The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-01

the outfeld at the same time and some
one had to go. He should burn things
up on the c. K circuit this year ana
will hardly be found in that company
next season Meanwhile the men are
wondering who will get the axe and
the manager himself says he doesn't
know.
Bill Dwyer with his band of Lincoln
Antelopes arrived early this morning
feeling iubilant over their first victory
which was won yesterday from Wichita
nv a score of to 1. Dwyer says his
team is in good shape and now that
the '.hoodoo" is broken looks for his
share of baseball luck. Joe Doyle will
probably pitch the opening game
against the Kaws this afternoon
Dwyer states that Lincoln fans are
staying with the team in great shape
despite the loss of successive defeats
and ON Monday the paid attendance
was more than 1,200.
Rickert was the hitting demon, get
ting three, including homer. If it
affects them this way let's let some
Perhaps it was Dad" Brewers Hni-
ment, as we'll as the rest. Might be a
good idea to order barrel of it.
William Dwyer, manager of the
Links who open an engagement with
ming some games in Topeka, but what
is of far more Importance to William
than that is the fact that he may be
able to sign Fred Moore of this city
for his infield. William knows that
all is not well with his team and is
trying desperately to strengthen it,
He has been negotiating with Moore |
for some time but Fred wants more |
money than Dwyer has yet seen fit
to part with.
Moore's release by Omaha came as
the surprise of the season. The for
mer Topeka manager played excellent
ball for Rourke last fall and was in |
better condition than anyone else on |
the Rourke squad this spring. It was |
announced by all of the papers in |
Omaha that he had that infield job |
gagged and hog tied. Then without |
warning he was released, and not even
given a reason. Moore is too good an |
infielder to be long without a job. |
Other clubs beside Lincoln are after |
him and he will probably land one |
soon. Meanwhile he is visiting at |
home.
Despite the strengthening given the |
Rourkes it begins to look like the old |
familiar story of signing a new man |
ager along the middle of the season |
somewhere and thus deceiving the |
fans into the belief that he is spend |
ing money for a good team. Rourke |
may clean up. He may win most of |
the games played with the Kaws, but |
at present it looks like he was going |
to slip the Omaha fans the same old |
gold brick again.
There were a bunch of happy ball |
players in Topeka yesterday when |
they drew their first pay from the !
local club. Training trips and early |
season work are hard on the finances |
of the players. And tobacco money |
had begun to grow shy on the local
club.
To every one of the Kaw players |
who talked with him about it Knapp |
gave a different explanation of the |
rank decision Monday. There isn't |
any explanation. He probably didn't |
see the play, and deciding that To- |
peka was far enough ahead not to be |
caught with it, slipped the advantage |
to Denver. - --.s
Another thing that probably in
Knapp's decision was that
after the game was lost, Hendricks
sat on the bench and called to him
hundred times. Just wait till we get /
to Denver. Well fix you so you won't /
rob u.s." The Denver fans are not the |
most peaceable on earth and are in
clined to lynch anyone who isn't for |
the Bears Knapp knows this. He
probably has a trip to Denver ahead |
of him soon. But Hendricks will not
spare him on account of that decision |
by which CULLEN gets a hit.
Dad Brewer, an old Santa F'e en-
brought a bottle of old fash
toned liniment to Joe Rickert yester-
day before the game, and told the out
fielder to rub his charley horse with |
it, and forget the pain. Rickert did |
so and declared a few minutes after
ward that he couldn't tell which leg
was sore.