The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-25

Some of the followers of the Blues will
remember the first game Powell pitch
ed against Columbus here last season.
Downs came UP to knock the easy
Powell delivery out of the farm and
retired to the bench after looking very
very foolish on three strikes. And all
the rest of that game Jerry broke his
back going after the Powell offerings
And that's about what he was doing
yesterday-Kansas City Star.
President Leisy of the Peoria Three
I league club, has made public the
purchase of Outfielder Clark of Man
haitian, Kansas.
Pitcher James Durham of the
Pueblo team, has been sold to the ST.
Joseph club by Manager Frank Isbell.
Durham quit the local club because r e
was unable to win games on the home
grounds.
Umpire Clarence ("Brick'O owens
of the American association, was hit
by foul tip from the bat of Right
Fielder Congalton of the Columbus
team here Monday. A bone of his right
leg was fractured and he will be I'M
able to of1ciate again for several
weeks. The accident occurred in the
ninth inning, after two men were out.
Owens was carried from the field and
Pitcher Altrock of Kansas City finished
the game.
The post season series opens today
for the championship of the O. x
league. Junction City will play three
games at Concordia and the Travellers
expect q, hard battle. They did not
work extra hard. during the second half
of the schedule, knowing that they
would play for the championship re-
gardless of who was the winner of the
second half. Umpire Ludes will have
charge of all the games A record
breaking crowd is expected.
President Barney Dreyfuss, of the
Pittsburg baseball club, returned from
St Paul, where he secured Pitcher
Martin O'Toole, who will report To
Pittsburg on or before September !.
Reports to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, DreyfuSs did not give a Pittsburg
player in exchange for O'Toole in addi-
ton to the 500, 500 paid for ORIOLES re-
lease. Dreyfuss is also negotiating for
Catcher Kelly, ORIOLES battery mate
and it is stated has offered $4,000 for
him.
Manager Frank Isbell. of the Pueblo
ball club, has been suspended for three
Mondays game as the result of de-
cision by Clark
A statement issued by John J. Nc
Graw, manager of the New York Ma |
tional league team. to the effect that |
the Pittsburg club would not obtain the !
services of Pitcher Marty O'Toole of (
St Paul, without a fight, was backed /
up by a certified check from the New /
York club for $4,000 made out to the |
secretary of the national baseball COM
mission. Accompanying the check was
a letter explaining that the st. Paul |
club had entered into verbal agree
ment with New York for the sale of |
O'Toole for $4,000
Cy Neighbors is still out Of the
game on account of his broken arm.
hit Cy five times in the |
clashes of the two clubs, the fifth time /
breaking his arm.
Lincoln News. While congratulating
Babe Towne for his nerve in claim
ing that the Packers are still in the (
running, it might be well for the Sioux
City manager to ring off on the sling /
ing of gossip with reference to other |
ball clubs in this league. President /
Despair openly charges somebody on T.
the Sioux City club with stiletto meth i
ods-and suspicion points at Babe |
Towne. A few weeks ago, when the I
were in Packertown, Babe +
peddled the story to Bill Mccormick
that the Lincoln management had
asked for waivers and intended to
puts skids- under the big left fielder. !.
Still another Lincoln player was
full of the same poison. Both
men bit at, Babes tale, although they
should have known 1t was so much i
bunk. During the recent visit of the
Packers to Lincoln the same tactics
were in evidence Jack Thomas was I
"confidentially' advised that Presi-
dent Despair had asked the other
club BIS for waivers and Babe, with mock
lied with Jack, assuring the latter
that Sioux City would never. for a mo-
ment. give its consent to the plan to
switch such a valuable player as Jack
from the Tip O'NeiH loop The rules /
Of organized baseball expressly for
bid -tampering with bah players as a