The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-10

four out OF ten won, they viii have
finished the trip at about their par.
Manager Rickert was out of both
games in the Lincoln double. He also
was out the last day in Pueblo. Mrs.
Ricke rt, who has been i'll with typhoid
at St. Francis hospital since the team
went on the road, was taken to her
fiat last evening. The manager in
jured his left hand in Denver
Applegate and Hagerman sure hung
it on the Kaws in that double header.
King and Whitney each got two singles
off Applegate in the first game and no
others could hit him. In the second
Dagger and Gardner got a single.
That's all for the second. Six hits in
a two show afternoon isn't clouting the
ball in 400 fashion.
Lincoln scores found Whitney with
three errors on and that's more than
he makes at home in a week. The
Lopes outerrored the kaws anyway,
getting six to Topeka's five.
The news of attendance at the Des
Moines ball games will be watched
with a great deal of interest for the
next few days. By that token it will
be known just what the fans over in
the Iowa capital think of the recent
deal and the complete transfer of the
club which is promised by O'Neill.
The team has been going good enough
to merit good support. The first game
around If they care for good baseball
The returned Wanderers lost to st.
Joseph, but in l to game in which
there were no errors and an even five
and Bitten Benz were opposed. It
must have bee ma game any town in
the league would have been glad to
have around.
For some reason or other. Manager
Rickert continues to have Red Dono-
van start a ball game. He always has
trouble in the early rounds He re-
peated his favorite stunt of walking
man with the bases full in second in
ming. Donovan probably has the
goods and perhaps Rickert sees them,
but he isn't lucky by any means.
Bill Dwyer must be as fine fellow
to work with as he seems when here
or he would have lost his club before
now. Higgins creditors attached the
players uniforms among other things
as soon as the club got home. The
players must like to stick around an
owner like Higgins and have the gate
receipts attached or their clothes taken
in a raid for Higgins property. In
cidentally Higgins must be tired of
baseball.
There is a chance Sioux City con-
tinues to slip. Perhaps the Kaws have
an outside chance of negotiating an
other position near the top of the
standings.
The Lincoln lineup was completely
shaken up for the Kaws. Perhaps the
loss of five games in a row led Unglaub
to make his changes The manager
himself appeared at first, Miller was In
center field instead of Cole and the
order of batting was switched around.
ailment is claimed for the veteran
Jack Thomas. Unglaub was a first
sacker at Washington and will be ex-
pected to show big league stuff. Presi-
dent Despair has issued a statement
to the Lincoln press to the effect that
Thomas and Cole were laid off for in
different work in Denver.
Jack Forester, the former Topeka
pitcher and now manager and first base
guardian for Falls City in the Mink
league. is being hailed as Ty Cobb this
Second. In a recent ball game, Jack
laid down a bunt and beat the play to
! first On the three subsequent pitches.
Jack swiped second, third and home.
Sounds like a fish story, but the Mink
league historians assure us of its truth.
In message to the Lincoln News
from Denver, President Despair of the
Antelopes says:
coin club suffered yesterday from the
worst umpiring the Antelopes have
| seen this year. Mckee and Weaver
made a farce of the game. Three Lin
| coin players were put out of the game
| and every possible decision was in
favor of Denver. I have sent O'Neill a
vigorous protest against the umpires.
1t was a clear case of robbery and a
disgrace to the game. The glazing par
TALLY of the urnpires during the entire
series explains Denver's home win
nings to a large extent"
. st. Joseph Gazette: Owner Holland
is carrying several more players than
he needs and he will probably dispose
of some of them in a few days. He
has eight pitchers and as a pitcher has
to work every three or four days to
keep in good shape Owner Holland can
only carry four or five. He will prob
ably dispose Of a couple OF pitchers, at
least. 1t looks as though Dick
Crutcher has arrived to stay. The Ken
lucky lad has only allowed five hits in
, the last two games he worked in. He
} shut out Sioux City several days ago,
allowing but three hits and some fans
thought it might be only a flash. His
performance of yesterday proves that
it was not, however, and from now on
Little Dick will probably take his reg
ular turn in the box.
Lincoln Star: The Lope pitchers wer,
thrown off their feed by the bad wa.
ter encountered at Topeka and Pueblo
according to Secretary Benson, and this
had much to do with the clubs sudder
pitching slump. The club might profit
by the example of the university foot
ball team which takes plenty of Lin
coin water with it when it starts fol
a long trip
Lincoln News: The Thomas-Cole in.
cident sheds a ray Of light on the dis