The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-12
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.

It is claimed that the baseball cir
cults. in the middle west, will be re-
vised during the coming winter and
the scribes of the Western league,
from time to time. have attempted to
dope out the schedule. Sherman of
the Lincoln News seems to think that
Lincoln will be retained in preference
to Denver, on account of the long
Jump, and claims that for Denver to
be selected it would be necessary for
the mile-high city to draw about two
and one-half times more than Lin
coin, which they do not do.
There is no need Of worry at the
present time. 1t is ell right to talk
about next season, after the 1914 sea-
should dwell on present-day subjects
and not attempt to cross the bridge
while sOjOurning on the desert. The
circuit. for 1915 season will be ar
ranged during the coming winter and
not now. Ul doubtedly one or two Of
put in a larger circuit and the West
ern league then will be allowed to fill
up with Three-Eye towns and form q
league with salary limit of about
$4,000. That is what should be done.
Then the rest Of the towns would be
playing in their real class
Pitcher Boardman, who was with
the Topeka club a short time, now is
with the st. Paul club on the Chiving
ton circuit.
City and Buffalo Feds, with Winneba-
go johnson working, a bonehead play
was made by the catcher. Buffalo
won the game in the tenth inning.
Ham Hamilton Of the st. Joe Ca
zette says: In Lincoln the fans get
mad when the Tigers lose a game. In
Topeka and Wichita, the fans get fu-
rious when the home team wins But
in st. Joe the baseball writer's claim
the Drummers will win the pennant.
The Sioux City club was given an
awful shock and a dent in its pennant
aspirations q few days ago when
Pitcher Eddie Kline. their southpaw.
and Larry LeJeune were sent home
sick After examining the sick men
the doctors pronounced 1t typhoid.
The boys Lave been taken to hos
pital for treatment.
Lew Richie, the veteran National
league pitcher Of the Chicago and
Philadelphia clubs, has signed con-
| tract with the Sioux City club OF the
Western league. During the last two
years he has been with the Kansas City
| Blues, but was recently released. This
may add strength to Josh Clarke's
pitching staff, and he may need it.
Joe Crisp, catcher with the Siou1
City club. has been out of the game
about two weeks, on account of ar
| injured hand and is spending the time
at his home in Kansas City.
Hugh Fullerton remarks apropos OF
the Denver baseball scrap: Faye tol6
II
Block blocked and swung. Faye faded
away and Block was a block away be
fore Faye's block was feaZed. At thi,
, phase Blocks block grew, fayent-
which Is far enough to go with tha
sort of thing.
Officer, state hospital. st. Joseph
Mo. He's out again. Verne jackson
Of the News Press Is sorry that he die
! not get q chance to score a double
header last Sunday.
i Umpire McCafferty of this circui
was a pitcher few years ago and {
member of the Lincoln club OF thu
Western league. Through some kins
of a misunderstanding there was somt
trouble betwceA NcCafferty and tn
+, manager, which ap1,-ently never wa
settled satisfactorily. Now Hugh
Jones, owner of the Lincoln club
claims that Umpire McCafferty hal
been making 9 goat of the Lincoll
club during the entire season, and b,
Ibis practice Catcher Blackburn becam'
!, enraged and committed an assault Of
the umpire which resulted in q fine o
$50 and suspension of ten days.
All baseball managers are liable t
make mistakes. One OF the creates
mistakes In recent years was whe1
Frank Chance sold Birdie Cree to tn
I International league because h
thought he was all In. However
Chance was lucky in securing his re
turn. Among some Of the other play
ers who have been released by on
clue and proved to be Q star ON other
Il are Charlie Herxog J0Gh DevorA Peal