The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-15

Polly McLarry has begun to hit thu
fences with. lis drives to right field
He hit a home run over the right fielf
fence Sunday, which missed the Bul
Durham sign by a slight margin ant
drove two against the fence Monday
lie broke one of his favorite bats il
the Sunday game, but he had another
just of the same pattern.
Lee McLarry and Forsythe have
caused the Bull sign to shudder sew
eral times during the practice games
of the last week
Snapp, S-n-a-p-p. Red Snapp. all that
the name implies, is with the KaW :
and on the job.
The scribes of the circuit are doping
the respective teams to be stronger
than last year and so are the scribes
of Topeka. Somebody will be disap-
pointed, but it is a fact that the Kaws
won't finish any worse. Early season
forecasts must be taken for what they
are worth but if the Kaws maintain
the gait they have shown up to do,
the team will be the surprise of the
circuit.
Dublin appears to be all that he was
recommended to be last sea SON If the
big blonde keeps up his gait the third
station will be protected as well as anv
other position on the team but time
will be necessary to prove this OUT
Snapp can fill the bill if Dulin don't
An agitation was started last week
by the Retailers of Omaha, knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben and the Commercial
club, to close every business house i,
Omaha on the afternoon of the openine
day of the Western baseball league
The season will open Friday. April Is,
with Omaha playing Sioux CITY in
Omaha. The mayor has issued a
procla nation declaring Friday after
noon half holiday
Chick Brandon has been successful
in inducing the management of the
Newark tam of the International
league to give him job Chick can
make good if he will. but his great test
trouble is refusing to take life serious
and that is just the reason Charles
Carr tied on the tinware.
This is the last day to send vour
guess to Baseball Editor, State Journal
on the paid attendance at the openin,r
game next Friday for the season ma Sc
to be given away by this paper.
Bobby Byrne has recovered from in
turies received when he was beaned ~
49, AiN = III MS place the
batting order. He got two in foI,r
times at the plate yesterday and enc
of them was for an extra base.
The Chicago White Sox have mar,
names in the batting order who a,e
familiar to the fans of the Wes+e-1
League than any other team outside ,e
the Western League circuit. CONF
knows where to get the ball PLAYERS
Joe Wood outpitched his opponep+-
did you ever hear that before and a..
ii sound little familiar?
Governor Hodges will pitch tho firS+
bah in the opening game ar TonaI-.,
governor j. II. Morehead will pitch ths
first ball in the opening game AT J,in-
coin. why not induce the eovernn..s
of Colorado and Iowa TO pitch the Ell
ball in Denver and Des --oines ~, 80
they sports? u al e''
II any one can fill Frank Cbsroo,e
shoes in Chicago tire man - iailce
Bresnahan late of the st. Louis So
fragettes. SUI
Joe Tinker is just the man IN mako
tne CINCINNATI team alright Tbis i
WHAT tney are saying in that Io,,aI
paseDdll town If Cincinnati eyer -,
a penhant the boys who do the VIZ
hng VIII h2Ve streets named for +,,,.,-.
pdoies chrlstened in their honor 49,,
uments erected for them and iifa i"o. On
nui'ies provided for them. Garry H.