The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
The DOPE BOX

lie UUTE Dun
The next three games between the
Solons and Salina will be called at 4:3O
O'Clock. This is an hour later than
usual and Will give the late workers
| a better chance to see the games.
Tuesday will be ladies' day at the
local park The fair ones will see
Luschen working in the box. Smith
will be the pitching choice this af-
ternoon-
Strohm celebrated his return to the
game yesterday by hitting safely twice.
scoring two runs and accepting nine
chances in the field without an error.
No wonder Cooley thought the team
would have won a few more games on
the last road trip If Strohm had been
along.
1t looked for a few minutes yester-
day as If Strohm was due for some
more hard luck when he attempted TO
duck a wide pitched ball and got hit
on the back of the head. He dropped
flat but revived after being carried
off the field.
Here is the prediction that Strohm
will burn up the league during the last
half Of the season and that he won't
stay in the Southwestern League more
than another year. Youngsters who
can field and hit like Strohm have
something coming in faster company.
But the blow strohm got in the back
of the head was only the casualty at
the ball park yesterday A fans sit
ting in the east end of the grandstand
was rocked to sleep by a foul ball. and
on another occasion spectator
tainted.
To say nothing of the several near
casualties as a result of the grabbing
tactics of the Saline players. Old John
McCloskey was about as bad as any of
them but it was Clevenger who did
most of the beefinE.
Time and again. Clevenger said
nasty things to the jumps and clustered
around worse than a banty rooster
The crowd couldn't understand why
Mcdonald didn't chase him. Here's
the reason Clevenger didn't want to
play and tried to get himself kicked
out. Mcdonald knowing it, made him
stay in and plastered on a fine every
time the player opened his mouth.
This person Neville is entitled to
board and lodging in Topeka for a
while at least. The Kansas City semi
pro didn't look like a Ty Cobb in the
Outfield, but he had Babe Ruth beat
at bat. He looks and acts like a real
ball player and is young enough to de-
velop a lot under Dick Cooley's ideas
Strange to relate, mot a fly ball
went in reach of the Topeka outfield-
ers yesterday. The only fielding
chance the Outfield had was when
Neville got an assist by throwing
Brooks out at second base in the
fourth innings.
There have been worse umpires in
the league this year than this man
Mcdonald One thing sure. he APP
pears to try hard to see EN- as they
are and the mistakes he makes are
well enough distributed that neither
side can say he is unfair. All he needs |
to do is to show a little more ability
in running the game in an authorita-
tive, snappy manner. He Is the boss
and should show it.
1t IS reported that Larry Quigley of |
Atchison will be looking them over in |
the Southwestern league beginning the |
first of the month. Larry, who is a |
brother Of Ernest Quigley, famous st. |
Marys coach and for several years an |
umpire in the National league, worked |
in the Southwestern circuit last year
as CHIEF of tho staff