The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-05
BASEBALL DOPE AND GOSSIP.
Waivers Asked on McChesney and
Needham of st. Joseph.

Needham of st. Joseph.
Frank IsbeI is the recipient of one
of the most unique of all the messages
in point of the method of delivery. The
lost sailor who shipped his wife a mes
sage ia his last empty bottle has moth
ing OF the White SUx fan who boxed
piano at Chicago anG billed it to
Wichita with the following postscript:
"Oh, you Izzy. Come back to Chicago.
We are losing and we need you"
O'NeiIl has sent for waivers on Out
fielder McChesney and Third Baseman
Needham of the Hollanders. Kelley and
Hamilton have won their places. The
Topeka management considered Nc
Chesney early in the training season
when Holland put MIN on the market
but finally decided to pass him up.
Tex Jones, demon slugger who grad
uated from the Western, is about to
get his first base job back on the
White Sox as his broken finger is al
most well again. Collins still covers
the sack, however, and is handling the
shift in good shape.
Lincoln Star: Shoemaker umpired a
good game. He made several decisions
which looked bad but seemed to be
fair as possible. His decision that Ha-
german took second unmolested ION
Hughes bad throw in the fifth was
the occasion of large protests from
the Witches, Middleton and Pettigrew
coming in from the field to argue.
The chain of hard luck encountered
by Cleveland club after they were
elated to do some climbing caused
Manager Jimmie MCGUIRE to give it up
and resign in favor of some one who
may be under a brighter star.
1t is said Joe McGinnity, giant iron
man now managing Newark, offered
Don Despair his choice of four pitch
ers, Sykes, Stacher, Cleary, Gull;
Catcher Hearne and Outfielder Ganley.
But Lincoln does not seem to need any
of them.
The Lincoln Star mixes a soft drink
as follows: Denver's overwhelming de-
feat at Toneka indicated two things,
that the Kaws have a real pitcher in
Beecher and that the Bears have off
days.
Barney could not deliver the stuff to
his former teammates Thursday and
now the Lopes and the Kaws are at a
par of two games each. He lasted three
innings.
Billy Breitenstein replaced McGrath,
making his debut on the Kaw slab.
Brett got by with four hits off him in
five innings, whitfield three and allowed
but one walk. And he got a hit and
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assists.
Manager Moore made two base hit.
Also he made a single in his three
counts at bat. Moreover he stole a
base but did not get much work at
second. His double steal with Thorn
ason was a feature.
Hafford and Hopke were busy and
neither negotiated an error. Hafford
floated q beautiful double play to
Whitney.
The last year champions are in first
place-and they made no loud noise
going up there.
Manager Moore completed his deal
with Kansas City for Walter Frambes.
last year with st. Joseph, and he will
Join the club before they leave Lincoln.
President Hedges, of the Browns, as
cures woodward that Crisp will report.
He probably will be here when the
team returns from Denver.
Casey Hagerman was right yesterday
morning and Isbell's boys had the
slimmest kind of picking on his deliv-
cry. Only one btngle was made off
him and only six with one counter were
garnered from Burnham-
MORRIS TO WATCH FIGHT.
Al Kaufman and Jim Flynn Will Go
Ten Rounds.
Kansas City, May Sat the Hippo
drome here tonight AL Kaufman, of