The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-08
Noodles and Nuggets
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1t was announced this morning that
George Cochran will be out of the
Topeke lineup for tire rest of the sea-
son and that it is doubtful if DEBATE |
will be able to play any more before
the final curtain.
Cochran has been allowed to go
home. and he will not be back De-
Fate is still here, but if he does not
get better in a few days, he, too, will
be permitted to go home. Agler will
resume his old place on third base
and Engle will remain in the infield,
pitchers and catchers being used to
fill the vacant outfield position.
The rumor that Shorey would take
over the Wichita franchise and guar
antee to keep the Wolves in operating
order for the remainder of the season
remains unconfirmed
Along about this reading of the cal
endar. in places where pennant hopes
have been placed beneath the sod,
fans usually find it a more or less
pleasant pastime to pick all-star teams
and to pick to pieces all-star teams
picked by others.
In the Western league this season
individual stars capable of standing
the acid, fire and glass scratching
tests are not very numerous. and for
this reason there is likely to be many
disagreements as to what players have
performed in their particular inches
more valiantly and better than those
: who hold the same positions on the
other seven clubs. But it is not neceS-
Sary to procure license in order to
pick a team, and those who do not
agree with the pickings of others are
at liberty to pick to suit themselves
until they are satisfied.
Here is our pick. If you do not
like it, pick it to pieces and assemble
one that you do like. If you want to
force your selection on an unoffending
public, send 1t i'm and If we have the
space it will be published. Our pick
is: Smith. Omaha, If; Cakes, Denver,
CT; Lober. Lincoln, rf; Miller, Omaha
1b: Krug. Omaha. 2b: Burg, Omaha,
3b: DEBATE, Topeka. IS: Monroe. To-
Omaha, Halla. Lincoln, Harrington
Denver, Merz, Omaha, and Ford, Dem
YER. p.
The above appears to be the best
pick of the men as they stack up to-
day Many probably would put Agler.
or Miller of Omaha at first base Some
would put Goodwin at second base,
some Cochran at third base and every
man who would go to the trouble to
make a pick probably would have a
different choice of pitchers
AS for the first base position. Agler
undoubtedly is a more finished fielder
than Jourdan. But he is not as good a
hitter and it is very doubtful if he IS
as valuable from an all around stand
point. Goodwin undoubtedly has
more of a future as a keystoner than
Krug of Omaha, but Goodwin has not
been the factor in the wi column that
Krug has. AS for third base, if Coch-
ran had gone all season like he was
going when hurt he would have been
the man for the place, but even then
Burg or Dyer of Denver would have
been a worthy rival for him
Bill Lathrop almost deserves a place
on the pitching staff of an all-star
aggregation, and many undoubtedly
would give Koestner of Wichita a
place Probably the support these
men have received has held them
down, but no man could look the rec
ords in the face and give them a po-
sition-
In some places the placing of Mon
roe and Gray above Kruger, Omaha's
first string catcher, will be looked
upon with a smile, and those who do
the smiling will point to the fact that
of the others are yet on the waiting
list Kruger is a good young catch
err but he has never shown anything
in Topeka to indicate that he more
valuable man than either our Eddie or
Wichita's Dolly And you can lay
little bet that Kruger will have to do
a lot of improving before he becomes
sensation in the big leagues.
NEW TROITTNG RECORDS.