The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-24

acknowledged to be the great test south
paw IN the league: McGratt, Knapp,
strated that they have it on nine out
or ten or better of the other club
| pitchers Fox has had less chance to
snow ms mettle but the game he pitch
ed against the Sioux a week ago and
the game against the Bears Sunday af-
ter McGrath had been batted out, show
ed real class. Then there is the old
standby. good cid Johnny Jones, the
epitoalf artist, the man who, when
right. has the hardest hitters in the
league eating right out of his hand.
Johnny has his spit ball. and a few
other curves but above all he has a
rear baseball head, GOODNESS, and nerve
and he is going just as well this year
as ever: So look out, you Jobbers and
bears, there is an Antelope seven CYL
lnoered car on your trail.
Manager Jack Hendricks Of the Griz-
zlies had no luck in getting a pitcher
from either Of the big teams at Chicago
Where he has been looking for an addi-
ton to his twirling staff. LANCE was
his game but the White Sox magnate
would not turn him loose.
The Cooleysox have a run of six to
play at Des Moines. Besides the
double header Wednesday there will be
another Saturday and then there viii
be one postponed game left to play off
for the last time Cooley went to the
Champs camp bad weather put off
three games. In happy contemplation
Of the series the Des Moines News
soliloquized in the following manner:
THE Champs will have an excellent
opportunity. to move UP couple of
notches during the next four days as
there are six games scheduled for the
Topeka series"
All of which seems to have been a
pretty good guess in the face Of three
straight.
Old Rube Waddell, the ne'er do well,
has been suspended by the st. Louis
Browns and also arrested for spinning
his wife around on the floor and slug
cling her in the eye. Mrs. RUDE threat
sanity. Maybe he is bug house.
There's a lot of competent testimony
that he isn't quite right" Of late.
from the New Hampshire university,
may recruit with the Champs accord
ing to reports from the eastern end.
Tall Buck Weaver, backstop of the
Grizzlies, who has been i'll with asthma,
reported to his team at Lincoln and
was sent back to Denver. He may
have to be left out on the road trips
into the eastern end of the league.
managers 1SDeu ana Davis, now IN
the Western, will go to Chicago to at
tend the opening of the new White Sox
park July l.
"Ole" Metcalf. captain-elect of the
Nebraska U. nine, has signed a con-
tract to play with Tulsa in the West
ern association.
Wichita Beacon: Bolivar Kaufman
is as much poison to Omaha as he is
to Wichita.
Lincoln Star: It is with much fervor
and vehemence that every Lincoln fan
is praying for the return of Mickey
MulIin and his indicator to Lincoln.
Clark started we'll in his last term here
day when his exhibition was disgust
ing to any lover of clean sport. The
umpire who hands it to the home team
as much as he dares but passes out an
occasional bad decision to the visitors
to keep the crowd from mobbing him
such a man as the Jumps who stands
up and takes out his venom without
fear of the crowd, bad as he is for the
game. Spencer will probably be the
contribution of the powers that reign.
May he do better than he did in ST.
Joe. Haskell did a good job when he
was here in the early season and may
come back If he is feeling that way.
But, Clark is gone for the season II the
Lincoln fans have anything to say.
Omaha Bee: Manager Holland has
closed deal with the Kansas City as
ISOLATION club for Catcher Frambes,
who will join the team at once. Manske
is expected to arrive from Milwaukee
today. A wire received by Holland
from Barney Reilly, stated that he
left New Haven Tuesday night and
would arrive in st. Joseph Friday.
Manager Holland wired Reilly to come
to Omaha. Eddie Hahn has not yet
Joined the team. When Hahn comes,
the Drummers' batting order will he
shifted. Hahn will lead off, with Fox
hitting second Powell third, Jones
fourth. McChesney fifth, Corhan sixth
and then Reilly.