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The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
DOOM TIPS OFF SIGNALS.
Griffith Believes Pitchers Do Not Have
Fair Chance.

Griffith Believes Pitchers Do Not Have
Fair Chance.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 1S.-Clarke
Griffth. manager of the Cincinnati
Reds. believes the Phi1lies are tipping
off the signals Of the opposing teams.
He acknowledged Wednesday night
that he had alternated four different
sets of signals to defeat the alleged
Tipping" The Phillies did not hit
Wednesday Manager Griffith Is watch
ing the club house closely. 1t is his
contention that no ball club ever gotten
together could hit as the Phillies have
been hitting without the aid of some
signal service.
Larry Mclean, who was catching for
the Reds when the Phillies pulled off
their wholesale slaughter Of Cincinnati
pitchers, is even more certain than
Griffith. Larry claims the Phiilies were
stepping up into ever curve ball before it
reached the plate and that they were
prepared for every kind of a pitch
Griffith pulled Larry out Of the game
to give young Severeld a chance. At
least that was what Griffith said, but
Larry was stationed on the bench for
an inning trying to figure out with
Griffith just where the signal bureau
was located.
Several years ago the Phillies did
work this system with great success
through an electrical contrivance oper-
ated by Catcher Morgan Murphy, which
tipped off to the famous Petite Childs,
who always coached on third, just what
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
WELCOME WORDS TO Women

Women who suffer with disorders uscuIiar 70 the;r
sex should write our Association and receive free
the advice OF Hphysician of 40 years. experience
skilled and successful specialist in the diseases.
Of women. Every letter of this sort bs. the noost
careful consideration and is regarded as sacredIy
confidential, Many sensitiyely modest women write
local physician. The local physician is prettv
sure to say that he cannot do anything without
" an examination DIR. Pierce holds that theee
distasteful examinations generally needless and
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

that woman, except in them
Dr. Fierces treatment viii IN
home His :. FavOrite hascu
hundreds of thousands of of
medicine Of resuay Graduated
I'M
medicine
health Worlds
" Pierce, President, Buffalo, NYtke
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

Summary Home run-Schoonover. Sac
rifice fly-Rickert. Double play-Hopke
to Hafford. Stolen bases-Pick, Kane,
Williams, King, Schoonover. Hits-Off
Keeley 2; off Fentress 8. Bases on balls
Off Fugate 8; off Fentress 2. Struck out
By Fugate 4; by Keeley 2; by Fentress 2.
Hit by pitcher-By Keeley 1. Umpires-
Morgan and Shoemaker. Attendance-5O0
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
sox MAKE 1T FOUR STRAIGHT.
ST. Louis Has Little Trouble Defeating
McAIeer's Senators.

st. Louis Has Little Trouble Defeating
McAIeer's Senators.
st. Louis, May 1S.EThe locals had lit
tie trouble winning from Washington.
Score: R.H.E.
Washington 1000 10000 O02-2 8
st. Louis. ........4 2 o o o % 6 1
Batteries-Walker, Otey, Sherry and
Ainsmith; Petty and Stephens. Home
run-Austin. Bases on balls-Walker
3. Otey l. Sherry l. Petty 3. Struck out
-Otey 1, Sherry 3.
Chicago, May 1S.-Chicago won their
fourth straight game from Philadelphia.
Score: R.H.E.
Chicago ......31ooo oo2O1+7 IL /
Philadelphia ....1 1 0 o o 0 2 o Is 10 2
Batteries-Lange, Olmstead and Sui
livan; Morgan, Russell and Livingston.
Two base hits-Rodie, Livingston,
Lange, Mcintyre. Three base hits
Lange. Oldring. Home run-Oldring.
Bases on balls-Morgan 6, Lange T..
Struck out-Lange 6, Morgan 1, Ohm
stead 1.
Only two American League games
scheduled.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
BEARS HIT OUT VICTORY.
Pass 500 in Contest for First Place by
Hard Hitting.

