The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Wichita at Topeka.
Denver at Pueblo.
Omaha at Lincoln.


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Denver at Pueblo.
Omaha at Lincoln.
Sioux City at Des Moines.
Stanley Robson. the owner of the
st. Louis Cardinals is in Omaha watch
ing the work of Outfielder Harry
Welch. He says that the big south
paw physician looks like big league
material to him.
Jay Andrews has done well with his
Oklahoma City team. He took them
when they were seventh. Now they are
fourth and are crowding close to the
third place.
Lincoln News: Little Pendry looked
mighty good to the fans yesterday on
his first appearance in a Greenbacker
uniform. Jess Pritchetts sore legs
have been giving him no end of both
er of late and the Hoosier's playing
has been seriously affected thereby.
Pendry is not rated SO high as Shipke
as a third sacker, but his only chance
at a fielding assist yesterday was
hard chance and he handled it in
faultless style. The dope is that he can
cover third fully as well as Pritchett,
besides which he is better hitter. The
Greenbackers are strengthened by his
acquisition.
Kaufman, Burnum and Hendrix are
the pitchers upon whom Cooley is re-
lying to beat Wichita. This trio was
effective in the recent series in the
Windy City.
Wichita Beacon: Brennan received
a letter from President O'NeiI the 9TH
err day, telling him to pitch ball and
let the umpires alone. Ad's offense was
Directing to Mullins decisions from the
Des Moines grandstand one day when
he was not in uniform. Since he re-
ceived O'Neirs letter the sidewheeler
has declined even to glance at a man
with a blue blouse.
Sioux City Tribune: Umpire Mullin
fined 'BilP' Fox $40 for chewing in
| a game a day or two ago and then
wrote O'Nei1 not to insist on the fine.
He claims "Bill' didn't mean anything;
"Bill'' has the reputation of finished
"staller." He will rip it into the jumps,
meanwhile presenting his back to the
crowd. Then when the Jumps fires
him to the bench, Fox turns around,
grins and makes it appear as if was
only joking. It's pretty good stunt
and foxy William gets away with it.
| Tom Hughes, with Topeka in 1904
and 1905, is back in New York again
several times. The other day he went
| in and checked a batting rally. He
looks like he would stick this time.
| NICK karSten Is making good Win
| the Quincy team in the Central As
ISOLATION. Swain who went to Hanni-
bal from Wichita is pitching a winning
game.
| Under the heading "Hogriever's Bad
Acting" Otto F1oto prints the follow
| ing in his column in the Denver Post:
Manager Hogriever was at his old
| tricks yesterday when he took his team
off the field at Topeka just because
he and the umpire had disagree
ment. This sort. of action does more
| to kill baseball than anything else and
President Tip O'Neil will probably
| take action in the matter. Hogriever
| should have played the game and then
protested it. That would have allowed
1 the fans Of Topeka to have gotten their
moneys worth and not to have made
the trip to the ball park for nothing.
Hogriever's kick was that umpire
| GIenalvin refused to stand behind the
plate and decide the balls and strikes.
| The umpire explained that he had lost
| his mask and protector in a railroad
wreck and didn't care to take chances.
Hogriever insisted that O'Nei1 had sent
instructions that the umpire remain
behind the bat. When this was re-
fused he took the team off the field.
When wired this morning ONeil
stated that he had not decided what
action he would take in the matter I'M
til he had the written report Of the
| incident from both sides to the con-
| troversy."
| wichita Eagle: Standard for the
Grizzlies, is some second baseman. He
pulled off a few good stunts at field
\ ing yesterday. In addition to that, he
made our Mr. Brennan weaken in the
eighth inning when he came up for
the third time He had netted two
safe pellets and was coming UP to get
| the third, but Brennan fooled him and
1 allowed him free transportation.
| If Johnny Killing does eventually get
/ that Pueblo franchise and move 1t
over to st. Joe. he won't have to get
very many PLAYERS to put the team up
| in the winning. On the infield Clark
and Corhan look about as good in
their respective positions as any in the
| league. Clark IL a good hitter and a
good fielder. Corhan is a. little weak
/ with the stick but good fielding ana
| fast fielding combination is such
rarity that this could be overlooked
Walters is an acceptable second base
/ man. Curtis and Hogriever-f the lat
/ ter ever RECEIVERS from his suspension
are good outfieiders. The pitching starr
| is a good one, with Swift, Galgano and
Hatch. And Bonno has pitched some
| good games. # he can get his arm N
shape Killing would have four good
/ twiriers The backstop department Is
rather weak with Mite, who is a good
man but not heavy enough for the JOB
with a little Strengthening and this