The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-20

! TOPEKA DAILY STATE J
BASEBALL DOPE AND GOSSIP.
Where They Play Tomorrow.
Topeka at Omaha
Denver at st. Joseph
Lincoln at Sioux City
Pueblo at Des Moines-
How does it seem to be on the other
end of a shutout?
Kid Buchanan. the scout, returned
to the fold and pitched one OF tne
lgreatest games of his career He al
lowed only three hits. One man Teacheo
third and three first He Wnlifed tne
hitters up when he encountered his only
danger mark.
The Kaws did some batting. too, for
a change. King collected three OF the
Il and Buck, Edmiston and Emory
gathered a pair each. Rickert and
Whitney failed to connect. Five errors
assited owens in losing his battle.
Another one in Des Moines today
ard then the club moves to Omaha.
Now that the Kaws have broken loose
again, they may be able to annex 4
few scalps before returning.
Young Healey won another game for
Denver, holding the Rourkes to four
bingles. Pueblo trimmed Sioux city az
1.-The same time and Omaha and the
Sioux still are running as team u
lead the second division
/ Haskell and Shoemaker failed to de-
eide a ten inning battle between St
Joseph and Lincoln at St. Joseph. Free
man and Fox were the tight pitchers.
The umpires finally called the game on
account of darkness, thereby showing
no disposition 10 interfere with the race
A very promising pitcher of the
Texas League was sought by draft oy
the Topeka club and when they were
corgratulating themselves most news
| came that some one had beaten theIn
| to him. other drafts are still ont
Des Moines Capital: Manager I'm
slaub of the Lincoln team is largely
responsible for the way his team IS
going, as things look from the press
box. Yesterday he ''chewed the rag
with Gagnier at short for fully hVe
minutes while the game was IN oro-
gress. The trouble arose over some
questionable base running by Gagnler-
The latter was fined $50 and kept out
of the second game. Unglaub has had
a crouch all the time he has been IN
Des Moines. As we remarked
| in this column some weeks ago, the
Dr1lmmers are ah ard bunch to stop
Drummers are a hard bunch to stop
AS for Pueblo-nilil.
Sioux City Tribune: The pla.5ing OF
Shortstop Coffey was easily the fielding
feature Of Saturdays battle at Mlz-
zou park. His prime stunt was the
spearing of one barehanded off Wag-
ner's bat.
Lincoln News: The Lincoln manage
raent did not land any players on draIt
day-September 15-for the class A
clubs, the local club losing out on the
draw.
Denver Times: The old saying that
the early bird catches the worm was
beautifully illustrated yesterday when
Jimmy McGil succeeded in landing
four classy players for next year. jim
my was one Of about 125 VINO were
angling for these men and it was his
Wide-awake methods that landeo the
prize quartet.
The men obtained through the draft
procedure are Channel, outfielder in
| the Ohio and Pennsylvania league;
Pfeffer, pitcher of the Central league;
Girard. pitcher of the Central league,
and Vance, a young catcher OF the
Central league.
men he has strengthened his chances
of coping the pennant next year, by
virtue of the fact that he will have
some of his best men back again from
this years aggregation
This classy outfielder was with the
New York Americans a couple of years
ago, but took sick with typhoid ana
was forced to retire for the season.
While in action, however, it is said he
was a valuable player. He was then
sent to Indianapolis and played a
short time and then broke his leg.
Last year he batted at a rate of 1927.
Pfeffer ranked we'll as a pitcher in
the Central league this year. he has
won fourteen and lost six games. Gil
rard and Vance are also playing near
the top of the percentage columns.
St Joseph News-Press:I If the Drum
mers outdistance the Pueblo Indians
in the race for second place, Charley
Babb, the new third corner cavorter,
will probably play an important part.
Babb's presence in the lineup makes
the team more formidable as second
berth candidate. He is consistent
ball player with major league exper-
ience covering period of three years,
two years as member of the Brook
lyn Trolley Dodgers and one with the
New York Giants. His hitting ability
alone makes him valuable, and as
fielder he is far the best man who has
covered the third corner for the
Drummers this season. AS manager
OF the Norfolk club of the Virginia
state league Babb had successful
season this year. His club finished
second. He went to Memphis to spend
the winter and had not expected to
play again this year. When he re-
mind and is glad he came to St. Jo-
seph He remarked about the spirit
of local fans and the quality of ball
the Drummers are playing at present
He believes that, with an even break
in the luck from now on until the sea-