The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-16
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Topeka at Wichita.
Pueblo at Denver (two games.)
y Omaha at Des Moines.
Sioux City at Lincoln.

sioux City at Lincoln.
Off on the last road trip last nigh
the Topeka players embarked will
Wichita as the first destination. Two
games Will be played today. On the
last trip one game resulted in a tie
ana the Topekas will likely play this
or. sunday the team opens in Den
ver one game is left over from the
first trip and this will likely be thrown
on as an extra Sunday card. Tues
day the team plays two games in
pueblo and one the following day
The team returns home Friday, Sept
ember "a, for the windup. Pueblo
Will be here Friday. Saturday and
Sunday. There is one left over game
which will be played Sunday. The
Denver team will be here to attend
the seasons obsequies, opening Mon
day. September 27 and finishing with
double-header the 2sth.
Holmes. Pa Rourke wanted Holmes
to transfer the oux-Omaha series to
Omaha in exchange for the Sioux
City-Omaha series at Omaha later in
the season. There is big convention
of Eagles at Omaha this week, and
the series would have paid much
more than it did in Sioux City. But
Ducky doesn't like Rourke and just
to be contrary he refused Can you
beat Ducky for stubbornness
Bill Brennan who used to operate
as an umpire in Doc Shively's circuit
and later worked for Tip O'Neill, has
gone to the National league. Brennan
was only a fair umpire out here and
never got much favorable press COM
ment any place. He has been work.
ing this season in the Wisconsin-Il
nois league.
The Denver club recently had an
Onnnrf1lnifU n faI,
er. But Jones turned it down think
ing that Haley and Haas were good
enough. What kind of management
is that at Denver anyhow? Had Jack
suspended for a trivial offense early
in the season Denver might yet be
up in the running.
In Des Moines the papers are be-
ginning to print the names of the
spectators present. And needless to
say it doesn't take up much space
either.
Lincoln has an ambition to beat
and the News forecasts that at the end
of this week. Topeka's team average
will be the lowest in the circuit, with
the Links a little bit ahead.
Something should be done by the
Denver owners. This town which
should ordinarily be the best in the
Western league is one OF the poorest
and many other clubs have
repeatedly taken guarantees. The
fault isn't with the town, it is with
the owners of the club. A first divi-
sion club would be a money maker in
that town. But the club in Denver
this season, one Aof the strongest in
in the circuit is putting up
a game now that will only keep them
from reaching the cellar on account
of the proximity of the seasons end.
Manager Jones this season has been
failure. He is a brilliant player. but
no manager. Twice IN one series in
Topeka he caught fly balls in center.
threw over the catchers head, after
having previously called Belden's at
tention to the fact that he was just
going to show off. Time and time
again Jones has been thrown out in
an attempt to steal third with two
men out, when had he waited the hit
which was imm ediate1y delivered
would have scored him. AS player
these things may be all right. but it
is an awful example 20 set before his
charges. What Denver needs is a
manager. one who knows
some real baseball. There are any
1umber of men who managed teams
n the Kansas State and Central Kan
sas leagues this season, who could |
have done a great deal more with the |
Denver team than Charley Jones has |
lone.
Omaha Bee: Who steals Sioux city's |
steals trash.
Omaha Bee: The failure of Des |
Moines to support it's team is a keen |
disappointment to every fan on the |
Western league circuit. DeS Moines |
.hristened it's team the Boosters"
claiming that such title properly dis
inguished that city. If ever there was
living definition of the word "mfs
lomer" it is to be found in the Des I
doines team. Boosters indeed The |
cam boosts all right. but how about
he town? Forty-sixi That was the
otal attendance at a game recently on
he Des Moines diamond. And what
5 the situation? Here is John F. Hig-
'ins, owner of the team, with a club
hat is right on top, fighting it out for
he pennant, and yet for his efforts he
5 rewarded by an attendance of forty
Attend team there might be some
Justification for the lack of patronage |
nd yet real baseball fans do not with
old their patronage on such score,
asst. Mr.. Higgins came from Chicago
n unknown quantity in baseball, and
Re knew no more of the game than it
new of him. He finished last his
18th the determination not to finish
asst again. He spent lot of money
nd has succeeded, but what of it? 1t
sad commentary on city of Des
Ioines' size to be found in such a pew.
Higgins says he will transfer his team
} st. Joseph next year and even as
ad as ST. Joe has done he probably
ont lose by it. So far as the record
nows ST. Joe never fell below eighty {
inc in it's daily attendance.
The Links are hopeful of having the
nal Lincoln-Des JMoines series trans
erred to the Nebraska capital. The
lincoln bunch is drawing mighty well /
lis season for a club which has been II