The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-10
The DOPE BOX

The Hutchinson Shockers are get
ting a little revenge for the way they
were treated on their last visit to To-
peka when the Solons made it three
straight. Topeka still has a chance
to break even in the present series.
To accomplish this, however, it will
be up to Pierce to win today and
either Luschen or Bill Mitchell to-
morrow. If Luschen is given the as
signment here goes a prediction that
he will come back with a win.
The schedule gives the Solons only
one more road trip. They must play a
series of three games at Salina late
this month, otherwise when they re-
turn home August 16. it will De 4 case
of finishing the season with 4 run Of
twenty-one games on their own lot.
The Solons may not break even on
the present road trip but no one
doubts that the long run at home will
enable the team to finish in the first
division, whether Cooley is able TO
strengthen much or not. What Cooley
probably is worrying about it how to
meet the pay roll of his players that
will fall due as soon as the team re-
turns home.
1t took every solitary cent of the re-
ceipts here Saturday and Sunday to
pay the salaries due the first of the
month and nothing will be coming in
before the next pay day. 1t looks as
il Topeka WIS giving a cold shoulder
to league baseball.
In order to be able to present a
complete lineup, Cooley has recalled
Outfielder Horn from Kansas City.
The youngster got into the game yes
terday and proved his wonderful bat
ting prowess by going hitless in four
times up. Thus the injury to Joe
Jah DC still costing TOneka hail
gangs.
Several times since the second half
of the season started, aCooley has had
opportunities to acquire some real ball
players. but the few hundred dollars
required was always lacking. Good
ball players are not hanging around
loose al this stage of the season, and
il Cooley is going to strengthen for the
final stand he will have to have lot
of luck in experim enting.
There is no question but that some
means should be devised for raising
enough money to enable the Solons TO
finish the season but the next guy
who undertakes to run a ball team in
Topeka will have to have more money
than nerve. He must also possess the
happy faculty of not caring If he
drops most of his roll.
1t looks as if two of the most rival
solidate to keep from losing the sport
altogether. They say at Independence
that the Producers and Coffeyville
Refiners could combine and support
one franchise. Good road connections.
including interurban railroads, would
give both towns a look in on the
pastime.
This is the way the Muskogee Phoe-
nix tells about the untimely depar-
ture of Chief Newasha.
Chief "Neverwash'' Newasha, first
string catcher and $40 hitter, has
blown the team. saying that it is.
entirely too warm for a man of his
architectural dimensions and finan-
cial standing to worry about ball
games.
The chief was with the Yanks on
their last series here, but failed to
go back to Sapulpa with Barney's
in a high powered auto, and doesn't
trail around with the team in Pull
mans.
The chief is a Sac and Fox Indian
and the possessor OF plenty OF oil
royalty lands, so when the tempera-
ture scared over the 100 mark he
just went back into the hills where
the bulbuls sing and the mountain
boomers boom and laid himself down
on the porch swing of a ten-room
teepee to rest.
The Yanks hope to talk him into
the notion of joining the team for the
post season series with the Nets
If it is to be the Mets-but local
fans wouldn't kick If Newasha con-
tinued to fish.