The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-16


CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE.
Minneapolis at Junction City
Beloit at Abilene.
Ellsworth at Clay Center.
Salina al Manhattan.
The showing of the Clay Center team
during the past few days has been
good. The Gramleys have been playing
the top notchers and have been putting
up a good article of the national pas
time.
The games in Salina now 81. when
the six o'clock whistle blows.
The Lyons grounds are the poorest in
the league, but they are excusabIe as
the town got the team on short notice
and had no time to make any extend
ed improvements
Great Bend has a new second base
man, Earthman, who comes from the
Arkansas State league.
Great Bend Tribune: For almost the
first time since he has been here Honey
played the bench while Weber, the new
man. took his place on the field. Weber
Is one of the fastest men on bases seen
In the Arkansas State league and has
record this season, of stealing AZ
bases in 81 games. Last year he played
third base with that team and felded
$40 and batted 1855. Earthman, also
from the Arkansas State. is a new man
on second. He fielded on third last
year, $50 and batted 1858 in this league.
He came from Helena. Patton is the
new pitcher who has Joined the team
and he comes from Columbia, South
Carolina, with a good record. Columbia
is a town in the South Atlantic league,
a class G organization. He hasn't
worked in any game yet, but in work.
out yesterday looked mighty good.
Wellington has signed a new catch
er. named Harris.
Bert Mcdonald, who started the sea-
son with Wellington. has Joined the
Toronto Bill Maxey.
Hunt, a pitcher from Colorado has
Joined the Hutchinson team. but hasn't
been given much Of h chance as yet to
show what he luggs In the way Of mer-
chandise.
Hutchinson Gazette: Bert Haas arriv-
ed last night and went to Mcpherson
this morning to join the Salt Packers.
He will remain with the salt Packers
until Miller is in shape again and then
he says he is going to the Pacific Coast
league. He says that the Western as
ISOLATION Is on its last legs, and will
out Haas says that Barber Is giving
a good account OF himself at BartIos
vile, but is working too hard
I4agenaur is still worshipped AZ a
hero at Mcpherson and especially so
since he won a recent game with n
timely two sacker in the ninth inning.
Hutchinson Gazette: Butch, T4raesa
is going to be retained at the helm with
the Larned club MacGrath is another
man that is assured OF his Job. link
has let 1t out that whenever MacGrath
wants a. berth. to let him know. There
is money in the young Topeka lad. Be
sides being one of the top notch Twill
ers Of the league. he is wonder with
the stick
It is reported that a Tebeau scout has
been in Salina and looked over Fury
and Lawrence, the crack battery Of
that team.
Joe Bond Of the Manhattan team Is
rated as the best third basenan in the
Central Kansas. He was with Ellis
worth last season
ShuII, one Of the Manhattan garden
ars. was with Salina early in the sea- =
son but he has been released, A
One of the best second basemen in
The Central Kansas is said to be Nose
81 the Beioit team And he is one OF
the Iittiest. too.
Because Superior. Nebraska. offered
them more money than they were re-
,eiving for playing In the Kansas state
eague Depew. McPherson's manager:
smith, Synek, Clark and Jones OF the
oraslSa tow