders and It is mora
than possible that the tailenders viii
put big dent in the league leaders
They may beat somebody out OF q
pennant. If that club had bit 81
luck, it would have been up In tha.
first division.
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