The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-30

ken finger The former is playing his
position with bad ankle. so bad. in
bases. Thompson win not be back in
the game before the last week or two
of the season, as he is wearing his
hand in a spint as the result OF a
the last three or four days the Bears,
the heavy hitters, appear to have lost
their batting eye. This is only tenn.
porary condition, yet it contributed
largely to the loss OF the last three
games played.
Chris Lindsay. Denver's first base
man, is limping around in the game
and is in no condition to play, al
though he is giving his best to the club.
This is one reason the Grizzlies have
been losing so many games Another
| is that the club hasn't enough pitch
| ers. Adams and Olmstead are the only
ones who are winners. Then too the
team Is shy on catchers- Haas, VINO
was only a fair catcher in the Western
Association last season Is doing all the
| work.
Hassler. whom Holland picked up for
his Wichita bunch. looks pretty good
and is already showing up strong in
the Western League If all the young
prove good men. Holland viii have a
good team next season for he is train
| ing enough of those youngsters.
| Cooley has three or four young pitch
| ers who want to trv out and they will
be here this week warming up to the
batters before the game. The big CHIEF
| is keeping his eyes open for youngsters
who will make good men next season.
He already has one cracking good out
fielder spotted and viii get him.
Wichita Beacon: Denver would like
to buy Weaver and has made an offer
Ifor him. There isn't chance for any
team to get him unless this climate
/ m inf breathe
ling apparatus. In that event, Denver
would be his choice. perhaps. as the
high altitude seems to agree with him.
When Denver first preached the sub
ject, Holland put It I'D to Weaver and
/ Buck at first was favorably inclined
to. the Mile High town. Since his re-
ne will be all right here, and every
body is glad of it There are couple
of Western League clubs which are
sweet on Pencil. too, but so far there
is nothing doing in that line.
Denver has sent Catcher Swampy
Thompson home for the remainder OF
the season; swampy has been out Of
of a badly injured finger and he
wouldn't be in shape to work again
until the last week or two of the sea-
lson.
Four weeks from tomorrow the west
fern League season will close with the
Denver team playing a double header
in Topeka.
] Pat Ragon, who led the pitchers of
1.-THE Western League last season while
with the Omaha club. has been sold by
president Murphy of the Chicago Cubs
to the Rochester team of the Eastern
League. Ragon wasn't considered fast
enough for the National League by Mr..
Murphy.
Roy Corhan, the fast little Pueblo
Ishortstop, is reported to be wearing
Ishin guards. He is excusable. however.
las he has a bad bruise on his leg that
lis threatening him with serious trou-
bile.
There is another story going the.
rounds of the Western League which
doesn't sound the least bit unreason-
able. 1t is certain that Clyde Williams
and go to Ames where he has a good
job coaching a football team. 1t is
known that some one has been secured
to take his place but none 1T,;,s OF those who
sor is. Here is the dope: ComisISey has
purchased Hamilton Patterson. last
tyear's Pueblo manager. from the st.
Louis club. Comiskey has a habit OF
sending players to Des Moines. at
lterson is a good second baseman, and
a good hitter. And If the other big
league teams don't howl too much. Pat
lterson as williams successor doesn't
look Hike a bad guess.
Old Danny Green isn't with ths
Rourkes any more. Since young Potts
ha. been secured King has gone back
to the outfield and Green was no longer
needed.
Denver News: Playing as it has the
| past three days against the tail-enders.
the Denver team is outclassed in the
Western League and the weakest OF
! the eight-club body. But the Grizzlies
are not playing up to their gait and IL
bers of the team are sloughing their
work. They have shown about as much
life and enthusiasm OF late as German
picnickers might over a water wagon,
and have been so listless that it has
been almost painful to see them go
two wins out of the last eight games
at home is a record for any team to
be ashamed of while playing on the
road. At home. with everything in
their favor, there is little excuse for IL
with regulars in every one of the nine
positions. To the credit of the Lincoln
club it might be said that the tail-end
team of today would now be In the
second division II it had started Off
with the lineup HOW presented, and had
played with the hustllng enthusiasm It
is showing under the management OF
Catcher Sullivan. In fact, It Is one
Of the best teams in the league at pres
emit Thomas has no superior a--.ong
the leagues first sackers. Hogriever Is
as valuable as any man playing second
base in the les sue when his batting ana
base running are taken into cousidera-
ton. Gagnier Is the class of the league
at short Cockman. who was secured
from the American Association. looks
&c, be an exceedingly valuable man IN
third in every respect Jude. David