The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-15

of welcoming home S. A. Abbott. And
this is his home. Occasionally he takes
a little trip somewhere though he al
ways comes back.
1t is a strange lineup that Topeka
presents today: Wooley. CT: Walsh, 3D.;
| Reilly, IS; Thomson, If; Reagan, IF;
WEIGH, 2b; Abbott, 1b; Kerns or Boles.
c, probably will be the way they will
play the series.
! Yesterday was an off day for Denver
and Wichita. Both teams were on the
way back from the mile high city.
Denver came to Topeka and Wichita
to st. Joseph.
st. Joseph News-Press: And talk
about thieves, the home boys simply
strolled from base to base, getting
eleven stolen sacks all told. That is
going some, and then some more Roy
Corhan and Boles were hurt in the bat
tie yesterday. Roy went after a
scorching drive to the short field and
knocked it down by blocking it with
his person. He stayed in the game
and Schmidt took his place behind the
bat.
Wichita Beacon: Cy Young III is
sued nine passes, uncorked two wild
pitches and allowed eleven hits in 2-3
innings at ST. Joseph yesterday. His
record in Joetown was even worse than
it was here, and looked worse because
st. Joe was playing real ball against
him while Wichita was having an off
day If Cyrus Three-Timer doesn't
take a brace pretty soon. his friends
here will begin to think he has slid.
Lincoln Star: The stars of the league
are almost all youngsters. RED Cor
ridon, the speed boy on the bases, is
undoubtedly the best man on the
Rourke team, and is playing his first
season. Jimmy Kane is a second sea-
son player. Gagnier and Cockman,
the best short and third baseman in
the league are probably the two most
valuable men on the Lincoln club. are
men who have been in the league. the
one three seasons, the other not full
season yet, but Gag. despite his exper-
fence has played ball but six years and
is still a young player. McAleese,
Bean and Dolan of Denver are all new
men and the little Catcher Hugh Nc
Murray is playing his first season.
Corhan of st. Joe has been Western
Lacquer for some time. but. like Gag
nier, has had most of his experience
in this league and is still young to
the game. Des Moines has depended
on veterans in large part and is on the
downward toboggan. Claire of Wich-
tia and Cranston of Denver are two
first season in the league. Up in
Packer town. the T. & F crew have
been going largely on men OF two to
three seasons experience, but rev are
really old heads at the game. Still
Stem and Mully Miller are playing as
good ball as any Packer of the bunch
and both are in the Western league
for the first time. In pitching, the
young blood is still more to the front.
McGrath and Farthing, Lincoln's two
great pitchers. are just season and a
half out of college, Schrieber of Den
yer came up from the Kansas state
league this year. Jarnigan is just out
of college. Sioux City's pitching staff
contains no real veterans, unless
"Buck" Freeman be admitted to that
class. Omaha has its best pitcher IN
new man, Meter, and its best winner
Of games in find of last season, Keel
ey. Wright and Kaufman, two of the
greatest pitchers in the league, are
still young men, both in years and in
the game. It's young blood that tells
ST. Joseph Gazette: Maybe some of
these knockers who expected to see the
Drummers take the majority of the
games from the Grizzlies and when
they didn't declared they didn't try to
play will shut up since Wichita has
dropped three straight at the mile
high city" Those Teddy Bears are go
ing at a mighty fast clip right now,
and will take the fbig-end Of the series
with any team in the league when
playing at home. Billy Fox, Frambes
and Jones pulled off a neat little trick
on Spencer Arthur Abbott yesterday.
Abbott had reached first. He got a
lead of few feet off the bag and was
amazed to see Jones go off farther
than he did. Fox slipped up behind
Abbott and got on the bag just as
Frambles received the ball from
10nLrincp a
throw from Frambes as Jones was no
where near the bag. Frarnbes whipped
the ball to Fox and before the bewil-
dered Abbott could get back on the
bag he was out.
Sidelights on sport: St. Louisc-At
last that jonah to the great American
game, the man who can draw to a
shoestring and get tannery, filled just
enc time too many yesterday. Herman
Kruger drew three cards for a nusn
and made a hospital Krueger, Wlltse
Siegneur and Arthur Bauer of the Mer-
chants hotel retired to a secluded
room to study the intricacies of 10 cent
ante. Kruger assumed the role of high
priest, and as his pile of blues rose
neur and Bauer They did not say
much when Kruger filled to three
Pushes hand running. When the deal
went around to Kruger without so
much as openers the lingering spark
of hope began to glow for Siegneur and
Bauer. The dealer drew three cards
and the pot started boiling briskly.
About an hour after Kruger had
shown flush on the call Siegneur and
Bauer unlocked the door and summon
ed an ambulance. The inferno at the
city dispensary pronounced Kruger
lucky.
President Hostutler. of the Kansas
State league, has been notified that
Arkansas City had decided to stay in
the circuit. Kingman fans had organ
lied an association expecting to buy
the franchise.
Jack Homer, widely known in base