The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-24

Where They Play Tomorrow.
Topeka at Lincoln.
Wichita at Denver
Sioux City at St Joseph
Omaha at Des Moines-
Dever News: Want to know
what teams sre playing the best
ball in the Western League, out
side of Denver" querted fan
the other day We'll, take a
tailenders are winning consistently,
and they look like the hardest teams
in the league to beat just now" Den
yer gets a chance to see one of these
aggregations today, when the Kaws
open in a three-game series, one of
which will be played this afternoon,
the other two tomorrow afternoon
The Kaws are going at a fast clip
now, and as they still have a chance
and a good one, to land in the first
division, they may be expected to
give US a ripping battle Here's hop
ing they do
Lincoln News: Jim McGill and
Jocko Hendricks went fishing Satur-
day. placing the Grizzlies in charge
however, can't be charged up to Quill
lin, who collected three safe swats.
Casey Hagerman was not present with
his customary supply OF foofers and
the Kaws pounded his offerings all
over the Broadway yard, winning the
game by a score of 5 to 2. Sundays
doubleheader resulted in an even split,
so the Kaws pulled out of Beartown
with the odd game of the series in
their batsack. 1t had been almost
two months since the Grizzlies lost
series at home to visiting club.
Denver Republican: The Western
League is supposed to be a class A
league and is so rated, but the UNI
pire system, as the arbiters will ad-
nit, is of the class D variety. Why?
Just because the owners will not stand
for the expense of the double system
Prexy Tip O'Neill has been blamed
much for this, but if the truth were
known he Is keeping down the ex-
penses at the request of the owners.
The Western League does not seem to
take into consideration the pleasure of
the fans. Poor umpfring means quar-
rels and quarrels mean insults to the
women in attendance. 1t is up to
Horse" Jones, Jack Holland, Pa
Rourke and the stockholders in the
other clubs in the circuit to make it
known that they want two umpires
for each game. and that they are
willing TO pay the salaries of the arbi-
ters- Cut out the cheapness and let's
have a real class a baseball league.
Just to prove that two umpires were
needed, we shall give play by play
of the second inning of the second
game Sunday. McLarry tripled to
center and tried to stretch it to a
homer. Umpire O'Toole was in the
infield watching that McLarry did not
cut the bases. The ball was relayed
from Channel to Coffey to Spahr
O'Toole was not at the plate and
Spahr tagged McLarry after he had
stepped over the plate. O'TooIe called
him out on his own judgment but
chances are he did not see the play
clearly because Spahr was standing
between the jumps and the runner A
similar situation came up Immediately
following when Price singled and got
to second on Coffey's error. Rapps
sent a grounder down to Coffey and
was safe on a fieIder's choice. While
Coney, CULLEN and Butcher were try
ing to run Price down between sec
ond and third, Rapps went to sec
ond- Price rushed back to second and
Quilli1 touched both men to make
sure of one out at least. 1t was Just
on the part of |
O'Toole when he called Price out At
that he was some distance from the |
play. Do We need two umpires? Yes
indeed.