Denver, May 18.-Denver made 1t
three straight from Sioux City by
winning Wednesdays game and took
first place in the pennant race. Quill
len followed two passes with a home
run in the first inning and after Sioux
City tied the score, Cassidy scored two
men with a triple.
Score: R H E
Sioux City ...021O oOOOO-S /
Denver. .....3 5000 2O2 ~ 5 2
Batteries-Barber and Miller; Har-
ris and McMurray
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

the Omahogs rested thereafter on their
tusks.
Meanwhile Topeka was not altogether
idle with the stick though nearly so.
Rickert, first up, singled and Breiten-
stein got on in the fifth. That was all
off Keeley in six innings. He was too
good to go further and Fentress took i
turn.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
BIG SCORE MADE AT WICHITA.

Witches Take Game in Wind From
Higgins Lowly Boosters.
Wichita, May 18.-A high wind piled
up the score in the Des Moines-Wich-
ita game Wedn esday.
Score: r H E
Des Moines. % 0 1 o 4 2 o. 916 1
Wichita. ...405 20 *-141S 2
Batteries Houston, Northrup and
Bachant; Ellis, Jackson and Clemens.
Umpire-Haskell
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
Manager Moore Is Not Anxious
to Leave Topeka.
But He'll Quit If People Dom
Want Him.
HEHAS DONE HIS BEST.
Team Has Been Disappointing
and Has Hard Luck.
Little Likelihood That a Change
Will Be Made.

'If I thought Topeka really did not
want me to manage this CLUB, 10 re-
sign in a inute''-Fred E. Moore.
Manager Moore has been playing sec
ond base and running the club under
the severe strain of losing games he
can not help but hear the knocking Oh
some of the fans and this knoWieose
weighs heavily upon him. 1t ooes eai-
same to any manager and some take TO
the bench or play shoddy ball on the
field. Moore has done neither. On the
contrary he has put up the sWeilss"
game at second in the league. undouot-
edlv he can field that position ahead OF
any one in the circuit.
But I have made a lot of friends IN
the town and they are the best class.
I believe they are with me. There are
a lot of rougher fellows who yell at me
from the grandstand. Every manager
expects some of that and 1t does not
worry me. But If these fa1rer minded
people think I'm a failure here, then
I'll let somebody have the place VINO
can please them better.
Club Waits for Him.
I'D hate to leave town l like as
well as I do Topeka but don't worry
because 1 don't have to. In the first
place, have used enough of business
head to be able to quit baseball and In
the next there is a good club waiting
for me any minute I want to come and
the proposition is as good as the one
here"
So Moore has a long head anyway
you figure it. He has explained the
situation of a bad start in the race by
saying his men could not hit in the
pinches the way they ought to do and
that, at the same time, the pitchers
were not in the best of form.
There is little doubt but the owners
are using the weather eye for any i'm
provement and have hardened inter-
rniftanfIV TO fhe TI1n1hIin9S under Moore
but the chances are that they will not
try to suppIapt him. The risk would
not warrant it.
The tricks of baseball have sent
Moore to the plate. in nearly every
game when a pinch hit was required.
He Is no heavy hitter and will admit it.
On the other hand he is one of the best
sacrifice and hit and run men in the
league. Perhaps, If he would move
himself up in the order to second place.
the conditions which center mainly
around his failure to hit the ball would
be alleviated.
But Moore says he is not in his usual
strength and would rather let some one
in better hitting form take the close up
position in the hitting order.
The little manager certainly has had
a nerve wrecking week and feels the
criticism deeper than the ordinary fan
would surmise. The reason simply is
that he has thrown his soul into MAX
ing Topeka a winning club. Its con-
tinued repose in its present berth con-
Germs him like an ailfng child and he is
almost frantic to improve conditions.
| So he says he will resign-if that is
necessary for the club to win.
There was report last night that
Crisp might be given the managerial
job but the directors say that the story
is without foundation.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

was coming to the plate, and Childs
notified the batter. Any sentence with
ION" in it meant a curve ball, and "it''
meant a fast one. With the aid of this
signal tipping the Phillies soon earned
a reputation as the greatest team Of
sluggers the game ever has known.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
KANSAS STATE LEAGUE.

