The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-17
ON THE BENCH.

| Where They Play Tomorrow.
Topeka at Denver, postponed.
Wichita at Lincoln
Des Moines at Omaha
ST. Joseph at Sioux City.
At times the outfielders on the Kaw
club, play outf1eld hits with too much
speed thus allowing the base runners
extra bases. At times they play fast
on a ball striking the ground and de-
dirt. If the ball fails to take the eN-
pected bound, the base runner con-
tinues and gets credit for one and
sometimes additional extra bases.
The Lincoln team has experienced
about as much hard luck as any club
on the circuit There have been one
or more players out of the game on
account of injuries, practically all Of
the season They had a good chance to
go into second place last week when
Manager Mullen suffered a broken
ankle while sliding
Dissatisfied with the success of his
team. Jack Holland has left on a scout
ing trip in search of material which
will build it up. He is looking for
good catcher. a good pitcher and other
material which might help him Jack
went to Chicago and will look around
the circuit in Michigan and Wisconsin
to look over some players who have
been tipped off to him
The Kaws will return home Monday
to play three games with Wichita The
Wichita club has one postponed game
70 play off during their visit in To-
peka and it may be played at this time
or be postponed until the next trip
1t is feared that the remnants Of the
Kansas State League will fail to finish
the season. The club owners at Great
Bend have sounded call Of distress
and want help.
slip. His services ended yesterday. Big
Jack Haskell will take his place and
work with Umpire Anderson at Omaha
in the series with Des Moines.
Haskell has been serving little and
big ones in a thirst emporium in
Omaha since his enforced exit from the
Western League at the close of the
1912 season. Efforts have been made
from time to time to reinstate MIN
Some of the owners would agree While
others would not but it is evident that
all have agreed on this occasion or
O'NefI would not put him to work
Infelder Barry, who was on third in
Cochran's place has gone to join the
york team in the Nebraska State
League Gear has a string on him and
believes he will be able to deliver the
Goods next season Barry will return |
TO Topeka this fall. upon the compile !
ton of the schedule in the state league
Lefty Thomas. who was signed by /
Gear will not report to the Kaws. At
+or sie0fne a contract, he wanted to
90 visiting for while Gear allowed
hi, TO go and take his release with
him.
Yes they were there with the stick,
pi1cJ-ars7 THEY'VE got the leagues pick
SIatrnen that nothing can rattIe;
EieIders? The best to be found
Blocking the way every inning
Great little club all around
BUtthe Observation-Disclosures WINNING
isn't a weak spot about;
There isn't flaw you can muster
~ 80 or the grab or the clout-
-Thev null in a flag winning cluster:
zacE bl6ke on the clubs known GO IALne,
H-a III res,iv and prined for the spinning;
me best little club IN me gam gam
1iroolr star: Some think that the
zo-,t1e IIrnpire system is just twice as
- as the one man stunt We can
oo+ see a great deal of difference JACK
Haskell was pretty good after all
IL
hing 70 note in the Western League
,aD1aut race with reference to the
SONY The Denver Bears are not re
,nonsibIA for the Indians position IN
he chase Thus far Denver aud the
sioux have played eleven games with
.acb other The Redskins have won
We and lost six Furthermore, they
ave broken even with the Grizzlies IN
ne mile high town Somehow or other
os17 CIarke's club plays better ball
gainst the champions than they DO
gainst any other team OF course,
ne records show that the Sioux have
von more games from other teams
ut the point is this They always seem /
O he at their best with the Bruins as
he opposition For instance in one
Z the recent Denver-SioUx City games I
Z Nizzou park Phil Cooney showed {
etter than at any other time on the
peal reservation this season. His work
I times wGs positivel- sensa tional- |
he rest OF the club, too, seemed TO
ossess the same spirit A series OF !
even games between the two clubs