The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-10
American Association.
National League.
American League.


Clubs Won. Lost. Pet:
Detroit ........-..........8 y .66l
New York. ..............-2 10 -oly
Philadelphia ........-..2S ~ .95d
Boston .........s....s...z4 ~ .ooo
Cleveland -........-.....-19 Y -46S
chicago -.-..-.....-.....-II $50
St Louis. -........-.......H a 40
washington ....-......2 IL 5vS
college football hero. He isn't
loafing though for he directs the Of
Tense of the team from the bench and
closely scrutinizes every play.
Fenlon was shifted over to right
field on account of the sun, and
Thomson went to work in left. Fem
lon got an assist from right field in
the ninth inning and that on ground
ball too. WATSON rolled one back of
completing the out.
Thomson left last night for Louis
Vile. His last performance was a
pretty good one. He hit safely twice,
once beating out bunt, but had no
chances in the outfield. 1t really
seems a shame to let one of the few
real hitters on the team go.
Downey was on the firing line OF
the only double play of the game,
scooping the ball to Kahl in the
reached first, after which Thompson
hit to Downey. Both men were
caught.
Downey got credit for an error
through the work of Umpire Eugene
Ford. In the fifth inning Downey
threw a trif1e wide to catch WATSON,
but to all in the stand it looked to be
an out, as Kunkel was quick to cover
the bag. Downey had to have an err
ror to balance up with the Empirical
mistake.
The game was delayed fifteen min
utes in the fourth while the umpires
were debating a decision. Thomson
reached second, when WATSON made
Me should go to third, taking one
| base each on a steal which he had
started and the wild pitch. Umpire
| Ford ruled that Thomson had not
| started to steal when the wild pitch
was made.
Geier seems to be a versatile play
er. His work on third yesterday was
perfect and would have done credit to
Bill Bradley.
Manager Charles Jones of the Den
yer team played with the st. Louis
| Browns last season, and is a good
| man. He was turned loose by the
Browns only because he had an OPP
portunity to settle down in a fat man
agerial berth. He is the bright and
! shining light of the Denver outfield.
Jones will be remembered as the man
whom the Joplin Globe said would
| have to give way to Brother Paul
Cobb.
| There will be a real umpire this
afternoon. In Denver there has been
| q 9nnO1nfan
| not have one in Topeka.
Kahl got the prettiest hit of the
game in the second inning when he
laced a liner just inside the left field
| foul line for two bases. Poor coaching
ran him into the plate while the ball
was on the infield.
Downey made a great play on a
line drive of Maag's in the second
inning. 1t was a difficult ball but
| Tommy set for 1T and easily retired
the Texan at first.
Heinie Mag, the Grizzlies third
sacker is from Texas. Last season he
and Butch Kerns were team mates on
the Dallas team. Mag has just been
shifted to third from second, and If
he is any better at second than at
third he is good enough for the ma
jors.
| Thompson, Denver's catcher, was
first tried as an inf1e1der. He was
highly touted for awhile as a third
| sacker. Owing to the shortage in
| backstops he was shifted behind the
plate where he shows fairly we'll.
Secretary ]. T. Gunthrope is with
the team on the present trip.
Patsy Bohannon, the big Irish
: | member of the team is Manager
Jones' selection for the rubber this
afternoon. Patsy has been doing
some pretty good work, even though
many have said it was about time to
apply the DR.. Osler practice. Wright
0 is doing the work for Topeka.