The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-30
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Arthur. Thomason appears to be the
best center fielder in the league. Hunter
of the Des Aoinas club II next. Hunter
Omaha man. but - not ~ good . hitter
nor as good at base running. Both have
mighty good throwing axmA
SchHbaer. at frst for Omaha, looks
like . real INST baDeman. and that In
more than could be said Of Chase, who
the season 1t the initial corner.
II Thomas, ut third, escapes the
scouts and the fall draft. the other
third baeemen Of tho circuit stand q
poor chance
Wednesday was Wakeneld's hitting
day. In three times to the plate he hit
two doubles and got q sacrifice. He
drove In . run on each CT his doubles.
TAllion, playing at shortstop for To-
peka, IL Improving every day and may
be a drst-class man at tho end Of the
season. However. the tnfleld slightly
worries him and he does his best work
in the outfield.
Omaha and Topeka will conclude the
present series with q double header
Saturday afternoon. The first will be
called at 2 o'clock. Sioux City will come
for q four game series. beginning Sum
day.
Phil Cooney, second baseman with
tho Sioux City club. appears to be the
best man in the league, this season.
From July up to and including July
20. he has made but one error, and
that was July 2s. This makes but one
error in 20 games. In addition to
that, no and Tony Smith, who l. PLAY
ing short. with the aid Of Jim Kane
on first base. have made more double
plays than any other trio in the West
ern league.
Hugh Jones. owner Of tho -4incoln
he will protect his business when Ham
Patterson. manager Of the st. Joseph
club. returns to Lincoln with the St.
Joe club on its next trip. Jimmy Nc
Gill also asserts that Dick Cooley will
not be perm tied to enter Broadway
park In Denver Until he makes pub
lie apology for his conduct there q
few weeks age.
This department is not familiar with
the Patterson-Lincoln trouble, but, in
our opinion. McGill will hardly keen
Manager Cooley out Of the grounds
even though Cooley refuses to apollo
gize. Should he refuse Cooley admis-
sion: 1t appears that tho umpires
would be required to forfeit the games
scheduled to be played. to the Topeka
club, and just about one of them
would be enough for anybody.
The Des Moines club. which conn
pieted a series here Tuesday, appears
to be facing q dilemma. The team ia
In batting slump and short Of pitch
ers Ihe pitchers on the stan Of the
club are Mogridgc, Lakaff, Turner.
Hogan and Duffy. This makes but
nve. and Lataff anc Mogridge are the
only ones who appear to be able to
make any kind OF q showing. The
Boosters appear to be due to drop tar
down In the second division unless the
pitching tan Is strengthened.
IN Omaha t-ere is more or less won
derment why the Rourkes are not
higher up in the race. Tho baseball
writers ADMIT that Pa Rourke has
spent wads ef money in trying to add
strength to his club and in trying to
get winning Segregation. The Oma-
ma Bee suggests that the athletes are
not giving their best services to the
ciuo. Ihis department is not in a DO
siuon to determine the strength of the
suggestion. although it may be right
or wrong. but the Omaha club while
playing In Topeka looks just about "a
good as any club in the league. ana II
looks much better on pap.-. Perhaps
Pa Rourke has been on fob too
long, and the Bees suggestion NAV
contain moro wisdom than II IL given
credit for.
What Baseball Means to Them.
The Housevife-A SOUP cooler.
The Small BCy-A slightly better
profession than piracy
Congress quorum"
The Knocker-Hammer practice
The Magnate-$$$$$$$3$$.
The Fan-Life.
The once Boy Grandmother
plague.
The Umpire Pop bottle target
practice.
Tho Player-Oslerixation at 80,
The Sporting Writer - Enrichment
OF the slanguage.
The Wichita club has traded ONT
fielder Bossoloni to the Grand Rapids
club OF the Illinois-M Michigan learue
Tor an outfielder named Tydeman.
The Wichita club was forced to nav
some money in order to complete the
deal. Outfielder Tydeman hit .299 in
the Central league last year and led
the circuit In stolen bases with a total
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