The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-24

get in runs The Kaws have had
enough men left on bases this year
to elect Roosevelt Mcdonald, touted
as a fence buster has been sick and
nearly blind since joining the Topeka
club He may be a good ball player
under normal conditions but you must
admit that third base is no place for
a blind man. Mcdonald may get into
condition and burn up the league next
year But the Kaws have wasted too
much time waiting for something of
this kind TO happen As to the short
field job the writer has not seen enough
of Hensling and French to say as to
their qualifications. But an i1delder
who can hit as well as field is needed.
especially if Walsh is kept at second
As far as the writer now knows. and
not figuring either French or Hensling
in the job the Kaws need a shortstop
and a third baseman-
The outfeId furnishes as big puz-
zle as any other department on the
team King will probably finish the
season batting in the eighties He's
a clever. popular, hard working ball
player. He gets flies in centerfeld that
a lot Of them would miss. He's sem
sibIe, decent and works hard anywhere
the manage. puts him The writer be-
Iieves that he's good enough for next
year provided he is properly surround
ed Lee is the fastest fielder who ever
padded around the left field for the
local team and will hit more than this
year unless his luck remains the same
Add to this the fact that he is light
ming fast on bases and you have a pref
ty good man His hitting hasn't been
as good as it should have been but
this may be excused on the ground
that he played both shortstop and the
sunfieId. He viii not do in either place.
Left in the left field the writer be-
will LxA
for the Kaws and hit around the 500
mark another year Lee probab bly, viii
finish the season about the $50 mark
As to Bashang the writer believes the
Detrofter will not do, judging his worth
by his work here With two extra
strong hftters in the outfield his speed
might make him stick but what it
seems to the writer is needed now is
a fence buster who can play the sun
field. Detroit thought a lot of Bashans
and people there know infinitely more
about.a bail player than the writer but
personally this department can't see
the Navin youth
In closing it may be repeated that
Gear probably has a better plan for
strengthening the team than the one
mentioned The owners probably have
ideas of strengthening the team diff
ferent from the ones mentioned here.
These are one mans opinions and are
a. likely TO be wrong as your own
or those Of anyone else Such changes
would give the Kaws stronger team
than the one that has represented the |
ritv this season. And in closing it's
only fair to say that a cleaner, more |
decent. squarer set Of fellows never |
worked in this city than the bunch |
that has been here this year Pleasant !
TO meet, never attempting to get credit |
that did not belong to them in the |
dozens Of ways baIIpIayers have, gen
-IemanIy in their conduct on and OF |
the field they have set an example !
that could be followed to advantage by I
many players on teams that finished 1
Z bout eighth place
Lincoln News Dale Gear an
nounces the signing of Pitcher Rus
tenhayen, who is to join the Kaws
late next week in Denver. Rustan-
haven is the finger whose record with 1
a senf-pro team in Cheyenne last year
attracted the attention of Muggsy
McGraw. Rusty tried out with the I
Giants last spring, but could not
show his stuff because Of a sore wing
He was released and rejOined Chey-
snne with whom he has had another
winning season Gear figures that the
Wyoming wFizzer may have Western
League goods and will use Rusty in 1
one of the games in Denver
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