The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

and come over to take our town? A
matter of three or four bones should
not prevent it after the talk that has
been made. From this distance 1t looks
Ike the Boosters were slipping one over
on the st. Joseph sport writer's. These
St Joseph sport writer's are certainly
doing their duty by the town and the
Boosters. And so far they seem to be
a pretty sensible sort. They are always
for the team and are not trying to run
the league. This is not true of all sport
writer's in the Western.
Speaking of st. Joseph, Jack Hol-
lands Drummers have gone into first
place on the road. Not a bad achieve
ment for Jacks boys. Holland always
had a record breaking team at home
but the trouble has generally been on
the road trips. This year 1t seems to
be different. If Holland has a team
which will keep it up st. Joseph may
we'll be proud of them and 1t will re-
fleet credit upon Jack. There has been
a feeling around the circuit-it was not
confined to Topeka and Wichita-that
Jack had not been square with the Joe
towners and had not given them the
team to which their loyalty to him en-
titled them. But now a different APP
pearance begins to greet the view.
Here's to that Joe town bunch and may
they keep it up-until Cooley meets
them.
Fred Hunter. first baseman for Sioux
City last year. leads the Kansas City
Blues in hitting. Mr.. Hunter is the gent
whom the Kansas ity-Star-W isest-
Sport Writer-On-Earth picked as
dub early in the season.
Here 1t Comes.
Evidently my good friend Sandy
Griswold of Omaha" says Otto Floto in
yesterdays Denver Post, does not
quite realize that Denver has ball
team this year He is probably draw
former years. The following from his
always interesting page of Thursday
last in the Omaha World-Herald gives
his opinion of the Grizzlies:
" Denver is playing a lucky game
much better than the caliber of the
team warrants, and they can be ex-
pected to hit the toboggan at an early
date. They are having their innings
just now, but wait--wait until they
strike Rourkeville. Pail make EN- DO
some tall old elm bing.'
'All right, Sandy, old chap, we will
keep our eyes on the coming series be-
tween Pas boys and the Grizzlies You
Just watch and see what we do to them
and I'll bet there will be some climbing.
We respectfully rest our case in the
hands Of Jack Hendricks for future
reference, and we feel certain that one
of the best sporting writer's in the
country will change his opinion of the
Denver team after he sees them play in
Omaha
And GriswoId Replies.
Well. Otto, 1 have been compelled to
change nv opinion on many divers Oc-
casions, heretofore, and when Mr.. Hen
bricks shows me, I'll cheerfully ac-
knowledge the corn. But, have you
observed. on their present fit into the
land of the enemy, your Wanted Grlz-
lilies have won but one game out of
six?
Lincoln News: A st. Joe Gazette's
staff man wires as follows to his paper
from Omaha: 1.-The Drummers stand
about as good a chance to get square
deal with the scorer in Omaha as they
did in Des Moines and that is saying
little. A personal representative CT
Pa Rourk holds the destinies of the
pill chasers in this city and 1t is need
less to say that he is for the Omahogs,
first, last and all the time" The Ga
zette man has made no discovery.
Partisan scoring in Omaha has become
stale with age. Ditto in Denver.
ST. Joseph News-Press: A report
which has been current among the fans
for several days that Manager Holland
contemplates the sale of Roy Corhan
and Harry McChesney. reached the
managers ears last night. This morn
ing he said in no uncertain tone that
there is absolutely no foundation for
the rumor 81 came here to build up a
ball team" said Holland, land not to
establish trading post or a farm for
players. Every player who is of value
to the club will be retained, and in
stead of placing my men on the market.
1 am looking for men who will
strengthen the team. Whoever started
that report must have been hitting the
pipe"
St Joseph Gazette: 1.-The Drummers'
four days stay in Des Moines cost
Manager Jack Holland just 5000. That
is. his share of the gate receipts fell
Just that amount short of meeting his
expenses while in the Iowa capital
Owner Higgins, of the Des Moines club,
received more as his share of the gate
receipts for the opening game in St.
Joseph on April %. than Holland re-
ceived during the four days in Des
Moines. And Higgins share of the
first days gate receipts in st. Joseph
easily paid all his expenses while the
club was here. Manager Holland figures
his expenses at about $3.50 day. That
includes the players salaries, railroad
fares, bus and hotel bills. On the first
day in Des Moines he received about
$500 The second day s61 constituted his
share of the gate receipts. Thursday
the attendance picked up a nttle-just
a little He received nearly $40. Friday
was worse and he got only about $50.
The four days brought him $780, and
his expenses were more than $500. Can
you beat it?