The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-27

Western League.
Denver at Topeka.
Lincoln at Wichita.
| ST Joe at Des Moines.
Omaha at Sioux City.
The Tribe of Hughes ought to have
| things pretty soft the rest of the sea-
son. From here the Witches went home
for stay of "a games. The fans at
! Wichita are reported to be baseball
hungry. The players are getting into
shape again and the team should climb
some if there is anything in the home
4 playing. Hughes has only six more
games on the road.
Davis, of Wichita, who made five
hits out CT six chances in the Satur-
| day game and has secured a few since
then, made 50 hits on the road trip
which included 81 games. Not bad bat
| ting at home, let alone on the road.
Hughes is confident the kick up on
the Indianapolis club on Middleton and
Ellis will not stick: There were no
conditions to the sale, he says, it be-
ing a cash deal. The money is al
ready sent in but Indianapolis ordered
it held up. He is sure the commits
sion will order the money paid over
and the players returned to the Ameri-
can Association.
piring here when he gets home the
writer shall rot blame him. Neither
would he blame the locals if they did
Each side seemed to be about equally
in disfavor with the jumps The kaws
were losers in two decisions at first
and in innumerable ones on balls and
strikes.
While Bashang is out of the game
Cochran who knows little about the
iC S11Ih n n.
Many fans have asked us why Lee, |
who has played in the sungarden was
not sent there. In the first place we |
haven't the sending. If we did have /
we wouldn't send him there. Ordi-
narily few balls are hit to right. Lee
isn't an extra good sunfeld man. But
he's a peach in left and with
stranger in his place while Lee played
right there would be two weak spots in
the outfield instead of one. Manager
writer a wise decision in not shifting
the outdeld.
1t isn't often the Kaws get to Dur
ham, all of which made the Monday
win more gratifying.
The Kaws should have had a least
three of the four Wichita games and
the chances are would have had them /
had not stupid coaching and poor base
|
Sunday game.
Cocreham, said not to be good with
men on bases, came to the rescue
with the bases overlooking and
no one down. He came away from the
encounter with honors, pitching the
Kaws out of a tight place.
The most terrific drive on the local
this year was Lees smash
NI7r ~
struck well up on the fence and
oounced 25 feet back towards Davis
Who held Lee at third. Otherwise it :
ooked good for a homer when the man !
Ter in which Lee navigated the bases !
S considered. :
Walter Frantz is playing good ball
or the Witches, and every man on the =,
cam is pulling for him.
lay contest? The Kaws are becoming
better at this end of the game and it
S an important one.
Mcdonald seems to have struck his il
lifting stride He grabbed a splendid 4
ingle beside his homer in Mondays 2
contest.
The prevailing fashion seems now to o
re for the pitcher to make two hits a
olds and Hornsby each got two hits h
n the Sunday double bill. n
After this series the Kaws leave c
ONE. Better get out and see them as
DON as possible
Ducky Holmes, it is said, will have $
rec rein in securing players to make 7
10 the Sioux team next year. OF h
curse this means a contender. One
f the first things Ducky will likely .
@ is secure a bunch of pitchers. Han
On, the owner of the team, spent a Z
lie of money this year, it is said,
rying to land winner. But he didn't
pend enough of it on the pitching
nd.
It is betraying no confidence to say D
nat there have been better umpires V
han Myers and McGinnis here this s.
ear. But the crowd had more fun 5
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