The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-16
ON THE BENCH.
Where They Play Tomorrow.
Topeka at Wichita.
Denver at Lincoln
Sioux City at Des Moines.
Omaha at st. Joseph.

According to the records the premier
base-stealers in the Western League
| are Kelly, st. Joseph, Is; Channel, Dem
yer. IL: c. French, Denver, and Cooney,
Sioux City, 10; Middleton, Wichita and
Cochran, Topeka. 8; Zwilling of ST.
Joseph, Kane of Omaha, McLarry OF
Topeka, Mullen of Lincoln, Barbour of
Lincoln, Coyle of Omaha, Forsythe OF
Topeka and Lee of Topeka, 8.
The KaWs are due to open a three
game series in Des Moines Wednesday
but the first game has been postponed
on account of the long jump from
Wichita to the Iowa capital. The SER
les will open Thursday and the Kaws
will play but two games. The post
poned game will be played off August
TO- in Des Moines. This will give Des
Moines a double header Sunday game.
The Des Moines team was picked as
one of the weakest on the circuit and
doped to be weaker than Topeka or
Sioux City, but the Isbell-Andraes-
Fairweather aggregation is winning
regularly and may succeed in leading
the second division during the remain
der of the season.
The scorekeepers on the circuit are
divided in giving credit for what is
known as a Cincinnati base hit. Some
give credit for a hit and others cling
choice. Tip O'Neill has never given any
instructions along this line, and in the
absence of a committee on scoring
rules, each scorekeeper is correct when
he uses his own Judgment.
The scorers of the major leagues
give a batter credit for a safe hit on
a play of this character but they work
under the regulation of d committee of
scorers who make rules governing such
plays.
Some of the fans yelled for a pitch
er to relieve Reynolds in the eighth
inning of the last game Saturday be-
cause the Witchese were getting runs.
Reynolds was not responsible for the
runs and was allowed to finish. Durham
was sent in to relieve Scott but failed
to stop the Kaws. This is some more
good argument against yanking pitch
erS.
There are many points for discussion
in yanking pitchers when the opposing
batters begin solving his delivery and
there are just about as many points
of discussion in favor of allowing him
to continue. Managers do both and
this department does not feel qualified
to say which is best. on all occasions.
st. Joseph Gazette: Holland is well
pleased with his team, aside from his
pitchers. He declares the twirlers have
the goods, but that as a rule they do
not have the ambition to pitch as
good as they should. The Drummer
boss declares he can size up a pitcher
by his actions off the field as we'll as
on it, and that he has two or three
now who are too lazy to be Of much
good. He declares twirler cannot
sleep all the morning and eat his head
off three times per day and then de-
liver the goods on the ball field.
One of the reasons why the Phillies,
after reaching the top rung of the
championship ladder on May 4, have
to keep possession of it has
been the ability of the players to punch
out four-baggers. The Quakers easily
are the home run kings of the major
league world, and to June inclusive
had made 90 of the rs circuit clouts |
in Tom Lynch's organi- |
zation. |