The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-03
Umpire Clark Probably Will
OfFiciate for O'Neill.
FLYNN ABLE TO WALK
Still Is at His Hotel in Town
Where Hurt.
IsbelI and COoley's Drawings
From South Probably Good.
Where They Play Tomorrow.

Omaha at Topeka.
Sioux City at Denver.
Des Moines at Wichita.
Lincoln at st. Joseph.
Omaha comes today for four regu-
larIy schedule games and probably
postponed one. The Omahogs have
lust visited the mile-high town and
the Grizzlies initiated them like the
Packers did Topeka-took them all.
Surely, the CooIeysox will find meat
soon.
Umpire Clark probably will repre-
sent Tip O'Neil here in the present
series. Flynn is still at his hotel bare
ly able to walk.
The Jobbers got their hooks into the
defunct Bartlesville Western assocta-
ton club for Pitcher Clyde Ensley and
Catcher v. ]. Clemens. Cooley has
Barber, and Beckley is coming. Where
the other players went has not been
learned, but those four are likely to
prove the cream. Barber looks like
conner and the catcher Wichita got
hit around 1925.
In Sundays game between Denver
and Omaha in the mile-high town, the
feature of not having a man left on
the bases. Twenty-eight bears faced
Pitcher Meter, four of them scored
and the other "a were put out. Dem
yer won on those four runs, Omaha
being unable to score on seven hits.
St. Joseph Gazette: There is no
Ynistaking the fact that the loss or
seven straight games by the Drum
mers has for the first time given rise
%tofe Of
the home team. All sorts of knock
ing Is heard about Holland not hav-
ing control of many of his men when
off duty. There are general reports
that there are too many late nights
among several of the players. Hol-
land has been too chary about engag-
ing men. He has been too slow to
try to strengthen his pitching staff
He has been without a utility player
since Mcneil was sold until he Sc
cured Brownie" Meters recently. He
was twice forced to draft Frambes
from behind the bat There was no
chance to strengthen an at times weak
outheld-nobody to replace an in
jured player. Every team has slumps
among certain players, but the long
headed manager is he who has plenty
of others to substitute them with. An
other criticism often heard is that Hol-
land is not quick enough to warm up
pitchers, and on the face of things this
criticism is well taken. Bat, with too
few pitchers, and those few over
worked in exacting weather, he has
little room to make as. many or as
frequent changes as the other league
managers make. The criticism herein
contained is offered in the kindliest
spirit and on the most mature consid-
Grafton. The team as a whole is play
ing we'll together and the best thing
Holland could do for himself and the
team would be to make trip and
round up some pitchers, an additional
good catcher and several good utility
players.
lincoln Star: BY winning two game
from the Antelopes Sunday, Wichitt
climbed within few points of the Sui
Ivan crew and can pass them in TIL
pennant race IL they sweep the series
This may look bad to the Lincoln fans
But look at this. Wichita has been tn
hardest team in the league for Lincoll
to beat this year. Then Durham ant
Aitchison have been the pitchers VIII
have a jinks for Lincoln, fully as effec
tive as that of the noble Herr Ohm
stead of Denver. When Wichita me
the Lopes at the Despair public play
grounds last June, Aitchison above
hut five hits and one score and Dur
ham came back the next day with tw
hits and a shutout to his credit. Wit
these stumbling blocks out of the way
the followers of the local team may be
their money on an even break and nc
be far off, although the Bald Eagles al
ready have their two games. In tn
meantime it is fitting to chronicle tha
Sioux City is within Elapping distanc
OF the Bears and are apt to tag ther
at any moment. Topeka will not be til
team to stop them either. If Oman
can keep going at that rate reserve
by them for Sioux City, it is cine
that the Packers will invade Denve
1.ext wednesday in top place.
st. Joseph Gazette: Well. Topeka SUI
sprung a surprise Sunday. There rnu:
be some fans there, after all. If til
umpire was chased from the field an
pursued until the police surrounded hir
there must be some spirit in that tow
Hooray: Anything is better than
bunch of dead ones.
Wichita Beacon: The umplring
Johnny Mullen Sunday was good fl
sore eyes after the miserable exhib
tions given by Flynn in the Omeha Sc
les. The fans got after Mullen on tv
or three occasions, thinking that ]
gave Lincoln the worst of it on Il
half dozen or moro hits down the thil