The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-22
KANSAS STATE LEAGUE.


Batteries ana Bramme1l:
Burnett and Hale. Umpire
aid.
GOSSIP OF SPORTS.
Jack Holland passed up good card
| this spring when he sent Earl Nc
Cauley to the Waterloo club after CIV
| ing him the "once over" McCauley
waterloo that the Pittsburg Pirates
parted with $4,000 to secure him for
next year.
B'Iieve me, the Teddy Bears realize
| they have a fight on and will have to
maintain an awful pace to win an!
other flag. This department is for
Jack Coffey and his team. We hope
| he makes a reputation higher than the
mountains of Colorado. but don't want
his club to win another. pennant
This department has no particular
lchoice, inaSmuch as the Topeka club
has no chance to win the pennant, but
we would suggest that the other seven
clubs of the circuit go after Jack Cot
fey's goat. Here's hoping that the
Sioux or Drummers win. We suggest
these two names because we think
they have a better chance than any Of
! AL Kaufman has Joined the class of
fighters VINO realizes that the old
timers can't come back" and an
R1oesed e ont ls BY T in the
first fifteen seconds Of 8. -FOUR round
bout last Friday night
/ In celebrating German day at the
Federal league park in Chicago re-
| Gently, Alex. Zwilling hit q home run
! with one man on base, thus scoring the
only two runs made by his team. 1t
Is only reasonable to believe that a
/ pretzel is made with one circle en-
! twined with the other SO Dutch"
mixed his run with the other. As a
result, Indianapolis won the game by
the score Of three runs to one pretzel.
i Jimmy Durham Of the Wichita club
lis recovering mis- oldtime form.
Frank Isbell. manager Of the Des
Moines club has released the veteran
pitcher, Ed Kinsella, and has signed
Pitcher Hap Hogan, formerly of the
Sioux City club. to take his place.
Old Barney Schreiber-why do the
baseball writer's Of the circuit address
him in that manner? Barney Is not
old. He had a poor season in 1913.
That is one of the probable reasons
lit was predicted that he was ''all in
as far as the Western League is con-
icerned. That was last year-this year
he has been winning his share of
games and is not such q bad pitcher
after all.
The writer was ''called" recently
during q stay Of the Topeka club at
home. We were given the said cali
because we said certain pitcher on
the circuit was getting old. losing his
effectiveness and was due for a slip
far back in the brushes. The pitcher
referred to happened to be on the
visiting club which was playing in To-
au~~
he was the one who called the writer's
attention to the error OF such para
graphs.
Since that time we see things in a
different light OF course, we know
cult, the same as in any other. have
seen their best days. but why should
the writers continue to fling such re-
marks at them. It only discourages
flaunt at the players. Now we suggest
, that such paragraphs be forgotten and
suggest that the writer's encourage the
{ old players as much as possible. It If
, probable that such would prolonE
, their career, or at least make life more
: agreeable while they are with US. Oh
, you spavs!
Big Ed Walsh of the Chicago White
Sox has demonstrated what a little en-
callahan. manager of the club. con-
tinued to tell Big Ed that he was not
'au In The baseball writer's OF the
American league continued to predict
that he would regain his old-time eff
lfectiveness. He may or may not have
e succeeded. but in the games he has
? pitched he looks to have regained al
: least enough of his old-time form tc
3 puzzle a few batters Things may have
i been different II Callahan and the
writer's had persisted in heralding the
{ fact that he could not come back
: Tip O'Neill, president Of the Western
r league, has just completed tour Of tn,
q circuit. The managers and club own.
+ ers did not make it warm for hfm-ol
}. even try. 1t il evident that they
. thought the high temperature would d
d all that was necessary. Now that Til
Is has made the rounds. he is at libert.
h to return to his office In Chicago AMI
n enjoy the cool breezes from the lake.
, The managers Of the circuit ire
d quentIy complain because too mucl
ID time IL required to play games Thes
+ managers can help relieve the sftuatiol
D. by hurrying their players while chang
. ing sides and by preventing horse p1a,
n which ~ many mrn Wln11f3 04