The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-10
THEY HOPE TO WIN
Links Trying to Get Back at
Denver Now.
Witches Could Help Position by
Beating Kaws.

Dryers club is at home for the pur-
pose of resuming the argument with
Denver. 1t is a safe bet that Bill will
have his daughter at every game pos
sible during the series. Bits daughter
has never seen him lose a game and he
wants to get back at Denver for those
three straight. Also he wants to boost
his standing. Wichita and Des Moines
are not so very far ahead.
The Witches count upon the series
with the Kaws to boost their standing
in the won and lost table. The Links
made the going bad for Hughes and his
crew. Which is not at all surprising.
You will remember that a statement
was recently made in this column con-
corning the Links and their playing.
The statement that if they continued
to play as they had here they would
win a lot of games. 1t still holds good.
The club is being gradually strengthen
ed and will continue, it is likely, to
make going bad for the teams which
run into It.
Meanwhile it wouldn't be a bad idea
for the Kaws to get in on the count at
Wichita. Omaha. which has not been
within sight for some time is now
within speaking distance. They show
ed the JoSeys awful time recently.
But after the present series the Kaws
and Rourke's hopes will mix. If the
two teams keep their present positions
there should be a battle royal on the
Rourke lot beginning Monday.
Despair has purchased Palmer, n
pitcher. from the Kansas City team.
st. Joseph has already begun to fight
it out for the championship with Den
yer. Meanwhile there are six other
teams who figure that they still have
oh loft iSfc m
that neither the Bears nor the Drum
mers have been playing at too fast
pace to be kept up all summer. But
the next four months may develop a
lot of baseball in the western League,
just the same as the past week has
done.
'tBilP' Maxey, well known here, has
been cast adrift by Kahl at Manhattan.
Kahl is cutting and slashing at his
giant squad in the hope of getting it
to the limit by May 3d.
Nee has been shifted to third at
Wichita and is said to be getting away
nicely. Meanwhile Callahan is putting
away the short field job with ease. The
writer's in the Windy Wonder are throw
ing fits over his splendid playing.
The Topeka Midgets and the Santa
Fe team will open the season here Sat
urday on the Santa F'e grounds. Before
the game a parade will be given on
Kansas avenue. The parade is to begin
at 1 o'clock and the game will be called
at O'Clock. The Santa Fe Apprentice
band will play in the parade. Both
teams are fast and a nice article of
ball should be played. AS the Kaws
are away from home it might be a good
idea to spend a quarter with the boys
and enjoy a tight, fast amateur game
of baseball.
Kissane isn't any more popular in
than in Topeka. The scribeS
there raise their voice in protest of
some of his decisions. KiSsane's repu-
tation, if we remember right, was made
in Omaha. Outside Rourke's town he I,
has never been, 50 far as we know, |
suspected of being an umpire. They
are also prodding the crowds along in
If the attendance isn't bet |
ter when the team gets home we're !
going to take back a lot Of things said |
about Wichita
Jack HaskelPs first tumble from the |
for the season has been |
chronicled. Is it a matter of news when |
Jack tunbleS?
Will the Denver sport writers please |
take time to explain just how it hap
oened?' The Kaws will not be home |
FOR sometime and even then, may for
get it.
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