The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18
DIVERS ARE HERE
Des MOiHes and Topeka Clash at
League Park.
Shipke, Who Laid Down" on
Fox, Canned as Manager.
GARDNER is COMING.
Sim Bear Bulletins Players
Start for Camp.
Higgins Wants $4,000 for Des
MOines Ball Team.

Higgins Wants $4,000 for Des
Moines Ball Team.
where They Play Tomorrow.
Des AIoines at Topeka.
Sioux City at Denver
ST. Joseph at Lincoln.
Omaha at Pueblo.
Bill DIVERS Hopefuls are the card
today. Happy Go-Lucky Bill comes
this time with a percentage OF .z59
which is somewhat more than anyone
ever expected him to attain-anyone
except Jawn Higgins. Higgins always
did say, and probably would say today,
that his bunch would win the 1911
pennant.
AS a matter of justice Uncle Jawn
and Lady Des Moines should be prose-
cuted as the delinquent parents Of
truant ball club. The situation IS
worse If anything than Boss Cooley
and Miss Topeka got into last season.
But Uncle Jawn, If they will allow him
to keep the custody Of Benz, Ulatowski,
and Mattick, is willing to sell out, set
tie up, and leave town.
Topeka fans are sorry not to have
witnessed another clash between the
Kaws and the Drummers at this time
A steady drizzling rain which fell all
morning put the grounds in an impos-
sible condition and did not cease until
3 o'clock or too late to have permitted
preparation for a game. The kaws ap-
parentIy have a jinx working overtime
on the Drummers- Some suggest that
It is Butch Kerns but there is no truth
In the remark for the Kaws had the
jinx before.
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meut of the ROurkeS- He held It a lit
tie more than a year and the team did
not get anywhere with him at the
helm. Early last June while the
Omaha team was here Rourke dis
charged Billy Fox, as clever sec
ond basen1an as ever graced the Omaha
Jmpossibles, to give the place to
Shipke. This was what the latter had
been playing for all summer. Shipke, it
was charged, had created dissensiCn
on the team for that very purpose and
as a result as gentlemanly q manager
as ever lived was soon lost to Pa
But Shipke didn't get the team any
where and has lost the easy money"
end of his salary.
Doc Miller. a Pueblo fielder in the
old days, who since has been clouting
the ball for the Boston Doves, has de-
clared his intention of quitting tie
game because of a salary disagreement
Bulletin-Kansas CITY 1872 a. M
Sim Bear announces this morning that
Red Gardner surely will be on the job
today.
Lincoln News: Uncle John Higgins,
chle1 or the Des Moines tribe Of wan
der1ng gyps1es, was in Lincoln for sew
eraI hours yesterday, hiking to Omaha
IN the evening on receipt of a telegram
summon1ng him to resume the decker
for the sale Of his franchise. Uncle
John declared yesterday that he is will
ing to sell. but has fixed his price at
$lS,OOO and Will not bulge a penny from
that figure. Meanwhile he saws he has
sold the releases Of three of his players,
Mattick' Benz and Ulatowski He is
willing this trio should finish the season
with Des Moines, but will demand that
the proceeds shall sift into his leans
regardless of a sale Of the franchise
ana team. The tale from Des Moines
mat the owner of the land on which
the DeS Mc1neS park is located has is
sued an order to dismantle the park
was branded as a big breeze by Uncle
John who relates that his rent is paid
Tor this season and the lease still has
TWO years to run. The Des Moines ma >
nate was in a huff last night over the
nning of four of his athletes in YES
ferday0s game and said the PLAYERS
must pay the fines for themselves Sec
rotary Hughes was likewise peevnd and
was urging the forfeiture of this after
moons game rather than to counter
ance the payment of the fines.
Mr.. Com1skey is taking his time in
returning Allen, the young Kanseq
catcher, Whom a scout for the White
Sox kidnapped after the Lincoln cI,1I5
had formally closed a deal for The
youngster's release The local MANAGE
ment, if SO disposed. could make tron-
bic for the boss Of the Sox because
of the antics of his agent, but President
Despair is sangUine that Allen will he
sent on to Lincoln when the facts are
more clearly outlined. The fsns
in Pueblo, as a result of the Ishe1I
losing streak, are developing an acute
attack of frosted pedals When the
Antclopes were in Izzyville last week
they played to the smallest crowds as
sembled at the Pueblo yard since the
transfer Of the team from Wichita. A
rather poor way for Pueblo to cinch its
anIaca IN f11a Tin O,nIeill circ1,i4