The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-12

| If those rejuvenated Kaws continue
to put up the article of ball they did
| in the Des Moines series they are go
| ing to win some games and draw
| some crowds. Fans everywhere want
to see the kind of baseball the Tope-
/ kans exhibited in Des Moines. Two
extra inning contests lost by one score,
one win and one tie is not a bad rec
ord as Kaw records have been going.
The shifting of players and injection
! of new blood have helped some. The
| Kaws ought to be in shape for the
opening of the war next year If they
get a team together who Will check
the raging O'Neill circuit FASTENERS
who are going their best right now.
The addition of Outfielder Bash
ang of Detroit to the local team should
help some. He is valuable enough
of money, more than any other play
er on the team probably. But he
comes recommended by Detroit as
one of the best in the business outside
the regular major league fielders and
President Navin of that club believes
he is better than some men who are
playing regularly in the B. L. out
gardens. Whether this is true or an
over estimation, the player is declared
a hard hitterand lightning fielder. The
addition of such man can not help
but boost the Kaws. This shows what
efforts the owners are making to get
together a winning combination.
Pitcher Sullivan, a southside finger
from the Three 1 league is the latest
addition to the flinging department
Of the Kaws. Little is known of Sui
Ivan here but he was secured for the
purpose of trying him out. If he
shows the stuff he will be added to
the Kaw list.
Manager Gear declares the Des
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means of daylight robbery on part of
Umpire McInnis. Holland lately
kicked on McInnis after admitting he
had helped that individual land
job. What Gear needs to do is get
the umpires sore. Every one of them
admits Gear is the most pleasant man
ager in the O'Neill circuit. Perhaps
if Gear used a ball bat on some of
them they might like him less but re-
Spect him more.
When one manager fights the UNI
pire constantly and the other does
nothing beyond register an occasional
kick in a gentlemanly way the one
who nags is going to get it if pos
sible 1t saves trouble for the umpire.
Meanwhile begin planning now to
go out and look tim over when the
team returns home next week.
E.red Moore is playing first base for
che Tos Angeles team. The Los An
eeIes examiner of Friday show him in
Cotton at the initial bag.
Our Kaws will be away from home
until week from tomorrow, playing
at Des Moines, Sioux City and Omaha
before returning. By that time a
number of plans now being worked
out for the team will have been COM
pleted. The new players, called in
from the Central Kansas League, will
have had their baptism of fire. They
will be glad to come to the friendly
harbor provided them here. They |
may go bad or well on the road
trip. If any of the recruits show stuff |
on the road they should make good |
players when they get here.
Nothing gets to a recruit like an |
away from home trip Make up your |
minds to get out when the team comes |
home. Look over the new players and |
incidentally encourage the owners of |
the team. It's a hard pull to keep
men are going to do it and they are
day for the money required.
The fear in regard to the recruits |
from the Central Kansas League is |
that the class of the league may be |
too much for them. There is a vast |
between Glass D and Glass |
A baseball. And it may be that, al /
stars in the c. K. circuit, they
will be slow here. But Sammy Krepps, 1