The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-21

ting nearer the RourkeS. Omaha lost
and won in a double bill at Pueblo, so
remained stationary.
Lincoln turned on the Drummers
and by winning regained their position
in second place. 1t begins to be APP
parent that there are six weak dis
abled clubs in the circuit, all off color.
while Denver and the Antelopes keep
right on going. Denver seems to have
the 1911 rag hands down. but they
seemed to have 1t the same way about
the same time last season and they
we're not the ones to get it.
Outfielder Dale from Lyons took q
healthy swat upon the ball when called
in for Edmiston. It was of the bingle
variety, but fell into Mattick's hands.
Dale is a big, husky lad and if his
conduct at the place IN his one APP
pearance is an indication of his abil
ity, he looks good.
Umpires Morgan and Knapp, who
have performed here in fair fashion
were shifted last night and two new
ones will be seen here today. They
are Mckee and Weaver, both of whom
have been having trouble in the north
east.
t Butch Kerns has drawn another re-
lease. Holland let him go over at
Lincoln, giving his place to Critten-
don, a catcher from the Darned CLUB
whom Buchanan liked on his scouting
trip. Says the st. Joseph Gazette:
1.-THE news of the release of Butch
Kerns comes as a surprise. The for
mer Topeka catcher hadn't been nit
ting the ball very hard but he seemed
to be getting along all right. He had
become popular with the fans, and his
departure will be regretted. Owner
Holland probably figured that Critten-
den, the youngster he got out of the
! defunct Kansas league, would be of
more value to the team
Des Moines Tribune: Following the
scramble of last week in which he was
deluged with offers for the Des Moines
club, Owner Higgins is waiting for 9TH
er offers for the Des Moines franchise.
The team is safely away on the west
ern trip at the present time and he will
not have to worry about a place for
them until the last of the month. In
terest in the club and sale is waning in
Des Moines with each day the transfer
is deplayed and a week or two more
will allow Des Moines men to forget
all about baseball.
The NfuIvane team. leaders in the
Southern Kansas Saturday league, and
the Ell Dorado team. late of the kan
sas State league, have been playing a
series of three games at Mulvane this
week The MuIVane team ran away
with the first Monday by a score of
1 8 to 2 and lost the second Tuesday,
to 1. The third. which was to have
been played yesterday. was postponed
by rain.
Pueblo Chieftain: The work of UNI
pire Clark yesterday bore out the pre-
diction that the fans here would miss
Haskell before he was we'll out of the
city's gates. Haskell very seldom
made a rank decision although at
times it did seem as if Pueblo got the
worst of some of the close ones. Clark
made some bad ones yesterday, both
teams suffering alike although his de-
cisions against Pueblo proved to be the
m oSt costly Clark came near costing
the game in the ninth when he called
Shaw's two-bagger a foul, although
the ball scattered lime on the right
field line. Clark was also off on balls
and strikes all during the game. 1t
Is generally known that Clark's home
is in Omaha and for this reason his