The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-08


The Sedaha Democrat tells the, fol-
lowing story. Nelson pitched the game
which Topeka won by a score OF 70 20
He is little fellow, and was with folt
Scott about half the year. the story:
pitcher Nelson, a member OF the
I,eayenworth team, was stabbed In the
arm early Tuesday evening by Out
fielder Henley, a member OF the saIne
team. The weapon used was a. pocket
knife and Nelson was only saved from
further injury by the interference OF
mis- team mates who forcibly disarmed
the bloodthirsty Outf1elder. AS IL was
Nelson suffered a severe injury the
knife penetrating the heshy part OF the
arm near the shoulder, laying IL open
nearly to the bone. The trouble occur
red in front of the Huckins hotel, where
the Leavenworth players We're quarter
ed during their stay here. nelson anu
Henley got into an argument Inc
veracity of each was questioned ana
the trouble followed. Henley drew ms
knife and made a vicious lunge at MS
team mate. Nelson threw UP MS arm
to ward off the blow, else the knife
would have struck MIN in the race
Henley was about to follow up his muir
derous assault when the other players
Nelson was taken to the office of Dr..
Overstreet where his injury was dress
ed. The wound, while painful, is not
considered serious, but Nelson VIII not
be able to play any more pan inns sa SEC
panied the team to Fort Scott last
night. Nelson declined to have Henley
arrested because it would necess1tate
mis- remaining here to prosecute the
case"
lack Root is reganing his old pitch
ing form at lola. He has won his last
three games.
How the mighty have fallen! A
Springfield dispatch in this morning
Kansas City Times on wednesday
condition of the Midgets they were
completely outclassed by Pittsburg to-
day The game was called in the sixth
inning because the men could not play
any longer.
Mike Welday is out of the Joplin
lineup with a broken thumb. Two sus-
pensions and two bad injuries 70 M, ms
the Miners available list for four long
spells this season
Commenting on Tuesdays game be-
tween lola and Joplin the lola Record
has this: Dolly Grav relieved Lowell
in the seventh and retired the SIDE
without a run. He began to get IDEAS
of signing as pitcher in his head when
lola turned in two runs in the eighth
to mar his vanity. But he has curves
a yard and half wide. The only trou-
BILE was he couldn't put them over:
Next year he ought to pitch regularly
when lola plays Joplin
Captain Abbott stated before leaving
for Sedalia this morning that he would
probably be able to participate IN sun
DAVIS double header against Fort Scott. |
His eye is still botherfng him consider
ably but is healing very rapidly.
Nit white thinks that his Central
Kansas league can play as good ball
as the Valley. He wants a game with
Topeka and threatens dire results to
the Saints. Next Tuesday will be an |
omen date in the schedule, and an eff !
fort is being made to settle Mit's
hash on that day.
Gus AIberts says that he will never
umpire in the Valley League again.
aBut that does not say that won't
umpire in some other circuit" he con- |
tjnued as an afterthought-
Saints and Ashland Cowboys. inter-
spersed with a few newspaper men and
representatives of the Topeka Assocfa- |
ton, presided over by Harry Bone, as