The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-06

see the Indian in the box. Can't blame
'em much but unless Johnson is a sec
ond Marquard he is likely to meet with
disaster one of these days. 1t seems
this year that Marquard will never
lose.
eff 1 had Hollands shortstop or n
as good 1 wouldn't feel a bit afraid OF
his team" Manager Gear declared be-
fore going to st. Joseph for the pres
ent series. Maybe with the game off,
caused by the weather, and Lee back
in the diamond, the Kaws can break
the losing streak.
are grabbing at the players in the
Central Kansas League. Only a short
time ago the Western magnates sheer
ed at the idea of finding recruits on
the little Kansas circuit. Then a Few
men were shipped to the big leagues
and now whenever a pitcher wins a
few games the Western owners are
after him.
Tt seems thai our old friend Kahl
caught the managerial job at Hia-
watha. At any rate he is playing sec
ond for the Indians Schoolmaster
Jones slid out of the job before final
ly agreeing to take it. The Indians
are still in the Topeka position in the
Mink League.
Wichita Beacon: The Western League
is furnishing the prettiest race IN the
bunch this year. While st. Joseph has
a lead that insures them first place as
long as they are going at their pres
ent clip it would take but a snort
slump to shove them into second place
and the Jobbers, in sixth place are puI
three games behind Des MoiEes, who
is occupying the second seat. This Is
an open season on the Western League
jumps. Topeka fans are threatenlnS
to do the real things to Jumps Knapp
unless he gives them ~three-ffthS or the
close decisions on the home ground. he
was protected from the angry fans the
other day by the Kaw players H~
Kissane had an assistant by the name
of MARS yesterday and he blew in from
the brush solae place. He did duty on
the bases without being mobbed whlls
Kissane guessed on the balls n
strikes.
Cheer Up. Maybe He'll Come Home.
Lincoln News: Jack Holland warned
the writer Saturday that johnson was a
poor umpire and we confess ne was
singing tho proper dope. Yesterday
johnson exhibited about as much spine
as a fish worm. The players on both
clubs discovered in the first game OF
the series that they could ride him
and they were on his neck yesterday
in almost --ary inning. Johnson has
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rightfully disgusted at a decision on a
pitched ball, "a the jumps a showing
up by hurting his glove on h grass.
Right then and there the JoetoW1
finger should have b~cn fired from tnt
ball game, but Johnson let him stay
and the players knew at once tn3t
they had his goat. Before the battle
was over Willis Cole had kicked dust
in Johnson's fac and the umpires
c-ountenance was a positive sight.
Jay Andrews turned adrift recently
by Jack Holland. has landed the man
agement of the Streator, ILL.,, club. Jay
hoped to hook a job as scout with 6
major league team.
Lincoln News: The Topeka Kaws are
down il. the dumps. Starting the sea
son with a rush and leading the league
for the first two weeks, the Kaws have
been losing every series during the pas
month with a regularity that must De
painful to the home bugs. Manager
Gear has a fairly well Clue
except as to the pitchers, and tn
slump Of the latter has been ~responsi-
bic for most of his woes. The SHARING
of two new fingers may help to spill
the losing streak, but it would seem
that there are several stronger clubs
in the leagues than the kaws and
Topeka fam have scant hopes to side
step a second division team.
Lincoln News: Wichita fans have a
splendid right to take encouragement
from the surprising feat of their club
in grabbing off four successive victor
les in Denver. Not since 1909, VIII
the Antelopes finished the campaig.
with a spectacular sprint, has the four
marrow stunt been duplicated
in the Colorado metrop. The Witches
been away from home for the long
md of their games and the triunaphs
in Denver should provide the ginger
necessar- to a winning streak, now that
they are back on their home lot The
shows that the Witches are
to play only four games on the road !