The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
Wichita at Toreka.
Pueblo at Denver.
DeS Moines at Lincoln.
Omaha at Sioux City.
Today is an off day for the Denver,
Pueblo, Wichita and Topeka clubs. To-
| eKa is playirg an exhibition game al
Colorado Springs. Tomorrow Wichita
opens four game series at the local
lot.
Doc Pollard, once a Topeka pitcher,
has been managing the ElReno club
ir the Western Association, but has
given up the job. This is the aggrega-
ton which started the season at Jop-
lin, but which was later transferred.
peka this spring. at which time Baker,
the Joplin magaate, said would win
the pennant. The team is in last place
by long margin.
The following team supposed to be
the best selection of the American AS
ISOLATION for each position is from the
Toledo NcWs-Bee: Monte Cross. the Sc
lected shortstop, is no longer available,
having gone to the Baltimore team.
Olson and Hetling are the selections for
second ana third base Selby is also
named as a pitcher. There are doubtless
some places where improvement could
be made, but not at second or third.
The News-Bee prints the following:
Milwaukee players were discussing the
strength of a club made up of A. A.
players, the other day, and the picking
cut of this one caused some of the
athletes to contend that it would make
a good showing in either of the majors:
Strunk, center field; Josh Clarke, left
field; Hickman, right field; Carr, first
base; Olson. second base; Hetling, third
base; Monte Gro. s, shortstop; McGlynn
Leroy, OImstcad, Selby. Link and Che
ney pitchers, and Block and Hostetter,
catchers.
What is the matter with the new Lin
.oln owners, are they in the game for
mere commercial purposes. This is
question that is being asked ali over
the circuit When Guy Green turned
over the reips to he new regime. the
fans looked for soi1ethlng better han
tail end team. bat the team now is
worse thai "nep the ncW manase 13enl
I ook charge. The eoE1meTciaustI~ ten-
dercies OF the new mana genlcrt were
fully demonstrated when Billy FOX Yves
sold 10 Omaha New this man Fox is
more tlan an ordinary man % baseball
Probably here is no manager in the
who knows The game better, nor VINO
gets along better with the players in
lis charge. DUoky Holmes got FOX
from M1nrea1,o is, paying 81 good price
Tor him. 10 was sold for $500. Holmes
paid q much. sreater price. Rourke
y autcd Fox and wanted him J8c and
he would have paid much more 5ur
that isn't The worst what the Lincoln
team Is without FIX Eaver seemed 30
be considered. There Is not better
man on the team than Fox, no ono VINO
is able @ take he joo OF playing man
q ger. Thu team VIII have to worry
q ong now without brains. The team
may win few genes. but not very
many wittoUt some gray matter being
Then the management sod
Johnson, Who was the clubs best pitch
Ell. What other motive than CONNER
cialiem could have prompted this move?
And there is some doubt as to the wis
dom of the Jude-Campbell trade, and
gain it may not so through. Omaha
has promise d Johnny Pcndry nut -PendTy
is still playing with Omaha. An anna
teur is playing in Fox's shoes. The
team needs more than an amateur
and it needs to keep its good
pitchers instead of selling them, and
hen payiag losing pitchers such as
Forester, salaries in excess of any they
ever received before. It won't be long
until the slump in attendance will be
the sentiment of the Lincoln
fans to the new management. With