Great Bend, May 18.-Great Bend won
in the last half Of the ninth. When one
run behind they worked a squeeze play
and Bumb rain wild on the bases.
Bumb worked the squeeze, scoring
Bechtold and stole second and third,
coming home on a bad peg to catch him
at third. With the game to in favor
of Great Bend, LuprSon went in the
box and was touched for seven hits,
which with two errors resulted in five
scores. After that Newton failed to
get a hit.
Score: R.H.E.
Newton 10000 50O0-5 II 2
Great Bend 80 1 o o o o 2-6 5 2
Batteries-Saxe and Flood; Wheatley,
Luprson and Wacob.
Lyons, May 1S.-ElDorado beat the
local Lions Wednesday. Clarke made
a sensational catch off of the fence,
saving a home run.
Score: R.H.E.
EIDorado 100 2 o 20 00-5 8
Lyons ...........0 o. 2 o 0 O0-4 Z
Batteries-Conner and Kaforia; Dres-
sen and Nelson.
Mcpherson, May 18.-McPherson de-
feated Wellington in the first game of
the series between the two teams, the
score was to 3. Boone who pitched
for Wellington, was batted out Of the
box in the third inning.
Score: R.H.E.
Wellington .....o0 0oO02 2OoO-2 1
Mcpherson .....3 o o o o o o o 0-3 A. 0
Batteries-Boone, Harmon and Mon
eymaker; Erritt and Campfeld.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
R.H.E.
IsBEIh GOES TO PUEBLO.
Wichita Unable to Raise $4,000 to
Purchase Western League Team.

FuFcIase WesIefn Ledgue IedIn.
Wichita, Kan, May 18.-With Wichi-
ia unable to raise the $4,000 required
to purchase the local Western League
baseball team. it seems certain the
franchise will be removed to Pueblo.
Manager Frank IsbelL will leave for
Pueblo today but the team will play
the three games scheduled here with
Omaha. Isbell said Pueblo had accept
ed his proposition and that he had ac-
cepted it's terms. President Tip O'NeiI1,
after looking over the situation here
for two days. also went to Pueblo. He
said he would have to assure himself
of conditions there before agreeing to
the removal.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
Breitenstein Was Sent to Second to
Prove Moore Was Good mfielder.

Fentress was just as tight but al
lowed himself to get soaked for one in
the eighth. He let Kerns get a pass.
Then Fugate jammed a single into
right territory and Kerns took third on
the throw in. Rickert delivered a fly
ball to center and Kerns saved the
shutout.
That was about the size of it. Was
1t a ball game?
AS the record shows it:
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

The third was another of the funeral
dirge variety abetted by free running of
the sacks. Pick was up again and this
time opened the holocaust by picking a
safe one. During the course of Kane
at bat he pilfered a pair of pillows and
then Kane hit. He, too, took a sack.
Williams walloped one to Breitenstein
This time Brett was ready and he cut
off Pick at the pla$. But Williams
stole second, vacated by Kane on the
putout.
Now let "F" stand for Fugate 50
fuzzled and fuming, so fervent and
frantic. Schoonover hit him an easy
one while in this condition of apprecia-
ton of his support. Fugate knocked 1.
onto the ground and Kane scored. Will
liams kept on coming. Fugate heaved
1t at Kerns but missed. Williams was
safe.
SchoonoveF Hits Homer.
Schoonover, who likes to hit in To-
peka anyway, clouted out a homer to
the left center fence in the sixth and
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

