The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-22
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW. |
; Omaha at Topeka.
DeS~ MoineS at Wichita
Lincoln at Denver.
Sioux City at Pueblo.
Manager Dick Cooley left for Kansas
City last night on business connected
Principally with the opening of his new
smoke house, although incidentally he 4
may make IN effort to secure a couple
add1t1oaal ball players for the club
He is after another pitcher, who will
be invaluable on the next trip as there
are a number of double headers to be
Played He also has his eye on a
youngster or two in the Western AS
sociation and he may go on a scouting
home. 'srss-s 5sfssssssrs5 ef-a4 n r-+'e7s
And when Cooley does come home. he
VIII be back in the game. The Topeka
Eagnate announced last night that his
ankle is mending rapidly enough to get
PACK and that he would probably be
III the lineup Friday or Saturday
It has been found that Pitcher Me-
C1ntock was physically unable to pitch
on Sunday. A few days previously in
practice he received a line drive in his
ribs. pain has been botheting him
ever since, and after subjecting him
sell 10 a medical examination it was
McCHntock was unable to throw a curve
Ball, and much less field his position
properly
1t is not likely that the Pueblo fran
chlSe Will be sold. Last Friday morn
ing the Chieftain printed a. story to the
effect that. a price had been placed on
the team, and that negotiations were
on for the sale to Snapper Kennedy
of st. Joseph. s., The business men of the
n a int ~
list was passed around which secured
enough funds to last the team for
awhile. After taking an inventory of
the assets and liabilities. the directors
one to the extent of So, 900 by the first
of July. One reason of the clubs fin
ancia1 failure. is the failure to win
games. The club has won but five road
games this season.
Des Moines has a new fielder. Her
isberger, who is graduate of Niagara
university and who is said to be a
corking good fielder. He will be used
as utility for awhile but near the end
of the season. when clyde Williams has
to go to Ames to take charge of the
football squad, he will likely be the
regular second baseman.
La Junta, Colorado State League team
since his suspension.
Some one has started the report that
Cooley isn't satisfied with Rasty
Wright. Nothing could be further from
the truth why, 1 wouldn't trade
Rasty for any pitcher on the circuit"
said Richard this morning. He has
already won two games and lost but
one, and he will be winning nearly ev-
cry game he pitches before the season
is much further advanced
Pitcher Jackson. recently released by
Denver. is trying to get connected with
the Pueblo team. And Jackson really
promises to work, which is something
altogether foreign to his nature. If he
will work he will make a good pitcher
but no lazy pitcher, ever won many
games.
Atty Wilson, an old Western Assoeia-
ton favorite, is slated to become the
manager of the Joplin team within a
Nashville from Springfield, but failed
to stick there, and went east where he
played awhile before getting back to
Joplin.
Pueblo Star-Journa1: Umpire Clark,
by his poor work yesterday lost Pueb-l
10 as a friend, and no matter what
he may do later, the remembrance Will
always be here of the raw deal he
gave the team In many instances it
was so raw that even the Denverites
were inclined to smile. The first run
of the game for Denver came as a
direct result of a rotten decision, so
plainly wrong that it was wonder
that Clark dared to call-it as he did.
Jones hit liner into. Left field and
Curtis made great running catch of it,
getting the ball low. possibly six in
ches from the ground. Clark called
the runner safe at first, claiming that
the ball had been caught on a pickup.
| His decision drew the whole band or