The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-02
Where they play Sunday:
Topeka at lola.
LeaVenworth at Topeka
Fort Scott at Springfield.
Sedalia at Joplin.

The intention of the Topeka Baseball
association to institute Sunday games
will probably be met with nothing
more than a formal protest from the
people of this city who are opposed to
using the Sabbath in that way. The
cue for this statement is taken from
the words of a lawyer of this city who
has always been prominently identified
with what is known as the Good Citi-
zens' league. He said: There is no
law in this state against Sunday base
ball. as such. The only way it can be
prevented is for some one to prove that
it makes sufficient disturbance of the
peace to be declared nuisance. And
that latter / scarcely think possible
from the proposed location of the park.
am against Sunday baseball and
think a stringent state law ought to be
passed covering the matter. But the
present one does not touch the subject,
says nothing about it, and in short
does not prohibit the use of the Sab
bath to baseball. 1 have talked over
the matter with a number of people
namely are against Sabbath games.
They will probably protest formally to
the association. But so far as the tax
ing of legal steps are concerned, 1
know of none being contemplated and
do not think that any will be taken"
President Tom Sheard wired Secre-
tary Logan this morning from lola
man and would not engage Elmer
Smith of Springfield. Who the new
man is, the telegram failed to state.
He is expected to play here Monday.
A letter was received this morning
by Secretary Logan addressed this
way: Frank Hurlbut, Manager of the
Topeka Baseball Team" Who is in
suited?
The Springfield papers say that a
good deal of betting is going on at the
Midget's grounds. When Sedalia goes
to that town, the rivalry is too stiff to
prevent the placing of cash on favor
ties.
The sum subscribed to the new base
ball park now amounts to $780, 1t is
believed that when $1,000 is scraped to-
gether, the contractors and lumber
companies will be willing to be stood
off" for the rest for while. A plan is
on foot to sell advance tickets for the
first Sunday game for so cents a piece
and in this way realize enough to al
doubtlessly be possible If the day is
fair.
Leavenworth is attracting as much
attention as anybody. The Orioles
won five straight games out of eight
from the Gaslighters. The strength
ening process seemed to do the right
thing for the Convicts.
Four O'Clock games are not meeting
with favor in Leavenworth. Protests
are heard from other towns Also In
Topeka they are very satisfa Glory and
have helped to swell the crowd
Sam Morris. the Indian pitcher with
Sedalia, has made good. Almost in all
the games he has proven his slants to
be impossible for the batters to solve.
His whip is almost as strong as that
of Jack Root of lola.
Iola's toboggan slide can be directly
attributed to the scrappiness of the
individual players on the team. There
never was bunch of players in the
league who were UP on their toes
fighting for everything in sight as
those Gaslighters. But they get UNI
balanced. At critical times they go to
pieces. That was demonstrated when
the team was in Topeka. Captain
bud Risley is genius at holding
bunch together, but the 1olans seem
to get past him occasionally. That is
just the reason Joplin will beat them
to the pennant.
Some of the papers over the circuit
think it funny that with the season
half over, Topeka should try to
strengthen its team and go after a.
place in the first division Sedalia is
particularly tickled with the idea.
But the Goldbugs have all they can
handle on their hands. Prophecy is
always foolish. but Dick Rohn's aggre-
cation will have its hands full from
present indications to keep in the first
division, let alone anything better.
On form, Joplin, lola and Springfield
have the SedalianS bested, and the
second division tribe is busting up
pretty lively and with the exception
of Fort Scott. they all stand a rafting
good chance for that fourth place in
Division One. which Sedalia is hang
ing to by its finger nails. The season
is not over by a good deal. Pittsburg
and Leavenworth have braced won
derfully, Leavenworth strongly
enough to knock a few holes in Iola's
balloon. Baldwin is hard at work
fixing up the black flag of his Pirates