The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-24

Denver at st. Joe.
Lincoln at Omaha.
Wichita at Sioux City.
Topeka at DeS MOines.
If Lees brief call Wednesday indi-
Gates his return to the hitting col
umn for time the Kaws offense
should be improved several per cent.
The sun fielder is real bitter as MS
record proves. He didn't strike out
a great many times here but drove
the ball at some one. And 1t came
when Lees fielding went wrong be-
fore the western trip was made. with
his fielding worrying him half to death
the player found something new to
hate himself about. There was dan
ger for a while that he would allow
place. But the chances are he VIII
new come back stronger than before
his temporary absence.
Walsh started in the latest return
to the game given him by Manager
Gear, like a regular swatter or the
mystic three double o class. He is
not reputed to be much of sticker
but he has jammed number or hrlS
into his record since Gear took King
off second and benched himself Walsh
meanwhile, is trying in the practice 70
learn to hit them from the port sloe
of the plate. Everything else being
equal the chances of the wrong sac
hitter are about one-third better on
getting to first
son of Omaha hits the ball for such a
goodly average. Tommy has every
advantage. There is a world of speed
in those short legs he wears. He hlts
from the left side and is quick at get
ting away. Add to this that nearly
every ball he hits is a hard drive ana
you have the explanation except that
he hits regularly.
Denver doesn't seem to be playing
much better ball against St. Joseph
than they played here and st. Joseph
IS cleaning up on the Bears Tnere
trouble in beating Hendricks bunch
away from home. But they certainly
do the grabbing act at the Denver
park. The atm osphere, the attltude
working of the Bears upon the UNI
pire as we'll as the ball all has Its Ell
feet. All of which goes to snow What
a splendid chance the Denvers have on
1t now looks as if old Cy Young's
days as a twirler in the big leagues
are numbered. The trusty right arm
for the first time in his career. AS
1t now stands, Cy is unable to throw |
a swift ball, and President Ward OF |
the Boston Nationals, which club
part with the veteran.
Early in the spring Young went to |
Hot Springs to boil out, and later re- |
ported to his club at Augusta, Ga. He
returned to Boston with the team and |
shortly afterwards his arm went lame. |
At present Young is at his home in |
Peoli, o., and unless his arm responds |
to treatment it is likely that he will
be let go by Boston, notwithstanding |
the fact that Manager Johnny king |
is anxious to give the veteran another |
trial.
Des Moines Register and Leader:
The Baptist preachers are evidently |
baseball fans. One Of the local pas |
tors who wore a badge which said |
''Ask mel live here was approach |
ed by numerous brethren with the re- |
quest to be directed to the baseball
park and there was a strange absence |
of pastors about the headquarters. Upon !
inquiry, one of the local pastors di- |
vulged the secret. Many of the preach
ers who are here as delegates took adj
vantage of there being no business
session and attended the ball game
between Des Moines and Topeka.
That's Enough.
Wichita Eagle: "Parson" Frantz |
pitched the one game Topeka won |
from Jack Hollands Drummers |
Maybe the former star is going to |
prove a real comeback after all, |!
though we preulcI ne won nit more
than 500 when the pitchers all get /
acquainted with him.
Indian Smith made a great slide at
third when he stretched his hit into |
a triple 1t was Ty Cobb's fall away
slide and worked to perfection.-Man-I
haitian Mercury.
St. Joseph News-Press: Jack Hen !
bricks is on the warpath again this !
year, The big manager of the Den |
yer Bears has been canned out of the |
Sioux City and Omaha ball parks |
since his club hit the road, but Hen |
bricks is getting used to having the |
tin tied on, having experienced that |
stunt several times last season. Hen
bricks is out after another pennant |
and the fans of Denver are looking |
to him to land it. Jack knows that |
better than anyone else and he is go !
ing to go the limit to cop the rag