The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-27
Where they play Tuesday:
Topeka at Pittsburg-
LeavenWOrth at lola.
Fort Scott at Sprinfield.
Sedalia at Joplin.

With the season not two months old,
talk about the reorganization of the
league for 1905 is already in the air. 1t
is not merely gossip either, for active
steps are being taken to make the cir
cult about as strong as it could be
made, and under a new name, the
Western Association. The eight cities
suggested for next season are the fol-
lowing; st. Joseph, Kansas City. To-
peka, LeavenwOrth, Pittsburg, Sedalia-
Springfield and Joplin. St. Joseph will
not be in the Western League next
year. That is already decided. Presi-
dent Shiveley has a man already who
Will put Kansas City into the league.
Topeka, aLeavenwOrth, Pittsburg. Spring
field and Joplin are now in" and are
all right The reorganization will mean
the dropping OF lola and Fort Scott
The Gaslighters are now supported by
a wealthy man, named Herman ThOlen,
and he is paying money out of his
pocket to li0uidate the bills. Fort Scott
has such a bad team, that the natural
sequence is bad gate receipts, lack of
interest, and general baseball debility.
Wichita, it is said would like to have
Sedalia's place. Sedalia has had hard
vent of the new Missouri Pacific shops,
it is believed that things will be ma
terialy helped in that town. At any
rate the GOldbugS want to stay and as
in the past, there is no kick coming
This renaissance in the Valley, in real
ity means putting it in a hot competi-
tive basis with the Western League.
That association is having hard sled
ding and wants to revise itself alto
gether next year St. Joe and Sioux
City, say the wise, are two that are
scheduled to be dropped The circuit
is to be revamped. At the spring meet
ing a franchise at Topeka was cOnsid-
cred a good step and the matter was
ordered again considered at the Octo-
Der meeting With the brace of the
Valley league, however, there is little
question but that it will be able to Of
fer any town as good a proposition as
the Western league can today.
Before leaving Topeka. Manager
Baldwin of the Pfttsburg Pirates gave
his team shake-up. Pitchers Cy Stin-
son and Torrie, and Outhelder Dura7d
and Murray were on the slate to be re-
leased. The reason for this move is the
acquisition Of new men, Nelson, a LETT
handler from Memphis will 20 on the
slant department. Seabaugh viii be
back to do the catching this week and
BaerWald who is in the cage now, viii
go to the field. Another fielder is also
on the come but Baldwin refused to
give UP his name. If the Pirates keep
UP this strengthening process, they viii
be in the first division before very long.
Baldwin is making a winning bunch.
Cole, the Saints center fielder. has
been appointed field manager and cap
tain Of the team President Thomas
Sheard has permitted him to act in that
capacity since Alberts' release, but be-
fore leaving on the trip. made the defn-
tie announcement.
Springfield has more married men
than any other team in the league. there
being no less than seven Benedicts.
And now it is said that RUDE FerrelI is
squirting in that direction
The sedaIia Democrat passes this
opinion on Volney Moore, a discarded
Saint, but now an umpire in the league:
Umpire Moore isn't a second Hank
O'Day or Silk O'Laughlin, to say the