The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

lola at SeQaI1a-
The fans are now demanding two
| changes on the team. a new first and
third baseman. Randolph who is on
Station No. 1 is receiving $50 a month.
He is a fielder and not a member of
the three sack circuit. His work at the
stick has not been up to snuff A man
/ of the caliber of Green, Porter or Rom
/ is needed and Randolph does not begin
\ to measure up with any of these Sis
/ Ter at third is getting 800 a month His
work is too erratic to be satisfactory
\ One day he plays a gilt-edged game
and the next he finds something mark
h ed up against min in the error column.
His hitting is the same. The fans
think he has sleepy spells Whatever II
may be, a third baseman cannot amoFd
| to be a "trance-Tnedium'' as one of the
| loyal in the bleachers put IL the other
day. With the boIstering OF these two
important places on the team, with
good steady, consistent helders and
good stickmen the Saints would be in
shape to land in the first division and
give both Sedalia and Springfield
good run for the third place
Kellackey, a third baseman who play
ed in the Canadian league at Montreal
last year and is now with Salt Lake
wants to come to Topeka He is rated
as a first class catcher and batter
Red Craig viii 20 to Springfield to
ioin the pitching staff. He is one of the
best in the business. He was with Fort
Scott a. part Of last season and tnen
Joined the Texas league, where he has
also been playing this spring
Billy White, SedaIia's crack shortstop,
is still hobbling about on crutches. His
ankle was badly sprained four weeks
ago and he suffered a similar accident
again last week. Durand, with Puts
burg for time, is taking his place
temporarily.
1...7tr, 7-,,,S-E Herald saws that
the I.eavenworth Orioles demonstrated
that their names suit them perfectly,
because they stay up in the air ABOUT
all of the time.
The lola Record takes the wind out
of the sails of the story that Cnanute
will get the Gaslighters with this story /
"A short time ago the alleged sport
ing editor of the Leavenwortn Times
started the story that a deal had ABOUT
been closed whereby the lola iran
cbise and team were to be transferred
ID Chanl1te The other papers in the
league including one lola paper, re-
printed this piece of imaginative sport
ing literature -, ri,
team. says the story is without rounda-
ton. that ne is not in the business OF
selling ball teams either by WnoIesale
or retail and that if Chanute or any
o4t,er town wants a franchise and team
If will have to look elsewhere Tor II
perhaps Fort Scott might nave one 70
If games to Fort Scott, lola helped that
team Ia increase it's home gate receipts. |
They mad been pitifully small
rne Pittsburg papers are begin
ming to comment on Abbott Inc
HeadIight uses this half-hearted
phrase: ssAbbott's work on first was
pretty good"
TWO years ago the doctors told
Dick Bayless, the crack 1ola OUT
fielder. that he had heart trouble ana |
should cut out baseball. he didn !
listen TO them, and now has better /
health than ever.
time at Fort Scott The lola Record
is sponsor for this story: Umpire /
owens ordered him out of the game; /
Rfsley continued to talk back ana
Owens ordered him Off the grounds. /
policeman came over to perform /
the duty. Risley told him that ac-
cording to baseball law ii was neces-
sary for the officer to take him by the /
arm and lead him out The ofhcer, |
seriously impressed with the import |
ance of obeying baseball law, grabbed
him and jerked him off his feet and |
yanked him across the diamond and /
out of the gate. Risley hadn't bar |
gained for such rough treatment"
Harry Kane, who graduated last
year from the Missouri Valley league |
has made good with Rochester in the |
Eastern league 44AE press ~O4AAAAC4ALS
are very kindly.
Springfield has a new out1eIder
named Love. Big Schmidt dug him
up, and says he viii stand sponsor for
his work
Comment Of the Springfield Leader
/ on Thursdays game between the
| Afdgets and the Saints.
Dainty little Mr.. HOWE in his rush
/ to make Springfield connections left
4 his grip at Topeka In this grip was
a choice collection Of SAINTS curves