The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-04

| 6GdI ldSIl QeClQSu what KIND OF a
offer to make Holmes for Frenc
since Murphy has recalled Chapman
We suggest that he offer him the stat
house, Auditorium and Melan bridge
If this doesn't take throw in tn
chances for a city market. Tie short
stopper showed splendidly in the mi
tial contest here.
Gear played right and shifted Ba
! shang to left on account of Lee beini
out with a bad ankle. Lee, however
| will probably return to the game toda,
| but King is out, Cochran finishing tn
| game for him yesterday. King caugn
a fast one in me short ribs few day
ago and will probably be out for
few days.
Mckee was turned back 10 Mime
! apolis last night. The 6big fellow ha.
a world of stuff and some day will sticI
| in the Western or do better. But he
| didn't control his stuff very we'll anC
| needs more work at fielding his posi-
| ton. Another year should make hin
consistent winner in this company
| Mckee wasn't altogether to blame fol
| the loss of the game yesterday, play
ing in lot of hard luck.
ct believe the players and managers
in the Western League are 20 be con-
graduated They have gone through
a season of the rottenest kind of UNI
piring and have not killed an umpire.
know. for 1, 100, have suffered. We've
all suffered. 1 regret my recent mix
up with Umpire Johnson ats bad
But 1 was desperate. L think we are
entitled to better umpiring. ''-IsbeI .
Isben is right. The league has bad
the rottenest kind of umpiring this
year. The writer is not going to try
to place the blame, although fairly
sure of where it belongs. And if
enough of the magnates feel that way
they can force a change. Knapp and
Flynn are said to have given Isben
severe test, taking games from him to
which he was entitled and thus crowd
ing his team farther down the ladder
Meanwhile we should be thankful to
C'Neill for sending US johnson and
O'Toole.
IsbelTs protest at the ruling in a
game umpired by Knapp and Flynn
has been allowed and the game VIII
be played off in Denver. TIE protest
ed game was played August &c at Des
Moines.
pep" Hornsby was sick when he
went into the game Tuesday but 1t
was thought that when he got warmed
tried hard and faithfully. However,
put it didn't take that way and ne
gave way to Mckee.
Gear made wonderful throw to the
plate in Tuesdays game. cutting of
Collins. who tried to score from third
and a drive to deep right. The ball
was there 10 feet ahead of him.
Collins. Wetze1 and Slight are new
ones since Isbe11 Iast1Vfsited our city
Tommy Nee has hit the Bull sign for
the fourth time this season. IT'S said
that Thomas wants to so to school IN
Chicago this winter and is trying to |
make the tobacco people pay his ex-
1epses. He has earned 5000 of the
mount needed already.
Down in Wichita the bleacherites got
lfter Hughes and Hughes started in to
Oucky Holmes some of them. Wichita
port writer's are now trying to bring
bout peace.
In a signed article published by one
# the Denver newspapers Jack Hen
tricks declared O'Toole the best umpire
lie ever met. O'Toole has umpired some
ice ball here. Working with Johnson
e has given the fans the best sample
f it they have seen this summer.
Right is reserved to criticise them
whenever occasion demands, but 1T
must be said that these two arbiters
re the best that nave come here. Jack
Haskell has worked splendidIy but was
certain extent in that way.
Denver has put crimp in the Links,
nd has drawn a little more lead in the
onfalon contest as a result. The Links
idn't do badly on their western trip at
bat. 1t is always a hard job to beat
he Hendricks hired men at home.
Rourke has let Ryan go and Joe Bills,
tho has been playing outfield when not
itching, will become a regular slab
IAN from this date. Scanlon will go
Ito the left garden.
The Lincoln News admits Durham is
ne headiest pitcher in the league. Then
spoils it all by saying he has little
itching qualification outside that.
gain we beg to differ. James has
Ienty of everything from the appear {
nee he usually makes here.
It develops that Ducky Holmes had !
chance to sign Walter Johnson while
> was running the Lincoln club, He
uessed wrong, however, and didn't
rab the wonder who would have re-
rrted for transportation and a small
,lary. And there are other indications
3at dope grows scarce as the flag
id of the season approaches. {
Six men on the Omaha team are bat
ng 300 or Omaha figures considerably ]
the batting. The Omahogs are now
4 the road for all but eight games IF :
ley fall down in their hitting it may !
: guessed the home scorers may have
id something to do with the large
Ferages.
Just a word about the scoring The
ritter furnishes the figures from which
c official records will be compiled. as
y as the TOpeka end of the affair is
,ncerned. He has tried in every
,ubtful case, and there have been
veral of them, to record the play
-cperly The home team has not been
vored. In fact, some of the players
-lieve they should have been given
l. :