The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-24

SHOWING. one Ihlng Is certdln, tiiei
will not be $40 worth of players on the
team at the end of the season There
VIII be nothing left to sell but the
franchise Perhaps O'Neill will say
something concerning the former To-
peka team before October 8, but II Is
not likely that he cares. either. Base
ball fans naturally are not enthusiast
tic over team which loses 10 out or
II games and particularly when plans
Tor It's further weakening are reported
every day. It's mighty low-class COM
edy being staged now. Why it draws
SO cents and rs cents for seat is due
simply to the fact that the home town
likes to beat somebody. Cooley fig
ures on selling the franchise either to
Joplin or Oklahoma City, but 1t may
yet be bought in Topeka.
The Sioux Indians demonstrated
their doings in their own pill-box Tues
day when they clouted the Denver
pitchers for a total of 20 hits in a
double-header, and took everything II
the Packers keep that up for week
the Grizzlies Will have little chance
of overtaking them.
st. Joseph News-Press: Richard
Kaufman surely wasn't born under a
lucky star. Monday he pitched a
done several times before, only to lose
out because his mates failed to sup
port him with the stick and in the
field. Kaufman's inability to win Is
not because of any discord. He is
well liked by his team mates. 1t is sim
ply ill-luck. AL
though Goodrich is credited with los
ing Mondays game to the Rourkes,
and probably deserves the blame. it is
unfair to style him a lemon" or a
ance in the outfield with Hollands
boys and he may have been trifle
nervous. Riggert, who scored on
Goodrich's bobble, is a mighty fast
man on the bases. Kane was cred
tied with a bingle, and as a general
second on blow. Even though Good
rich had fielded the ball perfectly, it
is no certainty that he could have
thrown Riggert out at the plate. The
real secret of the Drummers' defeat
was their inability to hit when hits
their loss Saturday. Although they
made six safe hits off Rhodes, not one
counted in the run getting. Fox's lone
ly score came over on a pair OF rank
errors.
Lincoln News: Perhaps Dick Cooley,
after all. was cutter than David Harum
when he auctioned Pitchers Kaufman
and Wright to the highest bidders in
his own league. Kaufman brought in
$1,000 of Jack Hollands hard dough
while Frank Isbell separated himself
from a thousand bucks in acquiring
Wright. Since then neither tosser has
come up to expectations.
Lincoln Star: Isbell, by the way,
claims that Durham is the best pitch
err in the Western league. He has not
as big percentage of games won as
Aitchison, but has all the goods and,
by the way, has never failed to trim
Lincoln this season. He used a slow
ball Monday, over which he had per-
feet control and the way the heavy
batters looked foolish swinging on that
floater was a sight. Not walk either,
and but four hits.
st. Joseph Gazette: Johnny Baker,
the st. Joseph boy boy who has been
pitching for the Drummers all season,
has been farmed out to the Superior
club in the Nebraska state league by
Manager Holland. The Drummer boss
was forced to dootl1is as he has too
big a pitching staff and he had to cut
down some way. Baker has won the
majority of his games this year and
he took part in more games than any
other twirler around the circuit. 1t is
almost certain that he will be recalled
because, if he isn't. some other club
will buy. He is easily capable of
pitching in this league. Baker is now
at his home in st. Joseph.