The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-28
Where they play Friday:
Fort Scott at Topeka.
Leavenworth at Sedalia.
lola at Joplin.
Springfield at Pittsburg.


The statement of the management
that either Schrant or Corr will be re-
/ leased upon Abbott'S retention is cauS-
i Should the matter be brought down to
/ a Vote the patrons of the game declare
I themselves for Abbott's dismissal be-
! fore either Corr or Schrant is let go.
! ABBY" is an ''old head" Against that
a denial will not be entered. He knows
| the game and knows how to coach.
But who will stand up in meeting and
! say that he has an arm like Dolly Gray,
Big Porter, Dick Rohn, Milsap or Fred
ericks? That whip of his is against
him and would be against MIN in the
eyes of any baseball mana cement. They
say he can clout. He did hit while here
with Pittsburg, but he never connected
while here with Topeka Once in a
while, yes, but about as intermittent as
July transforms. There appears to be
an element of the cratic about Abbott.
But then he has a redeeming feature
which the town cannot afford to over
| look, and it stands out in embossed let
ters on his side of the ledger. He likes
Topeka, likes to play here and wants
| to play here. He plays for the sake of
the team and not his own average. Con-
slider this-for it is worth it. But If
Corr or Schrant have to go to give Alb
bolt place, then some more consid-
Grafton is in order, especially inasmuch
as Corr has asked for a try-out in an
infield position. He says he can play
wouldn't it be good idea to let MIN
play on first during Abbott's enforced
bench interim?
park is too small. 1t looks like a school,
boys slate hung up against the fence.
Then, too, get somebody who can make
figures that do not look like Chinese.
Commenting upon the "pass de arms"
which the baseball writer of the morn
ing paper is trying to start with the
State Journal, the Sedalia Capital says:
Neither of the editors has anything
to brag about" Now the question is,
does the Missouri scribe refer to the
team or the dope which is dished up
here.
Porter is leading the Midgets in bat
ting with an average of .324. Hetling
is second with BIZ. Perrine is third
with .305 and Zoellers is fourth with
300. Zoellers by the way had a hard
job getting onto the Springfield team at
the beginning of the season But he
made good. Incidentally it might be
mentioned that there are few teams
having four batters in the 300 column
in any league.
President Plass, of Washburn college,
wants it very definitely understood by
the amateur clubs in this city, that the
Topeka Baseball association has no
right to subject Washburn field for
games, puC mas d IlSht 10 use IL 1Oi Us
own contests until September 10, as
provided for in the original agreement.
Further than that, DR.. Piass states that
any teams using the grounds, other
than the Topeka association. must pay
So rental for an afternoon. The matter
came to point last Monday at which
time the Topeka BARRIERS played a game
on Washburn field. President Plass, in
formed the. participants of the rental
rule of IS. The players showed a
written permission from Secretary Io-7
gan of the Topeka association stating
that they had a right to use the field.
President Plass then communicated
and the latter acknowledged that he
was in the wrong in giving the permits
sion. and that he only had authority
over the use of the park for his own
association. DR.. Plass made this defin-