The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-25

| has another Rapp playing the third
sack, and Topeka contributes a Rapps
| at the first coner. The Topeka was
timer is to be congratulated for having
pIuralized his moniker.
Lincoln News: The Topeka Kaws
have helped themselves to 81 safe blows
in the two games to date with our An
telopes. This means that Dale Gear
has gathered a gang of fence-buSterS
or Lincoln has a pitcher or two in
dire need of rounding into form.
Lincoln News: The ball game went
to smash in the third, so Manager
Charley kept Tuckey toiling away and
sent him the entire route. The Kaws
picked the Holyoke southpaw for an
other run in the seventh and piled up
four more in the eighth, boosting their
total to Is scores. Tom has been slow
in rounding into form this spring and
an experience such as that of yester-
day gave him an abundance of exercise.
And if the Holyoke sidewheeler had
any previous ideas that he was actual
Iy in shape to pitch, it is good gam
Bile that he is Juggling another sort of
notion today.
The summer of 1918 may be pleasant
for Owner Charley Murphy, of the
Chicago Cubs. and then it may be de-
cidedly unpleasant. Much of Murphy's
baseball reputation is Staked on the
outcome of the years campaign. If
Johnny EverS comes across and makes
a big showing with the Cubs Murphy
will be in a position to receive COM
pliments upon his Shrewdness in chang
ing managers. And if Frank Chance
fails notably with New York more
praise will be coming Murphy's way.
And if Joe Tinker is unable to satisfy
Cincinnati fans, Murphy will have a
perfect right to remark Il told you
So The odds, however, are somewhat
against Murphy. Chance has little ma
terial in New York apparently. Base
ball men do not expect him to cut d
very wide swath with the team this
year.
Sioux City Journal: The Topeka pa
pers are already panning Zeigler, but
allowances must be made for Kaw-
Vile. They seem to be natural UNI
pire haters in Topeka, and when the
Kaws lose, nine times out of ten, the
defeat is blamed on the defenseIess
umpire.
Omaha World Herald: In talking to
President O'Neill, he said despite the
changeful weather, the league had
made a fine start. and he looked for
nothing but success. His umpires. he
says, are the best that he has been
lucky enough to hook in ten years. and
II the rest of them are anything like
Dan F1tzsimmons, who has been in
charge here, he is eminently and alb
solutely correct. But then it is seldom
that I1perino ever goes wrong, so the
surprise is anything but overwhelming.
Just now President O'Neill has a fine
opportunity to step up to the very
heights of baseball, in either the Ma
tlohal or American League, but he de-
ciines. His one ambition is to make
a major league out of the Western |
and all other interests are insignifi-
cant by way of comparison. OF course |
We did not annoy the affabIe president
with any interrogatories concerning
that old worry proposition about re-
moving the leagues headquarters from |
Chicago. That is a mission we grace
fully leave to the tender mercies of |
the younger and brighter scribes How
ever, we emphatica1Iy informed them |
way last winter that the headouar- |
tiers Will remain right where they are |
until We get ready to move them, and /
then 1t will be only from the old build |
ing into the new.