The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-07

contend that boosting players causes
them to play with additional exertions
in order to get more publicity while
others contend that the advance no.
tees on q player do him no good un-
less he can fulfill every boost he has
been given.
In boosting players. baseball writer's
should be careful and not give them
anything that is not coming to them.
When they are given too much pub
licity and fail to come up to the
scratch. the public Is disappointed,
and the way the fans will pan the
player IL eI ough to take the nerve out
Of all Of them. Matthewson believes
this was responsible for the failure of
Babe Borton. Marty O'Toole. Russell
Ford, King Cole and q number Of
others.
The fans of st. Joseph can't under
stand why Phil Koerner plays SO we'll
while in their city. but have begun to
think it Is because st. Joseph is his
home town. That may be all true but
If so. what Is 1t that causes him to play
so well in the other seven towns of the
Western League.
Wall Of the St. Joseph club has been
hitting better recently. Wall before
coming to the Western League was q
800 hitter but he has not shown his
ability to swat the pill since being with
the Drummers until the last few days.
Eddie Cochrane Of the Kansas City
Journal is bowling because Pitcher
Of the Western League. This depart
ment does not wish Reagan any bad
luck but hopes that he can stay here
the remainder Of the season. Coch-
rane thinks that Reagan should have
been held and allowed to take his
re11Ilar tlrn in the bOY with the Blues.
Josh Billings. sold to the Cleveland
Americans last year by Dale Gear, has
been turned over to the Cleveland club
clubs belong to Charles p. Somers and
as Josh will get in the game more
regularly, it is better that the change
has been made.
In our opinion, Billings will not be
in the minors long. We believe that a
little more experience will give him a
regular berth in the majors, and when
he does, the kid will be up there a
long time as his habits are ideal and
his judgment and physique all that
could be asked for.
Pitcher F'aircloth reported to Mama
ger s. A. Abbott at -Keokuk, Iowa, in
time to win one game OF. double
header July 1. Pitcher Mccullough.
other game.
Pitcher Bob Maggie of the Topeka
City league, has Joined the Salina club
of the Kansas State league.
Frank Isbell, manager and part
owner of the Des Moines club, has sold
Infielder Tom Reilly to the Cleveland
American League club. He gets q Wad
Of money and another infielder. Every
~ tn 0no1ra knnWa Tom Ra1fIV- The
big fellow once played here. He Is
playing the best game of his career
this season.
Minor league clubs are up against a
hard proposition this year. On &C
count Of tho Federals stealing as many
players as possible in the winter sea-
SON. the major league clubs insist upon
Immediate delivery when buying play
ers, that they might get them to sign
q 1915 contract. This will wreck the
minor league clubs eventually.
st. Louis Drops Pitcher Hageman.
St. Louis, July Casey Hageman.
pitcher. has been dropped by the St.
Louis National League. He goes to
the Chicago club Of the same league
for the waiver price.
Pitcher Brown to New York.
Philadelphia, July 7.-Carroll Brown,
a member Of the Athletic pitching staff
for three years. was released today to
the New York Americans. Connie
Mack announced that Brown will join