The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-20

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Beginning with Monday Topeka will
have Is straight games in this city.
Springfield comes for three, Joplin mi
comes on next Sunday, L-eavenworth
comes on the following Thursday, and
Fort Scott comes trailing along, max
ing i've entire series which h Saints
play here in one stretch. The schedule
was not arranged SO originally. Topeka
was to have played d at the lat
ter town next Sunday. but the Gold
bugs in order to help out Topeka's
Sunday schedule, transferred the entire
series to this city. BY an accident, the
schedule provided for a game at To-
geka between Fort Scott and the
handily after it was decided to have
Sabbath games here. 1t is a matter
of speculation who President Shiveley
The indicator men all the way up and
down the line say that Terre Haute,
Ind, is the most abusive town in the
country against umpires, and Topeka Is
worse than Terre Haute
Dennis Mccarthy, who tried out with
the Saints pitching staff n fell down
and out, and then Joined Leavenworth,
tells of the suspension of Companion,
the former Miner who won more games
thar any other twirler in the Western
league during the present season or up
to the date of his suspension three
weeks ago. Companion had u
with Papa O'Rourke, h owner and
manager of the Omahas, n a fight en-
sued in which it appears that the ex-
Miner was not a loser except Insofar
as his job was concerned. He whipped
the manage and was Immediately
canned and his name was written
high on the list of blacks.
Bonnie Grant, the premier third sack-
er and pinch hitter of Fillman's min
eral tribe is merely a boy being only
10 xyoarc old ond this iS his first wear
of professional ball, but at that he is a
dinger. This, however, has not connec-
ton with the story, but only goes to
show that he is a beardless youth and
when he is in his street clothes he
might pass for a boy of Is. Now Me
churches of Joplin have organized a
crusade to endeavor to get every person
in town, especially the young people, to
attend Sunday school. Sunday morn
ing while Grant was taking his morn
ing exercise by strolling up and down
the main thoroughfare he was accost-
ed by one of the whose sun
day school was held in the afternoon.
Young man. said the stranger, 1T
would give me a great deal OF pleasure
if you would attend our Sunday school
this afternoon at 2:30. / am sure you
will enjoy it and am sure it would do
you good" Bonnie was nonplussed at
first but replied: My friend, 1 would
be delighted to accept of your kind Of
fer but at that hour I'll be busily en-
gagged to trying to help dem Miners
win dat pennant."
Red" Morton is the new acquisition
to the Sedalia pitching staff. He is not
new to Valley by any means, for he
with the Goldbugs last year. Red"
has been playing in the Northern leagu
all this season.
And does not this come with good
grace from lola where so to75people at
tend weekday games: There are not
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to whip the umpire. The mineral town
demands a winning organization"
The lola and Fort Scott
are worrying because the State Jour
nal printed an article which limited that
lola would not be in the league next
year. Both of the papers declare with
4 good deal of vitriolic and
abuse that the baseball writer on the
Journal ought to be killed, or canned"
or have his neck broken, or equally
mixed-up penalties should be
out to him. Now just to show
he lola Record where the State Jour
1al got it's information, it will print
his statement made by President
shiveley August 1: lola will not be Ill
he league next year. Some other town
will supplant it. But do no say any
hing for the present about the matter, /.
or it will start a fuss" The fuss is !
started. =
It seems as if Shorty Hurlburt,
,pringfeld's manager, is making good ]
lis threat not to let Owens umpire in
ny more games in which his team
In the Joplin-Midget series, ]
tarted IT Joplin Thursday, Owens took :
barge of the indicator, but was dis s
laced by Gus Alberts after Hurlburt j
lied his protest. /
Carthage, No.. Press: But per- /
nance the lola team has visions of
-reater honors than ever a pennant-
t is rumored, and the rumor is based
N more than hot air, that a company
f Carthage ball enthusiasts is organ I
ling to buy the lola team for next
eason and put Carthage into h
games. The objection to Sun
ay games in this city has been the
My drawback but since Sunday I
nave won a victory in Topeka 3
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