The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22

players have been going in great shape |
in the Central association this season |
and Owner Holland believes they will
make good here next srTing
Omaha Bee: Our money for Short
stop Berger of Pueblo. He is the CLASS
OF the league. Meinke of st. Joe Is q
good shoftstop, but he can't hit 1speii
IS getting the most out OF every man
on his payroll.
Des Moines News: Regarding the boil
stering UP of the pitching staff, negotl-
atoms are about closed for the plr
chase of BUCK Freeman of the 81
Joe club and former pitcher with the
champion Sioux City club. Two more
pitchers have been promised by - Nelll
from good company. Matt1ck may pe-
come the property of the Detroit I1SerS
before the season is closed. BOB Low
Detroit scout, has been angling Tor the
centerfield for some time and there Is
a faint suspicion that he viii be thelr
property by the time the drafting sea-
son rolls around Larry Sutton for
Brooklyn, BezdelI for Fittsburg ana tIe
st. Louis Cardinals have all been look
ing him over and throwing our Ieeleis.
Tebeau, owner of the Kansas city olup
in the American Association, has trleu
to buy Dwyer on several occasions
through some of his out-looks-
Pueblo Chieftain: At a meeting held
yesterday afternoon, arrangements
were made for the booster day to give
the Pueblo Indians on Monday Aus
ust %, when the team returns from the
present successful road trip LAncolH
will be the opposing club
It was decided at the meeting TO ASK
the merchants of the city to close tnelr
stores from 3 to o'clock IN uhe d.
ternocn.
h cn1d 10 desire
at 81 each. Those who do not care co
contribute this much to the ciuo may
purchase tickets at the regular prices
at the ball park box office. -
It is probable that a band VIII Dc
secured and as the real battle for sec
ord place will begin on thaL gay lne
event is expected to be big one.
BY the terms of the deal with Ispel
the local committee which mao ela1 20
of the arrangements to bring the cup
here from Wichita agreed to give ispen
one booster day a year. In view OF the
splendid success the team mas peeh 70 s1I
| ing the fans in general believe tnat
| Monday, August %. is the time TO give
| This ftting testimonial of appreciation.
! Pueblo Star Journal: During the
winning streak of the locals upon the
road, the team has scored As runs, an
average of four and one-haII runs l-o ~
1.-The game while our opponents nave
scored %, an average of little less
than three runs to the game. Since
leaving Denver the team has scored
az runs. an average of five to the game,
and their opponents have scored H.
not quite two runs per game. Tnese
figures show that we were just gettlhs
lstarted at Denver or that the Grizzlies
put up a stronger game botn on the
defense and offense, than we have en-
lcountered elsewhere on the trip. we
have driven out just 80 safe hits In the
ten games played, which gives US an
average of eight to the game. Pretty
nice hitting? Since leaving Denver we
have gotten ST hits, which gives US
lust about the same average, showing
that we hit just as good in Denver as
we have since leaving there. But the
lpitchers have succeeded in holding the
lopposition better since leaving Denver
than they did in the mile high city
The Grizzlies secured 27 hits in the
three games, an average of nine hits
to the game, while in the seven games
PLAYED since leaving the home OF the
Grizzlies the opposition have secured
40 hits, an average of almost six hits
to the game. Quite a little improve
ment and it leads to another question
Is the Denver team composed of bet
ter hitters han the other teams in the
league. or have the local pitchers
shown Improvement in their work
While the question can not be an
sWered satisfactory, We are of the
opinion that it is due to the more ef-
fective work of the pitchers that the
number of base hits that the Opposi-
ton have gotten has decreased That's
championship ball.