The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-29

WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW:
Pueblo at Topeka.
Denver at Wichita.
Des Moines at Sioux City
Lincoln at Omaha.
According to expressions from the
Pueblo players. Topeka is outdrawing
Wichita by large margin. Wichita
park is too far out.
pitcher has Joined the team at Wich-
tia
Why doesn't wichita lose once in a
While when We win. That fifth place
would look pretty good right now, just
before going on a trip.
Red Quigley, who was with the To-
peka team in 1905, is now with the
Oakland team of the Pacific coast
league. The papers out there refer to
him as a youngster. Stevie Raglan,
who got his job on the Topeka team,
is on the same team with Quig. Quig
started the season with Shreveport in
the Texas league.
Oklahoma City is after Thomason. Jay
Andrews wants him for the outf1eld.
The chances are though that Tommie
will finish the season taking his regu-
lar turn in the box.
Holland was after a Chicago city
league pitcher who had a good reputa-
ton. He didn't land him though. The
Chicagoan cleaned up 5000 a month
pitching in semiprofessionaI games.
and did not think well of a Western
league berth.
The Lincoln News says that with the
present attendance in Des Moines, that
franchise should be turned over to s..
Joseph instead of Pueblo. Des Moine.'
isn't turning out over 800 a day, AMI
the team is fighting Omaha for second
place.
Pueblo Star-Journal: Indians is "a
poor name to give a ball team. anyhow.
It's a hoodoo. Doesn't everybody know
that the Indians are fast-fading lot
and that their sun is setting? Why
not change the name just for luck for
the remainder of the season?
After having been on the road for
thirty-one games. the Pueblo team goes
Of games. The way those Pueplos are
going some of the other second division
teams should be on the lookout
Manager Walters of the Indians says
there is no chance now Of taking the
team away from Pueblo this season
The club. he AYERS, has come through
the long trip in good shape. both
financially and in point of playing re-
suits.
Corhan, who is generally recognized
is one of the best shortstops around
he circuit is laboring under difficulties;
He has a bone bruise on his IeIt hano
which is just recovering from an op-
ration while he wears the thumb on
lis right hand in d bandage.
Sioux City Journal: Aucked away in
/ safe n c. L. Thornberg's cigar stand
# the Hotel West is $1,000 to be bet
n the outcome of the Western League |
,ennant race. Last week several DOCS
ers of PA" Rourke's Omaha athletes
we're in Sioux City, and the rumor be- |
q me current that they desired to wager
inviting from 500 to ten times that
mount tEat the Omahogs would cop |
he bunting this season. Two or three /
sioux City fans hastily raised $lOOO ana
,laced it in the hands of Mr.. morn
,erg. where Il since has rested. Mr..
'hornberG said as yet he had received |
o offers from any Omaha man. me
Ian to switch the August dates De-
ween the Champions and the OIndhoSS
he Eagles in Omaha probably will be
allied off. It was suggested that Sioux
,ity play in Omaha or the dates sche-
uled COR hera and that Omaha come
lace. Pa" Rourke came in with
ourter proposition for the shift of the
eptember dates. but the matter will
OF be considered by Manager Holmes.
Uncle John Higgins doesn't like Glen
lvin. He says he will file charges OF
1sanity against him the next time he
ppears in Des Moines.
Big Al Furchner who was the main
tay of the Sioux last season, and who
ow belongs to Cincinnati, was batted
ut of the box a few days ago by
cam from South Dakota.
Frank Jude. the Lincoln outfielder.
ill be able to get into the game again
ext week His injury was nothing
lore than an ankle sprain.
Jack Love is certainly making good
the American Association. Kansas
ity was about to release him early
/ the spring. but he has proven one
f the finds of the season. next to our
wn Emory Olson. Jack is hitting and
Gliding in nice style.
Sioux City Journal: The deal where
V Otto Koeppirg, the little shortstop
wned by the Sioux City baseball man
cement who is farmed out to the
uperior club of the Wisconsin, Mime
1ta league was to be loaned to the
lincoln club for the remainder of the
,asou. has fallen through because of |
re strenuous objection of the Superior