The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-02
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TOMORROW

! WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
| Topeka at Wichita
| Denver at Pueblo.
] Omaha at Des Moines
/ Sioux City at Lincoln.
The way the Omaha papers diagnose
the recent eruption between Rourke
and Francis gives Buck the worst of
it. Buck it is insisted was losing con-
! troll of his men, and he himself was sub
jected to a fine for an infraction of
the rules This angered Buck and some
words ensued during which Buck
| Threatened to jump the team. Franck
claims that he has several offers from
the outlaw clubs in California and
Goubtless will accept one OF them IN
less he can make up with Pa. The
| %Vorld-EIerald quotes Rourke as hint
| ing that he can get another good short
stop within a few days, if Franck
doesn't want the job any longer.
Catcher Nunamaker, who was with
the Links during the training season,
will rejoin the team August 8. In con-
sideration for his return by Dubuque
! before the allotted time, Hockenbery
and Catcher Mason will be sent to fip-
ish the season with the Dubuque team.
| Sioux City Journal: Manager Ducky
Holmes, of the Champion Packers, was
seized with a sudden illness yesterday
/ afternoon he was going to baseball
| headquarters in the Grain Exchange
| building, and for a short time it was
| feared that he would have to De oper-
ated on for appendicitis. Attending
physicians were able to give him relief
and late in the afternoon he appeared
at MizzOu park and saw his champs
put the finishing touches on the Boos-
tiers. The news that the popular base
ball leader was i'll spread like wildfire
over the city and created CONSERVATION
in the ranks of the loyal fans"
The Lincoln News still insists that
Lincoln lost nothing by the trade of
Bonno to Pueblo for a claim on an
other pitcher who never reported. The
News scribe evidently has it in for
Bonno as the following will show:
Gus Bonno is practically valueless to
the Pueblo club and is batted from
the slab on his almost every appear
ance. The Links dumped him none too
soon, although a hazy claim on RUDE
James was the best the local manage
ment derived from the trade. 1t was a
lemon for lemon and neither can
complain. The Lincoln club dug up
$500 for Bonno's release from Wash
iEgton last summer. The Sicilian
pitched wonderful ball for about three
months, but then blew up so. high he
has never descended. The banana man
a winner last year-but nerve and
courage are lacking. These qualities
he lost in the blowup, being supplanted
by a streak of yellow. Once in a while
delivers the goods. but it will never be
that way with the Italian. who is dead
to the game and in his grave.
Jay Andrews must be very popular in
Oklahoma City. The fans of that town
don't like the uniforms the team has
been wearing and have taken up a col
lection with which to buy new ones.
The former Topeka third baseman
comes in for an extended write up in
the Daily Oklahonan of a few days
ago. Jay after trying for 10 years
achieved the triumph of scoring from
first base on 4 two base hit When Jay
reached the bench he laid down and
went to sleep, first telling Eddie Noyes
to finish the game on third. But Jay
actually scored.
In the double header between Sioux
City and Des Moines at A1izzou park
last week, the Champs stole ten bases
on McManus and Lewis, the two cele-
brated Des Moines receivers.
E G. MiddIekamp has resigned the
presidency of the Pueblo club, and G..
place. Mr.. Garlic was formerly sec
rotary and vice president of the West
ern League.
Danny Green won a lot of applause
in q recent game at Omaha, by his
thrilling catches in the outfield. Danny
according to the Omaha scribes is re-
covering mis- old time fielding FORM
Mike WeIday, the former Western
Association and Western League cut
fielder has been transferred to the
Providence club of the Eastern League
in exchange for. the youngster Black
burn VINO, was purchased few days
go by Comiskey. -.-.
Spencer Arthur Abbott is recovering
L 10, Il
lision with PennelI in Saturdays game;
He was little lame yesterday but viii |
be all right today.
The Wichita grounds slo- . towards
first base This may have something
to do with the overthrows.
Wichita has a bad location for a
park It is two miles out and the |
street car facilities are totally made
uuate Holland is negotiating with |
some Wichita people for the lease of a |
tract of land on West Douglass, just |
three blocks of Main and Douglass, the |
center of the city. If Holland Is sue
cussful. as it now seems that he will |
be, the attendance ought to take a /
boost in another season. This is just |
what Topeka needs, an uptown park. |
Reading, Kan.-Sporting Editor of
Topeka state Journal Kindly an
swer the following question IN the |
Monday issue of the State Journal; |
Has a base runner a right to return !
to the preceding base after having |
legally occupied the next succeeding !
base.-B. L. Riggor.
He has. Inability to run fast |
enough is the only thing that can keep !
him from returning.
Cooley has signed Darrah, a new |
pitcher from the Central association. |
Darrah is a right handler who has 1
been doing some great work up in /