The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
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WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
| Des Moipes at Topeka.
Sioux City at Denver.
/ Lincoln at Pueblo.
| Omaha at Wichita.
Ducky Holmes explains it this way:
1--WE are not going very good right now
1 will admit, but you just wait until
the warm weather comes. Most Of our
team are old timers at the game, and
need little warm weather to get go
ing their best. The weather this spring
Is enough to put any club out of the
running. We will be coming strong
before many weeks and will be crowd
ing toward the front by midseason, and
will be fighting for first place before
the end of the season. Mark my word
And Ducky is about right, for his team
looks much better than the Lincoln
bunch.
| Harry Eells, the big pitcher at one
time with Joplin, is now with Sioux
City but isn't working very well yet.
In one of the exhibition games at Great
Bend Harry let himself out too much
and is now paying the penalty. He will
be all right in week or so.
| Young Deltz's injury was not serious
and he will be in the game in day or
so. The little southpaw is rounding
into form nicely and may get chance
on the rubber within a few days.
Third Baseman Locke of the Pueblo
| team will be sent to La Junta for the
season. He is still little shy on class.
Doc Miller, one of the Pueblo out
felders, is still in college and has re-
quested the management to allow him
to stay there until May II. His re-
quest will probably be granted now that
Lovett has been purchased.
| Second Baseman Walters. of the Pu-
eblo team, was injured in his side last
week, but the injury is not expected to
seriously interfere with his playing.
Hamilton Patterson, former manager
of the Pueblo team, has left to report
| to the St. Louis Browns. Patterson
wanted to stay in Pueblo, but Jimmy
McAleer needs some new infusions on
his club.
| Catcher Monroe, the new Pueblo re-
ceiver, has arrived at Sunville and is
in good condition ready to start the
season.
In a week or two the Western league
will have a much closer race, when the
warm weather gets the pitchers warm
ed UP to the game in good shape.
/
| Fox and Cooley are rot the only man
ayers to have a little trouble. Buck
Franck got into an argument while in
Denver. This is starting the season in
great shape.
! Old Jack Warner has left the CAL
weston club. Warner left town and
places his affairs in the hands Of an
attorney with full power to sell the
franchise for $4,000. The poor start is
nar,c he
job.
Denver Republican: deal was clos
ed last evening by which Outfielder Ray
Lovett, who was signed by the Dem
yer club last summer. becomes the pro-
perty of Pueblo by purchase. While
Lovett does not know of his transfer
this morning. as he could not be loca-
tel last evening by the local manage
ment it is expected that he will join
| the Indians at once and take up
place. probably in left field. President
Burke has chung to Lovett for almost
| a year, in spite of the effect that he
had but little work to offer the young
ster, as he was highly impressed with
the Chicago boys ability in the out
field, and also his manner at the bat.
This season there was absolutely no
chance for Lovett to play with Dem
up, and consequently he was reluctant
ly placed on the market. Manager Ho-
griever of the Pueblo club sees that
his outfield, so strong last year, needs
bracing up, and he selected Lovett as
the man to fill the gap. Lovett has
wonderful speed and appears to have
the making of a dangerous hitter. He
meets The ball nicely. and when he
does connect places the sphere to the
outfield on line. His ability to cover
ground at a rapid rate makes. it pos
sible for him to stretch many an or
binary single into two-bagger. In
the outfield he is practically a sure
man, and here again his speed proves
La valuable asset. Lovett should
strengthen the Pueblo club consider
ably.
Pueblo Chieftain: Kensel has been
fighting the ball over on third, but it is
Thought by fans and his teammates that
he will improve. Kensel had a great
lrecord last season-so good that the
Southern league and the American As
sociation were both after him, and the
directors feel that he will come into
Ibis own within a few days
Lincoln Star: Who said Topeka and
Wichita are being placed in faster COM
pany by being annexed by the Western
league? Looks that way, doesn't it,
thongh. with Wichita three games to
the good from the Sioux City cham
pions.
In a game at Fort Worth last Friday,
Abbott made three errors, Fillman
three and Nance two. Nance succeeded
infield-
Notice to Delegates
Delegates to state Sunday school
convention on reaching Topeka will
go to the First Baptist church.