The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

Des Moines Register-Leade The
rainy days have given Owner Higgins
eLd Cooley chances to talk trades or
ball players. According to reports cir
excellent chance that a trade will be
pulled off in the near future. Des
Moines is anxious to get "Rasty'
Wright, the tall twirler. 1t is also said
that Reilly, the Topeka shortstop, will
be involved in the deal if it is pulled
off. Cooley would want a first baseman,
a shortstop and could use an outfield-
er and also a pitcher and catcher. Des
Moines is going to be long in all of
these places and could let go of some
of the men all right. So it is possible
that a trade will be made before the
week is over. Negotiations have been
in progress now ever since the first
week Of the season practically.
Chick Hartman, the Denver discard,
is wearing the crown in the batting
average table in the Western just now.
Mr.. Hartman has the healthy mark of
.391. Released by Denver, Chick was
an important factor in the three
straight defeat handed to the Grizzlies
il. Sioux City early in the week.
Colligan, of Des Moines. leads in sac
rifice hits and McAleese. of Denver, is
the boss base stealer. The Des Moines
midget has advanced eleven runners
by the suicide route. McAIeese's total
of swiped sacks is IA.
Wichita has such long lead in team
fielding that the other teams are
scarcely close. The IzZies have an av-
erage of .955. Lincoln is second at .941.
St. Joe's team average is only .919, but
the DrumIners are in first place in
games won and lost.
The Denver Grizzlies are batting .294
es a team. Des Moines is close up with
a mark of .292 and the Sioux City Pack
ers are two points behind Des Moines.
Lincoln Journal: The Sioux City Tri-
hume says that Jack Haskell is bad on
balls and strikes. Jumps Clark was a
hit aromatic yesterday in Lincoln, but
the bad ones were evenly distributed.
Clark's base decisions during tie series
with st. Joe have been quite satisfac-
tOry.
Lincoln Journal: Davy Davidson is
more than making good with the Br 1ok-
lyn Superbas and seems to be sure of
sticking in the big snow. When this
chap was taken from the Lincoln club |
last fall, the Western League lost the |
most finished outfielder it had develop |
ed in many season. Davy was ire |
popular in Lincoln, although |
his true merit was never appreciated |
the fans became SO accustomed to !
seeing him sprint all over that center |
field garden, sticking everything in his |
hip pocket, that Davy's brilliancy did |
rot receive its full reward. Brooklyn |
certainly put it over the Cubs on that |
trade of Davy, Happy Smith and Tony |
Smith COR Pitcher McIutire, Davy is al |
ready a sensation, Tony is sure of All |
iufield job when he RECEIVERS from an |
injury and Happy appears to be so |
promising that the Brooklyn manage |
ment has so far refused to listen to |
any suggestion involving his release.
Jack Hendricks, the Denver man
g ger was chased from the Omaha park /
his line of conversation excited the ire /
OF Umpire Mickey Mullen. His run-in |
with Mickey was due to a trick at the /
tf.ird sack by Mr.. Dolan, who inter /
fered with an Omaha runner. Mullen /
permitted the run to score and when |
Hendricks roared, he was expelled from |
the premises.
Lincoln Journal: George Farthing |
featured in some stellar pitching on |
TIN ee separate occasions he made st. |
Joe swatters fan the ozone after the |
count had read three balls and no |
strikes. After such superb hurting it /
was a CRYING shame that the parson