The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-31
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS

GOSSIP OF THE sPORTA
The Drummers are not very lucky.
While in third place and considered to
have an outside chance at winning the
pennant, the club In at home during
the entire month of August, excepting
four days when they will be in Des
Moines- After being at home all month.
the Drummers will 60 on tho road and
Will get but two days at home during
the month Of September. That will
be the last series OF the season when
they will play with Denver. This long
trip on the road during the closing
session will probably reduce their
Only q short time ago. the baseball
writer's Of ST. Joe were telling about
two good pitchers that Holland got
through mistakes Of the Topeka club.
Dale Gear. while manager, released
Ralph Glaze and Holland took him on.
Cooley, since becoming manager. sold
Paul Brown to the Drummer boss Ralph
Glaze has been released and Brown
pitched a few good games and now il
taking his ''beatings" with regularity.
Paul Brown IL a good pitcher. or
could be, but the opposing players have
decided that he has q yellow streak
between his shoulders.
| JOSH CLARKE manager OF tho SIOUX
| City Indians, il claiming the pennant.
He says nothing can prevent his club
from winning unless half his pitchers
lose their throwing arms ana bunch
Of his best hitters be taken to the hos
pitaL
Frank Isbell and Jack Holland are
making a hurried run from one place to
i another, in search OF pitchers. Both
1 managers realize that their present
staffs are unable to Withstand tho fast
pace Of the Western league. But speak
at Grover, Ridgeway. Sanford and
Reisigl on -'.e Topeka club.
Umpire Cullen, who has been work
ing in Topeka with Umpire Stockdale.
left Wednesday night for Des Moines
to help Umpire Fyfe. It is possible
that President O'Nein realized that
Stockdale was the class Of the circuit
and didn't need help.
| Umpire Stockdale is the best umpire
in the Western league. He has APP
peared here from time to time and
never has failed to give entire satis-
faction. And that is saying q lot for
any umpire. The Western league. in
1913. had q few umpires that had
some Of them could get away there
we can't see any reason why Stockdale
should not succeed in either Of the ma
| jOr leagues.
Barney Dreyfuss, owner Of the Pitts
burg Pirates. has announced the pur-
chase Of Bobbie Schang, catcher witt
| the st. Joe Drummers. The purchase
| price has not been announced. This de-
partment announced this deal in June.
! We received the tip at that time but
Holland denied it, probably as a matter
| - HAtA 0AIa vr,4%vH a
Drummers, IL a brother Of Wallie
Schang, star catcher with Connie
Mack's Athletics Schang will report
to the Pirates before the season closes.
Jimmie McGill, owner Of the Denver
club, has begun to see the weakness IN
| his club and is trying to strengthen 1t.
His latest acquisition is TEX" Coving-
| ton, who has been with the Cleveland
and Kansas City clubs Of the American
association il recent years. and form
erly was in the major leagues. He is a
pitcher.
! With the leading clubs losing with
regularity and the tail end clubs win
| ming, the Western league race Is getting
closer and closer. Today there Is but
100 points difference in the standing Of
the first and lat clubs in the league.
| nc 0cuSSA C1uO 0PPOAAo " VIC UuS
to be sh3 we'd lower down in the league
| standing than at any time this season
| While at st. Joseph the Bears have lost
| two games. and that IL all they have
played. The Drummers are now ever
with the Bears and the two clubs have
two days more to play. The Denver
club viii go to Des Moines after COM
pleting the series at St Joseph and
then go home to play the Lincoln and
| Wichita clubs.
The Topeka club has been playing
good baseball. since returning from the
long road trip and have won six out
of seven games played. The attendance
has not been az good as the team de-
serves, and of course the management
! needs the money. The fans should
patronfze the games more literally.