The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-27

The stars coming out again,
The heavens aglOw,
Were climbing to the top again,
Up. up and up we go.
If Engle can only keep his men pounding
and scooping ms they did Wednesday, they
are bound to get near the top before very
long. Jonah and Jinx and all their kin
can't stop EN-
tribe hit hard and timely, but they nelded
brilliantly and consistently. DEBATES
stab of Gilmore's line drive in the thi-d
inning was the acme of spectacular field
Ing. 1t was the kind of play that trans
forms mere men into baseball fans.
plays. one in the sixth inning when he
started double play that retired the
side and one in the fourth when he made
h,vS stop Which he This spoiled by
only Savage error of the game, and for
tunately 1t was of no intrinsic value to the
Indians.
Goodwin continued to look like the king
of keystoners at second, handling nine
chances without bobble. For real classy
fielding, Goodwin and DEBATE put on as
good exhibition is usually seen i'll
one afternoon.
Eddie Monroe, whose appearance back
in the line up was source of much pleas
to the spectators. also played a pretty
defensive game. The only man who tried
to steal a bag on him was thrown out
with the greatest ease IN the world. Eddie
had clean record behind the bat, and
he took foul tips like they we're real
favors.
Eddie was also there with the old ash.
His sizzling single in the fourth drove in
the winning runs and his sacrifice in the
third placed DEBATE In a position to count
the first tally.
probably should be divided into three
parts, as Gaul was divided, and dis
DEBATE Cooney and Schweitzer each got
circuit blows. while DEBATE batted an
even 1000. getting three singles and
Although he probably plays posi-
ton well as another, the team seems
to run smoother and to stay on Its toes
better when Manager Engie IS in the
infield than when he is in the outer gar
dens However. unless Kruger finds his
the second line as soon as possible.
Tomorrcw's game will end the Sioux
series. Also. tomorrow will be the last ap-
pearance of the Indians here until the final
series of the season: Des Moines comes
and everythi will be free to the ladies
except popcorn, peanuts, pop and street
ear fare.
The Feat of DEBATE.
The sun was hot, the dust was thick,
The air was dry and STILL
But every time he came to bat
He landed on the pill.
Clarence Lodge, the sachem of tie edi-
torial saEctun, once baseball scribe
but tickle to his first love. suggests
that interest in baseball might be en-
HANGED IL the game wera not played 80
scientifically. And the magnates probably
could find food for thought in his sug
sestfon-
According to his idea. what the public
wants is more thrill producers For IN
stance waiting em out may be scientific
baseball and 1t may pay in the won and
lost totals, but 1t is tiresome to the spe,.-
ones go by when they could get action
on them
c l. also suggests that a little more
wild bas. running might add interest to
the game. And it would but 1t Is hard
ly probable that clubs will give up any of
the scientific advantages of the game. even
to fatten the attendance, long as the
winning of pennants remains the ultimate
objective.
With the announcement of the War De-
partment that college students in the M
tional Guard will be released to return 70
school, the football prospects at h. [.
should become much brighter. And with
a new coach on the job, the Aggies should
begin to perk up in the near future.
The new Manhattan mentor seems to be
an unknown quantity in Missouri VALLEY
circles, but if he has held his own in tbe
Southern conference, he certainly ought
to do so in the NJ. V.
Western Association Results.
Fort Smith I; McAlester 49,
Denison 4; Tulsa 0.
Sherman 2: Oklahoma CITY g.