The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-07
Kaws Are Getting Closer to
Him Every Time.
"Rube" Gardeners Straw Hat
May Be Jinx.
LEE MAKES BOOTS PAl
Wins SO on Showing He Made
Saturday.
ShOrtstOp Was Surprised When
Signed as Infielder.

'Rube'' Gardner purchased a new
straw hat in which to make the trip
to Denver. The rest of the boys made
| sure their oyercoats We're in the suit
cases before they started. 'Rube''
took a panning good naturally from
| the crowd but wore his straw lid as
| far as the coach any way. 1t is safe,
however, to say that he ditched it
when Denver was reached. They
| haven't even seen a sign of spring out
there yet.
A prediction is ventured. Some
day the KawS will beat Cliff Healy.
Healy held them practically hitless for
a game. The next time they came a
little nearer him and Sunday they got
a nice bunch of bingles off his twirl-
ing, losing the game through errors.
But they will get to Clifford in time.
chose the spit baller to open as that
worthy seems to have more on this
club than the others. Winning the
game will lead to good crowds this
week. And that 5000 Sunday crowd
should be the cause of shame to the
fans who stayed at home here when
the team was fighting for second place
in the list.
Lees rotten fielding made a couple
of dollars for him Saturday. He had
booted and thrown away so many that
the players, while on the bench one
inning, began to taunt him of his
showing. One of them offered to bet
him that he couldn't get another run
ner during the game. He took the
bet and another just like it. Then he
went and caught fast one over sec
ond, throwing the runner out at first
by an eyelash, and he got a three
Dagger, scoring two men.
There wasn't a more surprised per-
son in that section of the country this
T 1, H.,
saying shortstop was his (Lee's) po-
sition. Lee is an outfie1der but one
spring there was vacancy on the
short field and he was drawn in for
the job. He made so good that he
was kept there until late in the season
when his wrist was broken by a pitch
ed ball. Then he was out of the game
some time, but when he went back he
played short. He thought his trans
fer there meant that he would go back
to the outfield.
The "gumbo" with which the short
field was packed when the Denver
series closed. is the cause of the bad
week. A change has been made and
the grounds will likely be in better
shape when the team returns to fight
it out with the Joseys.
Wainwright pitched good enough
ball to win Saturday. The trouble was
that it was Lees day to be generous
and he showed to a good advantage in
this role. He claims that it broke a
long established record.
Meanwhile all that we get at Den
yer do not have to be won in August. |
And what we lose can be made up |
when we get home.
Perhaps it was a good idea to hold
the other aviation meet while the team
was away from town.
1t begins to look like Denver is go
ing to get back in good shape for the
defeat suffered here It's habit Den |
yer has. But it is a good thing the
jinx gets in his work. on the road. |
The home fans would rather see the
KawS win. And the fans know that
any day may bring a reversal of form
are rather a hard tribe to head. In
the 'Lopes slipped another
defeat into our old friend Wichita. It
seems the locals are not the only ones
who lose to the Dryers.
Mountaineer Rose is one of the
promising youngsters on the Kaw
for this company he's a conner. Rose
lives so miles from Hillsville, Va,
where the Allen gang recently shot UP
the court. He says the affair caused
as much of a sensation there as it
would in Kansas. The people are
quiet, peace loving, and devoted to
farming and stock raising, paying
hills. Far from being scene of con-
slant strife he says the Blue Ridge Il
country is as quiet as Kan
;as.