The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13
SPORTING NEWS.
More Light Thrown on the Big
Peace DOings.
A Cincinnati Play for a Ball
Star That Failed.
CASE OF DELEHANTY.
CASE OF DELEHANTY.
The Giants VIII Make a Protest
Over Some Decisions.
Several Players Must Return
Money Advanced Them.

Cincinnati. Jan. Bone week from
Monday the National ratification meet
ing occurs in Redland. and there viii be
an overwhelming majority for the COM
pact upon which the National and
American peace commissioners agreed
if not unanimous vote of approval.
There seems to be a general impress
sion that the New York club viii try to
balk over the disposition of the case Of
Ed Delehauty. Early Sabbath morn the
news was flashed from New Orleans
that Del had declared that he would
efther play in New York in the National
league or nowhere That was followed
by a withdrawal of the avowal as Off
ciaL Del. is the one player of the dozen
whose cases We're subject to dispute
about whom there was any disposition
TO fight It is betraytng no secrets of
the inner sanctum to say that Del and
q few other rubber legs escaped with
slight punishment. There was serious
discussion of the advisability Of start
ing a new blacklist and electing about
half dozen eligibles to membership
The plea that the tempter was as guilty
as the tempted resulted i'm the adoption
OF the policy of general amnesty.
The 'disgorging act will be an inter
esting specialty-something of a novelty
in balloon among the players who seem
TO think that mOguls were simply crea-
ted to give up" Del. got 81 500 from
Nv aghIngton. and it has been stated that
he is into the New York treasury for So,
G08 Just how much of this has been
spent for fat steaks by the genTlemanly
boolEmakers VINO let you guess on the
bangtails is q matter of pure sDecuIa-
tion. The Cincinnati club drops a So
600 man off the payroll ia sam Crawford
and viii receive 81 300. which was adj
vanced him. before ''VAMhOO Sam" can
80 to bat in Detroit uniform. IN add
ton to that the Cincinnati club win get
800 from Cleveland, money which Fred
Abbott borrowed a year ago, before
he became a contract jumper with the
Relicans in New Orleans sporting
aviary Widow" Conroy got $1,000 from
Barney Dreyfuss, and the Pittsburg
club win get that before the Widow
goes to New York. Christy Mathewson
and Frank Bcwerman have each been
using $500 of Bob Hughes money since
the middle of last July and the peace
pact puts that 900 into the St. Louis
American treasury. There may be other
cases, but they are not known.
The autographs of the peace commits
sioners upon the protocol were not dry be-
Tore the red chief made an effort to
strengthen the red inield-
Now that we are at peace is what he
said in emect- II want 10 say that if any
OF you gentlemen have a star indelder
who has topheavy salary that you might
want to get rid of I stand ready to take
him eff your hands. no matter how high
the figures.
The true. spirit was there, but not an
offer did the bid bring out
u was looking over that ST. Louis list
today said President Garry to Frank
Robson during the st. Nicholas tanning
bee. You haven't got d bad team by
sood deal Your outield is fast, and those
pitchers look good to me-"
There is one man on the St Louis
team remarked Col Robson who will
draw the biggest salary ever paid to ball
player
Captain Donovanq" suggested the
writer.
Am affirmative nod was the first official
continuation Of the truth of the story that
Manager Pat had returned TO his Cardinal
ALLEGIANCE.
Where we are weak is at third base
and shortstop," continued the St. Louis
president.
1T IS on the infeld that we are bit
uncertain remarked the red chief. we
do not know how George Magoon will
show up. OF whether Jack Morrissey viii
keep up his lick am going to sign Miller
Hugeins If I can do So.
Mike Peel Mike Donlin's Erie protege,
who is to be taken to Georgia on trial, il
not enrolled on the red roster. He is an
fndslder.