The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-05

| ST. Joe at Wichita.
Des Moines at Denver.
Sioux City at Topeka.
Omaha at Lincoln.
If Rourke feels the same way about
those two games dropped in Lincoln
that he felt when things broke against
him here he must be nearly wild.
Rourke blames the umpire for every
thing. In Topeka we have called do Gp
the wrath of powers that be and sew
eraI sport writer's for blaming the uin-
pire once in a while. But Rourke
blames him for all of it. If a fielder
lets a single through and it goes tor
of the Indicator handler. Life must be
a joy to Rourke.
The Links probab bly, had a right to
cop those two games from Omaha. The
Links have played better ball hare
than the Rourkes did on their recent
stay The Omahogs seem to rely on
anything but their speed and hitting.
1t is only fair, however, to say that
they are the best seen here in these
departments.
When Reynolds and Mckee report
here Wednesday Manager Gear will be
once more in possession of pitcncr
he signed last summer for the Austin
club Mckee reported at the Austin
park one day and asked for a chance
to show whether or not he could pitch.
He threw to a few batters and then
catcher took him in charge. Before ne
left McKee's name was signed TO an
Austin contract. Austin didn't have
him report this spring, however, but
sold him to Newton in the c. K. League
which team was sold to Minneapolis
about the middle of the season. Gear
got him in the deal which included the
purchase of Reynolds, a spit Dali artlsI
This Seitz person looks like conner
He has a good curve, a fast one and
a drop. 10th will be better after while
but they are good now as eight 800
batters can testify. He lacks control
needed in this class, and will have to
learn to watch the base runners. This
will come. His showing Sunday was
made with his good right arm alone
as the youngster had no windup at all
When he learns to get his body De
hind the ball it will make him better
1t looks as though Woodward'S h1,d
will make a better pitcher than Soldier
Leake, discovered by Sim Bear.
Four fast double plays made by the
Kaws in two days show that the brand
of ball the locals are playing is bet
ter and faster In the last game Sun
day the Kaws looked to beat any team
anywhere. And the crowd was a good
one and liberal with applause.
The first game was lost by poor
fielding, although but one error shows
against the locals. 1t was the kind
that you can't show in the score. Lee
misjudged one. Gear lost the ball in
the sun and so did Walsh. Patterson
failed to stop one that he should have
smothered. And so it goes. But the
Kaws were not laying down. They
couldn't get started.
Chester Milton Brandon has been
recalled by Kansas City. The trouble
with Chester Milton, since his stay in
Topeka is that he has not been worked
enough. Thursday he pitched not
quite two innings. Saturday he was
started and didn't have any more luck
pitching than you would have selling
gold bricks. Sunday he went in and
won, pitching a good game because he
had worked. More work would prob
ably have helped the Kaw pitchers al!
summer. They have, to a large extent.
taken life with less seriousness than
they should have done.
When Chester Milton gets too old to
pitch, he should be converted into
shortstop. You can't knock the bali
past Chester Milton without putting it
over his head. He is the fastest field
er seen on the local grounds this year
At short he should be wonder. He
would not, OF course, be a wonder
with the stick, but there are a lot OF
drives going for hits that would not
with Brandon playing short.
Nagel, who is the youngster we had
with US back in the first season in
O'NeilTs league, did some mighty
pretty playing around the shortfield
Saturday and Sunday. He looks to be
a splendid fielder, although admitted
" he is weak at the sticking depart
ment If he continues to show in the
same manner around that shortfield a
lot of games should be saved that
have been going between third and
second base.
Both Sages, the one who was with
Sioux CITY last season and his younger
brother. are with the Sioux City team
They are going a%ng all right accord
ing to Manager Andreas.
Smith is the only cripple on the
Sioux City squad. He wrenched his
back a few days ago and has been out
field lob. Clark is playing centef-
field in place of Million who has beea
ontioned to Tacoma The Sioux have
been on the road two weeks. They
% home from here. Knapp is report
ed to have robbed them of game IN
the tie at Lincoln. calling one hit faIr
that was six feet outside the foul line
Already Grover Gilmore is the talk OF
Reartow1 The Denver Times says:
Grover Gilmore demonstrated to the con
tent of a splendid crowd of some 5000 peo-
ME inst what a great thing speed Is IN
This game of baseball 1t was in the
eighth that Gilmore first showed that ne
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