The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-15
BASEBALL DOPE AND GOSSIP.

Where They Play Tomorrow.
Topeka at st. Joseph.
Denver at Sioux City.
Lincoln at DeS MoineS.
Pueblo at Omaha.
The Kaws spent Monday in Topeka
trying to keep cool. Edmiston alone
hiked from the town. He went be-
cause of his injured finger and de-
sire to visit his home and baby in St
Louis. The bunch left for st. Joseph
this morning on the early train.
RICKETTS, gang is due to take some
games or lose their patronage here Ihe
interest Jagged sadly during the last
series. There are comparatively rev
games to be played here, however, and
to lose patronage now would not be
disastrous to the management There
a three game series with Denver the
last of this month, then a SIX game
stay from the 5th to 10th of Septen1-s
Der then a II game stay to close the
season. There are SO games to be play
ed away from home.
The interest in the Topeka. team at
present is mostly for next year Man
ager Rickert has been making MS
Changes with next year in view and
the owners pull with him IN trying out
these new men in the hope OF hndlng
something for another season. Inc
nrospects are that Rickert will have the
rroiTe of rnanagement again and he al
ready has a lot of lines out for ma
teriaI. Joe has made good with ven
geance and may put out winner next
season.
Lincoln is taking some more of that
hitter tt,sIeo medicine from Denver Buck
O'Br.en shut them out yesterday. Have
70 mass it to the Red Sox twirler as
the best IL this brush patch
DIVERS HopefuIs have recorded the
200 per cent That is something OF
which the Des Moines fans should be
proud. Nobody expected them to get TO
200 at one time and surely did not eX-
pect them to get in sight OF :SoO' m
cidentally they are getting closer the
Kaws. They trimmed the Sioux yes
terday
Tom Fairweather has made an at
tempt to further strengthen his pitch
ing staff by getting Mitchell from Des
Moines and Steiger from St Paul EV-
eryibody seems to have gotten pltcher
or two from st. Paul at some time OF
other during this season. Must have
had a corner on them.
Sioux City Journal: Topeka and Des
Moires are without doubt in their per
manent niche at the bottom of the
percentage column. Topeka started the
| season with a mediocre team, although
| the youngsters recently acquired start
| ed a temporary boom. Topeka may be
strong in another season. out TINS Is
not their year. The troubles affecting
the Des Moines aggregation, not the
least of which is their manager, have
| rooted them firmly in the cellar rms
team is really the surprise OF the
| league from the disconcerting way II
has of bowling some unsuspecting club
| over when the standing Of the team Is
| considered In Mattick DeS MoineS has
| undoubtedly one Of the best helders
and Filters of the league, while Benz
and Houston are on par with any OF
/ the Western League twirlers-
Pueblo Star-Journal: We have a lit
tie suggestion to make to President
Despair regarding the program for tnai
field day that he has sent out invita-
lions for. We would like him to send
to some other league in the country
and get a competent umpire to Work IT
the game between the Lincoln team ano
the aIl-stars. If he should depend upor
two of O'NeilPs staff then he would
spoiI what will otherwise prove to be
a delightful afternoon. We would alse
suggest that he have a contest between
the umpires in this circuit to prove K
the fans which enc of the outfit is the
rottenest although we think tina
would be a rather difficult task as they
are all about on the same plane will
the lone exception of possibly Jack Has
kel. We fans here in Pueblo woulc
~sinIx the ship borrowing from thu
veroacular of the turf, or the chances
Of Morgan with Clarke as his closes
competitor for the honor. We woulC
also suggest that a big cheese be offer
ed as the prize in this contestant tina
we be allowed to furnish it,
Lincoln star: Lincoln does not con
cede Denver the pennant yet But i
must be admitted that nothing but thu
toughest OF luck and the severest o
sI,1nrs will ever drag the Grfzzlfe
down. The Lopes have been put
ting up a few choice boneheads on tn
! baseg lately. The catchers have bee