The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-06

make money here. I sincerely doubt
1t If past history goes to show any,
thing. All of $4,000 has been lost here
IN the past three years. How long are
the other club owners going to con-
tt1u7 to come to Des Moines to re-
ceive little or no more than the $40
guarantee the gamer"
NJ. H. Morrison, en- route with Uncle
John Higgins Boosters, wired the fol-
lowing to the Des Moines Capital anent
the attendance situation in Topeka:
If the attendance at the series be-
tween the Champs and the Cooleysox
which just closed is any criterion to
Judge by there is at least one other
city in the Western league which
should be looking to the safety of its
Moines.- To be very brief about the
matter, the attendance there in the
series just closed has been miserable
Although the figures as given by the
official scorer show more, I doubt very
much if there were 1000 people at
the three first games, and at that
Tuesday was ladies' day. On at least
two of the four days the Champs play
ed there the Des Moi1es club had to
take the guarantee made by the league.
Thursday the crowd was rival of the
famous Al which gave papers around
the circuit SO much delight as an OPP
portunity to knock Des Moines last
year. 1t is time for these papers to
cities other than Des Moines. Topeka
certainly needs to wake up. With a
team which is playing ball just now
that would bring credit to any city
in the league, the town should give the
best support it can muster to Cooley
and his men. Tip O'Neill said in St
Joseph that there were two cities
which are crazy to get into Western
league company. I doubt very much
if Dick Cooley either can or will be
as patient with Topeka as PA dig-
gins has been with Des Moines. If the
support given the team throughout
the season is not better than that in
the first two series of the year watch
Sir Richard hike for greener pastures.
1t is hard to see just why the people
of Topeka are handing the frigid nlitt
to the team. Cooley has a good park
and street car service to and from IT,
w. B. McKinley's Illinois Traction
company, Is first class. Cooley has
been calling the games at O'Clock.
and on the theory that the early hour
the hour $3.50 starting with today's
game. For the good of the game it is
to be hoped that the change will be
beneficial"
BY being on the road Friday, play
ing tie Saturday and having a post
poned game Sunday the Packers
dropped into the second division.
Des Moines Register and Leader:
This is no time to get discouraged
about the Des Moines baseball team.
This is merely a handicap that Des
Moines is giving to the rest of the
teams in the league.
Lincoln State Journal: The bugs
are feeling pretty chesty in Denver,
Wichita and St. Joe, and, even in
The Western league per-
centage table shows that these four
clubs are occupying proud places in
the first division. Just a little ref1ec-
ton, however, will disclose that the
four leaders have had the advantage
or home games to date, while the
four clubs which bring up the rear
have played all of their games on
the road. In a week or so these road
teams will be on their home yards
and it is mighty poor soothsayer
who can't foresee that a few material
changes may come to pass in the
complexion of that percentage table.
1t isn't entirely safe to dope pennant
winners solely on the strength of home
games.
Lincoln State Journal: The clubs
in the Tip O'Nei1l circuit are finally
settling into their stride. Three of
the teams, Lincoln, Wichita and Des
Moines, played errorless ball yester-
dag.