The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16

THE DOPE BOX

Don't over estimate the size of the
crowd that saw the booster day game
yesterday. While 1t was a good turn
out, and Manager Cooley is satisfied.
less than 1900 persons were in the
park.
1t is true that the attendance on
some previous occasions this year has
been magnified by over enthusiastic
reports. Most persons yesterday esti-
mated the crowd at $500 but Cooley
says the grandstand can be damned to
every nook and corner and a careful
count won't reveal more than 1900 or
1900 people.
But the attendance today must be
considered before the full result of the
booster day effort will be known.
There are out several hundred tickets
which were not used yesterday. Any
way, it appears that from the two
days, Cooley will realize approximately
$2,50O.
Which will be sufficient to meet the
players salaries due today, and give
the team carfare to get out of town
tonight. It won't get the club entirely
out of debt but it enable Topeka to
remain in the league until the first of
the month. at least.
Unless the hostiHties which broke
yesterday result in murder. today. the
two clubs will leave Topeka on the
same train tonight at 1885 o'clock to
renew the struggle at Bartlesville,
where six games will be played in four
days. The two teams will lay over in
Kansas City until 2:25 o'clock Satur-
day morning which will put them into
Bartlesville about 10 o'clock.
The win yesterday caused the two
teams to switch places in the standing
column, Topeka going to the top of
the second division and Bartlesville
dropping to sixth place. II Barney
dependence, Topeka would go into the
first division.
But independence is causing Sa-
pulpa's pennant claims to slip and a
few more wins over CleveIand's gang
will make it an open field for the first
six clubs. It's a narrow margin be-
tween Topeka and third place and
the results of the next two or three
days may cause a shake-up.
If he really thought he wasn't out.
1t wasn't so bad for Ned Pettigrew to
take Umpire Doyle to task for his de-
cision in the second inning yesterday.
but there wasn't any use in going
crazy. The play was rather close, but
from the press box it looked as il the
Bartlesville manager was out.
But granting that Pettigrew had a i
kick coming, there wasn't any excuse
in the world for Cashion's cowardly
tactics in first threatening to hit Doyle
with a bat and then with a ball. 1t
was amusing to the fans to see Doyle
first start to run, then stand his1
ground when he saw the cops coming,
but Cashion simply proved himself to
the Topeka fans as being the prize
piring may be bad, but Pettigrew ard
CaShion are worse. 1t was the second |
Punishment for Cashion in two days
and the league and the Bartlesville |
team would be better off without him. /,
Roy Vogel, who has been playing |
second base in place of Harry Strohm !
will be unable to take the trip south !
and Manager Cooley has recalled Chief |
Wiskeno to look after the keystone |
sack until Strohm can get back into |
the game. The chief can field the po- |
sition all right, but Strohm's hitting t
will be missed. VCgel hit well again
yesterday, getting two hits out of four i
times up.
This Mr.. Van Graflan, who worked
behind the bat yesterday while Doyle
ran the bases, is one of arbour's new
Van Graflan comes from
the Wisconsin Ontario league, and got
away in his Southwestern league start
in good shape. He is an old ball
player, but has been umpiring the last
July l, he announced last night
Today is the last chance to see the I
5olons in action until a week from 4
Sunday, when they will return home +
10 wind up the first half of the season l
by playing four games with Salina. In H
he meantime the Solons face SIX
tough games at Partlesville in four
lays, and seven tougher ones in the
same number of days at Coffeyville.
In an effort to know what to ex-
oect when he will be forced to use
hem in some of the doubleheaders
next week, Manager Cooley says he
will use eithet Mitchell or Speed"
Martin in the box this afternoon.
Clarke will do the receiving for the
solons this afternoon. Bonn, who has
,een having a steady grind behind the
1at, left last night for his home at
Miami, Okla, where there are said to
De more attractions than just the
home folks. and will Join the club at
5artlesville tomorrow. III
EInporia's Population Is Up.
Emporia. Kan, June 16.-This
.ity's population shows an increase OF