The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10

J his los:rg, however, was that the
Kaws made three hits off Johnson But
no one is doing much with the Injun
many games already this year as he
did last year.
IF I do not get over being rotten
am going to quit umpiring," Umpire
Knapp announced in st. Joseph.
Whereat the Kaw manager informed
him that it was useless to postpone the
resignati, any longer, that he never
would be an umpire.
The payers believe IsbelI reported
the KinS thing to O'Neill. Isbell's men
pushed Knapp all over the lot the
day before the King affair and the
Jumps sa never word. One OF the
players hit him the foot with bat
Another threw dirt in his face. Not
thing was said or done about it. This
business doesn't help draw crowds in
Topeka. Isbell grew awfully pious
about the handling of an umpire after
King smashed the features of the UNI
pire. He delivered large chunks Of
| oratory upon the sacredness of UNI
pires. Dut they came after his players
had got away with it and a Topeka
man han offended.
Rip Cavorting Red Andreas. mama
ger of the Sioux City club, is pretty
well satisfied with his ball team thank
you, and believes that he has chance
| to grab anything O'Nell may offer in
the way of bunting, prettily inscribed
| with the figures, 1912. The CLUB to date
has won half of its games on the road
and lost two to umpires. Not a bad
percentage considering the travelling.
| And he says his club will go down
| fighting If it goes down-which he
does not believe it will do.
| The Sioux are not the same old Sioux
of yore. Only two men of last years
club besides the manager are wearing
| the Packer uniforms this season They
| are Reilly and Breen. Some time was
spent in getting the bunch to working
| together and this task has nearly been
accomplished. Hence the showing Of
the warriors. They are fighters as the
Sioux club is always composed OF that
sort, but the manager confides that mis-
players fight the other team for tho
game instead of the umpire. Not
bad idea either.
Men on the Sioux club are inclined
to think Knapp is the best umpire in
the league. Honest, they were not jok-
ing. Something is wrong with the rest
CT them. If they are right Lord help
us.
This is the first time the 500 have
had an opportunity to rest before
rlaying the first game and this breath
iIg spell came as a result of the rain.
On their trip to Wichita they arrived
at o'clock and played. At Denver
they arrived at 8 O'Clock and played.
Yesterday they arrived at 3:O5 and were
scheduled to play at o'clock.
If it were not for the tourists Denver
couldn't support Western League ball
club, the 500 manager believes. That
is one reason why the attendance is SO
low just now. The cold weather has
made the annual influx of the visitors
late. Denver fans, he says, do not turn
out in large crowds for the game The
weather has been bad at Denver. This
together with the poor work of the
team has reduced the crowds to al
most a prayer meeting size.
Andreas praises the Topeka club this
year. He says that with the pitchers
going right the Kaws should win some
games He declares that the bunch is
good hitting one and should go nicely
once the twirlers get going. Here's
hoping they get beginning with the
first game of the 500 series.
The week day games now begin ut
3:45 O'Clock. This gives more people
a chance to get away for them and the
crowds should be larger, although
there isn't lot of cause for complaint.
The Sioux club has always drawn well
here and it would be bad for the town
to cut out the record on the present
money at the gate it must be done at
Hcme.
St. Joseph News-Press: The members
or the Topeka team appear to be one
of the most gentlemanly aggregations
of baseball players seen in st. Joseph
this season, and while everybody want.
ed the home team to win the game at
League Park yesterday afternoon.
there was much sympathy for the Wis
rHa lr0d ho ri tn rrfr
and good many who saw the contest
question the Drummers' right to VIC
tory. While it is not believed Umpire
Knapp had any intention of giving the
Hollanders the best of it, there is no
denying they had the benefit of the
ocubt in every decision that was close
Knapp probably doesn't see it from his
position behind the pitcher. but per-
sons in the grandstand directly on
line with the third base say the liner
knocked out in the ninth inning by
Rickert, which might have tied up the
score If it had not been called foul.
vas a fair ball. They say the ball
rolled directly over the bag before
turning outside the foul line. and they
did not blame the visitors for making
a vigorous protest.
st. Joseph News-Press: Leonard
Hartigan, who is member of the Roy
al Theater team of the Inter-City
league, was out at the park in Kaw
uniform yesterday. Hartigan was CIV
en- a chance to timber up around short
by Manager Gear, and looked good.
Gear thinks Hartigan has the "rnak
ings" and may get him a berth with
some good minor league club for the
remainder of the season.
Cleveland dispatch in Sporting Life:
A Kansas friend of Charley Somera.
owner of the Maps, learning that tire
team was hard up for first baseman.
sent NJ M. Smith of Fredonia, Kan, to
Cleveland to work out under the