The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31
SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purloined Dog Meat, Prune
Pics. Lemon Sandwiches, Etc.
(By C1ug.)


Omaha trimming and tomorrow he
expects to make it a double trim. To-
morrow's first game will begin at 2
bells.
Like most of the other clubs in the
league, the Savages are finding it i'm
possible to make both ends meet in a
financial way. For this reason, good
crowd would be a source of much joy
tomorrow.
Also, inasmuch as the season will
be over in five weeks and the Savages
will be on the road almost three, those
who want to catch up on their baseball
will have to begin going at once to do
so.
peculiar feature about the last two
games with Sioux City is that in Fri
days game all the hits were made by
Kane, Hensling, Davidson and Donnel-
ly. In Thursdays Callahan, LeJeune
and Hensling did all the stick work.
Since men first learned to count on
their fingers there has been a super
stition about the numbers 8, Z, 8 and
%. To those who still cling to this
superstition it may be interesting to
know that every team in the Western
league that won Friday made a score
of Z.
For the second time in the last 10
games, Brown failed to get hit Fri
day. But Jackson says his new left
gardener gets better every day and it
looks like he may develop into some
thing too big for the Western league.
Speaking of hitting, it is evident that
baltimore is out to boost his stick
average before the season closes.
Since the team came home baltimore
has batted an average of 1857. In the
first and last games against Des Moines
he got 8 hits out of three time up.
Yesterday he got hits out of three
at bats.
However, Trainer has created the
biggest hitting sensation since the club
came back from the last road trip.
Out of 80 times up he has gotten thir-
teen hits for an average of .433. The
averages of most of the other players
for the past 10 days are: Jackson 1913;
Fisher PIT; Rapps .2S6; Dashner -23O;
Monroe 200; Cochran .95. Bostwick
team came home, and has gotten one
hit. Tydeman has hit 800 in the two
days he has been with Topeka.
Pinky BealS, captain of WaShburn's
football team, says he believes the
Washburn-N ebraska game would draw
a bigger crowd in Topeka than in
Lincoln and that he thinks it would be
an advantage to the IchabodS to stage
it here. He says he suppoSes the mat
ter will be put up to Coach Gray if
Nebraska is in favor of such a change, !
but doubts that the Huskers desire to
come here. Coach Gray is spending
the summer at his home in Oberlin, |
Ohio.
Monroe AS a Catcher.
1t is generally conceded through the
Western league circuit that Eddie |
Monroe whom the Savages procured |
from the Tri-State league last spring,
is one of the best catchers in the
league Eddie is a youngster who has |
far h sole no Of a
liable Iron Man. He and Dashner are |
probably the most reliable men Jack !
son has, and both are always ready |
to get into the harness whenever they |
are needed. Monroe has caught most |
of the Savage games this season and is |
regular f1end for work. Probably |
his most spectacular trait is the block |
ing of men from the home plate, but |
his clear head and perfect peg are also |
invaluable assets when base runners
try to swipe second on him. Although |
figures are not at hand, it is safe to |
say that he has cut off more runs at |
the plate and has thrown out more |
men at second than any other two |
catchers who have worked in Topeka
this season. Also, he is a very con-
sistent batter and has the happy fac
ulty of getting most of his hits when |
hits mean runs and victory
And just a word in passing about |
Animal Dashner, the only Topeka !
twirler who has registered 1-hit |
game this season. Dash is just about /
500 per cent better than the records
show and he is just about as desirable
man as a team could have. His
sterling quality is his willingness to 4
work. and this in itself is proba bly, /
responsible for his mediocre record |
Throughout the season, the Animal has
been Jacksons goat in that he has
been called to the mound more times /
than any other pitcher. In addition |
to taking his regular turn, he has been |
the chief relief pitcher from the start /
and many of the games he is credited |
with losing were already lost when he |
went in. Up until very recently Dash |
ner has either worked or been in the /
bull pen warming up to work almost
every day. He admits that this keeps |
him down a bit, but always goes to !
the mound with a smile on his face |
and always does his best If petted like |
some of the stars in this league, Dash /
ner would make 'em all get up and \
hustle to out do him in the number OF
games won.
Dave Callahan Released.