The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-11
ON The BENCH.
And how many grandmothers, did
you say, died yesterday?

you say, died yesterday?
Wet weather won't do the various
teams of the Western League any good
a this time of the year. but probably
will do the farmers some good, and
that which benefits the farmer will
fatten the gate receipts later in the
season. But al that, if the Kaws can't
work out, we have the satiSfa elton of
knowing that others are toasting the
shinS around different radiato
They will have nothing on US.
George johnson. the Winnebago In
dian couldn't stick with the White Sox
and was turned back. Jack Holland
promptly sold him to Cincinnati, which
IS sufficient evidence to convince one
that the sour fruit has not all been
sold yet.
Haskell says that he will and Col
flip O'Neill says that he won't Col.
Tip was instructed to fire all of last
years umpires and he says that he has
done so but did Col Tip move the
headquarters of the League when he
got those Instructions? Haskell says
he will. Tip says he won't. Say, who
Is the boss around here?
A Des Moines paper if it quotes Tip
correctly, has set the minds of Ducky
Holmes and Ed Hanlon at rest. The
Des Moines paper quoted Tip say
ing that he had tied the tinware of
all of the old Indicator handlers. Oh
if We could only believe him!
Judging from recent performances
the magnates of the National Ieagu
made a mistake when he histed Horace
Vogel. of the Phillies. They allowed
the guillotine to stop too soon and
should have made c. Webb Murphy
another of the horrible examples"
The said G. w. NJ. attempted to get the
goat of one Chance, but couldn't stand
the ante and now he has enlisted the
service of one Johnny Evers, in his
effort to put the National league on
the hummer EverS and Mr. Murphy
have begun tactics which will put one
of the best towns in the country on
the bum and who can stop them.
Evers has grabbed the show by
getting the players out of humor and
with a pitching staff, that cannot be
considered a top notcher, the team is
destined to finish lower in the per-
centage column that it has for several
years. And they are not satisfied with
that. they sentenced Jimmy Sheckard
to play with the Cardinals yesterday
and that is just about the limit Why
didn't they try Wichita?
The fans of Denver have nor had
confidence in the doped strength Of
the Grizzly team but Jack Hendricks
has been telling them that he was go
ing to give them three time winner
He had a bunch, which even the base
ball writers with the team refused TO
boost and Jack didn't quarrel about II
either. Instead of that he burned
some of Jimmy McGilPs money with
the telegraph company and now an
nounces that he has a string of plav-
erS coming.
Hendricks says that these mon will
report early in the season. if NOT in
time for the opening, they will he Nav
20. when the Western League tao,,os
must be cut to is men with a salary
list not exceeding $4,000 per month.
Among these players are Heclxinger a
catcher, who is now with the Cubs He
hasn't completed the deal for this man
but has been given first claim on him
Heckinger is an extra man and will
no doubt be cut adrift by Evers. in
the near future. Among the Others
is Jewell. a pitcher who has a renuta
ton of being just as good as Barney
Schneider, Hagerman or Harris E,ve,,
with these four. Hendricks has asked
McGill for two more.
Denver will not present many 70
miliar faces. Among the new ones ~
r. Fisher at first Matthews AZ &C.
ond. Kelly in center and Butcher il
right Coffey at short, CULLEN at third
and Cnannell are about the only IA
miliar faces that will face the -
the opening zane. III
Speaking of the beaning of Robbv
Byrne. our esteemed conten7norarv
George T. Phalr. remarks: It's lucky
for the ball it wasn't Ping Podie,!,
Them's crool woids George
Pa Rourke is 2oout ready to saw