The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-20
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
Junction City at Salina.
Abilene at Ellsworth.
Beloit at Manhattan.
Clay Center at Minneapolis.

| Salina has at last recovered from
| her slump. judging by the game won
/ from Minneapolis "Wednesday. Lien,
who is considered only a mediocre
| but the work of Mise. the hitless
| wonder, both at the bat and in the
field, really won the game. -rs-=
Poor Manhattan seems to be hav-r
ing a hard time to win. The sports
of that city can hardly wait for the
baseball season to be over and the
football season to start. for then the
Aggie team will furnish better oppor-
tunities for applause.
Bonnie Harris, a Cooley property,
pitched his first game for Junction
City, Wednesday and won it in easy
fashion. But two hits were secured
from his delivery. and he would have
scored a shut out but for the four
errors back of him. In the mean time
Harris had a hand in driving Brooks,
his Clay Center opponent, from the
box.
Maple, the Great Bend southpaw,
was expected to join the Salina team,
but up to date he hasn't shown up
and Manager Quigley is wondering
where he is.
Hard luck this. Happy Westcott
has been released by Clay Center be-
cause he wasn't fast enough. And
yet some people laughed when the
Topeka sporting writer's said that he
wasn't fast enough for Wichita.
The players on the Junction City
team are loyal to Manager Tom
Campbell. Just to show their loyalty
a few days ago, Tom was presented
with a handsome diamond ring.
Stokesberry, the brilliant Clay Gem
ter pitcher, is twirling his first sea-
son in professional baseball and IS
only eighteen years of age.
Kretzer and Wells, a crack pitcher
and outfelder of the Beloit team have
been released to Junction CITY, all be-
cause row on the Beloit team.
The Kansas State league papers
are demanding from President
averages of the different players.
The Great Bend papers tell of a
piece of alleged dirty work which
was pulled off by Bill link, Sunday
in his effort to win the pennant. 1t
is alleged that after the rain had
temporarily stopped the game, link
refused to furnish dry balls until the
Hutchinson team took the field.
Kneaves of the Lyons team. has
signed up with Abilene and is leading
off in the batting order for the
Abilenas. p. ..
Cecil Bankhead is out Of the game.
for a few days at Abilene on account
of a leg which he injured in sliding
to second early in the week.
Abilene has released Burton, the
teams second sacker. The coming of
Cecil Bankhead made his presence
Notwithstanding the fact
Some facts and figures about the
Central Kansas league are contained
in the following: Abilene now leads
in scoring most runs against oppon-
ents with $40; Junction City second
with 227; Salina third with 1924: Min
neapoIis, 2O4; Ellsworth, 202; Man
haitian, 1S1; Beloit and Clay Center
172 each. In being scored against,
leads with 1872; Salina sec
ond, with 179: Clay Center, 1S9; Be
lott and Junction City 1876 each: Min
200; Abilene. 224. and Man
haitian, 296. Clay Center leads IN
shut outs. having 13 to their credit:
Ellsworth is second with 10: Salina
and Beloit each; Junction City. 8:
and Abilene each and
2. Salina has been shut
1ut the fewest times. having failed to
register in four games: Clay CenterN
md Junction City failed to score five
lines; Ellsworth and Abilene each:
10 and Manhattan and
3eloit IL times.