The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-06
GOSSIP Of The SPORTS

The Kaws are good batting aggre-
CATION, and the fielding averages show
the team 80 well punched. that there
Is but little difference in any of the
lot. In our opinion. lack OF team
work il partially responsible for the
many losses and a greater effort to
play together with less individualism
would improve affairs
The weekly batting averages show
the Kaws in third place among the
eight clubs of the league. The Lin
coin club has been at bat q greater
number of times than any other club
and the Kaws are second, but the
of hits. The Sioux City club has hit
for a greater number of bases but
this il accounted for by the small
park in Sioux City.
The Kaws are fifth in base stealing
with So and fourth in sacrifice hitting
with "a. Denver leads in sacrifice
hitting with II, Lincoln IL second with
81 and Sioux City third with Sc. In
base stealing the Kaws have "a. while
Denver leads with 80. St. Joseph is
second with SO. Even with this rec
ord, the Kaws are reasonably fast on
bases and this should aid them in
showing runs over the pan.
Outfielder Wakefield is one of the
greatest base stealers in the league.
but has been hampered by q charley
in the Texas Oklahoma league last
year he stole so bases in 112 games.
Pitcher Ralph Glaze. the veteran
who joined the St. Joe club after be-
ing released by Dale Gear. il show
ing some good pitching with the
Drummers. but it appears that age has
fastened its fangs on him 30 well that
he il no longer good to go the full
route. Performances while with the
Kaws and Thursday's showing with
the Drummers convince us that this
is a fact. but we may be mistaken.
Outfielded Nicholson of the Wichita
club is the leading base stealer with a
total of %, and George Watson. with
the Drummers. is second with FL.
George Cochran and Forsythe Of the
Kaws have stolen IL each.
Clyde Milan. premier base stealer of
the American League in 1913. viii
have opposition this season in Maisel
of the Yankees. Milan had played in
43 games this season and has stolen
II bases while Maisel has played in
but 40 games and stole the same
number Of sacks.
Raleigh Aitchison, southpaw with
Brooklyn, IL the third pitcher of the
National league with four games won
and one lost Allen, also with Brook
lyn leads with three victories and
Christy Mathewson is second, with
eight victories and two losses It will
be remembered that Aitchison played
his first professional baseball with
the Hutchinson club Of the Western
Association and went to faster COM
pany by the way of Wichita In the
Cvtfw N
the American Association.
Joe Leonard, with the Pittsburg Pi-
rates, is batting 1854 and playing third
base much of the time. He subs for
Mike Mowrey, who is regarded as the
best man in the majors. Joe is getting
away fine and appears to be a fixture.
He was with Des Moines last year.
Joe Kelly is batting .1S7.
The Drummers will close their
present engagement Sunday. The
game will be called at 8 o'clock.
Pitcher Jones, who was sent to the
Dubuque club of the Three Eye league
by Dale Gear. was scheduled for a
transfer to the Central Association,
but jumped out and won q 1 to 0
game Thursday and may stay a little
while longer. Joe French is playing
at shortstop for the same club.
The features of ten inning game
between Louisville and Cleveland of
the American Association Wednesday
was Polly McLarry's performance. In
five times at bat. he walked once, hit
a triple, a double and two singles. He
batted in four runs and scored one
himself. Louisville lost the game by
the score of IL to IL.
DAWSON'S BACK BROKEN.