The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
WHAT THE VALLEY LEAGUE
PLAYERS ARE DOING.


league contains no games for Wednes-
day and but one for Thursday, and
that is Sedalia at lola. Where IL IS
feasible, however. postponed dates VIII
be played off. The schedule is full
from now on to the close of the sea-
son without any more breaks. When
the teams start in again on Friday II
means the final dash for the pennant.
Dutch Brown, Topeka's new third
baseman did no hitting on Monday
afternoon at Springfield, but he seemed
to be the game. -Four assists ana
one error are on the books against
his name, and he is also lined up at
the starting point of double play.
In it's account of the sale of the
Kansas City Blues by George Tebeau
to Arthur Irwin, the Kansas City
Times this morning states that several
promising Missouri Valley league play
ers have been bought up for the rest
of the season and will report at Kan
sas City by the end of the week. 1t is
not known who they are. although
one is probably Mig Perrine of Spring
field. Nichols of Leavenworth is an
other. The Blues have also cast long
ing eyes at the hard-hitting Schrant
with the Saints.
Sedalia wanted to transfer its series
of three games on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday at lola to it's own back
yard. But the Gaslighters gave the
MissourianS Scant attention because of
the fact that the last time they were
at Sedalia it was only with consider
able squeezing that the guarantee was
realized from the gate receipts.
The pennant race is now getting to
that stage where it is Kansas versus
Missouri. But it's a three to one shot
against the Sunfower state. Joplin,
Springfield and Sedalia are all hot
footing for first place from Missouri
while Kansas has but one strong rep
resentative, and that is lola.
With reference to Bob Lawson's
suspension. the Sedalia Democrat
prints the following: THE suspension
of Edward M. Reulbach, whose ball
playing name the two years he has
pitched for Sedalia was Robert Law
son. has met with general approval.
When it is known that he was not only
reserved by the Sedalia management,
but had signed a contract sent him
to play here and then failed to report
or to answer letters or kilograms sent
him, ordering him to report, they will
all say, served him right. Lawson is
young and of excellent habits, and was
considered one of the best, If not the
best, pitchers and players in the
league, and why he should treat his
Sedalia friends the way he has is a
conundrum. The report here now is
that he is pitching for one of the big
league teams. If so. his suspension
here will put an end to his baseball
himself with the local baseball mag
mates"
Joplin is now so badly affixed to the
toboggan that the management is
considering some sort of a
change in either the management or
the personnel of the team. Listless-
ness of the worst order is apparent.
The Miners seem to have entirely lost
the ginger and snap which was so COM
ponent a part of their stock in trade
earlier in the season. John Ffllman,
the manager of the Joplinites, is with
put question one of the headiest in the
business, but the present awful slump
may cot him his official position. The
trouble with the team followed close
onto Mike Welday's suspension.
Home runs are being knocked over
he fence at the Sedalia baseball field
with more frequency than anywhere
Else in the league.
From the Sedalia Sentinel There
S a suspicion among local baseball
nen that Pitcher Smith, who is doing
uch effective work for the Chicago
American association, is no other than
Pitcher Lawson, and an investigation
will be made in the matter"
Herewith follows Topeka's schedule for
he remainder of the season:
Topeka at Joplin August 10. 20. Il.
Springfield at Topeka August q, q. a
Topeka at Sedalia August rs, g. 30.
Leavenworth at Topeka September l. 2,
Fort Scott at Topeka September 4. S, G.
Sedalia at Topeka September s. g. TO-
Topeka at Fort Scott September II, L. L.
Sedalia at Topeka September IA. Is, Is.
Under the caption collins Rotten to
he Core" a Leavenworth paper hands an
umpire this bunch: so far as strikes
u6On It nto bof5 saes as Sa SnS
+ calling bum strike and then squaring
many things that are wrong with Collins
lie is entirely mistaken. His efforts to
ecure applause and laughter from the
randstand by his little antics is disgust
1g in the extreme. His work appeared
S If he had taken advantage of q state
lent by President Shively that the pros
MT stan would not be changed during the
of the season."
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