The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-09

Sioux City paper: g. pitched an ex-
cellent game. allowing only eleven
hits"
Lincoln News: Pa Rourke's crouch
has progressed to such a point as to
have become pathetic. Something
IKE 400 Lincoln fans made the trip
to Omaha for the afternoon game on
the Fourth and thirty or forty of them
staid over for the Tuesday game. Con-
gregattng In the reserved seat section
OF the stands (they were good enough
fans to buy the best seatsj. this bunch
OF Lincolnites at once began to root
for the Antelopes. Having paid hard
cash for seats. it would seem 1t was
their privilege to root to their full
content Pa. however. couldn't con-
ceal his crouch. and when the Ante
iopes began to pound out the victory,
eventually winning IL to 6, the Omaha
boss hiked in the direction OF the Lin
colnites (being the same who had paid
their coin at the box officel that they
would have to cut it out-that they
were hurting his business by their
roofing. The natural consequence was
tna1 the Antelope boosters howled all
rooters Wera dumber than oysters.
Finally one lone youth set up yell
Tor the Omaha team. and the humor
OF the situation appealed so keenly to
the Lincolnites that they began bawl-
ing to Pa to arrest the noisy kid. Pa
was sore enough to bite of his tongue.
but the best he could do was to
crouch and take the gaff. The
Rourkes are to play return series in
Lincoln beginning week from next
Friday. The Omaha rooters are here
by invited to come down and see the
fun, the assurance being given that
when they pay their money they will
be entitled to root their heads off in
support of the Reurkes. However,
this department anticipates no inva-
sion of an Omaha horde. During the
past nve years hundred Lincoln fans
have attended bail games in Omaha
to where one from Rourketown has
shown up at the local yard. Omaha
people, baseball fans and everybody
else. are not noted FIR spending their
money away from nome.
Sioux City Journals: If there had
been little music at Mizzou park the
contest between the Packers and the
Champions would have boFdered on
comic opera. There WAS little of
nearly everything but baseball. At the
conclusion Of eight and a half long in-
nings the score stood 16 to IS in favor
of Babe TONNES sweating warriors.
The game was called early in order to
allow the visitors to catch a train at
$40 for Des Moines. 1t was the orig
about rs minutes worth of fast, snap
by ball. but at train time just four
innings had been played, making it
impossible for the Champs to leave.
The time limit having been removed.
the comedy proceeded and the impress
sion became general that the game
had been called early in order to al
low the players to get to bed before
the early retiring rule had been VIC
lated. Four pitchers worked in the
g. f<Ar
Des Moines. and they had everything.
with the swell pedal on base hits.
Hersehe allowed the Packers only 1S
safe bingles. including four doubles
and a home run. By long pull. a
strong pull and pull altogether the
down to a meager IT hits, among
which were two doubles. a triple and
a home run.
ST. Joseph News-Press: The last
time Hollands boys went to Denver
they left Ray Powell at Wichita, i'll
with the quinsy. Last night Powell
received a wire from his home in
Adair, Ok, bringing the sad news that
his brother, Frank, had been killed by
lightning at that place yesterday aft
ernoon. but although he could not
reach home in time for the burial,
Ray wanted to go. and this morning
he left for Adair by way of Kansas
City. The absence of Powell from the
lineup will weaken the home boys.
Manager Holland has wired to Frini-
dad, Colo, for an outhelder.
Lincoln Star: The return of Gag
nier from the firing line handicaps the
Antelopes on their trip away from
home. Every fan is sorry that any
trouble should have arisen between
the team management and its crack
shortstop and hopes that for the sake
of the place Lincoln ought to hold in
the standings, the difficulty will be
soon patched up. Friction between
ball players and team magnates is US
ually due to a lack of willingness to
reach a compromise. If Gagnier has
not been in line with the disciplinary
measures which Manager Sullivan lays
down for the ball players, it is better
to suspend him and lose a few games
in consequence than to allow his dis
obedient attitude to break up the
morale of the club. On the other
hand, it is to be regretted If temper
on the part of the club manager has
caused the breach. This department
hopes that the trouble is fixed up as
soon as possible For--we whisper 1t
softly-we still have pennant aspira-
lions, and they are mounting each
day