The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-27
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.

GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.
Cooley will reduce his list of players
today. Catcher Waite has drawn his
release and Infelder Bowen has been
ordered to return to Americas, Ga
Waite has a GOOD arm, but is suffering
with too much a la Chapman. Bowen
did not come up to expectations and
the club will exercise its right to re-
turn him home without being forced to
pay for him.
Spencer Arthur Abbott is a victim of
economy. Although he had the Keokuk
club up in the first division and only
six games behind the league leaders.
the club was in debt and he drew the
blue slip for the sake of economy.
Pitchers Faircloth and Mccullough and
Infielder Mike MCGEE are with the keo-
kuk club and all are playing good ball.
Cooley has decided to recall Pitcher
Faircloth and he may return within he
next few days.
The Topeka Glib is not very well
fortified with utility players, but Old
Abb might fill the bill.
Pete La Flambois, from the Emporia
club Of the Kansas State league learned
to play baseball at the Chilocco Indian
school near Arkansas City. From there
he drffted. to Albuquerque. where he
played in the winter tournament, but
has been in the Kansas State league
fair inflelder, and the fens have seen
him play in the outfield. Unlike the
usual Indian player. he does not claim
to be chief Of any tribe.
Ira Bridwell, manager and owner of
the Emporia club of the State league.
accompanied La Flamboise to Topeka
and witnessed Saturdays game. He
returned to his own affairs today. be-
lieving Pete would stick.
Pitcher Dashner will not be able to
get back in the game for :. week or
mere. While playing in Omaha he suf-
one that is injured. he can not pitch
until it heals.
Jack Forester, pitcher sold by Cooley
to Detroit in 1908, was visitor Sunday.
Forester has been a manager now for
a number OF years and was in the
Texas-Oklahoma and Western associa-
ton for time.
Ewoldt is playing the shortf1eld for
the Boosters. but is not filling the gap
as well as Tom Reilly. who has gone
back to the American association to
sit on the bench. He gets in the game
only once in while. Josh Billings is
with the same club and il taking his
turn behint the rubber.
Speaking of baseball dope, the Lin
coin club appears to be contender
for Western league honors. While this
department does not concede or deny
the club to be penant contender, we
believe the Tigers will finish in the
first division But at that. the Lincoln
the club to be pennant contenders. we
To demonstrate what we mean, the st.
Joseph club won four out OF five at
Denver and lost four out of five to
Lincoln. The Lincoln club lost three
out of four at home. with the Omaha
club appears to b can lin and outer. :"
ball IL a funny game and there is no
chance to forecast the performance OF
a club In any one event or even in a
short series.
The umpire is an unfortunate person.
The players of both clubs and every
person at q baseball game is against"
HIM. 1t is only human that he make
a bad decision occasionally. but the
public is often fooled by the players. A
favorite habit Of players, when pulling
a bonehead play in fielding a ball or
trying to steal base Is to ''bawr' the
official. The player not getting ia
vorable decision, although a correct
! one. often realizes his own mistake
and ''bawls'' the official In order to fool
the fans.
The fans, being deceived, begin pam
ming the umpire. when in reality the
player should be scored. On account
of this, the umpire is forced to suffer
the taunts of the crowd as well as
protect himself from the attack of the
players of both clubs. And then they
say an umpire "aint" human
| It is said that Hugh Jones. owner Of
the Lincoln club. wants to wager
1 500 that his club will finish ahead Of
| the Drummers. There Is but q slight
margin between the two clubs. and II
I appears that the Lincoln club il goinG
| just a little faster than Hollands team.
Jones may be making good guess but
| 1t appears that the Holland club has
a slight advantage.
/ Developments in the baseball contro-
| versies, since the season OF 1913 closed
in our opinion, are responsible for the
poor attendance this season. Baseball
i II no tn necessity a. mAgnates and
players would have one believe It Il
Just . popular sport. m amusement
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