The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-27

rounding country.
Ben Harris, the Adonis of the Den
| yer team, is threatened with pneu-
monia and will not be able to work
! before the time for the opening of the
season. His temperature has become
normal again but his condition is such
! that he will not be out for some time
This puts Ben in a hard luck rut
again before he gets a chance to show
what he can really do in the way OF
| flinging them. He will be late getting
| onto the slab this spring and will then
have to be careful not to overdo him
self.
John wilmot manager of the May
! eta baseball team, wants games.
| st. Joseph News-Press: Gossett is
| telling a good story on his teammate
! McClelland. He says that before Nc
CIelland broke into fast company he
was one of the greatest fellows in the
world to start an argument with the
umpire. One day, in a game when
decisions were so close that both teams
were watching for a chance to steal
the game, McClelland was hitting poor
IL.
The country pitcher working against
him was handing out a pretty good
grade of ball, but after putting two
over that Mac tried to kill and miss
ed, he slipped hard one over. Bang!
went MACS bat against the leather
and the ball shot almost straight into
the air. 1t was the highest ball that
had ever been hit in that country town.
Down the first base line went Mack
as fast as he could go. The umpire,
when he heard the ball hit the bat,
thought it could be nothing but
three-ba gger or home run and turned
to see that the batter touched every
base. The ball went high into the air.
Descending, it struck the umpire on
the head and bounced again into the
air and then into the glove of the
catcher. When his honor the jumps
came to, he called Mac out for start
ing a riot, for running on a foul
ball and because the catcher had
caught it on the second bound. And,
continued Gossett, Mac never knew
until he got out of that bush league
the umpire had called him OUT
Sioux City players who have receiv
ed transportation are:
Pitchers-Erickson, Moore, Miller,
Fusick, Brown, Busk, Rhode, wilkins
and Payne.
Catchers-Towne, Cadman. Goldwaite
and Gates.
First baseman-Brooks, Horrell and
Aldrich-
Second observation-disclosures.
Shortstops-Smith and French.
Third baseman-JoneS and Reilly.
Outfelders-Meyers, Corbin, Breen.
Holt, Marshall and Sporrer.
Denver Republican: Harry Cassidy, |
who prances around in the Grizzlies |
right garden and grabs the sphere |
planes that come sailing his way. had
considerable parental objection to over |
come when he first started playing pro- |
fessional baseball, back in Blooming |
ton. I'll.
Dad was rather a devout church |
man and every Sunday morning L used |
to go to church with him. said Cas- |
sidy.
He didn't object to my being a
professional baseball player, but ne
thought ought to find some less con-
spicuous form of amusement for Sun
day afternoons. In short, he was very
much opposed to it,
MY trouble was that 1 couldn't get
any professional contract with a nom
playing Sunday clause in it, and as
result 1 used to have to slip it over on
the old gentleman.
This particular Sunday we were to
play Dubuque. 1 went to the score
keeper and told him to put me down
is 'O'Leary,' but he forgot it and it
vent as Cassidy.
We'll in the ninth it looked as
.hough Dubuque had us beaten-the
score was 1 to in their favor and
,ot a man on first and then it came
ny turn to bat. I made lucky swing
a home run and we won the
game.
1.-The Bloomington fans went wild
md shoveled silver at me. I garnered
he manager presented me with a new
,air of ball shoes and I was generally
made much of.
Next morning as 1 was eating
breakfast cad came in from the front
porch, where he had been reading the
paper. His glasses were
way down on his nose, and he stood
daring over the top of them at me.
" What's this 1 see in the paper?
Did you play ball yesterday? he de-
handed, shaking the paper he held In
is hand
MY guilt was noisily set forth in
.screamer' across the top of the pa
Knocks Home Run
Wins Came I knew it was all up and
Yes. sir
Dad, fussing with his glasses, con-
nued glazing at me and I thought 1
as in for a fine dressing down. Final
? I noticed a twinkle around his eyes,
nd he said:
:. Well son, if you can make $27 play
lg ball Sunday afternoons there might
e worse things.
after that he never objected to my 4
aging on Sunday, but I've never ac-
1ired the courage to ask him to go to
Sunday game
Omaha Bee: With all due respect to
le enthusiasm of the Joplin young
en-, we fail to warm up excessively
rer the outfield Pa has thus far lined
J for uS-Schoonover, Coyle and
aomason. Thomson is the class OF
e league of course, and not to be
approved upon. Coyle, who came in
ON the State League at the flag end
last season, showed fairly well for
youngster, but Schoonover quit the
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