The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-08
BASEBALL CAB AND GOSSIP.

Texarkana. Ark. April s.-The largest
! crowd the Insurgents have yet encoun-
tered witnessed the drubbing of the local
team by the Wikidals. Score to D
Texarkanan didn't get a man to second.
The visitors drew IL safe hits off the
local pitchers. Each team made an
error. Ryan was easily the star per
former, both in hitting and fielding.
In the Sunday game at Texarkana
Alderman didn't allow a hit in five
innings of baseball and Kusel allowed
only one in four. The pitchers must
be getting over the soreness. The Yam
nigans are going much better, the er-
rorS being less noticeable.
Wainwright, the college pitcher, join
ed the Wikidals at Texarkana Sunday
Chapman's catching might have had
something to do with the Sunday score
of the YanniganS.
Gear wakes enthusiastic over the
showing which Leak and Fugate are
making. He says the pitchers have
suffered most from soreness and is
cheered by the thought that they are
getting into shape for the big show
which opens a week from Friday.
Every message received from Gear
brings the assertion that his team will
hit the ball nightly in the Western
League. He believes that the pitchers
will not have all the work to do. The
team will make runs behind the slabists
Lee, who has been on the sick list, is
improving and will soon be back on the
regular lineup.
Stoney Jewell has issued a statement
To the fans at Newton in which he
tells them that a regular bangup team
will represent that town in the G. K
League this summer. Newton was ready
to COP a pennant when the old State
League busted last year. Early in the
season the team came near being SOLD
to Salina When the railroad town
fans learned it was in danger there
was a response to the appeal of the
management which netted $500. And
the Newtonites were proud of their
team all year.
Sioux City scribes look for the out
field trio composed of Corbin, Mar
shall and Farrell to equal the hard
hitting combination of 1910. If that is
the case there are seven other out
fields in the league where the men VIII
stand way back and wear gloves OF
both hands. Brooks, Andrews and Tony
Smith are the foundation on which the
infield is to be built. Tom Reilly may
not have that third base job this year
this French person having showed to
good advantage. Breen, catcher show
ed up well but will have to beat Cadman
out of a job and that isn't the easiest
thing on earth
Such Is Sarcasm.
Sabetha and Hiawatha were for
merly members of the same league
the Northeastern Kansas circuit Sa-
betha won the pennant in a walk
H. of On ia r
Recently the Hiawatha fans secured
q franchise in the Mink league. The
Sabetha Herald protests that a pro-
fessionaI ball team is the worst thing
a small town can have. And then 1T
explains, but Hiawatha doesn't know
this. That town never had a ball
team
KahPs Manhattan club has more
men under contract than any other
team in the Central Kansas league.
Up to date there are So on the reserve
month. Junction City has the small
est list, only 20 men being named as
prospective players.
Central Kansas league papers are
seeking the whereabouts of Louis
Ludes who gave the best service on
record in the old league as an indi-
Gator handler. Ludes is a printer who
formerly worked in a Salina shop.
But he understands baseball we'll
to hold down a better job
and in the summer he sometimes acts
as umpire. He got his start in the
exhibition games played in Sa1ina
when the old Central Kansas league
was opened. He made good from
the start. Later he became a regu-
lar umpire on the same circuit. And
umpiring isn't any snap in the small
er leagues.
Denver Post: Here is a suggestion
from a fan who is a firm believer in
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