The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-01

curves depends largely on it. The
and it is regarded as not impossible
| that this will have some effect on the
1 record of the team.
Sporting News: 1t was left for a
| woman fan to pay Jack O'Connor one
| of the greatest compliments he ever
received. This woman fan asked her
| escort at the ball park one day:
Why do they call o'Connor 'Rowdy
That's easy" was the reply. Listen
to him! See how he yells at that base
runnerl See that look he gives the
| umpirei"
Trying to win, amt hep asked the
young woman.
why yes, suppose SOL
well, if that's rowdyism, didn't
read my dictionary right. I've been
watching him play for five years and I
never saw him put his hand on an
other player, much less try to hurt
him."
Sioux City Tribune: Notice the way
that Topeka club has been going of
late. After the three stiff battles they
gave the Champs On our own lot, it
didn't take a spy. glass to see that
Moore has a real ball club. Let's play
the Kaws to show.
Lincoln Star: Writers around the
circuit are all coming out with little
boosts for that Topeka bunch. When
Lincoln dropped two games to them
in the forepart Of the season, num-
erous variety of roasts were passed at
the Iopes. The other teams are find
ing that the Kaws are not easy. Topeka
has ball team. which if strengthened
behind the bat, should make a good
run for the first division. In fact,
things look promising for a great scrap
between Omaha, st. Joseph and To-
na<a for fha nf
tet, with a possibility that some of the
four leading teams may find them
selves showed down out of the upper
notches. And it will surprise. no one
If the leaders drop considerably in the
percentages in the next six weeks.
Des Moines Register and Leader:
Des Moines remembered some of the
things which used to occur to them
when Tommy Hawkins was catching
for them a year ago. Tommy caught
the first game. Result, the Des Moines
pilfered second as soon as they made
first. Tommy peeved at the jumps, and
made a fuss but the fact remained that
he could not get the ball to the second
bag before a runner and six of the 10
Gals stole. while Kores, who did not
know Tommy last year. annexed two.
Sioux City Tribune: The magnates
feel they have well taken care Of tho
Topeka club in the change of schedule
made necessary by Pueblo's adnlittance
to the league. The Topeka-Denver
been transferred to Denver and the
Kaws are to get half the gate and
grandstand money. Topeka also gets
an extra Saturday and Sunday at Den
yer. In exchange for these, the Kaws
will play "a consecutive games on the
home grounds. Sioux City's mileage
remains practically the same as the
result of the revision.
Lincoln News: The incompetency of
Umpire Clark is so brazen as to make
imperative his dismissal by President
O'Neill from the service of the West
ern League. Although Clark had pre-
viously worked in six games in Sioux
City, he was kept on the job when the
Lincoln club invaded Packertown on
Monday. Clark has made mark of
the Antelopes, both at home and abroad,
ever since he was made an arbitrator
two years ago. In the Monday game
he perpetrated a disgusting decision
by calling Tom Miller out at first on
a play that was not even close, Miller
having crossed the sack by a step when
First Baseman Stem received the
throw. Jack Thomas followed with a
two-bagger. Had Miller been given a
just deal, the Antelopes would have
had runners on third and second, with
nobody down and splendid chance to
tie the score. The decision on Miller
was so raw that even the Sioux City
fans groaned in derision. But the rank
est trick of all charged up to this in
sufferable umpire was perpetrated dur
ing the first game Of Tuesday after
moons doubleheader. between the Pack
ers and Antelopes. The fence at the
Riverside park in Sioux City does not
completely surround the field. Between
the bleachers and the right field fence
is a canvas wall covering strip about
200 feet long. With two Sioux City run
ners on the paths, Mully Miller the
catcher, lined a clean hit into right
field just inside the foul line. Pitcher
Barber, of the Packers, who had Just
been batted from the slab by the An
telopes, was perched on the grass next
to the foul line in right. When the ball
came bounding along, Barber hastily
lifted the canvas, let the sphere pass
under and as promptly dumped the
canvas to the ground. Clark. was stand
ing at the home plate, looking square
ly at the ball 1t was uncomfortable
that he would permit such fragrant
violation of. the rules Of the game and
the spirit of fair play, but the fact re-
mains that he allowed Miller to trot
around the sacks and ring up a home
run. Manager Unglaub and the Lin
coin players protested but in vain.
Pressed for a reason for such an out
rageous decision, Clark admitted that
he was watching the progress of the
ball but insisted he did not see Barber
later, Clark located the Sioux City
pitcher on the bench and informed Bar
Der that he deserved a fine nothing
short of $50. But no fine was chalked
against Barber, nor was the home run
disallowed.
SENATORS BEAT NEW YORK.
thunderstorm Stops Contest at Begin
ming of Seventh.
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