The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-19
Pitchers Are ssRight,-Outfield
Is Rather Weak.
CY F0RsYTHE IS ERRATlc
LaFlambOis Made Poor Show
ing on the Trip.
Lost Three by an Unlucky One
Run Margin.

The COOleyfteS are NOT playing TO-
day. The club, was scheduled to open
a four game series in Des MONIES, but
the circuses must have their inning
Two circuses were billed to play to-
day in Des Moines and the baseball
game was postponed. A double head
err will be necessary to complete the
series there and this will probably be
staged Saturday.
Dick Cooley, manager of the Topeka
club is very well pleased with the per-
Torrance of the club just now. The
club has won but two out of eight
games that they have played on the
road. Three were lost by a margin
of one run. The outfielders were re-
sponsible for the loss of at least three
of these games says Cooley. He ex-
poets to shove the club ahead OF
Omaha and Wichita before the season
closes
Hard Luck for Cy.
Forsythe, the Topeka hitting out
fielder, had a poor trip. His playing
has been cratic, and while he has
been trying to do we'll, as hard as any
man on the club, he could not pre-
vent making these errors.
Manager Cooley thinks the club
should have won three games at Lin
coin and three at Wichita instead of
losing three at each place. Old man
Hard Luck was on the trail of the
club. The Lincoln club won the first
game by the score of to and batted
Reisigl for II safe hits. The second
game went to and each club got
but four hits. This was one of the
games which was lost through For
sythe's cratic work. He had link.
The third game was lost to Lincoln
by the score of to 0. This was the
game pitched by -Dashner when he al
1ox I>vp< fc, Pitcher
Jordan of the Lincoln club got all of
them. This is another game fitted
away through Forsythe's cratic work.
The Topeka club won the final
game.
just Couldn't Win.
At Wichita the club lost the first
game by the score of to and this
was another loss charged up to For
sythe. The Topeka club out batted and
played better game than the Witches
but couldn't win.
The second game at Wichita was won
by the score Of 3 to 4, when Jack Ridge
way put up one of the best exhibitions
of baseball that has been seen in Wichita:
The third game last lost by the score OF
6 to and Tuesdays game was lost by the
score of to 4. Manager Dick Cooley says
that Umpire Fyfe helped Wichita win
two of these games. Fyfe,s according to
nerve enough to- call close play which
does not favor the home club.
How the Team Looks.
Pitcher Van Dye, youngster picked up
by Cooley, did not look good enough to
last so he was released. Whelan is play
ing an excellent game in the outffeld and
is keeping up his batting gait. He has
decided to keep Wheian IN center and
Tallion is the shortfield during the re-
mainder of the season.
La Flamzo;s is not making as good q
showing in the outfield as was expected
Of him, while on the trip. He has drop
ped one or two fly balls and has not
been covering as much ground as he was
expected to.
All the other players are going good.
Dashner, who is out of the game with q
sprained back. will not be taken to Des
Moines but will join the club in st.
Joseph next Sunday. Cooley is well
pleased with the showing that is being
made by Orgen, the utility infielder who
came here from the Blue Grass League.
He will be kept on the club for next year.
A Kansas City paper, Tuesday, contain
ed a story which said that the Topeka
club would probably be transferred to
Colorado Springs. This is denied by S. j.
Bear, who is looking after the affairs of
the club during the absence of A. NJ. Cat
lin. Mr.. Bear says that the club is in good
condition now, and there is no chance to
lose IL at this time.