The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-03
SPORT DOPE
BY JACK KEENE.

Sid keener OF the St. LOUIS 4iihSo |
writes that in a final "good-by" talk |
to the Browns. Fielder Jones dropped |
| this remark to the players:
BEAT out the Cleveland Indians and |
you'll come close to winning the pen |
nant And altho up until two weeks
ago no one considered the Indians as
| a pennant contender, Lee Fohl has put
| on a squirt in June which threatens to
disturb the Red Sex and Yankees. $50
| Jones based his support for the In
| dams with the following:
] ITS the sInartest club in the league.
not much of a. vicious attacking club.
| but so clever that we could not guess
them. They mixed their offense bet
| ter than any team in the league and
| they have a defensive club which is
supreme"
When the season opened the Indians
were placed down at the bottom with
| Connie Mack They had lost many
players in the draft call and it was
| impossible to secure stars to fill the
| positions thru trades or purchases. But
thru some Aladdin's Lamp process Lee
Foh1 has juggled and jockeyed with
| the Indians until they are third placers
and mighty dangerous for first place.
The Browns mad their eyes set con
the Indians istecing to Fieider's talk
and had bunch that they would hang
around the first division. too. but the
/ Tigers came along. jolted them five
successive times and pushed them be-
low the 500 mark and it requires quite
a winning streak to lift club below
the halfway station to a pennant con-.
tender.
While the Indians are not talking
about first place they are satisfied
!, that they have checked and conquered
one entry. The four out of five from
! the worlds champions was a terrible
blow for Clarence Rowland and his
distinguished entry.
Since George Mogridge first became
member Of the Yankees he has TAX
en- keen delight in taking the measure
OF the Boston Red Sox. Players have
come and gone during the interval, but
Mogridge is the same old enigma to
ANYBODY wearing Red Sox uniform.
He has pitched many winning games
against this club, and it was the Bos-
ton club which enabled Mogridge to
get into baseballs hall of fame. In
april of 1915 the Yankee southpaw
set the Fenway park crowd down
without hit at Boston, and in his lat
est start against the team. at the Folo
grounds recently, he allowed two clean
singles and one scratch hit.
; The Braves have yet to win their
first game of the season from the
). Giants. McGraw's men have now taken
seven in row from the tribe.
:. Jack Barry, Ernie Shore and Chick
e Shorten have entered a training school
. for naval officers at which they ex-
e pect to win commissions as ensigns.
Barry gave up his rank as a chief yeo-
man to enter the school.
Rawlings, at short for the Braves,
| is one of the best fielders now cover
i ing that position in the National
5 league.
1
Outfielder Clarence Walker has
I made four home runs over the high
? left field fence in Boston. He did the
I trick twice swhile.sa member of the
. Browns, once when he was with the
| Red Sox and once this season as a
( Mackman.
? Owner Jim McGill of the Indian
2 apolis club has left his club in the
d hands of Manager Lajoie and has gone
. to California for rest.
: Paul Kritchel's Bridgeport club is
running away with the 5honors in the
Eastern league race. One game con-
3 Ham Hyatt was leading the
Southern association in home runs
when he left the Little Rock club to
2 join the Yankees. He had clouted
! five for the circuit
nj Charley Comiskey has sent out
I urgent requests to all his scouts to get
i, busy and find him a pitcher or two
:. who can be of some help to Man
I ager Rowland.
:, Joe McGinnity pitched a shutout
i victory a few days ago as II to prove
: that the old iron arm is not entirely
s. thru.
, PLAY FOR WAR CHARITIES