The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-06

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Omaha at Topeka.
Des Moines at Pueblo.
Sioux City at Lincoln.
st. Joseph at Denver.
The Kaws are just now leading the
second divisioners. There is a space
of 100 points or so to leap into the first
section, but a little more ball like that
or yesterday and there will be just
three teams which will have anything
to worry then-Denver, Lincoln and
Sioux City.
Sioux City here had a dose of that
a1lment which the Kaws have had their
snare OF earlier in the season. Clear
| ly the Champs were not at themselves.
Their worst showing was at bat Both
Clark and McGrath held them to four
hits and refused them anything in the
plncheS. That's great work for these
pitchers Of course and Cook, after he
got them settled on Saturday, did as
well. But the Sioux are better hitters
than that. The pitchers failed to hold
tight and the Kaw stickers got to them
when runs were needed. The Sioux
have admitted a weakness in the pitch
ing department and have tried all sea-
son to bolster up. There is no doubt
the Champs made their poorest show
ing of the season and will recover rap
idlv.
The Omahogs come today for a trio
and it is up to the Kaws to show they
are in the winning for good by getting
back some of those taken by Omaha
earlier. Last time the Hogs were here
the home club looked like backlotters.
Sioux City Journal when the Sioux
City baseball club returns home from
ball lot to play on. The Northwestern
Railway company this morning made
final agreement with the Sioux City
Baseball association relirquishing its
right to 10 feet adjoining the north
side of Mizzou park. This means that
the railroad company will remove one
i of it's tracks and that the north fence
of the ball park will be set out to the
edge Of the strip of land granted.
The ball park is leased to the club by
the city. The land in question belongs
to the city, but has been occupied by
the r9ilroad company for several years.
A. w. Townsley superintendent Of the
Northwestern, said that this grant is
being made to the ball club in order
that better park may be had. After
using the land so long it was practical
ly at the option of the railroad COM
pany to retain or relinQuish the right
to use it. Engineers were busy at the
yards yesterday making preparations
for the change Of the track. Workmen
will begin tearing up the ties and rails
on Monday morning. The railroad COM
pany has assured the baseball men that
this track will be removed by Thursday.
While workmen are still busy with the
track other workmen will be digging
holes preparatory to moving the park
fence and the bleacher seats. The work
will be completed by the time the team
returns home in two weeks. BESIDES
the addition on the north side. we will
extend the back field fence so feet and
the south field fence 25 feet" F. L,
Hutchins, treasurer of the baseball as
ISOLATION. said yesterday morning. 1.-THE
other changes will not be made until
fall in all probability, as such a move
would invalidate all Of our advertising
contracts. BY next spring we will have
the fences moved out and change the
made inside the park. The home plate
will be at the northwest corner Of the
grandstand."
| Omaha Bee: The perversity Of a fan
was clearly Shown at Rourke park.
Job Lott was put in the box and threw
| Just two balls when Manager Schipke
| very properly jerked him out. The ball
| he tossed was smacked for two bases
| the second one for a single. When
! Schipke took him out yells came in tor
! rents, principally from the right field
| bIeachers: you're rotten, Schipke.
"Oh, you bone, let him stay in 1t
may be recalled that on previous
occasion when Schipke left Lott in the
box until six runs had been piled up in
| a single inning. the fans, doubtless
| many of these same ones. roasted him
! in exactly the same terms. 1t is not
possible to please the fans. but we. be-
| iieye that lesson Schipke learned from
| the time he left Lott in too long has
| been a valuable one to him and the
4 team. He is jerking pitchers nowadays
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