The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-23

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GosaIP or THE sPoRIs.
eBy jake rssvv19 osficiai ecorsr.3
HIPPO HARRIS With the Kanaaa
City hederals ana formerly With. ths
ing wen this e1aqcns He. has been II
grand form In h1a last three. eznlag
but lost because the club failed to hit
behind him
The Kaws still are convinced that
they want q new name for the club
and viii not recognize the old name.
Perhaps the Toner" was brought on
by the committee that selected the
names but no matter, Dick Cooley and
the club members are fully convinced
that the "tonerr exists and will not
recognize the maine
The sporting 4ditOr has received q
number OF letters from admfring
fans who agree with the club saem-
beers and offer other names. Phil
Koerner breaks In with suggestion
tnat the club be called the Senators.
He gives this reason because Topeka
Is the capital Of the state
Additional replies are being re-
ceived in practically every mail de-
livery and but three letters have
been opened.
Jimmy Potts. the. new outdelder
with the Topeka club, IL left hand
ed hitter and batter for q per cent of
.SO8 In 26 games with the Kansas City
Federals.
1t is reported that WilberI Robin
son IL soon to be relieved of the man
agement OF the BROOKLYN Nationals
and that Jake Daubert, first baseman.
will succeed him.
The writer's In st. Joseph believe
that with the new players added to
the Drummers the club will be more
consistent winners. 1t appears to be
up to st. Joseph or Sioux City to beat
Denver for the bacon and this depart
ment has no choice as long as sorne
club does 1t. Jack Holland is begin
ming to act like he wants a pennant
winning team and may be successful
in putting it over. Here's hoping.
The $4,000 offered Walter John
SON by the Feds was probably raised
by popular subscription by the bat
Kansan lost his game Thursday and
| this is his eighth defeat this season.
The Omaha sport writer's contend
that the warm weather was respon-
sibie for the four defeats handed Pa
Rourke's team by the Jobbers, and
| until the club went to Wichita, the
same writer's were demanding hot
weather to thAw out the kinks in the
players arms.
The st. Joseph writers are yelling
loud and long because the fans do not
attend the games in larger numbers.
AS an example Verne Jackson of
the News-Press lets loose with the
following:
1.-THE attendance at the local games
| is a thing that is causing Manager
Holland considerable worry. It is
hard to understand why the fans
don't turn out better to see their :swn
team play when 1t is handing out the
article of ball the Drummers are. A
team that has never finished below
third place and which Is holding up
in that position SO far this year must
be playing winning ball, and that is
just what the Drummers are doing
Going on a hard road trip to Wichita,
Topeka Cloth OF which teams have
always been INK to the Hollandersl,
Linc61n and DeAyersS and breaking
even in dozen &mes is doing pretty
WELL Then s~heE the team returns
in the opening game Of the series at
League park.
Lincoln News: Dale Gear, who re-
signed as manager a few days ago at
Topeka, will return to the Texas
| league, where he was hooked up prior
to taking the leadership of the Kaws.
During Gears last season in the Tex
| as loop he won pennant for Austin,
and the moment the Austin owner
heard Gear was out of a job. mes
sage went over the wires informing
| Dale that he could come back.
| While Gear is appreciated in Aus
Of stun. So is Dick Cooley in Topeka.
where the bugs are planning a Goo
ley day. in honor of Sir Richards re-
turn to the management.
Joe Galgano. an In and out pitch
er OF former years in the Western
league, has regained his old cunning
with the Ogden club in the Union as
sociation, where he is teammate OF
Paul Cobb and Bill Bowling, former
Lincoln players. Joe hurled a shut
out game against Duclxy Holmes
newspaper accounts relate that 1t was
a legitimate whitewash.
Lincoln News: Ham Hamilton is
home from Denver and the first day
! in he handed q half column panning
in the St. Joe Gazette to Tip o.Neii
and his umpires. Ham goes after
Prexy Tip for sticking around Chi
cago. and seldom going out onto the
circuit to see what his umpires are
doing. There is something to the
criticism. Tips chief weakness is
his passion for the Windy city. But
the habit is chronic and Tip admits II.
| He has told the club owners Of the
Western league just what to expec:
and it seems that they like it. for they