The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-14

ILL.,, team. Gates refuses to report to
Drill. considering himself a faster man
than Is good for this Illinois circuit.
Besides Gates sale, John Higgins.
manager of the Champs who had so
much trouble getting them, has sent
Catcher Neal and Infielder Kearney
back to the Chicago White Sox. New
men taking the examination are Ma
son, Wilcox and Clemmons.
st. Joseph Gazette: Boles was laid
out yesterday when he stole second
base. He stayed through the inning,
hut Schmidt took his place behind the
bat in the next inning and finished the
game. Corhan was also injured yes
terday' stopping line drive with his
BODY. He stuck through the game.
however. There was one member of
the Topeka team who tried his very
best to make a creditable showing yes
terday and that was "Bulger' Walsh,
their third baseman. He is a ST. JOS
eDh product Three or four years ago
he was playing professional ball
here. topeka got him from the Texas
league. He lives here during the win
ter. Pratt has the prettiest breaking
curve ball possessed by any pitcher we
nave seen work at League park this
year. When he gets a little more con-
troll he'll burn up this league. While
it's early now it looks as though Man
ager Holland had made find.
has not been for weeks. The strain Of
trying to pull the team out of it's hole
has told on him and he has lost much
weight. Rourke was in Omaha Satur-
day, but has returned to Des Moines
He hopes the crux of ill luck has been
passed, but in the meantime is not re-
taxing his efforts to land better ma
terial. Schipke is doing fine work as
manager since giving up his active
work at third. Bill may never again
be able to recover his old dash, as his
injured leg has failed to respond to
treatments. In case he does not, Cor
ridon or Moriarity will cover third and
the other short. while Sullivan will go
to second, at least until Graham's re-
| turn. Corridor is third baseman,
short. He is a heady man and is al
ways trying and always willing to ad-
nit it when he makes a mistake. Per
sons, the new left fielder, is showing
well. He was needed and is making
good. His experience and readiness
will help the other two men.
Wichita Beacon: We haven't seen
lIim in action, but from the reports
elsewhere it would seem that Umpire
Flynn IS sent along with Umpire Spen-
GER. so Spencer's work won't look so
| badly.
Lincoln News: The presence of
Mickey Mullen on the umpiring job in
Des Moines was doubly welcome to the
Antelopes. Fat Jack Haskell staid in
| Sioux City. The Antelopes want moth
| ing better than to sidestep Haskell
when on the road from now until the
end of the campaign. The Sioux City
scribes deny that Haskell gave the
| Packers the best of OF in the recent
| Sioux City-Lincoin series, although they
admit that Fat Jack was impartially
| putrescent. Isn't it possible that the
Packer boosters were looking on
| through colored glasses? A well known
Lincoln fan made the trip to Sioux City
for the, special purpose of seeing the
| Sunday game. He relates that Has
kell was handing it to the Antelopes
| the entire afternoon. One glaring in
| stance pertained to Lefty Davis. Lefty
| laid down a fast bunt toward first
which compelled Stem to handle the
4 ball Pitcher O'Toole was a bit slow
| in covering first and Lefty beat the
throw 20 the sack. O'Toole, however,
| dropped the ball, but Haskell was SC
| rank as to call Davis out. The Lin
/ coin fan says it wasn't even close. This
| same fan was told by the Lincoln play
ers that Barney McGrath pitched cir
cles about Hippo Hammond last Sat
| urday an6 that Barneyis defeat was
| chargeable solely to Haskell. Is it any
onder that the Antelopes were glad
to get away from Fat Jack?
BREAKS NECK IN A FALL.