The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-04

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Try it. Anyhow, here the guess
All three catchers will be car
ried. Some other changes will be
necessary if this is done. but it
seems to be the only course left
Among other things, it will necessi-
Gear originally signed for the second
station. Walsh is lightning fast and
is perfect second sacker. He will
cover more ground, likely. than
F'rantz. But Walsh doesn't stick like
the big fellow. So Gear has decided
to play Frantz at the station regular
ly. Walsh is too good a man to be
released, however, and some place for
him must be found. All of which
comes from the fact that Frantz did
not make up his mind until the very
last to sign with the Kaws.
The surprise of Fridays contest was
the home run by Pitcher Smith. He
struck the ball as he leaped away from
it, and King noSed into the earth try
ing to reach the pill. 1t slipped by, how
ever and rolled to the fence. The fans
were cheering him and urging him to
stretch it into a home run all the way.
This warm weather has been worth
more to the players than winning the
games would have BEEN" Dwyer said
Friday. They are working a lot bet
ter now Williams proteges have had
all kinds of trouble with the weather.
He struck Topeka during the only
warm spot on the calendar.
If Sunday is bright day there will
be some crowd at the ball lot in Hen
bricks town. The Bear fans are anx-
ious to see the cubs get back at To-
peka for the recent losses here. Hend-
ricks has promised them he'll do it.
Now it is up to him to deliver and
you may be sure Jack will try it. The
Bears have just finished handing nice
trimming to the Witches. Perhaps they
have won enough to break the streak
and lose few to the locals. What? |
It is probably up to Wainwright this |
afternoon and maybe he'll do as well |
as Cocreham. Perhaps better. Anyhow, |
there's the chance and a rescue squad !
of large caliber to send in case of /
distress. Meanwhile. Gear wants TIC |
take his stronger pitchers into the griz- |
ely ball lot fresh and frolicsome.
Details on tomorrow's Topeka-Denver |
game will be posted on the State Jour- |
nails baseball window.
The most surprised nine persons on
earth were the members of the Lincoln
team Friday when the Squeeze play
was inserted. Gear was on through a
safe one, Moore's error gave life to
Rickert at the bat. Joe had been on
Smiths hip all the way through, strik-
put twice and getting on through Coles
spill of his fly the inning before. In
stead Of swinging as everyone supposed
he would Go he laid the best placed
ount seen this year down the third
base line. The Lopes were SO complete
y taken by surprise that the catcher
-an down to the ball. Gear scored
easily. Then Smith showed further
oewilderment when he threw the ball
our feet over Dryers head. The rule
Cocreham from scoring.
Cocreham demonstrated that his
curve ball is o. K. as long as he can
swallow with ease. Id the chances
ire that from now on there will be
hroat. He showed nicely throughout
he contest, although Mullen being hit
~ a batted ball helped him some and
lice fielding behind him saved a lot of
rouble.
It was Cole, a pretty nifty looking
oall player, who lost the game for the
links. Up to the time he dropped
7ickert's easy fly Pitcher Smith had
he Kaws going rapidly. Not more than
our men had got on in any one rouni
But that seemed to take the life out CT
lin and Gardner, Frantz and King fell
m him in the sixth session. II
If they play the same kind of base
,aH against the other fellows that thew
10 us, it is a wonder the Lopes do not
vim more games. They fight hard for ]
he win from first to last. In addition
hey have a collection of healthy swat
ers on the team. OF course they have {
,een going against the weaker end IF ]
he pitching staff, but the pitchers in
ther clubs are not supposed to be in
hape at this time. Bills athletes act
cry much like a bunch who would |
ause trouble before the. season is over. {
hey may not win any pennant but !
hey will cause a lot of grief among the
elbows who do.
Gear decided that the way to let
'ocreham even it up was to fire him /
light back at them, which he did Fri :
ay afternoon. He believes that a lit
lie more of the cause will effect a | /;
ure. .
Whether the Kaws win or lose to- !
ay they have done we'll on the first |
urn of the season. Out Of the IA games I
layed the locals have won 10 and lost |
The team, at the beginning of hos 7
lities today was tied with the Josey-
es for first place. 1t has been a long
me since a local club started so well. G
he bunch gathered by Gear have 3
hown that they are ball players and f
nice bunch of fellows as we'll But
-om now on the going is to be harder. r
ut of the next % games only four will | I
e played at home The chances are 6
aey will get tc the Kaws on this COM a
Lete trip around the circuit. And it is 3
Ding to be necessary to drop a few t
ames The other fellows want to see | n
one wins as well as we do. The il
reaks can't, all come our way and / f
here are sure to be days when the o