The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-04
Where they play Friday:
lola at Topeka
Leavenworth at Pittsburg.
Fort Scott at Joplin.
Sedalia at Springfield


Sedalia at Springfield.
The players on the Topeka baseball
team have come to that point where
they are clustering about for their re-
leases, adding to their bluff the usual
phrase: ct can get a job at some
other place easy enough without stay
ing here" Carter and Lining are in
that bunch now and they are not the
only ones
Abbott is in bad physical condition
again. He is now limping about with
a big section of his shoe cut away,
complaining of bunions.
1t is probable that the Topeka man
agement will make an effort to get
post-season games in the Southwest
Kansas and Oklahoma leagues. Down
in the territory it is possible to play
until deep December, and several of
the Valley clubs have reaped cons1d-
cradle profit down there during the
past two seasons A guarantee OF
considerable consequence can be OBJ
tanned in all of tn ose towns. on a basis
of half the gate receipts, Just as is
done here in the circuit The ma
jority of the Saints are only too dead
anxious to go on such a trip II d
schedule can be made up. 1t is money
the Oklahoma City Times-Journal is
pertinent to the subject: 1.-The South
western Baseball association Is again
in excellent shape and promises 10
complete the season as one or the
strong western minor leagues. People
who have seen games IN poth leagues
are of the opinion that the Oklahoma
association is not inferior TO the IeXaS
league, which now has national rep
utation. The post-season games with
the Missouri Valley league clubs are
expected to show that the Oklahoma
clubs are capable of playing good
article of baseball at least"
Shorty Hurlburt: 81 don't want
team to finish first There's no mon
ey in it. The team that brings in the
steady ball and hangs around the
pennant winners just close enough to
make it interesting
Tom Cope, who said he wanted to
come to Topeka and then backed out
when a ticket was sent him, is now |
managing the Pittsburg team.
RED" Morton, one of the crack
pitchers of the valley for two years,
is now amusing himself sending collect |
kilograms to managers OF various
teams He sent one TO Sedalia, marked
SLIPS, one to Joplin, marked S1.35, and |
one to Pittsburg, marked $1.4S. All !
three went back to the sorrel-top, |
Unclaimed
The Pittsburg Headlight has some |
information on last Sundays topeka
Pittsburg game which was TO have /
as anything that ever came across the
pike: 1T was the desire of Topeka's |
ball fans to have Pittsburg play the /
Sunday game with their team on the |
home diamond and sold 5000 tickets
for the same. Trouble arose, how
ever, when they dallied along in their |
notification to the president of the |
league and to the Pittsburg league so
transportation and look after other |
necessary preliminaries- AS a result |
the game did not come on and To- /
peka is mad. Those who bought tick
cts, however, are holding them for the /
next Sunday game in the town."
From the Lawrence Gazette: when |
Judge Hazen of Topeka, decided judi |
cially that the Topeka team can play |
baseball, on Sunday, he decided in op-
position to his own judgment and per-
sonal knowledge. He knows that bunch |
or blokes can't play ball on Sunday, |
or on any other day in the week, and /
their record shows it"
The majority of the NEWSPAPERS over
the circuit reprinted Judge Hazens de-
cision on Sunday baseball in full. The |
attitude of the Topeka court is taken in
most instances as putting quietus on
the whole matter.
Dunn and Hurlburt, the two Northern
leaguers. will both be in the Topeka
lineup on Friday. Hurlburt came to
Topeka Wednesday afternoon and |
Dunn viii be here tonight. He stopped 1
over at Weeping Water, Neb., to visit
his brother. Dunn will play second /
base and Hurlburt will be put into the
outfield- Both played in Topeka several
years ago. Dunn is noted for his
coaching. He is probably the noisest
specimen of a rooster ever let loose on 4
diamond. Dutch Pertsch Pepper |
Grant and the other "would-be peace
u1sturbers" will have to take a back
seat His famous baseball at the
baseball park" is a part of Topeka
baseball history.
Twenty pieces of MarshalFs band will
play at Saturdays game. The man
a gement could have had this famous
organization out there several times
but II was too slow and phlegmatic TO
go after 1T. All the musicians ask is
their transportation and admission to
the grounds That certainly ought to
attract any management.
Here is a pretty piece of satire from
the Sedalia Democrat: "A ball plaver
who puts in all his time eriticising the
score keepers and showing them the
difference between his errors and the
errors of the fielders of the opposing
team, especially when he is at bat,neyer
has time to play ball. and the MANAGE
THE MODERN WAYL