The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-05
GOSSIP, OF THE SPORTS.

A fine collection attended the game
Tuesday. Among the lot was Chick
Fraser, ''bone hunter Of the Pittsburg
Nationals; Bill Armour. manager Of
the Kansas City Blues, and Dick Rohn,
manager Of the Salina club of the
Kansas State league. which closed Sum-
day.
Bill Armour, manager Of the Blues.
was here for more than one reason.
of the Western league but his principal
desire was to grab Mike Reagan. He
tucked Reagan under his arm and
slipped away to Kansas City and the
pitching staff OF the Sioux City club
suffered an awful shock.
Jimmie Whelan, the delayed in
fielder secured from the Minneapolis
club Of the American association. has
reported and played in Tuesdays
and has 2 good peg. He made bad
showing in his first game, but people
who know him say that he can de-
liver the goods.
Two teams. made up of major
league players, may invade Ireland
and Continental Europe this fall, pro-
viding the wars do not interfere.
Charles Comiskey and John McGraw
are talking about taking their clubs
Africa next winter. After completing
these trips, the natives of practically
every country will have been intro
duced to the great American pastime.
We were walking down the lane
When we met our friend Jim Kane.
st have no time" he said, ito pause;
I'm on my way to clean the Kaws."
Sioux City Journal.
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Omaha club defeat Wichita Monday.
is from the Union association. Cooley
was angling for him more than a
month ago. Jack Holland also tried
his luck but failed. Holland even
went as far as announcing his contract.
The Lincoln Tigers lost seven games
in q row. Guess they have learned to
like it by this time and will remember
that there are others.
Pa Rourke of the Omaha club be-
lieves that war is all that General
Sherman ever claimed it to be, but
losing five games Of baseball to the
Topeka club is worse; especially when
they are threatening to climb to the
top Of the second division.
We have met the enemy, Des Moines
and Omaha. and they are ours. Wait
until the Cooleyites get through with
y O9n ClAIA6 = 11CI16 1ndtCS.
Norman E. Brookes. one Of the
members of the Australian Tennis
club in the Davis cup events. says that
baseball is becoming quite popular In
the Antipodes. The visit of the White
to do with this although baseball was
played even before that. He even adj
mits baseball to be q better game than
cricket and that Is whole lot for
Britisher. An organized league may
be formed for next seasons playing.
The Indian. George Winnebago
johnson, has been enjoined from play
ing baseball with the Kansas City
Federal League club in Pennsylvania.
johnson has been treated with an aw-
full snap since joining the Federal
League. Litigation in the courts has
prevented him from playing much. and
languishing on the bench and acting
just about as he pleases make 1t quite
soft for him.
It Is noted by the scribes of the
Western League that Jim Kane, first
baseman with the Sioux City club. is
slowing up. Kase is hitting the ball
Just as hard and probably more often
than he has for a number of years,
but he is not going down to first as
fast as he did last year. He don't
usually have to go very fast, as he hits
the ball SO hard that hurry is not nee
essary.
Sighting the batting order of the
Oakland club of the Coast League is
much like sighting a batting order in
the Western League. Gardner. 1b. Is
batting In second place; Middleton.
Ct. in third place: Hetline. 3D.. in
sixth place; Arbogast. pinch hitting
and catching. Sounds like old times.
The same can almost be said Of the
Los Angeles club. with sHeinie Mag
CERT In center field; Boxes. catcher;
Musser, pitcher.
Hartford. NJ second ha.e fo.. ~.