Today being a day off, there will be
no changes in the standing tonight.
Des Moines Will come tomorrow for
three days. But 1t is not safe to pre-
dict a rapid climb up the percentage
column even if it is Des Moines. When
these two tailenders get together
there's no telling what will happen.
Sabrie was sent out to play first. But
Manager Moore did not send him
there. Some one of the stock com
pany demanded it. The contest for
himself much yesterday. whitney
was sent in to hit in pinch, but
Crompton was out on a steal before
his term was finished.
The management still is dickering
with Crisp. Somebody says he may be
the manager-so may be anyone. But
the impression last night was that
Crisp would not get what he was ask
ing as a private IN the ranks
Thomason evidently lost his nerve
when he saw things going to the bad.
Schoonover hit him a high one. He
misjudged it and it rolled to the left
fence. He almost, walked after it and
then had forgotten where 1t stopped.
The result was nice for Schoonover,
for he went all the way around.
The Kansas City Journal has word
which might be inserted in the Harry
Steinfeldt agitation. Here is the item:
Harry Steinfeldt, who was recently
sold by the Chicago Cubs to st. Paul,
has accepted terms, 1t is reported, and
will strengthen Mike Kelley's infleld. :"
Thus, perchance, Steiny has really had
enough time to listen to the call of the
diamond paths and is about to take
up that minor work which always
comes to the veterans on their way to
the discard.
Barney Schreiber, the Grizzlies
crack twirler of last season, is due
back at Denver. He was sold to the
Cincinnati Reds and has been with
them all spring. He had no opportun-
ity in a league contest for Griffith
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
HOLDS DRUD1ERs
az. T." Lets Joetowners Down With
Three Safe Hits.

Lincoln, May 1S.-Hagerman held
st. Joseph to three hits Wednesday
and Lincoln romped away with the
game. Score: r H E
Lincoln. -. .O404O *-911 1
Batteries-Hagerman and McGraw;
johnson, Chellette, Crutcher and
Cooper.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

Sapulpa, Ok, May 18.-Sapulpa won
after a hard fought game which last
ed IL innings. The final score was 4
to 8. Score: R.H.E
Sapulpa .....102Oo0 000OO1+ 2
CoffeyviIle Il % 2 o O o o o o 0-3 6
Batteries-Near and Goldwaithe; AL
len and Bradbury.
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Home Run Nav Kin Him.

Philadelphia, May 18.-Frank s. FL
lott, vice president and one of the
owners of the Philadelphia National
in his private box at the ball park
Wednesday a moment after the game
with Cincinnati had been won by a
home run drive by Luderus in the elev-
enth inning. 1t is thought the excite
ment caused Mr.. ElIiott's collapse
At a hospital where he was taken,
it was found he was suffering from a
cerebral hemorrhage. His condition is
regarded as critical.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

Efingham, May 1s.-The Hclton high
school defeated the Atchison county
high school here by knocking Harmon
out of the box in the seventh. Score
is to s. Batteries-Reboul and Slim
mer; Harmon, Reynolds and Smith.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
COLLEGE Baseball Games.

Emporia, May 1S.-The College of En-
poria ran over Friends university We'd
nesday, Is to 8. The pitching of Gull
bertson, a youngster, who appeared in
his first game, featured. He held the
Quakers to a lone hit, which came in
a pinch in the ninth
Score: R.H.E-
C. of E.....o OIL 90 "-13 IL 5
Friends U....-.0 o 0 o o o 0 0S-3 Z
Batteries-Culbertson and Aitken.
Salisbury, Trueblood and Siebert. Um-
pire-Brazil.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
LUDERUs BEATS C1NCY.
Drives in Two With Double, Then
Hits Out Home Run.

