The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-15


Bostonians when travelling. winning
only two out of ten games played in
| the Tigers lair.
Didn't Show So Well.
The Chicago White Sox were fourth
I in games won on grounds away from
/ home, winning thirty-Six out of sew
enty-seven, for an average of 1853.
/ Chicago found the Nationals the cas-
lest when making calls, winning ten
of eleven games played at Washing
| ton. Detroit was the hardest for them
to beat, getting the winning end only
twice of ten contests played at De-
! troit.
The New York Highlanders were
fifth in averages for games played
I abroad. They won 33 out of IS, for
an average of .440. Cleveland was
the most favored on the Highlanders
| visiting list, Stallings' men taking
| of the IL games played in the Lake
Erie city. Philadelphia was the team
hardest for New York to defeat when
stopping in that city, winning only
/ of IL games.
The Maps of Cleveland or the Molly
| Maguires, as they were known dur
son, were sixth in average for games
won abroad. having 80 victories out
of II games played, receiving an av-
erage of .421. The Clevelands found
the grounds at st. Louis the best for
winning games when away from
home, getting victories out of IL
games played there. They found the
| Tigers the hardest to beat when So
journing at Detroit, winning Of II
games played there.
The st. Louis Browns were seventh
| in foreign event averages, being vic
| torious in only 20 out of II games
| played away from their own back
yard; they were not able to take a
majority of the games played in any
| of the other cities on the circuit.
making their best efforts against
| Washington, getting out of the II
played there. The Detroit Tigers
when abroad, receiving only one vic
tory out of IL games played in De-
troit. The Browns average was .27S.
Washington, the winners of all
subway championships, were the
champions in the globe trotting event,
winning Is of II games played en-
| tour for an average of .195. Their
best efforts were made against their
old time enemies. Cleveland, from
whom they won of the II games
played in Naptown.
During the eleven years that Christy
| Mathewson has been pitching for the
Giants his record is 237 games won and
| 100 games lost.
Mathewson is 30 and Cy Young is 4S.
Will Christy last as long as the Paon
| farmer?
! owen Wilson. the former Des Moines
rightf1elder, has signed his contract
with the Pittsburg 1eam. Chief didn't
send in the usual remarks made by the
ball player in signing, that "I am in
great condition; hope that the team
| will win the peCnant and expect to put
in the best year of my life
"Rube' Waddell has just been grant,
| ed a divorce. The judge probably
thought that the wife had it coming to
her, although Waddell applied for it.
Johnny Evers has been with the Cubs
for eight years now. He is just about
at the height of his powers now.
Harry Lord of the Boston team says
that Boston and Philadelphia will fight
it out for the pennant. Harry Niles of
the same team thinks that it will be
| Boston and Chicago. Both consign De-
| troit to the scrap heap. But the Tigers
Rave been there before and have return
ed each time.
What do you think of this for nerve?
Jackson, the ex- pitcher. has asked Coo
| ley fo- raise?
Tom Standard. the hard-hitting Sec
ond baseman of the Denver club. has
| been purchased outright by Manager
Flanagan of the Brockton team. It
| is quite likely that Standard VIII be
/ used at first base. He is we'll known
IN the east, having played in the Con-
| necticut league and also with Spring
| field.
AS the roll call of the Denver team
stands at the present the Grizzlies num-
| Der 20 men. The number will be run
up to % before the season commences
! The present men are: Hendricks, Lind
say, Mag, Thompson, Hartmann, Cas-
siday, Weaver. j. Adams. Olmstead
| Dolan, Schrieber, McAleese, Mitchell,
| Herbert, Knowles. Wood, Gillen, Nc
Cabe, Quiessar and Vaughn. OF these
! Dolan. Schrieber, Mitchell. Herbert
| Knowles, Wood and McCabe have sent
| in their contracts signed. Haas, the
recruit who was picked up in Kansas
| late in the summer of last season, has
| been released.
Frank Isbell denies that Louisville is
| negotiating with him for the purchase
| of Pat Bohannon. but asserts that the
big man wants an increase in salary
| that will not be granted, at least as a
whole.
John Holland of the Drummers does
not seem to be worrying because Nc
| Chesney, the big center fielder, is hold
| ing out, but is going ahead with the
| repairs to the baseball park as though
the team would be able to start in the
race without him if necessary.-Des
| Moines Capital.
The seating capacity of the grand
stand and bleachers in st. Joseph will