The Topeka state journal., 1910-08-26
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

Where They Play Tomorrow.
Topeka at Des Moines.
Omaha at Denver.
Sioux City at st. Joseph.
Lincoln at Wichita.
Thursday was the day of double head
Wichita and Des Moines are concerned
they made a double difference in stand
ing but with the leaders. Denver and
Sioux City, each took one and stand
IN the same relative position.
The other towns of the league have
gone so far as to stop feeling a little
bit proud to whip the Cooleysox. All
they now say is that the next stop OF
the wanderers will fatten the home av-
erage. Somebody is due to a good sur
prise. The Cooleysox will one day win
a game
Jepson led off Thursday and almost
got away with the Antelope meat, but
the strain was too great and-Buff! But
the youngSter seems to have the STUN
and another year may fill Cooley's hope.
Sioux City Tribune: That Des Moines
story that the league was on a ragged
edge ard half the teams being ready
to quit was about the richest thing
sprung this season. Doubtless it be-
longs to the inside baseball" class
Holland is convinced that Topeka will
not be in the Western next season. He
thinks that the franchise now held by
Cooley will be taken to either Joplin or
Colorado Springs. Either town would
surely make Topeka look like a deuce
under any condition. Whether Cooley
will keep the franchise or not is hard
to tell, but in case he does it will be
up to him to build up a new club. He
has disposed of nearly every worthy
IL. inv
City is dickering for Outfielder Wool
ey. =. Those two wallopS must
have stunned the Cubs. And the no
ticeablc thing about it was that the
Packers won both games by healthy
scores. Hendricks used three pitchers
in the opener against Hammond, his
CASTOR twirler, and the best those Cubs
could do was eight hits while the Pack
ers made II. In the second game,
OToole had the Indian sign on Schrei
Der and four little hits were all Denver
could muster. We can picture Hippo
Hammond's massive grin when he stung
the Inile-high bunch and it's a bet he
was too happy to keep still about 1t.
Incidentally, the performance at Sioux
City Wednesday serves to remind us
that Denver is fast losing golden op-
portunities to be in at the kickoff.
This man Riggert is certainly playing
grand ball for the RourkeS.- Thursday
he was at bat three times, got swell
JWO- Dagger anu ICOk lOuf CHdI1C0S III
right field. He was hitting sixth when
the RourkeS were here, now he hits
fourth, and he's real find, according
to Paw Rcurke. Next season Omaha
will have ball club built with young
blood When the present season closes,
several of the old-timers who have bat
tied in Omaha "unis'' for a good many
moons will be asked to retire. likewise,
several other clubs in this circuit will
be remodeled. Manager Holland has
picked un number Of youngsters, and
there is not a man on the team with the
exception of Billy Fox, who has played
many seasons in Glass A company. The
Drummers are young club and next
season they will be organized. Watch
out for 'em. Holland says it will be
one, two, three, or bust!
Lincoln News: Wednesdays affair
between the AnteloDes and Dick Cool
ey's Wanderers consumed only one
hour and twenty-five minutes, being
the shortest ball game of the year in
Lincoln. Jack Thomas copped
another homer Wednesday-his sew
enth of the year at the NJ street yard.
The fence is 345 feet distant from the
plate and it requires a mighty swat
to land a four-base blow. Jacks total
of homers for the season is now nearly
twenty. If the Lincoln first sacker
were a Packer or Bear. he should
clout close to fifty home runs in a.
season. We are thankful. however,
that Jack is an Antelope. His pres
ence often comes in mighty handy.
Philadelphia dispatch to Cleveland
Despatch: Thomason made hit here.
He is fast. meets the ball hard and is
an exceptionally fine fielder.
Thomason spoiled a double for Lord
in the third inning by brilliant catch
of a line drive while on a dead run a
bit of fielding that brought instant and
hearty recognition from the crowd.
Charles H. Porter in the Denver
News: Two thousand dollars a day is
a, conservative estimate of the amount
of money which is being wagered each