The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-13

catcher would do the Denver team
whole lot of good too.
Old Jay Andrews is just about all
that a hero could be in Oklahoma City.
He has his proteges safely tucked away
in second place in tine Texas league
race. The Nets now have a percent
age of 1854, while the Houston team
which is leading the league is only $50.
Jay is confident of winning the pennant
and the chances look pretty good right
now. Cy Young who has beer out of
form through accident and sickness all
season is now pitching the best ball OF
his career.
There is still talk of the veteran Jim
Mcclure buying the Oklahoma City
club He has gone SO far as to get an
option.
Harry White, who played a great first
base for Denver last season is visiting
his old teammates. Tie has with him
a couple OF Chicago Semi-proS who may |
get a chance to try out at that city.
Ed Reulbach. the Cubs great pitcher, |
row is tied with a worlds record for
of games. He has IA straights to his |
credit. Jack Chesbro also performed
this feat in 1904 These are the great |
est records at the present pitching dis
lance of sos feet. James Mccormick
in 1886 won "a straights, while Luby
of Chicago in 1890 won 20 straights, but
both these records were MADE Wnen tne
pitcher stood closer to the batter. Ruel-
bach is a graduate of the old Missouri
Valley league where he pitched for two
years with the Sedalia team under the
name of Lawson. He and Alderman
were on the same college team at Notre
Dame in 1901.
Jimmy Sullivan, the Lincoln catcher
on his return to Denver said that CLAUDE
Hendrix was the best pitcher in the
Central Kansas league. But as Claude
failed to make good with Lincoln IN
two attempts he didn't think the others
were worth monkeying with. HIS Judg-
ment regarding Jepson, is the same as
that of Manager Cooley, who made one
special trip for the purpose OF seeing
him in action ard returned home dis
appointed with the big busher
The Lincoln team has new caps and
those They needed both of them on
the last visit here.
Lincoln News: Don Despair has wired
from Des Moines that Third Baseman
Cockman is to report in Lincoln Thurs
day or Friday; that St. Paul was com
during the absence of Second Baseman
Wrigley from the game The dope is,
beyond all question, that in Cockman
the links have acquired a third sacker
who should be the class of the league
in fielding his position. Despair Is hot
on the trail of a dependable second
baseman and when he lands his game,
the irfield ought to be as strong as
ever, despite the sale of that brilliant
performer, Billy Fox. to Omaha.
Lincoln offered the Bloomington. Ill.
team $500 for Second Baseman Cutshaw
of that team but the offer was declined
with thanks.
Fugate the southpaw, was mistakenly
reported had signed with the Pueblo
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pendent team at Red Cloud, Neb., and
| he chose to remain there. Lincoln once
gave him half-hearted tryout and now
the Lincoln News is in favor of giving
him another chance. He mas won nearly
all of his games.
Sioux City Tribune: "Ducky' is GER
tainly a fortunate individual. His club
he has been losing bit of late he
grabbed the cream of the business in
Des Moines, drew the largest crowd
Omaha has turned out this season, and
home the latter part of the week. And
yet a couple of the magnateS in this
league are knocking "Ducky,' who has
made more money for the organization
than any man in its membership.
Sandy Griswold mas taken the trou-
BILE to dig up the record on Umpire Der
rick. the latest addition to the O'Neil!
VI,
Omaha World Herald: George Derrick.
the new umpire just added to the West
ern League force. is an old basehall
player For the past Is years he has
been unpiring in the Southern, texas
and Pacific states leagues prior to-
which he had several years experience
in the game. When not deciding points
in the game. Mr. Derrick acts as or
ganiZer for the Woodmen of the World.
This is his first visit to Omaha, and al
though he had heard much of Nebras-
kas metropolis as national headquar-
tiers of the w. o. w, he was surprised
to see the size and commercial import
ance of the city. Mr.. Derrick is ac-
companied by his wife. They both de-
clare the warm weather here is delight
full compared to that of Texas, which
state they left last Saturday.
Des Moines Capital: Secretary
| John Byrne returned from the east
| last night where he was in search of
a pitcher for the local aggregation
bringing a new slab artist with him
| Durham comes from Indianapolis
where he has been taking treatments,
| as he has been under the weather for
| some time. This spring he tried out
| with the New York Giants Durham
is no spring chicken and he is husky
| He has practiced law in the east.
| With this addition the local
| Champs should have no trouble to
| win the pennant. This gives DWyer
| at least three men upon whom he
There is a rumor that Higgins has
a line on another good pitcher who
| will be added to the team later on.
Owner Higgins is certainly going
| after the pennant in earnest when he
| goes that far east after a pitcher. He
| says that Des Moines will win the
pennant, no matter how much it
| costs.