The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23

run lead against him has depressing
effect If the Winnebago can over
come this he's as good as they make
them.
Bert King has chased more bad
throws over second in the present
series than he had al summer. It's
funny circumstance that Smith can
peg to the middle bag nicely in prac-
tice but can't control the ball in the
game. Perhaps it is because the
pitcher is slow in shooting them across
when the runner starts and the back
stopper tries to throw ito quickly. Per-
haps it is nervousness Smith hasn't
shown as we'll since his return here as
of friends in town who know that
when he gets down to earth once more
he'll catch fine ball.
The prize play of the season came
in the last game Thursday. Mcdonald
was on third and Walsh on second.
Billings leased" a slow grounder to
Westerzil who pretended to throw &c
first and Mac came loafing home. When
he saw Tex had fielded to GoSSett he
was within 10 feet of the plate and
| Walsh, coming from second, was half
way between third and home. Both
players ran for third and Gossett de-
cided he would run down the haW
third sacker. He ran but Mac beat
him to third and was safe. Meanwhile
everyone was gathered around the
third corner and Walsh, who passed
| third just ahead of Mac, sauntered to
seconu where he remained, while John
son famed Hornsby.
| Reynolds, Gears spit baller who halls
from Minneapolis of the Central Kan
sas League, proved himself both
| nitcher and a player with plenty OF
what the players call a name NOT useo
| in this column, but which means nerve
| rrhe big fellow looks like the maxim
| ~ a good pitcher. He's better in the
pinches than at other times AT var
| ous times the visitors loauc~ the sacks
and reynolds either famed the next
10 or caused them to pop out. Also
he feios ight chances perfectly. He
seems to cover the ground better thar
/ anv pitcher on the local squad except
Brandon.
"Jeems" Walsh plays a better game
| of hall every day. Thursday he got
| f,ies back of first, ate up hot grounu
| ers over second and altogether nanuleu
| 10 chances, some of them hard ones
! 1x,;thout a wobbfe. We're likely to lose
4 $3.50 after another year if he take
| care of himself and continues at MS
present gait
Il while the team was away Shortstop
Patsey Patterson conndeo 70 Cni i.lt
Brandon that in case he ever got into
Il the game again some one on the haw
h infieId would have to seek employment
Il oIsewhere. Patsey looks to make good
Els prediction The one error given him
was on a hard chance which. he made
look so easy that the scorers couldn' t
decide to do anything else with the
play. The shortstopper had everything
that Meinke possesses in getting the ball
away Thursday and felded like Emery
olsen. This, is may be added, is praise
in the thirty-third degree
Billings. the new catcher, made his
fl, st appearance in the local park and
now we can better understand the
| praises which have been sung in his
| favor this summer. Billings needs lot
OF work to polish off the rough places
but he looks to have the catching ma
terial about his person. He will be a
hitter, if present indications are cor
rect He las a good arm ana uses his
/ ] head. Above all he is willing to learn