The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-13
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

Manager Lattimore's team made
quite different impression by their
game IN Kansas City Wednesday aft
ernoon from the one they made Tues
day. Although they lost by one run,
they out-hit the Blues by wide mar
gin.
| The X c. dopesters figure that the
| Shay men are good enough to win the
| American association flag. and if they
are and Topeka is good enough to
out-hit them, then the Topeka team
| should be the favorite in the w. L.
face.
| With the big league races now I'M
| der way, it should not take long to
determine just what figure the Fed
recruits are to cut in the pennant pros
| poets. Aside from a few stars like
Kauff, the first few games ought to
! show just what strength they have
| brought to the Cubs, the Browns and
all the other clubs that got them.
Although there may not be any real
significance in it. the fact that both
the Boston Red Sox and the Philadel-
phia Nationals won their opening
games will at least stimulate interest
and enthusiasm among their home
| town fans and will make the other
teams go after them all the harder.
1t is generally conceded that there
| is more real baseball interest this year
! everywhere than there was last, and
/ for this reason it is predicted that all
/ clubs will be more prosperous. But,
| in the two major leagues at least, it
is hardly to be expected that the races
will be as close throughout as they
| were in 1915.
feaT7 will a
| to make a run away at once if pos
sible, but if this should be done it
would not only lessen interest but
would cut down the gate receipts con-
/ siderably.
In Kansas City the sport writers are
bemoaning the fact that Sammy May
er, former Topeka player, refuses to
report to Shay's team this season.
Mayer hit considerably over 800 while
he was a member of the Blue team
last season, and he was equally as
popular there as he was in Topeka.
The Washburn Review announces
that Coach Grip Gray has not yet
turned in his esignation or announced
his plans for the future. Also, the
Review asserts that Pete He'll is a big
| favorite among the candidates for the
coaching job.
Catchers TeXter and Monroe were
scheduled to work in the Savage-St
Marys game at st. Marys this after
noon if the weather conditions made
playing possible.
Just one week from today the West
ern league season will open with the
Savages playing their first game in St
joe A number of local fans are plan
ming to make the trip to Joetown to
see the initial performance and there
is some talk of scheduling a special
train, if a large enough crowd can be
rounded up.
Although Bonnie Ka,uff did not get
a hit in the opening of the National
league season, he had the honor of
driving in the first run with sacrifice
fly. Cobb, on the other hand, was
batting in mid-season form. But you
| can't stack the two players up for
| measurement on the results of only
one game.
| I Pitcher Russell, of the White SoS
| the twirler who worked for the Com
iskey second team here and who was
given ample printing for the opening
of the season, did not last very long in
Wednesday afternoons game. Wolf
gang, formerly of the Western league,
made a much better showing than
Russell against the Detroit sluggers.
Interclass Meet April 2s.
Lawrence, Kan, April 13.-The