The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-30

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BASEBALL DOPE AND GOSSIP.
Where They Play Tomorrow.
Topeka at Denver.
Pueblo at Lincoln.
st. Joseph at Des Moines.
Omaha at Sioux City.
There was real baseball at the local
lot yesterday.
The Kaws seem to be getting over
the ragged edges of uncertainty into
the harmony boat.
The Omaha boys, Durbin and King
were very much in evidence Thursday
afternoon and Topeka fans were glad
to give them the happy hand.
Danny Dreamer pitched a steady
tight game and the four hits he allowed
never should have turned in two runs.
An error did the trick. The little box
artist had all the smoke in town and
about all the crooked stuff. His two
| bingles, one of them scoring two runs
which would have held his game, added
greatly to his front elevation as viewed
! from the stand.
King gathered up three hits and two
walks during the afternoon and did
some sensational fielding. Two run
ming chances in the second game were
brilliant catches. In the first half. he
fell into the roadway with a long one
and lost it. There was no discredit due
him.
! Sam Krebs tore things UP around
| second sack so bad in the first game
Luettke never did get to go in for d
try. The Concordia kid took care of
nine chances without a bobble during
| the afternoon and met them all more
than half way. G seems to have an
accurate intuition at the crack of the
bat and, speed mad, he connects up SO
fast the crack of the ball in his glove
sounds like an echo. He hit twice in
six times at bat which is getting away
in proportion. Sam looks like a small
size Hans Wagner. He's just as Dutch
and just as fast. In truth he's got a
good chance If he keeps it up.
George Hughes could get only three
two baggers during the day but made
up for that utter lack of ability by
taking walk and single.
Fred Moore got a hit and a walk yes
terday and was robbed blind once by
Outfielder Davis. He also executed an
almost impossible stop in the final in
ming. As the spectators were looking
for an outfielder to stoop down and
pick up a seethinG grounder, Moore
threw it to first. He had nailed it.
Lincoln Star: The worst feature of
the outlook is that the Lincoln pitch
ing staff is cut to pieces. Applegate
yesterday pitched his first poor game
of the season save his initial appear
ance, but is thought to be in shape tust
the same. Hagerman is going well, al
though he lost hard game at Sioux
| City. WoIverton won the only game
taken by the Lopes of the last six and
will do the work for the I4opes today
But Fox may be laid up for some time,
Knapp seems to be in a bad slump and
Farthing Is more of an inland -out
twirler than at any time since joining
/ the club. If the Parson could take the
brace for which the fans have been
praying all season, and Prexy Don can
! get a Robinson or O'Brien, then the
Lopes may be able to turn the trick
But with bunch of double headers
coming next week, things look bad.
Some of Denver's troubles by Lincoln
Star: President James McGill, Of the
Denver club, invaded Lincoln today to
see his Grizzlies and the Despair tribe
get together on boosters day The
Denver boss attributes the downward
+, slide of his athletes to misfortune re-
lating that two of his pitchers, Ehman
and Kinseila, have slumped until they
have lost their effectiveness; Bealf, the
smuggling outfielder is a cripple and has
no business to be in the game, while
| Kenworthy, another slugger, can
scarcely hobble, having never recov-
cred from the broken ankle sustained
during the spring training season.
| Spahr, installed as the regular back
stopper, has been sent home to nurse
broken finger and his helper Hughey
NcMurray, is not physically able to lug
the full burden of the catching. But
the blonde Denver magnate still has
confidence in his Bears, insisting that
the winning streak of Pueblo and st
Joe is merely flash and that Denver
win soon regain it's lead and ultimately
cop the rag.
Rickert has bought Catcher Chapman
from the Concordia Central Kansas
league club. The youngster is said to
be a sure conner. He viii report at
Denver.
DOYLE GETS PURCHASE MONEY
Grayson Must Pay Him One-Third of
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