The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-02
THAT BIG BALL GAME.
Men and State House
Legions to Clash.

Tomorrow is the day of The Great
Ball Game. It Will be the most not
able game of the season: the one be-
tween the Pay Roll people of the
state house and the Newspaper men.
Both sides claim to be confident
of winning the game, but the state
house crowd is relying largely on their
umpire, H. J. Bone, to win it for them.
1t is understood that Mr. Bone has
been informed that he must throw the
game to the state house crowd or lose
his job. The newspaper men have
heard this and have warned Mr.. Bone
against it. Accordingly he received
an urgent CALI this morning to go
to st. Louis on legal business. The
state house crowd is planning, how
ever, to tie him up and keep him
until after the game.
Frank Grimes, who viii umpire for
the newspaper men, has been study
ing the rules for two weeks and has
them committed to memory. If Bone
tries to make any rank decisions
Grimes will quote the rules to him.
If there are no rules handy that will
fit the occasion, he will make them to
order Justice Smith of the supreme
court will act as referee between the
umpires.
Governor Bailey will pitch for the
state house crowd. Charles W. Barnes.
manager of the state house team took
commission of physicians to the
state house this morning and had an
examination made of the governors
pitching arm Mr.. Barnes gave out
an interview in which he claims the
commission says the governors arm
is in fine shape. Ben Johnson will
go behind the bat for the state house
crowd.
Albert Reid and Bert Walker will
alternate between the pitchers box
and second base, and L. L. Kiene and
L. Gregory viii catch for the news
paper men.
1t has been agreed that the new
state accountant shall official
scorer for the game. He will take
along the adding machine from the
state auditors office.
The game will be played on Wash
burn field. There is no free list. but
every body will have to pay the reg
ular admission. If all the players
are there the receipts will be at least
$3.50, for the players will have to
pay the same as other people, The
umplres viii be charged double rates.
Inc receipts will go to some charitable
purpose.
This will be Governor Bailev,s first
appearance as a baseball pitcher in
Kansas. All the politicians viii prob
aDiy pc there to see if they can get
onto the governors curves.
Inc Following lineup has been de-
ctded upon:
State House. Positions. Newspaners
GOV Bailey ...-..- pitcher. A. 4. Reid
y 1o and Bert Walker
= ", D., and Gregory
II " BaTnes list base. J. {. House
Il L. L Inley I'D base.--..--. A. T. Reid
- 49, and Bert Walker
=, - MohIef --- I'd base z. G. Hopkins
" l. Iayne Isl ortstop. 49,. p. LOveyvell
E = COfheII flight field c. Sessions
J. smith ..-.-.-. center field - w Kerche1.
H. T. 1foVlilo left field. L. c. Hodge
Substitutes: State house &C. r.
Richey, W. II. Vernon, w. H. Eng
land, Jas. NJ. Nation, B. Smith, H. l.
Armstrong. H p Coultis, T. T. Kelly.
J.. r. Burrow, Mort Albaugh, Seth
Wells.
Substitutes: Newspapers. K.
Hudson, Frank MONTGOMERY Dell
Keller. Frank farrell, Frank McLen-
nan, Tom McNeal, Fred Vandegrift
oscar Swayze. Arthur Capper, Jesse
Leach. Clarence Matson, Harvey Par
sons, Phil Eastman, Roy Buchanan.
Roy Mitchell. Ernest Tucker.
Umptres-Harry Bone and Frank
Grimes Referee-Justice w. r.
Committee on public safety-Chief
Stahl and General J. w. f. Hughes. in
uniform. 80 80
Master of exchequer-C. r. Rfcbev
Orator of the day-John Dawson.