The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-27
BASEBALL DOPE AND GOSSIP.

DeS MONIES at Omaha.
Some more evidence of Fugate's
mastery of control.
Three in a row from the Sioux That
helps keep away from Des Moines
while getting near the rest. Omaha
still is 55 points away.
The last was the most terrific hit
ting bee of the season. No one would
think the Kaw colts could binEle any
one up to II times, but you never can
tell what will happen.
Gardner for the Kaws and Reilly for
the Sioux each had four safe hits in
five trips to the post Whitney had
three in five, Rickert had two in four,
Emory had two in three and everybody
else on the Kaw team had one, except
Beecher, who was up but once and got
on by error.
That walIoping extended Kiddo Will
son was the hardest seen here in many
campaigns. Four singles. two doubles
and a triple fell on him in so rapid
succession he quit the hill before his
resignation was called. They had his
nanny.
getting a strikeout. Then he walked
one. That walk trouble turned back
to him in the second, WREN he had to
be derricked.
A rather humorous incident of the
game came in the eighth inning when
King was the last man to hit and get
out for the Kaws. Pitcher Miller, har-
boring peeve with King for smuggling
Barber Tuesday, deliberately tried to
bean" him. King ducked the ball
and saved his head and on the next
ball pitched slapped it right back at
Miller so fast he couldn't dodge it. 1t
raped him pretty hard on one of his
legs, but broke nothing. King went
safe to first and the players of both
teams gave Miller the citric ha ha.
King was caught off first for the last
out.
Dutch Niehoff from second to third
and the stationing of Fred Moore, the
ex-Topeka manager, at the keystone
position promised yesterday to
strengthen the Omaha infield, but even
then the Rourkes failed TO deliver the
goods Niehoff faltered On a critical
play and Moore contributed two costly
errors. Moore compelled the Topeka
management to set him free because
the Kawtown directors would not COM
pensate him for the $3.50 he had paid
to Fort Worth for his release. Pa
Rourke, however came across with
the dough and Moore is satisfied with
his new berth.
Lincoln Star: Big Bill Mccormick
hitting has been delightful of late
While Bills batting average has mo-
been kicking the top of the league, but
is rather on the dwindle, the fact re-
mains that his pokes have the habi
of intruding just when tEey do the
/ Tn eff A1oUoV1 &C
William scored four times and drove
| in eleven runs, making q total of fif
teen due to his bludgeon welding II
those eleven games. the Lopez acquired
forty-f1ve runs, so that Rl was at ont
end or the other of one-third of tn,
when five scores were chased home BY
his two hits.
Des Moines Capital: Negotiations fol-
| the purchase of the Des Moines base
ball club have been reopened by Her
man Huttenlocher, of the Croker cigal
| store. Correspondence is being carried
on with both Owner John F. Higgin,
and President O'Neill of the Western
! league. A personal conference witt
| O'Neill in Chicago may be necessary
within the next few days, in which
case a settlement one way or another
| is expected
| ceived offers from several parties
which have been final, but which tbs
club owner has refused to accept. By
shifting responsibility to O'Neill, HiS-
gins has been able to jockey for high
er price. Now that things are mors
quiet it is thought he will be more
anxious to close a deal.
| In nil probability the remainder oil
the local schedule will be played here
instead of in Omaha. Rourke's towr
has all it can do supporting one team
let alone turning out a crowd to the
Des Moines games. Des Moines Is
scheduled here with Omaha Friday
! Saturday and Sunday. While these
games may be transferred to Omaha, Il
is thought the series beginning with ST
Joseph August 8 will be brought here
The club could be assured of a fairly
good attendance now, as negotiations
for it's sale are going on and the class
of baseball is of a better variety.
| Des Moines Capital: Here is a pleas
| ing sight for your tired eyes, fans
After straining your glims and destroy
l ing your facial features in frowns OF
| disgust at the humiliating way in
which the ball team which carries the
banner Of the City of Certainties Cor is
1t Omaha?) has been clinging to the
cellar position in the Western league
/ let them rest upon new percentag &c
| column. Here We have the view so ia
miliar in days of old-Des Moines next
to the top 1t is true that only a recent
| slump in the art of losing games has
placed the Hopefuls n second position
But a return to tie old form and q
| corresponding slump in the leaders vii
soon place them at the top once again.
Watch the race in the Down-and-Out
league. It is expected to have close
finish The present standing is as fol-
lows.