The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-31

yer has had some hard luck in the wa.
| of injuries and also in the opinion
which the players have formed o
| themselves The Hendricks tribe ha:
accumulated rather too chesty an opin
ion of ITSELF Notwithstanding that CON
| fidence is a good thing for a ball team
The Bears have had a long trip or
the road and few teams win them al
when away from home. And the Bears
are doing very we'll. They are in thirc
place The season is young. But Den
yer fans, like those in many another
| town. are sore because the pennant is
| not already won. There is no way OF
explaining why fans sour when a pen
nant has been won if such feat isn't
kept up regularly. But it is invaria bly,
| the case.
Either Brandon or Housley should
| help the Kaws. They may or may not
| be American Associa ton class but
| there should be little doubt of both
making good in this company. And
| it pays to get only that kind at this
! season of the year. 1t is not time tC
! try out recruits. What is needed now
are men who can deliver the goods. And
| it looks like the management had held
off until two who can reasonably be
presumed to- be good ones, could be
secured. Wagner, secured after being
released by Lincoln, hasn't shown any
thing yet. He may or may not prove
worth keeping. Meanwhile it seems
safe to say that with the addition of
another pitcher of class the Kaws will
look like different ball club.
IsbelPs warriors will visit Topeka for
the first time beginning Saturday. It
isn't anything like the club which rep
resented Des MoineS last year. In fact
it will probably resemble the Wichita
club more than any other. But let's
get a good crowd out to greet them
and show the Kaw management that
their efforts to strengthen the team
are appreciated.
Rourke's Omahogs are going at u
clip which Omaha has seldom seen
during the last three years. The ad
ding of Johnson and Davidson has
given the team strength which other
managers did not anticipate at the be-
ginning of the season. Still the attend
ance keeps poor. Perhaps Rourke
showed too much evidence of prosper
ity when he built that new baseball
plant. 1t is possible for magnate tC
show too much wealth.
In the Central Kansas League Sail
ma s second base is becoming known &c
ball players as a "hoOdoo'' spot. Three
men, including the manager of the Sa-
lima team. have been injured there.
Perhaps if this keeps up long enough
Meanwhile Salina papers are calling o
the fans to attend the games. 1t Is
said that the last few games at homo |
have lost money.
One thing, when the writer dies he is
not going to leave a fund to found |
home for umpires injured in line of |
duty.
Quite a war is being waged agains; |
T s1o-.-
seems there was talk about boycott
IF some kind against Lincoln in Omaha
4 few years ago and the L. S. believes
hat this may be one of the reasons
he Rourke fans didn't turn out to see
he Dryers play ball. It's a right
stir up an interest that will do the
2ourkes and Links both some good.
Bobby Kahl lost his place as mana
ger of the Manhattan Giants just af-
er Jones had accepted the place of
of the Hiawatha Mink League
cam. Robert went to Hiawatha to
zee about the place and failing to land
has promised to return to Manhat-
an and play second base. They think
lot of Robert in the Hiawatha coun
ry. He cleaned up there the year his
cam won a pennant in the old North
asst Kansas League.
Sioux City Tribune: We don't like |
o knock, but if anything will get the |
angora' of a bug it is stalling. Catch I
r Schmidt, the flying Dutchman' on .
he Topeka squad. is one supreme time
,iller and is closely pushed for this
honor by Twirler Wagner. The two
an kill more time than a day laborei I
N section gang. Umpire Knapp makes
utile attempts to keep the game NOV J
ng, but he can not cope with
stalling abilities. Schmidt
would do better to put more time or
cal baseball. He has plenty of room I
or improvement.
Sioux City Journal: Walter FrantZ
vas the best card Manager Dale Gear
ould have played in the last game of I
he series. The ex-HarVard athlete (
ad wonderful control, played the bat 4
ers with his change of pace and kept Z
he game under his thumb through
ut. The most enjoyable feature of his
york, compared with that of the pitch =
RS used in the first three games of tbs
cries, was the manner in which he
ept the game going. There was nc Z
falling for time at every possible OPP
ortunity and no lengthy consultations
18th the catcher every time a mar y
limbed on the sacks, a characteristic
-hich seemed to aff1ict the other fling d
IF he