The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-05

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| ly was not used, and the lay of the
diamond will be changed. In the past
there has been much talk of switching
the diamond but it never amounted to
more than talk Now the opportunity
presents itself to make an improvement
that will once and for all put the park
out of the pill box class. When the
new diamond is laid out next spring
the home plate will be at a spot which
formerly was occupied by the visiting
players bench. From the plate TO the
farthest point in center field the dis
lance will be 235 feet. The distance
to the right field fence will be proper
j tionally as great, and left field will
be at such an angle that only foul balls
will go out of the park The club own
ers expect to conform to the letter of
the building ordinance which means
that the new plant will be fire proof.
Lincoln Star: There is certain in
fuence in Lincoln which nearly all of
the players and others who are coz
nected with the Antelope club claim
, is responsible to a large extent for
L1ncoln's failure year after year to cop
pennant. This influence which mas Il
psuedo official utilization with the
Western League affairs of the city has
worked in the past and continues to
work lrreparable damage to the for
tunes of the Lincoln team. There has
not been one f the halfdozen owners
during the past few years, who have
not 1eIt the influence promulgated by
the Partially and knocking of one fan
% whose words carry far too much
weight. Dissention in the ranks Of th.
players, ingratitude among the fans
and other grave disorders which are
sure to disrupt even the best of teams
been result in
not the town been an extra live base
pail town there is not the slightest
doubht but what the sport would have
| peen dead some time ago. Bill DIVER
VINO was the manager last season. re-
marked to a number of his acouaint-
ances before he left town. and it is TO
| De noted that these acouaintances
agreed with him perfectly, that this in
nuence must in some way be removed
before Lincoln could possibly hope to
win championship
Walter Boles. former Western League
payer pay was severely injured while playing
with base runner and had his right knee
9q1lsIocated The Hgaments were torn.
Sc B adf4s wa was considered one of the best
packstops on the coast.
Denver Times: If the Topeka team keeps
Of Opportunity for it TO pass fbee Is plenty
teams before the eighty odd remaining
a
them ii' S''pPilS
SsennSylvania by Manager Jack Holland Of
Cleveland to four gfed in enough Tashn to hold
ton game
Every Western League fan remembers
Doc Andrews. Well, Doe is getting along
I I He is manager of the Waterloo,
Waterloo hae oIiy,
from sixth to third place. Duke HoIlen-
for Waterloo and recently ptcbed p no-r,
no-hft game.
Amos Rusie was struck on the arm the
other day and is now in the hospital. Sew
eral years ago this would have caused |
but today it gets barely an item in the;
paper. Rusfe who was one of the classiest |
in Seattle.
Omaha Bee: Dick Kinsena, scout for !
the New York Giants, in Omaha for few |
Gays 70 look over some new material for |
orably impressed with the work of two of |
omaha players in Wednesdays game, :
are that impressed him 50 well
+, kinseila is making an extensive trip
through the wes- and middle west in the
quest of big league material He saws
good pitchers are few and far between
this season and the clubs that have got
them refuse to let go of the star twirlers
untl! the season is over 1t is almost alb
solutely impossible to get a good. reliable
Giant scout. He has been watching games
in the Western League for the last week
sioux City Journal: Colliflowers UNI
pirlng in the series with Denver was the
missed q lot of close ones. and it so hap
pened they were nearly all in Denver's
favor But it doesn't follow that he was
trying to favor Denver. 1t merely indi-
Gates that he was out of stride and gong
perary. O'Neill. was the best Topeka has
Q Toole always is satisfactory to local /
fans. Haskells return to the Western
after he had been practically forced out
around the circuit HasRell can 9' UMPIRE
trouble with Haskill in former years ap-
peared to be that he didn't care whether
he umpired or not. But at that. Topeka
will be glad to have him work in any 10
cal series which he cares to adorn with his
presence. 1t isn't bad umpiring that
keeps a team in the second division. It's
a lack ball players.
Grover Cleveland Alexander of PhiladeI-
phia holds the season record for consecu-
tive victories with eleven of them. Wal
ter Johnson and Cy Falkenberg come next
with ten each.
Lincoln News: The Denver Grizzlies are
at the top of the team batting table with
I'll. Topeka brings up the rear with an
average of .25S. We rather marvel at the
Kaws being at the bottom of the pile. Cy |
Forsythe, Polly McLarry. Dale Gear
Catcher McAllister and Bill Rapps are
dangerous swatters-
circuit who picked Holland of St. Joe as
the original little pennant winning team