The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-04

bacco for each home run If Harry
WEIGH were playing in Wichita all the
start himself in business by the time
| frost comes. He has Is pounds com
| ing now.''
Cleveland Leader: 1.-THE fans will
miss the smiling countenanee of
show themselves in the ball park this
week. The fans of Cleveland have
never forgotten this wonderful player,
who did so much to keep this city in
| the race in the old days. and whose
going away caused as much sorrow
then as would the sale or trade of
Lajoie to another club today. Comis-
key once said of Davis: He can't bat
very much now and he has slowed up
in his fielding and base running, but,
confound him, I would rather have
him at bat or on the bases in a pinch
than any other man of my team
St Joseph News-Press: Today's
game closes the first series with the
Antefopes and tomorrow will be anotE
er off day for the Drummers. How
ever, Manager Holland has arranged a
game with Maryville and will take his
Premiers to the Mink league town for
an exhibition game. Thursday the
Rourkes, led by Manager Billy Fox,
will be here for a four days series and
May 9 Sioux City will return for one
game. Then the Drummers will leave
for Des Moines to open with the
Champs. Now bugs, the series with
Omaha and the lone game with the
Sioux will be the last you will have
chance to witness for 20 days. Boss
Jack leaves May 8 for the Iowa capital
and will be on the road with his Drum
mers until May 90, when he Will wind
up the first series with Topeka and re-
turn w h the Cooleysox for the Decora-
m at o.
Is to be a double barreled affair. If
you want to get a last line on the honle
boys before they take their first trip,
watch the Omaha series.
Otto FYoto in Denver Post: Has
Manager Hendricks made mistake in
selling Pitcher Herbert to Shreveport?
The big Texas twirler is just setting
things afire in that league. He has
won every game in which he has
pitched and recently, against Calves
ton, the leading team, he allowed the
players from the Gulf city to make but
one hit off his delivery, and that in the
ninth inning. Herbert looked good
while here But then a fellow can't
tell, and as Manager Hendricks is Civ
ing Denver winning team we must
side with Jack and stick by him, no
matter what kind of a deal he pulls
off. He is giving US results. and that's
what we are after.
Otto Floto IN Denver Post: owner
Gunthorpe of the Denver team called
on the writer this morning and wishes
it positively stated that anyone using
a complimentary ticket to which he is
not entitled will have the same taken
from him, and the man to whom the
ticket was issued will have his rights
in the same cancelled. 1t has got to be
a habit with officials who are favored
with the courtesy of complimentary
admission to the grounds to allow their
friends to use them. The club owners
have made I'D their minds to absolutely
mt Stop to this practice, no matter
who it hits. Mr.. Gunthorpe said: ut
would surprise you to know how many
people get tickets they are not entitled
to. They bring pressure to bear from
the outside and can not we'll be re-
fused. Instead of using the ticket for
their own admission they allow it to
get into the hands of others We will
stop this. Then, too, the newspapers
do not make use of the tickets issued
to them and give them to their en-
pIoyes. have stood on the gate and
watched some of our biggest mer
chants pass through the gate on pass
secured from a paper. Wouldn't you
think that after the great sums of
money we spent in securing winning
team that the merchants of the town
would show enthusiasm and interest
enough in the team to patronize us and
show their appreciation of our efforts.
For remember that winning team is
a great advertisement for the city. We
have taken up at least dozen passes
of this kind and will continue to do
So" I for one am in sympathy with
the club management on this point
Denver at best is the worst deadhead
tovr, of its size in the country Ask
anv theater manager that comes here.
The people have been spoiled, and the
old saying. "Once a deadhead always a
deadhead,' seems to hold good here
more than ir any other place.
Des Moines Register and Leader:
What an awful lacing the Western
league batters are giving the pitchers
thus far this season! There are now
forty players who are hitting 800 or
more. Almost every pitcher in the
league is having his troubles and it is
a queer day when the box scores do
not show three or fou: of the twirIers
in a single game.
Des Moinos Register and Leader:
President y. L. O'Neill of the Western
league is expected in the city this
morning. TIE Western league execu-
tive will look over the situation here.
The travelling men are making great
preparations for the travelling mems
day which has been set for May 81.
Wichita will be here at that time trying
to keep the Champions down. The
travelling men are going to get out
1000 OF 1900 strong and parade the
streets with bands and other noise
making devices. They are planning to
make the day the greatest in the year.
Wichita Beacon: Tex westerzfI was
the only Jobber who failed to get a
hit yesterday except Hassler. who was
up but once. The Texan prefers to get
his when the other fellows are not
hitting.
As they speak of BUCK Weaver in
Denver:
Denver Times: 'tOld reliable Buck
Weaver was all to the good Out of
four times at bat he landed two singles,
a double and a triple and scored two
runs himself besides driving in others.
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