The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-31
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Sec Taylor's star western league
team was a remarkable selection.
There was at least one player on it
who deserved the honor.
Anybody who picks a star western
league team and leaves off Sir James
jackson and Shocks McGaffigan, of
Lincoln, should be scouting for some
big league club because such a guy
has the scouting qualifications.
If we were showing baseball teams
like they show herds of cattle at coun-
ty fairs we would enter the following
with a firm conviction that we could
take the blue ribbon over Sec: First
baseman, Ems of ST. Joe; second base
man, Britton, Wichita; third baseman,
Cochran, Topeka; shortstop, Bostick,
Topeka; left field, Cosgrove, Sioux
City; center field, La F'lumbois, de-
funct; right field, Richards, Sioux
City; catcher, Isbe1l, Des Moines; Hol-
land, st. Joe; pitchers, Ham Patterson,
Wichita, Bill Rapps, Topeka; Hugh
Jones, Lincoln; Wideman, St. Joe; and
McAllister, Lincoln.
If we were picking a sure enough
team seriously we would take the fol-
lowing; First base, Jones, Des MOines;
second base, baltimore, Topeka; third
base, Coffey, Denver; shortstop, Nc
Gaffigan, Lincoln; left field, LeJeune,
Sioux City; center feield, Jackson, To-
peka; right field, Forsythe, Omaha;
catchers, Monroe, Topeka, and Krue-
ger, Omaha; pitchers Mitchell, Dem
yer, Mogridge, Des Moines, and Dash
ner, Topeka, and Sterzer, Denver.
Umpire-Van SICKLE.
John Worsley, who was sub quarter
on Washburn's great 1900 football
team and quarter on the teams of
1901 and 1902, is visiting in Topeka
this week. Mr.. Wors1ey is now en-
gagged in digging subways in New
York City and is spending his vaca-
ton in Kansas. When he played foot
ball for old Ichabod weighed only
1873 pounds and it is told that his
hands weighed the 80. He was one
of the schools great players and play
ed when the blue and white colors
were feared throughout the land.
Lincoln plays here this afternoon.
tomorrow and Thursday. Topeka's
chance to finish in third place de-
ponds largely upon the Lincoln Sc
ries, and the jinX the Tigers have held
over Jimmy JackSon'S men will have
ed.
Another victory has been attained
by suffering women. 1t is announced
that ladies are likely to be admitted
to the next Grand American shoot.
And the thing sounds all right. If a
woman can out shoot the men en-
trants, she should be allowed to win
the honor.
1t is almost a certainty that the
team that wins the National league
rag will do with the smallest per
cent pennant was ever won with in
the history of the league. No team
has ever won a n. L. race with a
smaller per cent than 500. And there
is no team in this years race that has
more than pale blue chance
to finish high as $50.
If Jack Coffey's Denver Bears do
win the w. L. flag-and they have a
blooming good chance to do it-thev
and one or two other clubs more than
themselves. When Denver couldn't
stop Des Moines Topeka and Wichita
did And at that it is probable that
both Topeka and Wichita would rath-
er see Des Moines come out on top
than McGi1Fs ggregation-
A number of fans have inquired
what the trouble was on the bench |
of the Topeka players Sunday when
Van SICKLE stopped the game to order
some one off the field. AS a matter
of fact there was no trouble. F. G. !
Willard, the club photogra pher was on
the bench and Tex Jones objected and
asked that he be removed. Van SICKLE /
complied and ordered him off, but
Bill Fisher who was on first said:
"Oh, don't do that-he's Bill Rapps
father" We'll, that's all right said
Jones and he asked Van SICKLE to
rescind the order, which was done
Saved jackson From Feds.
Mrs Joe jackson kept General Joe
Jackson from jumping to the Federal
league. AT least that's the tale Joe
manager of the Chicago Fed
erals, is telling around the insurgent
circuit.
It seems that the Chifeds started
after Jackson shortly after Comiskey
failed to induce Somers to sell the
slugger the first time negotiations
were opened. Tinker made flying
trip to Cleveland, paid a quarter for
a bleacher seat, and from there saw
the General perform
Tinker claims Jackson had his grip
already packed and had carried his
shoes, sweater and bats from the club