The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-10


Des Moines at Topeka.
St Joseph at Lincoln.
Omaha at PUEBLO.
Sioux City at Denver.
Games hereafter in Topeka will be
called at 2:45.
West side fans in Chicago are cla-
moring for Comiskey to begin his games
at $3.50.
Joe Rickert made the chance remark
last night that if the Kaw lineup was
composed only of the pitchers the team
would be leading the league. Joe
wasn't in favor of keeping himself in
the game either and it was only a joke,
of course, but when one stops to think
how these pitchers play in the posi-
tfons and run the bases, there is some
thing in the statement.
Pepper" Clark got four bingles in
four trips to the plate yesterday and
Pepper, primarily, is some pitcher.
Then he demonstrated that if it had
been he who was running the bases
when others were caught out the re-
suit would have been different. He also
is a speed merchant.
Referring again to Joe Rickert. Joe is
dressingest player in the lot. What
he doesn't know about the proper sort
of hosiery, erayats, and shirtings and
their combinations with certain sorts
of suits and hats and shoes, you can't
find in the haberdashery advance no
tices. And he wears that stun, too.
All Of which revives a little history of
Joe in New Orleans. Down there he is
known by every man. woman and child
who ever saw a ball game as Diamond
Joe'' Rickert- Several years ago he as
sembled three of the largest and finest
diamonds in Louisiana-and he wore all
of them. Even on the ballheld he wore
them, sticking them in his shirt front
and the CLINT of the sun on those rocks
blinded many a hitter. Some people
thought Joe was a bit fashy. Maybe
he was. But that was the age Of eccen-
tricity for ball players and Rickert
made good with his gag. They prompt
ly dubbed him Diamond joe"
Tom Fairweather, of the Sioux City
club, who was i'll when in Topeka, has
developed a case of smallpox and they
had some trouble in Lincoln to prevent
the whole club being Vaccinated They
finally compromised on a spray of for
maldehyde and the president was start
ed for home in an automobile.
Moxie Manuel, who started a game
here for Sioux City and lost his bear
ings was released at Lincoln and re-
turned to Sioux City. The attempt in
Topeka was all the try he got Towne
did not like it and let him go. He
was secured IToIn LUCKY I1OliIicS at
Mobile.
Walter Nee. the South Dakota uni
versity pitcher, who followed Manuel
in the same game. also was released
by Towne. He pitched great ball for
the college but couldn't show the West
ern goods.
Pitcher Lotz, of Omaha, refuses to
be farmed out to Grand Island and viii
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Ovitz has signed with the Cubs.
Foxy lad, Ovitz. The deal he worked
with was to buy his own release from To-
peka for what he cost and then sell him
self to what he cost and then sell himself
to the Cubs. The figures are unavaila-
bile. Maybe he lost money and Will not
stick but the opposite is suspected.
Jack Haskell tells good story at
the expense of Wichita: 81 was
down there few weeks ago." said
Jack, s'when things were looking
shaky. During the game of the Oma-
ha series, there were only twenty-three
people in the stand: while the bieacn-
ers contained one lone and lonesome
fan. TIE humor of the situation
struck me and before the game I
found out the name of the faithful
cne in the bleachers, which was john
SON Then when it was time
walked over in front of the bleachers,
and doffing my cap, 1 announced:
'Mr. Johnson. the batteries for this
afternoon will be for Wichita, Jarna-
gin and Shaw, and for Omaha, ETC.
THANK you. Mr.. Haskell replied
Johnson.
On the grounds of public safety"
$4,000 citizens of Boston petition Gov
ernor Foss to permit Sunday baseball
for the benefit of the boys who are
employed during the week. Many
clerymen signed the appeal. Then
that boasted higher civilization of Bos-
ton, after all, is not all a farce.
Denver News: 1t leaked out yester-
Gay in connection with the settlement
of wreck damages made by the Burl-
ington railroad to the Denver West
liberal payments to the Individual
men. the railroad officials gave James
c.. McGill a check for 5000 as indem-
nifty for his loss of the Monday game
with Omaha, which is some payment.
Call from Sioux City Tribune: Will
somebody please hurry westward and
cage the jinx-
Sioux City Tribune: At last an UNI
pire admits he is wrong, who changes
his decision in justice to all concerned
Umpire Mullen, the latest addition
to the American league staff, did that
recently in a game between Boston
and st. Louis Americans. Krager
pitched one ball to Wallace in the 18th
inning, when he was removed.
Wallace went to the bench for an