The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-20


them and Fenlon two. ny
The Oklahoma City Texas league
franchise hangs in the air. AS fore
casted to Cooley over the telephone
by DR.. Jay Andrews and given to the
State Journal fortnight ago by Cool
ey, R. E. Moist has taken legal action
to regain possession of the team. The
Mushroom city is much exercised and
managerial affairs are doubtful. One
of the first limitations of trouble
brewing for the Oklahoma City club
came when Cooley demanded $500, the
sale price of Cy Young III. There was
no money forthcoming. Then Jay An
drews explained it all by telling Mr..
Cooley that Thomas J. Cannon and
Abner Davis had purchased the club
from r. E. Moist for a consideration of
$4,000, not cent of which was ever
paid. They released Jay Andrews as
manager and put Alexander Downey in
his place. Now it is Downey and the
rest of the players who are creating
trouble by demanding their pay and
asking for a receiver. President Allen
of the Texas league has taken charge
Of the affairs. Samuel B. Laird, as
representative for Moist. already has
against the pretended buyers of the
club and expects; to obtain charge of
the club himself srr-r 49,
Sioux City Tribune: "Cy'' Neigh
bors has established a new batting
eight consecutive hits, five in the first
clash with Wichita and three Thurs
day. This feat is very unusual in pro-
fesional baseball.
st. Joseph Gazette: Some of the
writer's profess to see something funny
In the fact that Cooley. after selling
all his best men, has gone on a vaca-
ton. What's the diff? The Cooley
Orphans couldn't do. any rottener with
Sir Richard absent than they have
been doing all season anyhow.
Wichita Beacon: The time to get
players for 1911 is now. according TO
Jack Holland, and it is pretty good
logic the old boy is handing out, too.
More than that he is suiting his action
to the word, and every day or two he
announces the purchase of some new
brush star who looks good enough to
shine in Glass A. - Clyde Ensley
y. as up against another hard PROPOSE
ton at Des MoineS Thursday. Against
him, Mitchell was pitching stellar
game. One scratch hit was made off
his delivery, but 1t was charged up to
George Davis as a "clinker." SO the
southpaw could get credit for a no nit
performance. In the meantime Des
Moines bagged but five bingles off Ems
ley, one OF them a two sacker, and each
of their three runs was the result OF
an error. 1t looks more and more every
day as if Ensley would do.
Lincoln News: 1t was at least ap-
propriate that the Omaha Rourkes
should hand a humping to Ehman, the
Denver pitcher, in the Monday game
This Ehman person is suffering from
an acute attack of exaggerated ego.
The Cleveland Americans an
nounce the purchase of Outfielder
| Shotten from the Wheeling club in the
Central league Shotten was with
Omaha early this season, but Pa
Rourke had merely borrowed the play
| er from the ST. Louis Browns. and
when Shotten lost his batting eye, Pa
| turned him back to the Browns. Re-
| turning to the Central league, from
whence he was drafted, Shotten began
cutting UP all sorts of capers with his
club attracting so much attention on
| the part of the scouts that Cleveland
cut in and decided on buy. Shotten
was a whirlwind for speed during his
| short stay in the Western, but is cred
| tied with having lost his eye when Pa
Rourke insisted on converting him into
/ a bunter.
! Wichita Eagle: So, Blaine Durbin,
| once the pride of all Kansas. has been
| relegated to the village nine again,
| from which he sprang, says the Kansas
| CITY Star Durbin's career In baseball
was meteoric: full of some pleasant