The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-08
Sport Wheezes
by dUG-

Beginning today. all Topeka games
will again be called at $3.50 instead of
at o'clock, despite the fact that
many fans expressed a preference for
the early calling.
Savage attributes the poor attend
ance this week to the early starting
and says he is going back to $3.50
games in hopes that the turnstiles will
be made to click oftener. Tuesday
there were only 254 out, and Wednes-
days crowd was little better.
Three-thirty games undoubtedly
will discommode and disappoint a
great many fans. especially the ladies
who cannot go to the games and get
home in time to prepare their evening
meals Many hope that the 3 O'Clock
plan will be given another trial later
on when the team is going better and
that it will prove more successful next
time.
At Des Moines Isbell started the
season with o'clock games, and then
changed the time to $3.50. However,
he says that he finds $3.50 does not
suit great many of his patrons and
he will probably call his next at home
series at 3:15 or 500.
Umpire Anderson, who is working
the present series in Topeka, is a
strong admirer of Roosevelt, and he
says that it will be a calamity if the
Republicans do not nominate him.
Anderson says that public sentiment is
for the colonel every place he has
been.
Hi West. of the Topeka pitching
staff, also is a t. r. admirer, but Joe
Agler thinks Buckeye Burton is the
only man in the world who can keep
the country from going to the CANNES.
Although two pitchers were all that
Savage brought back from his talent
hunt, it is understood he has a new
outfielder lined up who may be
brought on at any time. 1t is prob
able that no infielder changes will be
made as long as things go as they have
during the last two days. ss.
Both of the pitchers Savage brought
in are right handlers. and if Dashner
and Doyle go, as it seems they will
the club will be without single south
paw. No information has been given
out to the effect that Dashner and
Doyle are slated to slide. but if both
Henning and Irion stick, they I'M
doubtedly are the men who will be
asked to make way
Glen Trainer, former Savage out
fielder, who was sent to Rockford, of
the Three-I league, is back on Saw
ages hands as the result of a violated
agreement, and it is understood that
he is to be brought back to Topeka
with the idea of substituting him for
one of the present outfielders if he
shows the proper form.
The chances are that if Trainer gets
anybody's job it will be that of Tyde-
man. Tydie, a natural hitter, is not
going at his usual clip for some rea-
son and since the beginning of the last
road trip has been getting bad breaks
in almost every game. Tydenan was
retained in place of Trainer a the be-
ginning of the season solely because
it was thought he could hit better 1t
is generally conceded that the ex-Bid-
wellite has it on Vincent when it
comes to fielding.
In Pitchers Faber and Mogridge,
Frank Isbell, guiding angel of Des
Moines' baseball destinies, has prob
ably made more valuable contribu-
tons to the big leagues than any that
have ever been made by Western
club owner.
Faber went to the big top show in
1913 and has proved a valua BILE
American league twirler. Mogridge
went up last fail after winning the