The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-29

WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
Denver at Topeka
Lincoln at Wichita.
st. Joseph at Sioux City.
Omaha at DeS Moines.
Lincoln News: The Topeka club really
needs some valiant boosting. Despite the
fact that an organization of business
men owns the ball club and has invest
Ell upwards of $4,000 in order to keep
the town the baseball map and give
it valuable advertising, the faintheart-
ed fans are cultivating the cold foot
habit and staying away from the ball
games. The Topeka fan demands
winner or he has no use for the ma
tional game. That habit is common to
many towns, although it displays Il
lack of devotion to and appreciation
of the greatest of outdoor sports. The
Lincoln management reports only 1850
paid admissions for the first three
days of the series, the dates including
a Saturday and Sunday, and the
weather was perfect every day. The
live business men of Topeka who have
put their money into the baseball pro-
position deserve better returns than
that.
Let the fact be recorded that the To-
peka club is tailender because it
lacks the talent. Neither, can any
fub dub about the umpires explain
away the fact that our Antelopes need
strengthening. The Lincoln club was
weak in comparison with it's rivals,
when the campaign was started 1t IS
stronger now and capable of playing
some pretty good baseball, but some
nigh grade talent in one or two depart
ments is necessary before the Antelopes
can hope to finish in the first division.
President Jones is doubIy anxious 40
grab the rag,
'Rube' Gardner, the Kaws first
sacker, didn't make the trip to Wichi-
home nursing his injured forefinger
back into fighting trim. The finger
was smashed by one of Healy's fast
ones, the only splitter he threw to
it and the ball broke and smashed his
finger.
1t seems likely that Lincoln will ex-
ercise its option on Davy Lloyd, lately
of the Denver team. jones has 80
days to decide. Lloyd played a great
game at second base for Denver last |
year. He always plays q great game. |
This year Denver had a bad slump |
and in order to appease the fans Hen |
bricks had to let some one go. He
decided on Olmstead and Lloyd. If |
Hendrlcks wants a surprise he should |
try to trade French, who took Lloyd'S |
place, to Lincoln for David.
Perhaps if he can fire Jack Fugate |
often enough Gear can make a pitcher |
out of the Iowan after all. Every time |
it is decided he is to be released Jack
goes in and, pitching hard, wins his |
game. Then when it is decided hel
has the stuff and will stick he blows |
up. The best plan now seems to be to |
fire Jack every week.
With less than 200 points between !
the lowly kaws and the leaders the |
contest still looks to be any
body's race. No one seems to have a |
cinch on the rag any position in the |
percentage column. Half a dozen wins |
will put the Kaws back into the run |
ming. Considering the showing the
team has made the drop taken wasn't |
by the same showing. it seems that it |
should win consistently.
There's the B. F. at Las Vegas, July |
Fourth, but Topekans would a great |
deal rather see the Kaws grab two
ends of the double header than see |
the fight No prophecy, understand. |
Merely said they would rather see the
kaws do it. Meanwhile the Kaws have
two chances at Wichita this afternoon
and with any kind of luck at all should
win one of them.
A Baseball Fan-Runner on second
put Man from third scores and bat
Ter ge:s a hit.
Buy a Booster ticket and make
baseball in Topeka a certainty this
year and next The fans in nearly
every town in the Western League
give the team a booster day. Topeka
ought to do it. No matter what the
team does the men behind baseball
here have done much to improve the
game and make things better for the
fans. They have spent a lot of money
trying to give Topeka a winning team.
They will spend more but they want
lelp. Kick in with your dollar and
lelp get players who'll come nearer
loing what You want.
If the two semi-pro players taken
rom the Topeka Midgets and Rock
he Manhattan club of the G. K.
league it will be quite a boost for
,emi-pro stock in Topeka. 1t will
mean that local teams are playing as
rood ball as they play in the organized
game in the central part of the state.
Topeka amateurs are playing good
pail and the teams in nearby towns
ire doing the same. People are see
ng better ball outside League park
han they formerly did.
Don't pay any attention to this talk
If the c. K. league blowing. 1t isn't
| blowing circuit. The c. K. bunch
will finish the season out without diff
,ulty. They are having one of the
hottest fights in the history of the
out in the central part
# the state. The Newton team has
,een sold to r. C. Gafford, president
e the league. and will play under the
,ane of Minneapolis hereafter. But .
here's no chance for the c. K. to
,low.
George Alton, center fielder of the .
MANHATTAN team has been sold to
zig league scout Fred Moore is the