The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24

st. Joseph at Topeka. Two games.
Lincoln at Sioux City
Wichita at Des Moines.
Denver al Omaha.
Lincoln News: Rip Hagerman is
having an Indifferent season with Port
land in the Pacific Coast League. Rip
has won three and lost four to date,
having pitched only about one-third as
many games would have been his
portion under ordinary circumstances.
Sioux City Journal: The Sioux City
club has at least two major league
J teams to its bow-Detroit and Pitts
burg. Navin already has helped out
the Sioux City by stalking them to
first baseman, and as further evidence
of good faith he is going to slip US
pitcher. Brother Fred also has as
sured Brother Josh that he has not
forgotten his appeal for aid and some
talent secured through Pittsburg may
Ion says he is going to fill the stockade
with ball players if it's necessary to
get winning club.
Lincoln News: Hugh Jones made
no mistake when he put over the deal
for Buff Ehman. The long finger has
delivered article of pitching that
has been consistently good on almost
his every appearance on the slab. But
Buff has not been lucky. Two of his
hands of the Denver Grizzlies, the team !
that he wishes most of all to beat. On
each occasion the Bears garnered only !
four scattered hits Beating the
Wichitese has been Bluffs easiest stunt. |
He has helped to whip them in four |
ball games this summer.
Sioux City Tribune: Every time /
ager Joshua Clarke of the Packers
The Sioux boss easily explained the
statement. He is the proud owner of
a healthy farm in the east Six head
have been added to his herd by the
Bull Durham people, declares Josh.
park Thursday afternoon, he could
hardly wait to leave the park to tele-
graph to the manager of his ranch to
look up another good mixer. in which
to invest that big $50. During his
baseball career. Josh has bingled the
bull seven times, including Thursdays
hit. This represents $3.50 he has re-
ceived on long hits.
Chance believes that Borton has a
bright future either an infielder or
outfielder. The superficial glance we
have had of the youngster in Yankee
uniform seems to hear out this con-
idence. Borton a left handler has an
easy, natural style of playing. He goes
about his task in a confident way, is
quick TO grasp opportunities and con-
iucts himself generally in an impress
;ive manner. If Chance is able to de-
relop him into an outfielder and is ,
himself able to play first base the $
Yankees will bear some semblance to !
regular ball team. The batting :
strength will be double what it was :
With the old lineup New York :
World. :
The following appears in THE
sporting News" under a Sioux City r
late line:
William (Ducky) Holmes, after 20
lie has retired from baseball and that @
lection with the game ended when he
esigned as manager of the Sioux
'ity team Friday. June 6, and Josh t
,larke, who plays left field on the e
cam, was made manager to succeed I
i'm. In a few days Holmes will leave /
or his ranch in Montana, where he S
xpects to remain for a couple of I
lonths. when he plans to return to s
ioux City for a visit. 1t was rum ored v
bout Sioux City that he had been o
sked to take the management of the v
Wichita team. but he said he had a
card nothing of it. v
News Press: Tex Westerzil is playing
brilliant third base for ST. Joseph
lis season and appears to be carded W
IT another trip to the BIZ show. Tex
ent up in 1870 but broke a leg dur a
g the Detroit Tigers spring trip and n
dn't have his glove on a ball during a