The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-08

not seem to be an improvement over
former conditions Flynn gave prom
ise OF doing good work, but judging
from the incident at Topeka Sunday,
he. too, has gone to the bad. From
what was seen of Sternberg in his few
appearances in Sioux City he can Just
about pass. While on the subject of
umpires, recall what O'Neil said upon
the occasion of his first visit to Sioux
CITY this season. Clark had lost class
at Denver, which by the way, seems 20
&c the storm center for ,arbitrators.
and there were howls for his removal.
Asked about the matter, O'Neil said to
the writer that he stood ready at all
times to hire competent umpires If the
wise ones would just point them out;
but no untried quantities would do
the western league was no training
school for embryo indicator holders.
All of which leads. us to believe that
O'Nell is still OF the same opinion.
Right now good umpires are like good
ball players-few and far between.
ST. Joseph Gazette: Manager Jack
Holland packed his -valoose" Saturday
headed for or how long he will be
gone is matter of conjecture. The
manager refused to say where he was
going and the only thing he would
vouchsafe was that he was on the trail
for players. Expect me back when
asked how long he would be on the
road. Boss Jack has not forgotten his
promise to ST. Joseph fans, to the ef-
feet that he would give them first
division team if possible. He is after
players to bolster up the club, and In
the last week has spent a handsome
sum. What Jack wants now, more
than anything else, is another pair OF
pitchers. With a staff Of twirlers who
can hold their own with the other
Lac r-&f ISL
believes he can make the Jobbers
hustle for that fourth place. He Is do
ing his best and the fans will surely
appreciate his endeayor.
Sporting Life: Detroit parties are
organizing the greatest all-star baseball
team ever taken on a tour of the major
league circuits, and Mike Mitchell will
be the man to represent Cincinnati. He
will play right field, while Sherwood
Magee of the Phillies will be in left.
Other stars of the big leagues who
have been offered big money and will
likely take part are Mathewson, Hal
Chase. Johnny Evers, Hans Wagner
and Iris Speaker, the great American
league slugger. Ty Cobb may also
make the circuit. When asked about
the matter yesterday Manager Griffith
of the Reds admitted that he had been
approached on the subject, and that he
had given his consent to Mitchell to
act on the all-star cast. Manager
Bancroft. after consulting President
Hermann. at once booked the team
for game in this city, the date to be
announced later. Although the names
of the men behind the venture are we'll
known, there Is a desire on the part
Of the hackers of the all-star aggre-
cation to keep things secret until the
combination is formed and the buis-
ness of booking the team is under
Roadway The players will receive a
stated sum for their services, which
will be put on deposit with the nation
al commission before the two teams
are started on the road. If these plans
are carried out the baseball enthusi-
asts in the Queen City who can not
afford to go to see the worlds series
elsewhere will have the pleasure Of
watching all the great players in ac-
tion in q supplementary exhibition that
should come pretty near being the real
thing, as the games will be for blood
and will very likely be under the sane
ton of the nationals commission.
Sporting Life contains under Detroit
date line: About thesfirst thing Man
ager Jennings did when he arrived
here on "wednesday after the Tigers
disastrous eastern trip was to analyze
the pennant situation and predict the
Tigers would have less trouble winning
their fourth pennant than they did
been of the best, until recently" he
said, ''and the regular players have
been crippled up some, bothering the
boys until they finally got used to play
ing with the present lineup. Now, just
for the fun of the thing. let's go over
the situation In detail: This time last
year we were 125 points to the good.
and the whole country was saying that
we would walk away with the pennant.
Then we got a bump, but with two
more weeks to play, or Whereabouts. we
found ourselves in third place, and the
whole country said we were goners,
and could not finish in the money. You
remember our campaigns of. 1907 and
1908. They were having us out of the
running every summer. This year it
really doesn't look that way at all to
me, as 1t did last year. and the year
before that. Here's the dope as I see