The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-08

Denver at St. Joseph
Lincoln at Omaha.
Wichita at Sioux City.
Topeka at Des MoineS.
The Kaws celebrated their entrance
upon the last lap of the western
League Journey last light bv releasing
Schmidt and Frantz. Until lately
Schmidt hasn't been going good Re
Gently he has been playing much
better game. Frantz has been grand
->utility man all year, always giving the
club the best he had, pitching and
playing third base one day. right field
the next, assuming the pinch hitter
role the next. But he didn't seem to
fit into the team anywhere and was let
go because he was a high priced man.
Neither of the men have announced
what they will do the remainder of
the season.
Smith and Cocreham Joined the
Kaws last night and Mckee, Reynolds
and Billings two pitchers and eaten
er, will report in Des MONIES Frldag
morning. All are recruits from the
Central Kansas League They VIII De
given trials in the present trip Whlcn
includes 8 days of road work. The
mana cement expects 20 find couple
of good ones among the crowd.
An outfielder, declared to be easily
in the class of the best of them in this
He may be signed. This is the kind
of players sought in strengthening the
team. That he will look like a million
dollars here, if secured, is almost GER
tain But they come high, these fell
lows. and the at home stay dIdn
bring the owners any ready cash the
team didn't make expenses mere II
the money is secured the outheider
will come. otherwise it may be neces- /
sary to pass him up. You can't pur-
chase and pay ball players on good
wishes.
The usual fast double play by the |
Kaws was again exhibited Wednesday.
1t helped hold down the Sioux who |
were threatening to take the warpath;
The Kaws are playing the finest kind |
of. ball, even if they lose. Too bad |
they didn't get going this way month |
or two ago when there was a chance
If the Kaws play with the same
spirit and ginger on the present road |
trip that they have played at home |
they will win some games They have |
not won a lot of them at home but a |
great deal of it wasn't the fault of the /
team. Flynn deliberately took one
away from them and the decisions of |
O'Toole cost them another. Not that
the jumps was trying to rob the team
but because he followed a precedent |
among umpires and as usual the prece-
dent hit the Kaws hard. Another pair
was lost by hard luck.
But the beauty of it is the Kaws are
playing good enough ball to win. If |
thew keep it up on the road they will |
win some games and they will come
home feeling that they can win in
stead of feeling that no matter how
much they make the other fellows will /
make more. The Kaws haven't come |
home from a single series this season |
feeling they had a chance. They have |
always lost their pepper on the road. |
Perhaps they will change it on this
trip.
Cochran made it solid himself yes
terday when he won over the Sioux
The victory wasn't exactly notable but |
the former third Sacker showed that
he didn't have to swallow to be able to |
get his breath with men on bases. He |
held himself down in the easy stages
of the game and only when the bags
were filling did he bring everything he /
had to the rescue. AS a result of this