The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-09

work, and little management. they were
a classy bunch of Individual athletes
They made the race of the year and
beat Ducky Holmes Sioux City clut
out by pair of points. If William
has bunch like he had that year and
can teach them to work together some
one will surely have to do some climb
ing to pass them.
How do you suppose Holi Dull, whe
plays with ST. Joseph can tell whether
he's ball player or a chop suey cafe:
Up to date no one in the Western
League has won a pennant this spring
except Hendricks. And the Denver
man has more excuse to do this than
anyone else. Some one must demon
strate that Hendricks is mistaken be-
fore the Denver manager will admit
there's even a possibility of the Cubs
missing the rag during the coming
season Those bears are going to start
the season with a lot of pepper ano
the belief that nothing on earth car
prevent their winning. It's pretty
good feeling for a ball team to have
but there are not many clubs which
have the foundation for it.
Holland has sent Catcher Arthur
Phelps back to his home at Olathe
The KanSan didn't have a chance as
Phelps may be placed in the Central
Kansas League when his hand heals.
The Lincoln club is advertising fol-
a jinX exterminator
Three of Isbelrs pitchers, Hansen,
Knapp and Boggs have not yet report
ed. Neither has Catcher UlatowskI.
Just what Isben will do with the Des
Moines crew is a matter of speculation.
The former Sox star has been associat-
ed with teams that finished we'll up,
since his advent into the Western, but
has he the foundation for a club this
year? He claims to have and surely
he realizes that it will take a winner
to go in Des Moines. But there has
been no line on the workings of the
bunch he and Fairweather have. got to-
gether. Just what the club will do is |
as largely a matter of conjecture as is
furnished the Western league dopists
this year.
According to press information Cap
tain Jack Thomas of the Isbell's is |
about the busiest man in baseball. |
All sorts of prophecies were made when |
Isbell secured him but they led to the |
one conclusion, that he wouldn't work |
lsbell is too wise to allow a good play !
er to be wasted in this way so he made |
Jack captain of the team. Reports |
At this late date Pitcher Andy Owens. !
property of the Lincoln club, has wired |
the Lope management that he has been
in Boston all the time and asking for |
directions. Nothing had previously |
been heard from him. Dwyer wired |
Owens to sell himself somewhere with |
in a week
Kreipe's Three Ten team will be in
the game again this year. The cigar
makers are said to have a lineup more |
dangerous this year than the team in |
the season of 1911. Last year they won |
q out of SO games. Most of the games |
are played out of town. Ed. johnson |
will be captain again. He wants out of |
town games. His address is 80 East
Fourth street.
The North Topeka regulars want out
Of town games. Lou Feiger, 1401 Cen
raj avenue is captain.
Lincoln Star: A study of the Ameri-
ean league records for 1909 makes Joe
Doyle, one of Lincoln's new pitchers,
Dom up as a strong acquisition. Dur
ing that season, while pitching for the
New York Highlanders, Doyle won
eight games and lost six. The fact
that Doyle was known as "Slow joe
does not detract from the record, as a
finger must have class to pitch at a
81 clip in the Ban johnson circuit.
The SLOW stuff WIS inspired by
Doy1e's deliberative style in delivery.
He positively refused to let anything