The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04

Where They Play Today.
Omaha at Denver
st. Joe at Lincoln.
Sioux City at Wichita.
Des Moines at Topeka.
Where They Play Tomorroa.
Topeka at st. Joseph.
Omaha at Wichita
Sioux City at Denver.
Des Moines at Lincoln.
Gear has shifted the lineup again and
the team nov stands about the way 1t
did when the season was first started
here, except that Walsh instead of
Frantz is playing second base. Lee IS
doing the shortfield job again and Gear
has gone back to rightfield. King
plays center and Rickert has returned
to the left field. Lee a two errors
in his return contest but both were
OR throws and excusable when the
fact that lately he hasn't had much
practice pegging them to first. After
he got his range finder to working he
handled everything nicely. In addition
he went back of Emory, took one that
had bounded past the third sacker and
snapped the runner out at first by an
eyelash- It is a play that only the
best ones make and they do not make
It often. OF course Lee remembers
that he blew up on the shortfield job
earlier in h season and that makes
Kim anxious. However, as soon rs
this wears off, the chances are in Lees
favor. He looks better than anyone
who has attempted the shortfield place
since he left it.
There's nothing doing on the deal for
the new shortstop. He isn't even for
sale. For awhile it was thought hat
perhaps Gagnier, the former Lincoln
shortfielder might be secured but there
wa Sn't QUoIa q Phon0o Cor ic nnx, l
working as utility outfielder for the
Indianapolis team in the American as
ISOLATION and the management declines
to even put a price on his services. So
fielder, and Lee, with the proper
chance, will make one. He has played
good ball at this station and will con-
tinue to do so it now seems likely.
The errors which Lee made here
curing the first stay of the team were
in a large measure by the bad
condition. of the ground and this has
been remedied.
The Kaws, playing early this after
neon, go to st. Joseph tomorrow for a
series of four games. St. Joseph is still
going like a house afire, ard if some
one doesn't stop them, they are going
to run away with it. However, the
Kaws have decided to intervene and a
force will be sent to the. Drummer
IOL1OI1OW WHICH,, II Is nOD6Q VIII !
De large enough to prevent the further
of games. Sunday the Kaws re-
turn to their own bailiwick for four
with the Sioux.
Umpire Knapp has offered ouigley
q job working with him. Quigley hasn't
decided whether or not to lake it anG
likely will not. He can return to the
league in which he has worked severa'
seasons at more money than he will get
here. The money proposition, by thu
way, may explain some of the rotten
we have witnessed on part of the
handlers. This may not be
it. Prexy O'Neill may be paying
enough money. But if he is, some one
should be arrested on the charge of OBJ
money under false pretenses.
The -misbranding act doesn't cover UNI
pires.
One of the reasons for IsbelPs team
is the pitching staff. OF the three ae
shown here all of the pitchers look
ed good. They are good fingers III
what they have shown here at least.
And the remaining of his team seems
to be doing its duty. Curtis recalled
other Des Moines days Monday wheni
ne pulled off that sensational catch in
enter field. Some men can commit
and get by with it. |,
Isbell claims he is going to keep his
off the umpires. Hereafter, he
says, there will be no back talk OF
of anyone but himself. He thinks
lie can do enough for the team. Which t
,ecalls that Cooley one time decided t
hat he could drink beer for all of the
one season Dick worked hard '
It the job but the ball players decided I
lie was incompetent. j
However, there is no g~ainsaying thai t
is right if he means it. There I
S too much laxity on part of the UNI J
,ires. If the ruling about h back I
ak is applied to all players it will he
veil. But it will not work if applied
O one team only. There will be trou- I
lie and it will come in chunks that :
will surprise some one. :
Omaha Bee: Topeka is a disap- :
continent. 1t is not holding the =
lace it promised. Wichita and Lin :
)es Moines, spurred on by IsbelTs :
BILE management, is doing the daring !
tunt of all Omaha, as we see h =
ituation, needs just a little more of r
fighting spirit than it has yet dis =
layed. It certainly has good ma y
erial. From all indications, it las :
best pitching staff in the league, =
ut it is not getting the best out of
/. The team has a host of heavy q
itters, but they are not hitting con- y
istently at all. It looks very much Z
S if better direction from the bench
yas eeded and constant ginger in
very man. The team is now on a
ard trip, which it has made harder
v losing the first four games played. v
t is now in Denver, must next go to t
Wichita, then Lincoln and Topeka,
laying four games in each city, and /
hen is home for twelve games. I
)maha can not afford not to de-