The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-24

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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
| Des Moines at Topeka.
| Omaha at Wichita.
Lincoln at Denver.
| Sioux City at Pueblo.
! Jimmy Cockman. the st. Paul player
who was sold to the Links about a
month ago reported to the Links last
night. He complains of the miserable
| train service which kept him from join
ing the team four weeks ago.
If Lincoln had a few more men like
Davidson, the team would be up in the
running.
played the season of 1894 as batboy on
the Detroit club while Glenalvin was
playing second base on the same club.
McManus, who has not been working
with the Des Moines team for several
days got in yesterday and did some
good work. He was up twice with a
pair of hits. one double. McManus
will be in Topeka tomorrow and the
fans will get to see him work again.
He certainly is one grand catcher when
he is going right.
Cooley evidently has a find in this
man Darrah, who seems to be not only
possessed of plenty of pitching mer-
chandise, but knows how-to use it. He
seems to be great at fielding his posi-
ton.
Manske. former Des Moines pitcher,
is doing some good work in the Ameri-
can Association for the Milwaukee club,
and with Stoney McGlynn is keeping
the club up all the time.
Omaha Bee: The Western League
race is by no means over. In fact it
has only begun to get real exciting.
Ducky Holmes was too hasty in re-
marking at the end of his last series
in Omaha that IT'S all over now; T.
going fishing" OF course, Ducky may
go fishing at any time he sees mt, the
sooner the better for some concerned.
But the chances are he is digging some
thing else beside bait today. Ducky
must beat Omaha and Des Moines, two
most formidable opponents, before it is
cinched and the way things are drift
ing just now there is ample room to
doubt his ability to beat either. While
Omaha is still crippled by the absence
of Schipke. a man it counted SO much
on it has shown by it's victories at
Denver that it is in excellent fighting
form and is going down the line to the
finish with big head of steam on.
FL Paso has made Denver fiatter-
ing offer for the services of Jack Ia
husky, who is now catching for Fort
Collins while under suspension. Zalus-
ky probably won't want to leave his
present Job.
Omaha has new shortstop. Potts,
who is playing good game. This puts
King in the outfield and old Danny
Green is playing the bench.
Efforts are being made by the Des
Moines management to get the series
commencing Sunday transferred from
Wichita to Des Moines on account of
it being fair week.
Hoffman. the little third baseman of
the Links will doubtless play the bench
for a few days at least. Cockman will
be placed on third while Hogriever will
continue on second. Young Hoffman
gives promise but is starting the game
too early in life.
Des Moires Capital: Who will win |
the Western League pennant? The man
who could answer this question with /
any degree of certainty today wouldn't 7
be believed anyway. While Des Moines /
is battling at Denver. Omaha grapples
with the Pueblo Indians. the Sioux
Champs with Wichita at that place
end Lincoln is at Topeka, the dispute
wakes warm. There is large delega-
ton who do not hesitate to say that
t'Ducky'' has the rag in his pocket as
a bsolutely as IL 1t were waving on the
flag pole at the Packer park But there
are always many to back old cham
pions, with reason or no. "Ducky's"
ducklings loom large. there is no ques-'
ton However, there are many who1
point to the dangerous lineup marshall
ed by ''Uncle john Higgins, who has
shown ability to produce men when
they are needed. whether from de-
pendence on Comiskey or not makes
no difference in the ultimate showings.
Thousands there are who are backing
this aggregation to cop the bunting.
And to the close observer Omaha still
looks a team to be reckoned with
fBiIP' Fox is a tower of strength and
bis acquisition at such a crisis as this
by such a team as Omaha is not to be
neanIy reckoned. Omaha has won three
out of five games against Denver away
from home and Is hitting more ter
rife clip every day. These three -~rel
the bad actors. The outsiders continue
10 hope but if any besides those lined
I'D In the above paragraph land the
western pennant it will be a baseball
miracle. There is spice in, the ref1ec-
ion however, that baseball miracles in
his hard-headed age are the sort in
eonmonest circulation.
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