The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-26
Sport Wheezes
by CLING

The Savages hope to and expect to make
their knockers ashamed of themselves from
now on. They expect to make climbing
their principal occupation forthwith and
Immediately.
The records show that since Engle took
charge of the team it has won right around
| five hundred per cent of the games played
in spite of the fact that about nine hum
dred per cent of these games have been
away from home.
With anything like average pitching. the
management will be greatly disappointed
: if the upward journey does not begin
/ ress. The team is well balanced and Ia re-
ported to be working as smoothly as could
be desired.
With DEBATE covering shortstop no
Topeka player has covered it in years and
around second and first the infield is
stronger than it ever has been. Schweitzer
and Devore are both reported to be going
good in the outfield and If Kruger can get
to hitting so that Engle can concentrate his
attention on third. the defensive work Of
the team ought to put 1t back ut the top In
club fielding.
Pitching is the one department where
much building is needed. Just at present
there is not an absolutely reliable pitcher
the whole staff except Hennins, al
though it is said that Burwell is very
promising youngster and that some of his
defeats on the road were the result of bad
breaks more than inefficiency on his part.
Savage stated this morning that he has
strings out for several first class twirlers
him. will be a great asset to the team
There is still a possibility that Willis,
purchased from Indianapolis, will be in
duced to come on here.
Harry Gaspar Las good looking club
just now, club that ought to hold its own
them, However,
not look like Sioux City team with no
Cooney second base and no LeJeune in
centerfield.
Cooney is now holding down the job at
short. and Hinehman is pastiming around ouin
pied leg and will probably not be able to
do very much more effective work this sea
son. He is not even with the club on this
trip.
The Savages pulled some real fielding
stunts Tuesday afternoon. In the second
inning Metz hit one that Agler had to take
a dive at to stop. 1t would have been alb
thrown thrown the s runner out. Joe almost did the
impossible when he knocked the ball down.
cred the ball and Doyle covered the bag in
, time to get the put out with ease.
| the Keystone position like few Western
! leaguers have ever played 1t since the team
left home the last time. And he has been
hitting hard and regularly. His bobble
in Mondays game was costly one. but 1t
was of the kind that the best player In the
world will sometimes make. 1t was as
nearly excusable as a bobbe could be.
Sehweitzer was covering quite bit of
ground in his fielding Tuesday. His most
spectacular play was made In the sixth
inning when he held Cooney on second on
Raiders long single that should have sent
Cooney to third.
A report has reached Topeka to the ef-
feet that North Omnha's leading pitcher.
has n loose Hgament in his flinging arm
and that O'Toole. Rourke's next best. has
game leg. If these injuries are suffi
GENTLY serious to handicap them for any
length of time. the krug elan should begin
to tumble from the top pretty SOON