The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Pueblo at Topeka
Denver at Wichita
Des Moines at Lincoln.
Sioux City at Omaha.

According to the batting averages of
the league appearing in some of the /
western League papers. Hollenbeck of
Omaha is leading the league with an
average of .406, but has played in few
games. However. Smith OF Sioux City
appears as the real leader, having a |
swatting average of 1873. Belden of
Denver. who was such terror to our
pitchers few days ago Is doing pretty
we'll with an average of 1856. Cassidy,
who bagged four hits in one game with
Topeka, is worrying along with per
cent of .257.
Comiskey, though the Chicago Post,
says that he remembers when Hog
riever first broke into the game, and
that it was in Chicago in 1890. This
tend to spoil the delusion of "a years
of playing. But at that he will proba-
bly, be in the game for several more
seasons. He is a great ball player, de-
spite his Objectionable temper.
The papers over the circuit are en-
larging on a story printed in the
Kansas City Journal one day last
week about Cooley and Killing having a
three hours conference. while the To-
peka man was in Kansas City. The
Pueblo papers see the light in it by in
ferring that King will buy out Pu-
eblo. Other papers say that 1t means
that Killing will buy the Pueblo club
and transfer it to st. Joe. The truth
of the matter is this: Cooley is going
to open up smoke house and pool
room in Topeka in a few weeks. King
has an establishment in Kansas City,
which is one of the best. Cooley hasn't
operated a place of this kind before.
Johnny king is his friend, and natur-
ally the Topeka magnate sought the
advice of the Chicago recalcitrant. Be-
fore going to Kansas City Cooley didn't
know much about the business. When
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his tongues end. And it is almost a
cinch that nothing but the billiard bus
mess was discussed, for Cooley couldn't
have learned what he did in such less
than three hours. incidentally Killing will
be back in Chicago before long, possibly
| by July 1.
Wichita Beacon: "Ducky" Holmes Is
worrying for fear Buck Freeman will
get married. Let him, "Ducky." Buck
has been mighty wild this spring, and
a wife might tame him. 80
1t is reported that Larry Milton has
Joined Little Rock.
| Pitcher Karsten. of Lincoln, has
been sold to the Quincy team in the
Central Association. He wasn't quite
ripe for Western League company and
on him for he is expected to blossom
into winner some day. Lincoln got
him from Denver. He was with the
Springfield, Mo-. team in the Western
Association last season.
| Lincoln has also presented the yell
low cord to Rothermel. pitcher, who
reported a few days ago, but who
couldn't do much on account of an in
| jured ankle.
| Billy McDonough, Denver's catcher
of last season, who is now with Fresno
| is trying to get back. McDonough has
written to the management and IT he
! is willing to play for the same salary
he will probably get his job back. The
outlaws are showing symptoms Of ex-
ploding.
| The Lincoln State Journal thinks
that Swift, the big southpaw pitcher
of the Denver team, threw his arm
away in that II inning battle against
Lincoln early in the season. The Jour
nal supports it's conclusions by the ar
gument that he hasn't pitched good
game since.
| Chick Aubrey. the first baseman of
the Omaha team last season, has been
sold to Boston by Cincinnati, on a re-
fusal of Boston to waive. Chick was
a sensation out here last season, but
didn't get much of a chance at Cincy.
Hoblitzel has this job cinched. Aubrey
| if he gets chance may do pretty
chances at Cincinnati. Omaha sent him
up there as an outfielder in 1907. In
! 1908 he came back to Omaha and work
| ed at first, getting another chance. He
ter disposing of him to Omaha for
song.
| Des Moines Tribune: Steve Meter,
the former Highland Park college pitch
Ter. seems to have the goods all right.
He yesterday held Lincoln down to four
hits Meter is big fellow and If he
does as well all season as he has
started out to do he will be one OF the
best twirIers in the league. When he
was in college here he was picked out
as the best college pitcher in the state
He seemed to have about everything
that a pitcher would need.
! Sandy Griswold, of the Omaha World
I Herald, accounts for the slump of the
| Des Moines team, in the following
manner: Heard it said that the reason
that Des Moines does not PLAY more
consistent ball than she has lately been
| showing is because there are two mem
bers of the team who consider them
selves out of place in a minor league
A couple of them had a chance, but
were returned labeled mot ripe" For
get it, Artie, and you. too. Chink. There
are ball players IN the Western League,
and right here in Omaha, at that, who
| can make you both look like village
| ounces.
| Tay Kense1, who was sold to Water
loo by the Pueblo team. has acquired
his release from Waterloo and Will go
to the La Junta team in the Coiorado
State league. He wants to play in the
/ region of Pueblo where the SunvIlie
/ magnates can read accounts of his Won
4 derfu1 deeds of valor on the La Junta
/ battlefield.
y Sioux City Journal: Despite the faet
| that Wichita is leading the league and
has been at the head of the procession
almost continuously since the opening