The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-10

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i batting .444 and Hurlburt Ill. On the
other hand Hurlburt has fielded 1000,
while Dunn has three bad errors
against his record.
Ellsworth wants to play the Saints
here on August p. That is an open
date in the schedule. The management
is skeptical as to its money-making
possibilities.
! Pittsburg has released Torril to Col
orado Springs of the Western League.
He pitched a few games for Topeka at
the beginning of the season but was
not accounted strong enough to- keep
He is known as a lucky SALESMAN.
The Joplin fans are crying for Mike
Welday's reinstatement. But President
Baker is firm in his refusal to put the
| big Irishman back into the harness.
| He is OUT says Baker and right there
ends the whole matter. Welday will be
missed some more by the mining people
before the snow flies.
| Within the past four days no less
! than three umpires have had their diff
culties in, the Valley league. But the
most serious of these occurred Tuesday
at Fort Scott. Big Schmidt objected
to some of Umpire Owens rulings, and
did his kicking so strenuously that Ow-
ems fined and removed him from the
game and grounds. Red Craig had been
removed also for the same offense. The
team was therefore short of players,
] and sore and disguised, they quit the
game. Umpire Owens forfeited it to
Fort Scott. When the ball players and
spectators got back to the city the
| trouble between Owens and the Spring
| field players was renewed, and a street
| fight followed, in which Owens was hit
! over the head with a ball bat, kicked
and beaten by three of the Midgets, and
| otherwise put to the bad. President
| Shiveley at once ordered all parties who
were mixed UP in the affair to turn in
| a report concerning it. DOC" is get
| ting tired of pouring oil on the trou-
bled waters and will probably stick a
few "plasters" on the players who need
them. In speaking of the matter, Pres
ident Shiveley says: II have wired ALI
parties concerned for a complete report
of the trouble 1t is the most serious
case I have had to deal with in my
three years incumbency as president of
the Valley League. 1 have no word
whatever from any of the parties con-
cerned in the Fort Scott brawl, and
cannot give an idea of what tnyesti-
cation will result in. l will not make
any decision until 1 have gone thor
oughly into the case. 1t may be nee
eSSary to go back farther than the
game. 1 have never heard of Umpire
Owens having had any trouble with any
of the players of the Springfield team
previous to this time. If anything dates
farther back than yesterday it may
have a tendency to make it easier on
the players for their part in yesterdays
fracas. 1 have all confidence in Mr..
Owens honesty and competency. Every
club in the league has frequently re-
quested me to send him to their town.
However, if should discover that any
violation of his contract with me was
the means of bringing about this trou-
BILE today the umpire will stand to suf-
fer for his shortcomings as well the
players. Protection is not worth much
that does not protect ALL
The Leavenworth Baseball associa-
ton is in the hole financially. Today a
picnic was held at the park, all the pro-
ceeds of which are to be applied
towards filling up the exchequer.
Corbin is now pitching for Leaven-
worth. He played shortstop for
while and then went into the cage. The.
Orioles are having nard time with the
sla bmen. One after another they have
proven failures. Old Eli Gates is the
real reliable one which the Convicts
now have. Pardee was the last man to
fall down. Then Hite packed his suit
case and hit the dust. 1t is miracle
that Leavenworth keeps out of the last,
place, considering the bad luck it has
bumped into regarding its twirlers.
Blaine Durbin. the much touted Fort
Scott kid phenom," has pitched TWEEN
ty games this year and lost 10.
Here is one from the Sedalia Demo-
crat on "Kittie" Alberts: Umpire AL
berts admits that he robbed Sedalia OF
to game at Springfield,
and that night he apologized for his
coarse" work With three men on
clearing the bases, but Alberts called
it foul. Gus appears to nave il in for
Sedalia since his roast" by the fans
on the occasion of his last visit here,
Sedalia has a new outfielder from the
Three-I League by the name of Weir
nels.
Frank Merriwell Speer is getting back
into shape for the Midgets again even.
though he was out of the harness for
three weeks on account of sickness. On
Sunday he struck out eleven men in
the game with Sedalia.
From the Fort Scott Republicans.
Since the Giants left Fort Scott near
y two weeks ago they have played ten.
games and wone five of them This
g an exceedingly good record especial
" for Fort Scott. With Mondays game
me locals have won tventy-three eight
If which having been won since July
|. If the team continues to win the
rest of the season 1t did in JULY
some other team will soon be dis
.inguished as the cellar CHAMPIONS.
md it might just as well be Topeka as
any other town. Topeka is a sort OF q
stray, anyhow, and just dropped into
he league by accident"