The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-20
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
Lincoln at Topeka.
Sioux City at Wichita.
: Des Moines; at Denver.
/ Omaha at Pueblo.
4 Lincoln opens tomorrow. There will
be a double header Sunday, the first
game starting at 2:30 O'Clock.
The Pueblo papers are claiming that
Swift isn't pitching good a game
however, has not had the best kind of
encouragement in playing with the
Puebs. He is a good southpaw just
the same and if the Puebs don't want
MIN, just let them turn him loose and
see how quick Topeka grabs him up.
: Spencer is not being missed very
much at Pueblo although he was a
brilliant player. McChesney. who came
down from Indianapolis, seems to be
hitting the ball hard for the Indians.
But then it is likely that Pueblo receiv
ed some remuneration in addition to
McChesney for that boy Spencer was
| some player, and was leading the
| league in stolen bases.
Clyde Williams. it is reported, will
| Gull Tie Les team september
1, and will after that give his atten-
ton to coaching the Ames football
| team.
| Patton. Great Bend graduate, won
his first game for Omaha yesterday
Jokerst caught for Wichita and did
we'll enough.
Nee, the young Springfield ball player
whose sensational rise has been watch
| ed by his many Springfield friends, has
reached the stage where sporting edi-
tors are printing pictures of the fast
| infielder in characteristic poses. Nee
got off poorly this spring, being in
jured and having batting slump but
| his work is better now and he is the
| idol of the Central League fans at
| Dayton, Ia. The Dayton Herald I'M
Ger a three column full length snap
shot of Johnny in action prints a short
eulogy of tho Springfield lad starting.
Johnny Nee is the style of a ball
player fans rave about. He is whirl-
wind on his feet, clever fielder and
goes after everything that comes any
where close to his territory. He is the
| sweetest looking ball player the Vets
have had around third base in. a long
| time"
Erwin Hoffman. a brother of Arthur
Hoffman Of the Cubs. has been signed
by Owner Despair of the Lincoln club,
and will report at once. He is a fast
youngster and is a duplicate of his old
er brother when it comes to fielding
and hitting. The youngster, however,
lacks the experience of his famous
brother, the star utility man of the
Cubs.
Secretary Fairweather says that the
board of directors acted without pre-
cedent in awarding the disputed Sioux
City-Lincoln game to the Links. Mr..
F,airweather says it would have been
only a fair deal to have made the two
teams play it over, On this account
ne thinks the board of directors is try
ing to keep the Packers from winning
the pennapt.
Jack Holland is on the market for a
first basenan. With the sale of Cole,
field aad some one will have to be
found TO play tie first sack. Manager
Holland could in a case of emergency
but he doesn't want to and a man
who owns a team doesn't have to.
1t would hardly be fair to presume
that the sale of Cole to Chicago is a |
cover-up deal, as Cole will leave at
cnce to join the Chicago club. The
former Jobber will be in a Comiskey |
Uniform before the end of the week.
In his first game at Louisville Fen
lon bagged one of the four hits secured
by the Colonies and stole one base. be-
sides catching a few flies in left field.
BY the way he is carried on the score
book as Fenton.
Denver Post: According to reports
that are going the rounds Frank New
house of this city is to be given a
berth in the American League next sea-
son. President Hedges of the st. Louis
club recently saw Newhouse at work in
Texas, and was so impressed with his
work that ne has recommended his ap
pointment. George Tebeau of the Amer
lean Association is another magnate
who is after Frank. and who thinks
American Association. His work in
Texas has been of the best, and he has
out 'rowdy BALI in that league
much to the satisfaction of the fans who
go to the games
E. W. Dickerson in the Denver News:
It is amusing to read that the Chicago
American league team owners have
purchased the releases of Pitcher Lang.
Third Baseman Neihoff and First Base
man Dwyer of the Des Moines team of
the Western League. AS a matter of
fact, these men have been the Chicago
clubs property all the season and have
only been loaned for the season to
President Higgins of the Des Moines
team, a warm personal friend of Chas.
comiskey, the popular owner of the
White Sox. The Des Moines team is .
nothing more or less than a farm for
The Chicago American league team this
year, and The league is playing a bet
Ter class of ball than usual to keep !
Up with its pace. One more pitcher as
good as Miller or Lang would make :
he Boosters sure pannant winners. The
baseball public cares little whether q !
cam is farm or not long as it
avs the game. Denver would well !
come any kind of an arrangement in
baseball if 1t would result in a pennant
winner.
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