Drives in Two With Double, Then
Hits Out Home Run.
Philadelphia, May 1S.-Luderus'
long hits enabled Philadelphia to de-
feat Cincinnati, II innings to 8.
Luderus drove in two runs with a two
bagger and he won the game in the
eleventh with home run drive over
the right field fence.
Score: r H E
Score: R.H.E.
Cincinnati .......1oo2O0ooooO-3 8 !
Philadelphia .,;.1oOoo 2oooo14
Alexander and Doom.
Summary: Two base hIts-Mitchell,
Luderus. Home run-Luderus. Bases
on balls-Off Fromme 4, off Alexan-
der 4. Struck out-By Fromme 8, by
Alexander Z.
Brooklyn, May 1s.-In a pitchers
battle with Richie, Bell shut out the
Chicagos. Score: R H E
Chicago. 100000 0Ooo-0 2
brooklyn. 100 O10"-1 0
Batteries-Richie and Killing; Bell
Summary: Bases on balls-Off
Richie 8. off Bell 2. Struck out-By
Richie 8. by Bell 2.
by SalIee enabled the st. Louis Car
dinals to take Wednesdays game from
the Giants. Score: r H E
st. Louis .....000 00210O o-3 s 0
New York 80 01 0 o o 0 0 0-1 2
Batteries-Sallee and Bresnahan;
Crandall and Myers.
Summary: Three base hit-Ellis.
Bases on balls-Off Sallee 4, off Gran
dali 2. Struck out-By Sallee 2, by
Crandal l.
Boston, May 18.-Herzog's wild
throw in the twelfth inning let in
Pittsburg's winning run.
Score: RIB. e.
Boston ..........00 1 90 8 o o 20 0-6 10 8
Pittsburg .......0 0o021 100 20 II 13
Battories-Curtis and Raridan, Gra-
ham; Camnitz, Leif1eld. Ferry and
Gibson.
Summary: Two base hits-Sweeney
J. Clarke, Wilson 2, Wagner, Leifield,
Leach. Three base hit-Goode. Home
runs-Wagner, Herzog Ingerton.
Bases on balls-Off Curtis 6, off Ferry
2, off Leifieid 1. Struck out-Curtis
2, Ferry 4. Leifield 1. Camnitz 1.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

AT TOLEDO.
Score: R.H. F.
Columbus .....o20 100000 o
Toledo ................0 0 o 00011 Is IL 0
Batteries = Columbus, Packard and
Bemis; Toledo, w. James and Rapp. Um-
pires-Hayes and Handiboe
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Score: R.H.E.
Louisville ............0 O 0 1 0 0 0 O o. 0
Indianapolis ..........00 o 5000 90 8 4
Batteries-Louisville, Higginbotham and
Hughes; Indianapolis, Webb and Walsh.
UmpireS-OwenS and Eddinger.
AT MILWAUKEE,.
Score: R.H.E.
st. Paul. l................0 1 o o 000o-1 z 2
Milwaukee s.......-...0 / 0 o 0 o go 5
Batteries-St. Paul, O'Toole and Spencer;
Milwaukee. Gilligan and Marshall. Um-
pires-Bierhalter and Weddige
Kansas Minneapolis, not scheduled
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
BASEBALL DOPE AND GOSSIP.

WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Des Moines at Topeka.
ST. Joseph at Denver.
Omaha at Wichita.
Sioux City at Lincoln.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

St. Marys, Kan.,- May 1S.-The locals
added one more to their long list OF
victories when they defeated the post
team from Ft. Riley here by the one
sided score of IL to 0.
The soldiers were held safely by Ma
honey all the way securing but two hits
and they came in the first inning. Ma
honey's pitching and the fielding and
base running of Bennett, the locals
captain, were the feature of the battle.
Score. R.H.E.
ST Marys...32 04 01 "-15 10 2
Fl. Riley .....0 y o 0 o o o 90 z
Umpire-Lane.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE.

