The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-29
They Can't Fool while Rapps.

Interviewed as to the whyness of
his presence, Mr.. Cooley said in part:
Now this isn't for publication, y
understand; it's strictly confidential
between us: 1 merely came out here
to see q couple of the dosh-blamedest
ball games ever played in these parts
or as you might say-in our midst.
My friends and associates, the goops
whom you may see wandering around
over yon greensward. have de-
trim them right. Believe my
self. Horace. they shall trim
said fur bearing varmints like a blue
grass lawn. My accomplices having
made this decision, 1t would be use
less for me to argue with them. They
understand me II 1 tried to call at
tention to the courtesy due visitors.
They would go right ahead with the
trimming anyway. so will keep out
of the argument"
1t was undoubtedly the specific day
was rare day In June, and about the
only rare day in June. the others hav-
ing been toe well done. The UNI
pire was just as rare as the day. He
belonged to the rare class, because he
is a real Jump, with an eye like a
nervous turkey. who sees things
straight. and calls 'em as h, sees 'em.
This Mr.. Stockdale was satisfactory
while teaming with Mr.. CASTOR, and
he is satisfactory in single harness.
shying neither at the cars nor the
Bears. The grandstand umpires were
not satisfied with all his reports. but
the umpire, who could please grand
stand nuts all the time is like the
ithiossaurinktus-th amt no sech
animile.
The Ieadspart in the first game was
played for Topeka by Mr.. Ridgeway,
recently acqu, ed froIl the Baltimore
Feds. This oriole seems to have
thing that McGilrs zoo does not fully
appreciate. At least they didn't get
him. His opponent was a Mr.. Fam
loch. a HEAVIER who hove fairly well al
times. but blew a tire in the sixth. He
. was taken out for repairs and Mr.
purpose. unless bounsing the sphe-
roid off the wishbones of Messrs
Cochran and Forsythe could be con-
strued as purpose. He ported
Cochran three times out of four at
tempts, but Forsythe was luckier, and
lodged all but one of them.
Among the feature plays Of the aft
ernoon were q pair by Father Willie
Rapps He scooped a high one of
the left field fence, and got splinters
in the back of his mitten, and he
made a hit what vas a hit by DELHI
hole available at that time. Mr.
Potts, the small youth with the rose
wood piano legs. found a low place in
the fence between the non-payins
gent COW and the o. X. lard sign
between beef and pork. as it were-se
one of the tree top spectators came
In and stood up in the grandstand.
The only real Denver brand of base.
ball was attempted in the fourth. but
the Jump was on. A little argument
which was easily settled by the UNI
person receding from a bcggy guess
occurred IN the Sc ond game, the
question being. who was out and how
much he was out. The bases were
full OF bear meat, when hit into the
territory of short was staged. Tht
ball grazed the fur-bearer who hal
taken passage from second to third
but was retrieved and passed to sec.
ond base feminist the runner headed
that way At the first pull of thu
trigger Mr.. imp called both runners
out. but after he had time to remem
Der the rule. he merely canned thu
person who had been winged and le
IT go at that.
At one stage Of the game Major
Rapps wen. to the mat with q shoe
string catch. did couple of Brodie
and a Rulnhauser. and came up will
the fruit on the end Of his fork. Blu
the Jump couldn't see it that way, and
disregarding the fact that Willie cam,
out Of the fall with q full Nelson OF
the enemy. let the batter continue
along his evil pathway. Later. whel
Mr.. Piano-'egs Potts pulled the SAM
performance In center field. the uni
saw the fine points Of the Swobodl
system Of rolling around the green
sWard.
Those Who have purchased flower
for Mr. Kappa should throw then
away. Other sprfngtimes will come
Geutle Annie, and other flowers viii
bloom in plenty Of time, plenty o
time, for tine w. Rapps funeral.
In the second Incident. Mr.. Regain