The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-01
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Fridays Results

Hogue and Smith.
At st. Paul-Score: r H E
Indianapolis -..-.. ...6
Batteries schardt. Laroy ana Liv-
ingstone: Walker. Gardner and James.
At Kansas City-Score: R.H.E.
cleveland ...................6 !
Kansas City 8
Batteries and Billings; Nor
gan. Baskette and Moore.
At Milwaukee-Score: R.H.E.
Milwaukee ......................S 10 4
Batteries - Shackelford, Braun and
Hughes; Cook. Ferry. Davs7 and Smith.
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.
. Pitcher Sanford Is one Of the really
good pieces of property Of the Topeka
baseball club. In the two starts he
has made in Topeka, he has shown q
wonderful assortment in his delivery.
In pitching Fridays game, he demon
and no pitcher every underwent the
acid test in more creditable manner.
Manager Cooley picked him up on the
recommendation of Pitcher Dashner
and he didn't cost the club a cent ex-
cepting mis- railroad fare, but he is
some pitcher and doesn't appear to be
one who needs q big lead to win q
game.
Ta1lion. the little Michigan league
man with the Topeka club, is one of
the nerviest young men in the league.
He was injured at second base in the
first game with Omaha which resulted
in springing charley horse and il
now unfi. for playing, but he realizes
that the club Is short Of players and
is out there in the shortfield, hustling
ana doing his best every minute. Tai
hon was turned over to the Topeka
club with good recommendation
which no one has had occasion to
question.
John Gonding. manager Of the
Omaha club is one Of the old familiar
faces with the Omaha club, but there
is another familiar one-that Of Bill
Shipke. Both are veterans Of the
Western League. Shipke was with the
Washington club for a time. He now
is sick in hospital in Omaha and
may not recover in time to get back
in the game this season. The omaha
faces Of Gonding and Shiplke, and per-
haps the absence Of Jim Kane has
something to do with it. also.
Shipke are players of the type Of Lou
McAllister. They are hustling every
minute they are in the game, and
when on the bench they are trying to
study some scheme to Guido the OPP
posing club These three men are
true sportsmen. They are getting old
but the baseball fans will never forget
these old warriors.
Just think of the satisfied express
sion on the face Of Red Ames, the Gin
cinnati pitcher who held the Giants
ewson pitching. Ames formerly was
a member Of the Giants pitching staff
and for several years has been regard
ed as an 4 No. pitcher, but McGraw
never save him much Of a chance:
Ames went to the Cincinnati club last
winter in the three cornered trade in
which the st. Louis club also figured.
Pitching in the major leagues is
much better than several weeks ago
800 class in the National League.
There are eleven 800 batters in the
American League.
The Pi,tsburR Pirates are at the bot
tom Of the list in club batting with an
fielding. with an average Of .966. st.
Louis leads with an average of 967.
Catcher Gibson is the leading Pitts
burg batter, with an average Of 299.
The next man on the club is Viox with
.274. Hans Wagner il batting PTS
Joe Riggert. sold by the Brooklyn
club to the st. Louis club. has proven
to be q failure in batting in the Ma
tiooa1 League. He was one Of the re-
liable hitters in the American Associa-
ton last year and went up to the ''big
show" His batting average now Is
.19S.
Ty Cobb Of the Detroit club has
some competitors in batting honors-
Cobb is not leading the long circuit
now. Birdie Cree, recently repur-
chased by the Yankees. has played Is
games and il batting .345. Cobb Il
batting 342 and J. Franklin Baker OF
the Athletics il batting .341. There
are eleven 900 hitters in the Ameri-
can League and three Of this mum her
are members Of the PHILADELPHIA club.
They are Baker, Collins and McInnis.
Dutch Leonard of the Boston Red
Sox IL leading the American League
pitchers with an average Of II won
and three icsoes. He is an ex-Western
Lacquer and was member Of the
Denver club.
Big Bill Mccormick, sold to st. Paul
by the Lincoln club. has been released
to the Memphis club in the Southern
league. Manager Dick Cooley was Of
fered McCormick's release but lack Of
funds prevented the deal.
Chip Won Fight
San Francisco. AUG. 1.-3eorxe Chin. Of
New Castle. Pa. was awarded the de-
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