The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-29

the counters were ready to run up and
he got the last pair ready by issuing
two walks.
Besides pitching a great game of
baseball, Danny Durbin procured the
bingle which paved the way to the
breaking of the tie of the first two in
nings-
hit with Manager Rickert. He has
not had whole sack full of the hits
but on the road and in Mondays game
he clouted when the hit meant runs
Jack Hendricks says he lost two
games to st. Joseph on their merits.
That isn't what the st. Joe papers said
he would say. They forecasted Hol-
landesque storm.
In the carnival of nations now rep
resented in baseball, don't overlook
Oabera, the new Boston short, pur-
chased from the New England league.
He is a Guanche, q descendant of an
cient Berber or Kabyle Arabs, who in
vaded the Canary islands 5000 years
ago, before the Romans came, and
gradually fell into the estate of abor-
igines themselves. He is 25 years old
and looks As. He is wonderful
short and q good batter. Add him to
the Reds Portuguese Cuban-Indian-
Irish German Swede- Scotch Dutch
French combination and you have a
veritable carnival of breeds and mix
lures
Denver Times: If one were picking
the best umpire in the league to rule
the game, it is a cinch that outside of
Haskell, the dean of them all, Nc
Dowell should be the selection. This
late acquisition to the umpire staff is
there with the real thing and watch if
he isn't jerked by some bigger league
next year.
Eddie Manning looks like a lucky
pickup for Rickert. The little fellow
was beating it back from the coast
with his own agency when Rickert got
next. He's a good waiter at the plate,
handles himself well, can run the sacks
and has whole can of ginger.
Rickert hooked onto another catcher
while Up north The lad is Rex Smith of
Trip, S. D., who is said to be a big
arm. He wants to report at once ana
perhaps Rickert will let him.
Something unusual happened at the
ball lot and that was the pilfering of
half dozen bases with Chapman be-
hind the plate The big league recruit
| overshot second once-and the runder
took another bag.
Secretary Dossman reports the Des
Moines attendance at the Sunday game
around 1900 and week day games from
400 to 500. That's about the same To-
peka enjoys and shows that the Hope
fuls have regained the confidence of
the fans. Topeka drew better than any
other club in the Iowa capital, however,
according to the secretary.
furthermore, Mr.. Dossman. who has
oil
watches the gate pretty closely, says
that he would place only one iowa in
the league ahead of Topeka for attend
ance if the Kaws were up in the race.
His only exception is Denver.
st. Joseph News-Press: In the sec
ond inning, while Pueblo was at bat, 1t
was discovered that the club house was
on fire The game was called off tenn
porarily while the Drummers went tn
amount to anything, however, and the
game was quickly resumed.
Denver News: Casey Hagerman. the
crack Denver pitcher, sold to the Bos-
ton Red Sox for $1,000 by President
James c. McGill, has been suspended
indefinitely for failure to report to Bos-
ton, and, in addition, is facing a fine
of 800 for playing against ineligible
Some weeks ago President McGin,
feeling that the Denver Grizzlies had
a good enough lead in the Western
League race. considering the strong
staff of pitchers, to warrant him, noti-
fed President John I. Taylor Of Bos-
ton that he could take Hagerman at
any time.
On his return from the east how
ever, Hagerman refused to report I'M
less given a bonus. This McGiH re-
fused and Casey carried out his threat.
Later on receiving a good offer from
Laramie, he consented to twirl for
them in their series against the Chey-
enne Indians. According to authorize
tive reports the catcher of Bidwelrs
organization is Ineligible to play under
the national agreement. The stringent
ruling governing ineligible players
makes player contesting against them,
while under a contract, also ineligible