The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-21
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Baseball Notes

Foreman, pitcher for the American
League Boston team, was released and
Beville formerly pitcher OF Detroit, was
signed.
The New England League has been
reorganized with Lowell, Manchester,
Nashua, Dover, Haverhill, Portland,
Lewiston, and Bangor comprising the
circuit.
Jimmy Manning viii succeed "Bo''
Needham as secretary of the Senators
He will still hold the jobs of manager
and treasurer.
st. Louis fans have nicknamed their
team "rag-time comedians and refer
to their exhibitions on the diamond as
throwing spasms''
Jim Mcclure thinks that Brooklyn
viii be SO far ahead of the rest of the
crowd in August that the Champs Gun
all take a. vacation.
After the Philadelphia series, when
the east viii meet the west on the lat
ter's preserves. there will undoubtedly
be large amount of fur flying.
Manager AIcAleer, of Clevelandis try
ing to trade some of his men, but as he
has not very good material to offer, he
is not meeting with much success.
Ted Sullivan, the veteran baseball
promoter, announces that he will not be
connected with the Oshkosh team of the
Wisconsin League this summer.
The directors of the Columbus base
ball team have released Manager Card
ner and placed Catcher Zinran in
charge of the club as temporary mana
ger.
The papers generally throughout the
country are commencing the American
League umpires for sticking to the rules
and RELOCATING men to the bench on the
slightest provocation.
Catcher Mike Kahoe of the Cincinnati
team, declared last evening that he ex-
pected to join the Pittsburg team as
lf rn1P ca 30
from the Cincinnati club expired.
Among other things, Amos Rusie is
using an electric battery to get his arm
in condition He said today that he
would be good and strong and make his
eastern debut in New York next Satur-
day.
Jack Barry. who was released by the
Boston National League club has been
signed by the Philadelphia National
League outfit The QuakerS are in bad
shape for players and are after the
cast-o4s-
President Sexton of the Three 1 league
telegraphed here today suspending First
I3aseman Richardson of the Terre
Haute club until June l for his part in
the fight with Catcher Evans Of Daven-
port last Sunday.
Henry Krug has made up his mind to
decline Connie Macl1's offer to play with
Philadelphia athletics His friends have
been urging him to accept but he thinks
he viii be better off in this league an
other season.
Charles CTruck) Eagan. the inf1elder
released by the PittSburg club last week
stated that he had accepted the terms
of Connie Mack of the Philadelphia
American League team, refusing the
Columbus offer. Eagan viii join the
Athletics next week
Manager Griffith gave Henry Reitz
his release and the player will probably
return to Baltimore With both Nc
Farland and Mertes hitting well. Crit
nth was not willing to take chances of
breaking a good combination by trying
Reitz et second.
President Johnson of the American
League. has issued notice Of suspen-
sion to Manager John McCraw, of the
Baltimore club. for a period of five days
the suspension to take effect at once.
The offense was the use of profanity
against Umpire Cantillon In the last
game played at Baltimore.