The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-18

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Denver at Sioux City.
Wichita at Omaha
ST. Joseph at Topeka, two games.
Des Moines at Lincoln.
johnson and Gossett, of the ST. JOS
! eph club, are reported sold to the Chi
cago Americans. Perhaps it is a reg
ular sale and perhaps it is only one
of these cover up things for which
Holland is becoming more or less fam
Gus. Holland sells a number OF play
ers each year but it is remarkable with
what regularity the promising perform
ers go to Corniskey and return in the
spring Perhaps it's not a cover up
deal, but ball players are suspicious
persons and insist that such is the
case with most of the sales of the Joe
town boss.
Whatever his idea and his method
Holland is getting together a stronger
team each year. And he has a cracker
Jack this year. The Drummers seem to
have lost a little of their punch but
they may change all that today.
There was more noise on the Kaw
works yesterday than is usually heard
in week. Every member of the in
field was making music for the benefit
of Cyrus and Cyrus didn't seem dis
pleased at it.
Cochran continued to please Wednes-
day, pulling off some hard fielding
stunts and arriving with the willow.
He swatted safely three times and
g e.i0 h. h-,I1
started past Young labelled ''safe.' Cy
knocked it down and Cochran, wait
ing for the play at third, got one hand
on the ball, throwing the runner OUT
by an eyelash. Roth of the enemy
also added a classy fielding stunt tc
the game. His was spectacular in
the extreme on account of the splendid
running throw to first.
Northup is a new Kelly. He was
purchased from Des Moines with whom
he has been performing only fairly well.
He has always had something on this
club until Wednesday. Northup seem
ed unable to extend himself in the
first part of the game and it did nc
good when he did accomplish this later.
Woldring was called in seventh. He
was ditched in the ninth to let Watson
bat for him. Watson lifted fly TIC
King.
You think you've heard it all about
Cy Young? Not yet Cy not only
sacrifice and hit in four trips to the
plate. The hit? He beat out bunt.
And was Cy happy? He was.
Schmidt caught a beautiful game. He
had IA putouts and threw out the only
man who tried to steal by room
enough to let the Titanic by. Also he
beat out a bunt. Do you get it?
Cochran is speedy on the bases if
his record yesterday is a sample of his
work. In the fifth inning he hit, and
stole second. Gear drove a sharp one
to Reilly. Reilly stopped the ball but
it slipped from his grasp. BY the time
he recovered it Cochran was so near
home that Reilly gazed at him, in sur
prise, holding the ball and allowing
Gear to be safe at first.
Now that the Chalmers trophy COM
mission has voted to leave Ty COBB |
and wild Fire" Schultz in the COM
petition for the autom obileS this year, |
there has been considerable specula-
ton among fans and baseball authori-
ties generally, as to whether or not
last years winners can repeat.
One or two baseball authorities have
contended that two points-"conductI
on and off the f1eld,' and respect for
club discipline''-might prove quite a
getting
Ty Cobb this year. The fiery Geor-
gian's recent attack on the fan at New
York not only caused q strike of the
Detroit players and resulted in the d.
rect loss of a game to Philadelphia,
but also brought some very unfavor-
able publicity upon the national pas
time.
Even if Cobb ranks as high this year
I batting, base running. fielding, aid
to team play, etc, it is possible that
his New York experience, and one or
two other affairs which he has had
and which have hardly been in accord
with the best club discipline, might
keep the great batsman from again
the trophy.
In addition to this, while Cobb is
still generally spoken of as the worlds
greatest batsman and one of the
greatest of his day, his record this
year has not been quite as spectacular
as last. The papers of his home city
recently offered severe criticism
against Cobb because of the fact that
he missed time at bat and chance
to share in batting rally, because he
had left the bench to get an early
chance at the bath in the players
dressing room.
Last year Sherwood Magee, admit
tedly one of the strongest batters and
all around players in the National
League, failed to get a single vote for
the Chalmers trophy. His attack on
an umpire was generally credited as
the reason for his failure to qualify
in this competition.
Frank Schultz, the winner in the Ma
,ional League last year, SO far has not
made as good a record for his club IS
ne did last. While he will undoubted-
y stand we'll up in the competition
this year, great many OF the critics
figure that the choice will fall to some
other player.
Lincoln News: Frank Isbell an s