The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

Dawson do the bulk of the catching for |
a while. 'Mully' Miller is not fit for |
duty. His hands are mass of stone |
bruises. Towne, himself, is not able to
go behind the bat. His stick work is
just as effective as ever, but his peg
ging to bases is decidedly erratic.
Lincoln News: President Despain's
summary suspension of Parson Far
thing, following the refusal of the
southpaw to join the York club in the
State League. indicates that the boss
of the AntelopeS means to brook no
trifling with his viii. Many Of the wise
fans were convinced that the slump
which took the local club out Of the
first division two weeks ago was the
result of Indifferent work on the part
of a few players. and their judgment
was verified when, after d. d. went
to the bench and gave it out cold that
performance must measure up to sal
airy, the Lincoln aggregation broke
loose with a supply of ginger and a
consequent winning streak that has
made the entire league sit up and take
notice. Fdrthing has not been pitching
the quality of ball demanded of win
ming club. Being out of form, it would
be an act of wisdom on his part to re-
port to York and pitch himself back
into shape to go the pace in Western
League company. A month or more
under Lefty Davis at York ought to
work wonders with the parson and en-
able him to return to class A and
| achieve a brilliant record during the
finish of the Tip O'Nein race. The par
son has bad advisers if he persists in
his refusal to go to York.
ST. Joseph News-Press: Kaufman
blew up again yesterday. He has not
finished a game for some time and his
| Door form is surprising. When the
| season opened kaufman gave promise
Of being a consistent winner, but he
has taken a discouraging slump. Chief
| Johnson looked little better. In the bar
gain he gets credit for losing the game
Lincoln Star: Leslie Nunemaker,
| formerly with Lincoln and the drst
| string catcher for the Boston Red Sox
this year, is at home at Aurora nursing
| p hand on which one finger is broken
and the end of another torn off, He
has been the catching sensation of the
| American league this year and has
| been swatting just under the 800
mark. He viii probably drop into the
| local ball park and call on the Lopes
during their home stay.
Pueblo Chieftain: Manager Isbell
yesterday practically closed a 4eal
whereby he will secure two pltchers
from the Minneapolis club OF me
| American association They are Faber
and. Peaster. Both have good reputa-
tions but the Minneapolis club is over
stocked with pitching talent. Tnere
was a slight hitch in the proceedings
1res+ardav afternoon when Isben re-
ceived a wire stating that there We're
some obstacles in the way before tney
| co11ld be turned over to Pueblo out IL
! is believed that satisfactory arrange
ments will be made today IN Wnlcn
case both can be here to take part in
the Sioux City series.
should the Jump" a player slug,
In the mug?
I'll straighten matters out,
| Smooth and SNUG.
I'll fine him fifty bones
| In admonitory tones,
| TIL lecture him at length
On the rug.
Should a player thump an Jump"
| He's chump-
T. will cost two hundred bucks
| For each thump.
ssT1nons', are gentlemen and scholars,
And I think two hundred dollars
Is q reasonable charge
| To thurnp an ump.
patch
Sioux City Journal: Twenty years
ago today was a significant one in the
Western association, which now is me
| Western league. The season OF 1871
was a tough one for the association,
| which. until the day mentioned, had done
poor business. The various clubs had /
hard time maintaining themselves in |
the league, but managed after fash !
| ion TO scratch along until Sunday, July +
| T. On that day Owner DICK McCor-
mick of the Omaha team, dlsbanded |
his club after it had won a double /
from Lincoln by the scores of u to +
and TO 1. He gave as a reason that I
he was tired Of losing good money on !
the proposition of supporting team IN I
that city. The league struggled along |
with seven teams, one OF which had To /
remain idle all of the time, until july I
20 when the Omaha team was reorgan- |
tied and sent to Milwaukee, where II /
| lost its first game by the score of IL II /
/. At the time of Omaha's disband- /
ment it was leading the league with a /
percentage of .652. It was taken back i
| into the league with the same percent +
age. Everything progressed then after
a fashion until August 10, when Mime /
apolis went on the rocks and disband- 1
ed. On the 18th a local syndicate .
bought the Minneapolis franchise for i
the monumental sum of $1,000. (HoW +
far do you suppose an offer Of $4,000 /
would reach today with Joe Cantillon. |
the owner of the Minneapolis club?) I
The team was sent to Duluth to con- +
tinue its schedule. Milwaukee at this !
time came out strong and made a bluff /
that it would put up from $4,000 to $10,- +
600 to finish the season II the other !
cities in the league would do the same. |
On the 18th, just four days latsr, sioux |
City was playing in Milwaukee, With /
the score to in favor of milwaukee /
in the seventh inning, when Manager +
Cushman of Milwaukee, stopped the +
game and announced: Ladies and /
Gentlemen: The Milwaukee team will I
leave tonight for St. Louis, where it F
plays against the st. Louis Browns t.
morrow, and consequently forfeits this /
game in order to enable the team
make the 7:15 train Sioux City won