The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-12

lola at Fort Scott.
Pittsburg at Sedalia.
They are now calling him "Brick''
Owens, because of the fact that some
irate Pittsburger recently laid the big
umpire stiff and cold with that article
of warfare, for slapping girls face.
Leavenworth has two new infield-
ers, Flaherty and Rogers. The for
mer is on second and the latter on
first. Both showed up strong. Rog-
ers is an ex-National Lacquer. He
with F'laherty, has been managing a
Southwestern league team in Okla
homa.
Poorman was tried out at Leaven-
worth on Sunday by the Saints at
third base and didn't make good. He
used to be a crack college ball player
at Kansas university but according to
the Topeka management don't meas
ure up to Valley league standard. He
cannot hit. In the official report on
Sunday his name was given out as
Foreman.
Baseman Ben Grant from the Miners
will not become effective and the lit
tie fellow will stay on the team. 1t
was planned to get Johnny Kane, the
But the Shake-up in the PittSburg
management knocked that deal out,
and the Joplinites are now glad over
the fact and will keep Grant on the
third station. The only trouble with
the latter is that he has not been hit
ting. His fielding is just as good as
that of Jimmie Frick or Tom Cope.
A good many people have been
wondering who Haney of the Fort
Scott pitching force is, and the Soda
liza Sentinel. lets in the sunshine by
stating that he played last year under
4l,o 80 T4I1 he oil
bugs.
The Joplin papers tell this incid emit
Of the game between the Miners and
Midgets last Saturday in the home
town of the former:
1.-The intense rivalry existing be-
tween the Springfield and Joplin base
ball teams reached it's climax today,
the field to get a crack at mig" Per-
rine, captain and second baseman of
the MidgetS, and it was with diff
Guilty that the mob was prevented
from doing him harm. The trouble
started from the very beginning and
from the players in the field to the
bleachers the rivalry was noted, and
the 1900 fans present yelled loud and |
long for Ffllman's pets. The crash
came when Captain Perrine refused
to allow Vanderbilt, who is just re-
covering from a badly sprained ankle, !
a runner, and cripple as he was COM |
peleO TO run MS own DaSeS, through |
the stubbornness of Perrine. YelIs |
of lynch him" went up from the |
grand stand and a crowd of men and |
boys rushed upon the field to avenge |
the wrong heaped upon their favor |
tie Vanderbilt. The scene looked bad |
for few minutes and Perrine was
placed under the protection of Off
GERS and cooler heads before the mob
reached him."
The TnnJir Daily News EaTo In
onto things" when it let go of this
paragraph: 1.-THE leagues efforts to |
brace UP Fort Scott seems to have |
only weakened Sedalia and Topeka
without much benefit to the Giants"
Springfeld's new pitcher is named |
Walter Towers. Further information
s lacking.
The Springfield Leader looks for
he unquestionably fine team of
Midgets to be more or less disinte-
IRA ted by the beginning of the season
If 1905. It tells the story in this
way:
mo doubt the beginning of the sea-
ION next year will find the Midgets
Is badly torn up as they were on
he start this year" Unquestionably
his is Perrine's farewell appearance
n the Missouri Valley. Finn made
IN error in letting him in this year.
1etling may be in trim for Little
Rock by the time the season is
through. A Western league team is