The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-18

SIOUX lily dL N4AAo~A4c~
Des Moines at Lincoln.
ST. Joseph at Wichita.
Topeka at Denver.
The Cooleysox departed last nlgne
for Smith Center where they play al
exhibition game toaay pet .;res s Ditoher.
will toss the pill, and should ne pc
located by the brusherss Thomason
will mount the slab. The game VIII
be purely exhibitional.
The Grizzlies are the logical pen
nant winners at the present Tune.
They are all together and everybody
is playing better ball than ever peIore.
Topeka on the other hand is playing
worse ball than ever before. and looks
to the other end OF the coiuinn-
Thera may be change when the
Soy come home After this series
with Denver, they return Tor ions
list of twenty games. Tha1 VIII De
the real test of the teams strenstn;
The schedule so far has not permitted
them to settle down.
The two players, Sullivan and
Morarity, whom pa Rourke Obtained
from Louisville Of the American as
sociation have not reported to the
Omahogs and their absence is 1eit
sorely.
Denver Times: The chances of Dem
yer winning the pennant are excellent.
There is only one handicap the local
boys are laboring under and tnat Is
weakness in the pitchers box. NOT
only have the Grizzlies SHOWN mem.
selves to be excellent helders and base
runners, but their batting has been or
the sensational order. With the pos
sible exception of Cassidy and Lloyd,
who seem to have struck a pattlns
slump, the Grizzlies are swatting the
leather daily. But the pitching de-
partment is woefully weak. Denver
has a number of good twiriers, not
ably Olmsted and Schneider, but there
is not one of our mound artists who
seems to be in condition. EVERY
pitcher on the team seems to De IN
danger of blowing up at any time.
And our pitchers do blow up. as is
evidenced by the many contests in
which Hendricks is compelled to use
two and sometimes three twirlers.
War Sanders, at one time the star
pitcher of the Omaha club, has been
released. 1t might be we'll for the
Grizzlies to give him a tryout. 1t. Is
true that Sanders has not been able TO
round into form this season, but, as
ofttimes is the case, a change of
teams works wonders in ball play
err This is evidenced by the players
Denver released at the beginning Oh
| the season; men who are playing star
ball for other teams. Johnny Jones,
| the Lincoln mound artist, who was
given his release recently, is another
man that Denver might give tryout.
1t may be that Jones has been signed
up by some other team. If he has
not, he ought to be given show.
| st. Joseph News-Press: A number
| of Hollands boys were Willing away
few hours in tanning bee. Billy
Fox was among those present and Bill
| ~ listened while the others snapped
stories of the diamond. Finally when
the conversation lulled, Fox broke
| into the circle very soberly and went
| the whole bunch one better with the
Following: Talk about queer happen
| ings In a ball game, I remember one
which happened in the New York
State League a number of years age
that has them all backed off the map
We are playing along with the score
tied when one of the boys hit Ions
fly to left field The ball lit safe and
the runner hiked on his way around