Concordia, May .1s-The Travellers
made it three straight by taking the
game from Clay Center again, with 8
to score. Fast team work on the
part of the home team decided the
victory. Score: r H e
Clay Center II 0 1 0 o. 5
|Concordia -. % 1 0 o o ID 8 2
Batteries-Bafrd and Southwick;
Smith and Chapman. Umpire-Prtce.
Manhattan, May 17.-Costly errors
at critical time gave Junction City
the game here, to 2. Rdgers, a for
mer Hartford, Conn, player, pitched a
splendid game for Manhattan.
Score: R H e
Junction City.1 $4,000 0O-4 8 1
Manhattan 1900 % 0 0 0 0 o. 9 2
Batteries-Jepson, Sherin and Diehl;
Richardson, Rodgers ard Lindsey.
Umpire-Kelly.
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Tulsa, Ok, May 1s.-Tulsa won from
independence, to 4.
Score: R.H.E.
Tulsa ...oos0o Os1"l7 IL o
Independence "a 0 0 o L "a 2
Batteries-Meers, Denny, Hotchkiss
and Gravey; Ferrell, Bridges, Harlow
and Allingham.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

Fort Smith, Ark, May 18.-Muskogee
again was easy for the locals.
Score. R.H.E.
Fort Smith 80 o 90 2 50 6 0
Muskogee ....3 o 0 0 o 0 0 0-3 IL 5
Batteries-Faint and st. Paul. Mat
thews; CARROT, Kennedy, Masters and
Masters.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
ADVERTISING TALKS.

I Continued from Pace lone.)-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
Sends Breitenstein to Second
for Day of Slaughter.
Fugate Pitches Good Ball but
Loses Joke Game.

Today, Dear Fans, be at peace. Cur
few shall not ring today. There is no
game.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

Alexander and DOOM
Summary: Two base hjts-Mitchell,
Luderus. Home run-Luderus. Bases
on balls-Off Fromme 4, off Alexan-
der 4. Struck out-By Fromme 8, by
Alexander 7.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.

Only two American League game:
scheduled
The Topeka state journal., 1911-05-18

AT TOLEDO.
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and state organizations. After the
conference. Mr.. Gompers said the Me
Namara case was discussed and that
the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor would take charge
of a defence fund, which would be
raised by contribution from the vari-
Gus labor organizations of the country
Later Mr.. Gompers discussed the
case, saying:
This whole thing is a deep-seated
frama-up. 1t is an outrage, and the
American Federation of Labor will
leave nothing undone in defending the
men now in prison in Los Angeles. No
means win be spared in defending our
men legally. We purpose also to press
the Kidnapping charge to the fullest
extent
"At the conference this afternoon it
was the concensus of opinion that the
executive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor should take complete
charge of these cases in the raising of
funds, the employment of counsel, in
fact everything in connection with the
trial"
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UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
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to death when one of the churches col
lapsed; and an elderly man from
Brewer who had crossed the river to
watch the fire had his clothing catch
fire and after he had been burned
nearly to death was buried beneath
falling debris.
The gas and electric plants were
among the structures early destroyed
and when night set in ii found the city
Illuminated only by flames.
The problem of housing and feeding
the destitute must be met at daylight
and will be serious one for churches
and public buildings, the usual places
of refuge in such disasters are in
ruins and there is hardly place, eat
ing house, bakery or other stores
where food can be secured left stand
ing. Already offers of help have been
received by Mayor Mullen.
Members of the local company of the
National Guard were called out by Mayor
Mullen early in the night and assisted
the policemen in keeping the crowds back
and in guarding the effects of the home
less which We're piled in the street in
many sections of the city.
A""aiu HlldhlBht tHe Watei piessule
became low, especially in the vicinity of
Broadway park and the firemen devot-
ed much of their attention to keeping
household goods wet down. The roofs of
the houses in the vicinity of broadway
park We're also kept wet down as much
as possible, the householders working
with buckets and wet blankets and assist
ing the firemen.
valley avenue. where the big lumber
mills of Morse, & Co. are located, was
right in the path of the fire when the
WIND Veered to the east and the property
] was saved. There are several manufac-
turing plants on Valley avenue and none
was burned.