The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-30

league last year and was recommend
ed by the president of that organiza-
ton as a capable umpire. He was
barred this year by a rule that an UNI
pire who resided in any town on the
circuit should not be employed. Hence
his journey to Kansas. Miller has had
experience in Kansas City and took
Brick Owens place for a time last
year. when the Brick broke his an
kle. He got away nicely. McGinnis
is recommended strongly by sport
writer's and others who have witness
ed his work in st. Joseph.
Great preparations are being made
for the race in the Central Kansas
league this year. The teams are all
training hard. Newton, who was in
the lead when the State league blew
up last year, has sent her team over
the same ground in the south that the
Kaws visited and stories of their
proves are being waited north every
day. The league opens May 9Th and
with the preliminary work that is now
being done should have the hottest
pennant fight in history.
Five teams for a city league were
pledged last night at the meeting held
in Fullerton Bros. store. They are
the Capital Iron works, the Mail and
Breeze, the Auburndale, the Postoffice
and the Walk over Shoe store. A
schedule which will allow out of town
games ana a no dUIuISSlOn Lee PAdl1
for the exhibitions were adopted
There are only three vacancies left
and it is likely they will be filled soon.
Another meeting to complete the final
organization will be held Friday.
A Santa Fe athletic organization,
which will back all forms of sport
among the Santa Fe employees IN
this city, has been organized: The
shoD and office men will now be un-
r.
ship of the association will probably
reach the 1000 mark soon. The di-
rectors from the general offices are L.
M. Jones, John Dee and W1lllam COL
linson. The shop directors are ]. w.
Gibbons, John Lane, Frank Thomas
and John DeVlin.
IT has been found that The Old Physi-
clan is not fast enough to caVort around
the warm corner for the Joseyites. Hard
to believe. but the blow has fallen.
third baseman from the American AS
sociation has been secured. Andrews
will continue with the team as captain
and assistant manager. But there's
another man on third base and it Spells
schools OUT for a former Topeka IA
vorite. The doctor tried hard to take
off enough meat so that he could play
third but he wasn't equal to the task.
Impossible. He's full of ginger and
baseball knowledge but the eye doeSn
see as quickly as it formerly did and
the right wing refuses to work with
the snap it once possessed. And so DR..
Jason is slipping. One of these days
he'll be only a memory to the fans.
But as long as the present generation
lasts stories of his prowess will be
told.
Gear made good with the Lincoln
scribes on that prediction that Firestine,
if he succeeds at short as he did at
third, will be among the fast ones IN
this company. Fact is that Lincoln mas
been handed a lot of knocks this
snring the town is not entitled to, and
If is only a, safe prediction that they
will yet make trouble for someone's
ball club.
Rourke's new FASTENERS are getting
away well. All that has ever been nee
essarv was for Pa to turn lose a little
money. And he's going to get it back
at the gate in a short time.
Yes, Gardner, still belongs to the
local club. This refers to the red topped
outfelder and not the first baseman-
He isn't with the club. He's part of it.
The front elevation Of Gears pitching
staff is causing all sorts of comment
Holland has changed his mind about
the Sioux City club and decides 1t
will finish in the first division This
makes eight first division clubs picked
this year.
lack Barrows. of the Denver Times,
is making the Kansas invasion with the
Denver club. He says Denver is pull
ing for a second pennant and the fans
there can't see a chance for any of
the other clubs
Lincoln News: Some day or other
Mr.. Kissane may develop into an UNI
pire, but his train has not yet arrived
For one thing, he lacks decision, and
he shutters ard stalls before passing
m balls and strikes. In the two games
Eissane worked behind the plate dur
ing the Topeka-Lincoln series he man
aged to put both teams pretty wen
1p in the air, the bad ones being SO
FREQUENT as to sorely try the nerves
81, FASTENERS and spectators as well.
The average fan detests bum strike
called on a visiting player as mucn
as when the home pastlmer is maze
I victim of an umpire's blunder. kls-
sane broke into arb1trat1ng last year |
N the Mink League While he is learn |
ing it is easy to foresee lot of grief
Tor Western League clubs. Just now
ne is a very poor excuse
lack Borrows in the Denver Times. |
AS the game wore on IL became eVl-
lent to the eye that Topeka has lined |
I'D q good ball team, which is refresh |
ng The team is composed of a num- |
ger of good, young players recruited |
rom various parts of the country and |
4 little more work together is going |
10 produce q team to be feared all |
around the circuit. They are a likely |
punch, and give indications that they |
will improve steadily. Baseball is once |
more alive on the banks of the Kaw.
Emporia Beats Ottawa.
Emporia, Kan, April 30.-College of |
Emporia easily defeated Ottawa uni |
7ersity here in a slow game, 6 to 2.
Norris whose attack of the smallpox
inca eta Tad him for Ser-1ricc until