The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-09-16

the ProdigalS used to 90 THAT
St. Joseph News-Press: Charley Babb'
formerly a major Lacquer, VINO TINS year
managed the Roanoke CLUB OF tnS VI
ginia State League, will JON the Dru. ~
rners today or tomorrow TO take up
| the duties around third base, posi-
ton that has been a weak spot on the
infield all season long
Owner Holland announced THIS nloIa
ing that Babb had signed CONTRACT
/ to finish the season with the Drum
mers. He is a valuable man ana ms
presence on the infeld Will De great
help to the club .r,.-ho,,
Waddeu of the Drummers, has been IN
definitely suspended by Holland Tor not
! being in condition. The Ch1er VIII nave
| to show all kinds of form IL ne . eA-
meets to get back into the game TINS
season. Holland says that Johnson
has not been in condition to p1tch TOT
several months 41;s
Holland took occasion to rennar .s.s ltLAS
morning that the day of the poozlns
hallDlayer is past and that there IL
no place for him in organized paseDa1l.
Tiroroie, swift. the ex-Drummer
so,1thnayy. who was sold to the EAmlra
lclub of the New York State Leasu.0
Last sDrine, has been largely response
BILE for the present stanoins VI lno
club in the percentage taple- Rs rs
The bottom of the ladder ElInlfa mas
climbed into second place WllkesDsll7
lis leading the league Harry tS1cC 1I'sS
new is going well for the Elrnlra cl w.
He is guarding the center eslii ~ S1oI1t-
the box scores show that he IS cloul-
ling the ball.
The prize winners in the Lincoln
field day were: 1Io-~.rr,an.
i,, cllf first AGO feet Ii inches; Tex
Jones, ST. Joseph, second So' Aeel .
Long Long distance throwing.Whfeaa,t s,ey
St. Joseph. first toS s5s d teet inc hes '
J Accurate throwing from ouI LL'3la--
Tom Miller, Lincoln, first; Joe hehey'
st. Joseph, second. ,.,,,>
Accurate throwing (catcheLs 0 0ilty
McGra.w, Lincoln, first; Shaw Fueplo'
se cireiing bases- Gilmore. Denver
first IA 3-5 seconds; Beall, Denver
Paul Cobb, Lincoln. Tom Miller, a LIN
coin; tied for second, IL 41 gilmore Den
va- first 3 Is seconds; Powell. 81
Tosenh: kelley, ST. Joseph; craig
Pueblo; Berger, Pueblo, ana Copp' LII
coin. tied for second, rs SECONDS
Tincoln News: Farrell. the youthful
sbor+stop who has pushed Joe kneaVes
off the map at Omaha, is son OF ). n
rarrelI. secretary of the nallondl aSS 80
. citation of minor league clups; ~
TTarreT kid factored in yesterdays l 9
n victory over the st. Joe Hollanoers
yvhacting the ball for two sackei
and driving in Gus Williams WIN slie
: only run of the day. Farrell was Iar me
I 70 one of the Nebraska state league ciuDS
! and got along so famously that "a
, Rourke recalled him. He IS pookeu e
) become an Omaha regular next year.
snorting News: If the attendance
figures given out for one OF the game
of the Giants-Red series in new I oIA
! IN the recent home stay of the Giants
I are correct, a new mark for a s1ngles
: davis crowd was made Inc rePOi[ " ~
= that $4,000 persons passed thfousn ~ eli'
: turnstiles into Brush STADIUM N 4o ~ ~
: | consecutive games more than iVo'o0
uersons paid to see the games pay
| figures greater than some Class
clubs draw all season -
a For the first time in autnenlc ms
+ tory the cover on q pail ou.Sl 81
| came off in midair in Bunalo, me 49,: olil
y | or day pinch" McCabe OF the bls sS1llS
= therefore, gets credit for being tne llrs
man to knock the cover on the Dali
In a recent game in the Nalley leaso
Z in Mississippi, First Baseman eredr
the CsreenviIIe team, in nine innings Ma
. no DutOuts and but one assist, equallL'
l the record for inactivity on the part Q
a first sacker. The GreenVille team
| had but four assists in the game
:, the putouts the catcher had L.
ARREST STUBBORN WTTNESSE