The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-03

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Inns, /. Young, r. Barrows, H. Suter,
II W. Burns. J. Block, E. Payne, #. Pa
i rent, E. Hahn.
i O'Brien-Schreck Fight q Draw.
/ Lexington, KY, May 3.-No decision
was rendered in the Mike Schreck-
Jack O'Brien ten round bout here last
night. O'Brien had the better of it.
WESTERN LEAGUE GOSSIP.
Lincoln News: President McGill, of
the Denver club, has a wholesome re-
| spect for the Antelopes. The Denver
| lnagnare says he would be willing to
| pay a bonus of $3.50 If he could have
| the Lincoln club as q regular Sunday
| attraction. incidentally, that crowd
| last Sunday shattered all attendance
records in the Colorado metropolis
| Wichita Beacon: Speaking Of uni
| forms, Lincoln has them all backed off
] the boat for nifty clothing. Their bright
| red sweater coats make them loom up
| like a thousand giants when they stride
| see something beside gray and white
once in awhile.
Wichita Beacon: Topeka sport wri-
| tiers are bowling their heads off because
every town in the league is turning out
better crowds than the capital city.
| They say everybody lies unless he
comes from Topeka and in the same
sentence CQdL 4,UUU p6OpI0 COutQaL pS
crowded into the Wichita ball park
That's going some.
st. Joseph News-Prcss: The Packers
clay mighty fine ball, and the fans will
always be glad to welcome Manager
Babe Towne and his club to st. Joseph.
AL Forchner has been returned TO
Cincinnati by Omaha.
Jay Andrews Oklahoma City team
has made triple play. this season.
Sioux City Journal: The one crumh of
comfort for Sioux City fans is that the
Packers are making the best showing
of any of the visiting teams.
Sioux City Tribune: With the West
ern League season a little more than
a week old. we have some chance to
judge the relative merits of the various
clubs. One of the first things to which
attention should be called is the condf-
ton of the teams. From what has bee.i
above form for this time of the year.
The showing of the Packers has been
particularly gratifying. Playing in for
eign territory the team has won four
start in the race by coping three out
of four from the CooleysoX, and the
first one at st. Joe was annexed But
in the next two we took the losing END.
one OF the pleasing features OI lflG
Packers work thus far is the batting
Several are smuggling the ball hard and
consistently. The stick work of Collins,
NeiEhbOrs, CULLEN, Fs.nlon and WEIGH,
is of the kind that inspires confidence,
ard if they maintain their gait it will
do much to keep the team we'll up in
the race. E. The heaving staff thus
far is UP to the standard. AS was ex-
fern, as is also Freeman. Burnett got
away with his first game. and the
chances are he will do better in those
to follow. McLain is not in shape, but
when he regains his form he can be
counted OH to hold up his end, that is
if his past record can be taken as
criterion. Young Beers is filing
Andreas' shoes nicely on the field. but
of course, he cannot duplicate the work
of the clever Second-sacker at bat. The
infield is just as strong as last year
but not any better. Stem has got a
big job before him to take the place OF
Pick Hunter. He may be the player
Hunter is, but that ginger is missing.
The outf1eld speaks for itself It is bet
ter than last year. The showing
made by Hollands Drumnlers is one of
the seasons surprises While we were
told in the preSea son dope that the joe
town bunch would be up and coming,
most of US were inclined to take the
assertion with grain Of salt, so to
speak. But the team has been IN keep
ing with the st. Joe dope. 1t took the
Champs into camp rather handily, and
grabbed two out of three with our own |
gang. That pitching staff of Hollands
is bound to be a factor. In Ga1ganO, |
Swift and Johnson he has a trio of |
fingers that are always dangerous. |
However, the team appears to be play |
irg above form, and it will occasion no |
surprise If it takes a slump before tie |
season is we'll advanced. 1t took |
only a few games for the Boosters to |
realize that they have q weak pitching |
staff, if not a little off color in other |
departments. Iron man LANCE and |
Miller, who terrorized the Western |
Foe missed. The team got a poor start |
but it may be expected to pick up and |
{ Ssume its proper place in the race. |
which isn't the bottom by any means. |
Topeka has done just about what |
was xpected-outSide of Topeka. The |
team does not appear strong enough to !
warrant q first division position.
Omaha Wichita. Lincoln and Denver
got off we'll. While the Grizzlies have
broke ever thus far, reports from Den
yer indicate that the team is bound to |
he factor. 1t has shown great strength,
q nd with the season we'll under way it |
will be fighting for first place. Deaspin's
club, as was expected, has made a good |
showing, as have also the ROurkiteS
ard Jobbcrs. Taking the first
week OF play as an indication, it looks
like there would be a fierce race in the
Western this season.
Des Ioines Register and Leader: Or
dinarily the loss of seven games out
of the first nine played by a Des Noines
team would cause a lot of grumbling
and knocking, but this year the series
Of defeats has caused q general smile.
the Nxaacks received
by the baseball team thus far there is
q general disposition among the fans to
believe that the team will soon hit a
winning streak and overtai1e the lead
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