The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-10

incompetent an OFFICIAL as ever SIdCS1
Prexy O'NeilPs staff, was the boss and
wouldn't interfere. Richard got so
wroth that he was chased. But it
made no difference. We forget the
score. The Topekans made or Is
runs that inning and were not retired
until rain stopped the game. Then
the score reverted to the previous inn
ing and the Packers won.
In August the Cooleys and Packers
were playing in Sioux City and the 500
had a game won. Then the Topekas
fell upon Williams pitching staff for
enough to win both games. Darkness
was approaching and rain threatened
to fall every minute. And right here
Holmes reSourcefu1nesS was shown.
Realizing that if rain or darkness end
ed the game before the visitors were
retired, the score would revert to the
previous inning, when his team was
ahead he decided to win the game.
structed to carefully refrain from put
ting anyone out. They obeyed orders.
A hit to short was thrown to center
field. The catcher carefully dropped
the third strike and threw the ball
over Pick Hunters head.
That settled the Damon and Pythias
stuff for Richard and Ducky. Holmes,
Sioux City and Glenalvin were tabooed
in the Cooley headquarters for several
days. Holmes lost the pennant by two
points. Cooley's pitchers went bad
during the series with DeS MoineS
which followed the Sioux City thing.
Cooley was kidded about throwing the
games to Des Moines because of his
soreness at Holmes. But Richard
denied it and Abbott, who pitched one
of the contests declared he pitched
the best ball he knew how.
Some of the baseball writers, those
who think a manager should never in
quire into the eyesight, reputation and
judgement of an indicator handler are
going to have a lot of grief now that
Ducky is with us again. For the new
Sioux leader is the man who invented
the word 'aggressiveness."
In the passing of George Andreas
as manager. the field of bosses loses
mighty clever fellow. Andreas hasn't
made a bad record as manager. His
team has been fighting hard and in
the fighting all the way. Lack of
good pitchers has crippled him but he
nor his squad have lost heart They
are easily within striking distance of
second place now with stretch of II
games at home. But Sioux City want
ed a pennant and sent for Holmes.
Meanwhile the Sioux management has
one of the niftiest infielders in the
league at the keystone sack.
The writer doesn't believe Andreas
resigned WITHOUT request Ln6
owners. In conversation with the writ
err here Andreas inquired after players
and told of his plans to build up n
club. He didn't talk nor act like a
man who was going to resign Records
CT central Kansas league players tip
ped off as desirable were looked up
at his request and there were other
evidences that he expected to lead the
team at least the remainder of the
season.
Tomorrow will be travelling mems
day in Des Moines and at least 5000
fans are expected to fill the Booster
park. Tom Fairweather. the heavy
weight secretary of the IsbelIs is the
one to whom the credit for giving the
Kaws this day is due. Fairweather is
one of the few owners on the circuit
who favors the Kaws.
The Boosters, having won some 13
out of 16 games with the Kaws, have
decided to clean UP some more easy
games with the locals during the pres
ent ENHANCEMENT. 1t might be that
the rejuvenated Kaws will fool the
Bald Eagles and grab a couple.
The Wichita papers are having a
lot of fun about the Topeka atten-
dance. The attendance is pretty poor.
But the Topeka club gave the Wichita
gang more money for the first four
games played here than Wichita has
turned to the Topeka club in three