The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

Sioux City at Les MONIES.
The team comes home tied with Den
yer and ST. Joseph for first place in
the O'Neil league standing. 1t is a
long stretch Of memory back to the
time when the locals were fighting the
leaders instead of tailenders. Last year
the struggle to arise to the first divIS-
ion had begun by this time. Only once
was the team out of the lower berth.
This year the players are lighting the
leaders for once, anyway. OF course
the developments of the next few weeks
may greatly change the looks Of the per-
centage table But it is some comfort
to get a smash at the big fellows once
in while.
The wisdom of having FTantz on the
firing line in every contest becomes more
apparent daily. The Parson can help
the pitchers a lot as well as cover
world of territory and smash the ball
nearly every time up.
Three times has Gear inserted Young
when the game began to assume a
dangerous angle and three times has
the Oklahoma gent responded nobly
to the appeal for help. The Young
always arrives in time to prevent dis
aster. The time probably will come
when the trip will be completed only in
time to pick up the survivors but so
inconvenience of getting their feet wet.
Lincoln papers think if Leak is a
fair sample the Kaw pitching staff is
weak. The pitching staff is not now
generally looked upon as a mountain
of strength. But in a majority of the
games the Kaws have made more hits
than were annexed by their opponents.
It is the Lincoln scribes who believe
Chapman should be shifted to the out
field. This department is strong for
Lincoln but this is asking TOO MUCH.
Furthermore we do not believe Gear
will heed the suggestion. There are
eight other players in most of the
games beside Chapman All of them
are playing good steady ball. some
times approaching the sensational in
we believe, down here in the Sunfiower
jungles, that Chapman is a pretty
good catcher. Also it is generally be-
lieved that the manager Nas two more
of them. Also that he has some pref
ty fair outfield without breaking into
the catching staff.
Perhaps you have noticed that when
Gear hits the blow usually means a
change in the run column. The mana
ger isn't hitting a million but he has
so far delivered in the pinches.
So far it hasn't been necessary to
send out S. o. S. calls for assistance
on the inffeld.
Now we are perfectly willing for
the Links to get into the won column.
The Antelopes have played in hard
luck and it is time that the team re-
ceived encouragement. The 'Lopes
have been playing bank up ball and
will begin to hang up scores soon, per-
haps in the present series.
No desire to boast but Wichita fans,
who announced that they were going
to beat Topeka in point of attendance
on the opening day, missed it by
couple of hundred or more. Also the
Topeka attendance was greater than
the attendance in Lincoln. 1t is a good
beginning and the habit should grow
on the fans. 1t is worth something to
be first in point of attendance as well
as first in the percentage column.
1t was Thomason who tied the score
in the Des Moines- Omaha game in the
ninth inning. His team lost but Tommy
did his part
When the Links do start they are
likely to go like a prairie fire with a
sharp wind behind it. remnants have
been won on just the kind of a start
has made.
Bean of Denver is at his old tricks
again. He made a pair of home runs
in Fridays game, over the center field
fence of the new Wichita field.
A lot of the games this year are won
late. The latest baseball marathan
was the Omaha-Des Moines game.
Jim Flynn and Jackson have nerve.
They expect to attract attention these