The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

Wednesday was pay day and the To-
peka association, after it had signed up
the checks for the players and Hquida
ted all bills, was $3.50 in the hole. -
That is not so bad, though, considering
the fact this sum puts the association
of good weather and accompanying
good attendance such as was expert
enced last week, the Saints manage
ment ought to begin to see the twink
ling of the stars through the green foil
age of the trees. Taken all in all, the
Topeka baseball association has been a
success this year in every way. Anyone
who has ever tried to run a baseball
team in this city in connection with
league, knows pretty well that 1t is
hard sledding-harder than in any town
of its size in the country. 1t costs over
81, 800 month to run the Saints The
salary limit is $500, and adding $500 to
this for railway transportation and liv-
ing expenses of the men while away
from home, with the little kindred mat
tiers that fall under the tile of miscel-
laneOus, it is not hard to see where the
cost comes it, The management makes
no money It means worry and trou-
Bile and scraping and saving to make
ends meet. That the people of Topeka
should bear in mind. The association
will go on with the team. Topeka will
not sell to Chanute or anybody else.
The Saints are here to stay and all that
is asked is encOurag cement and patron
be given. 1t will probably mean that
the association will be shy a small sum
at the end of the season if things go
on at the present rate Therefore the
fans ought to make it a special point to
get to the games, get the bank book
even and then the way is clear ahead.
1t is worth something to have base
ball in the town. Topeka has not the
stars Of the league-that cannot be ex-
pected for a team six weeks old, al
ready twice disrupted. But as one old
fan put it the other day: I'm not GO
ing to knock. because am glad that
We have a. team here at ALL With that
kind of spirit pennant winners will be
the order of the day in 1905, and that
is what the association of 1904 is build
ing for anyway.
On Monday just IS people paid their
way into the TOpeka-Fort Scott game
at Fort Scott. The day before there
were 600. but that was on Sabbath and
not WaSh-day.
Manager AIberts writes from Fort
Scott that the Saints simply had
Army crazy after defeating him
three straight. And then he ADDS:
''Sisler was so overjoyed that even he
is happy and goes to bed at 10 o'clock. p
Relihan. the crack Kansas univer-
sity first baseman, will not get into
professional baseball this summer. He
was offered places with both the
Saints and Orioles. but turned them
down. He intends to finish his work
in the law school.
Fort Scott is giving Shorty Hurlbut
of Springfield the credit for bringing
Armstrong to that town. incidentally
1t might be mentioned that many Of
the players think that HOrnaday of
Fort Scott, Hurlbut of Springfield and
President Shiveley run the whole
/ league
Sedalia can now sympathize with
what Topeka. had to contend with for
a time earlier in the season. Three
pitchers have been used in the out
field for the past several days Davis,
has not yet reported, and Roy Bevis'
hand is broken Bauers has been sick.
GoodearI of lola was knocked out of
the box twice in three days. The
youngster is about of the same caliber
of Spiers of Springfield The reason
for his downfall was due to not get
tween games.
Here is a warm bunch from the
Leavenworth Times:
Topeka. Journal-tMen who are in
a position to speak about things of
which they know something declare
that Dick Cooley will be in Topeka
/ if Sunday baseball is played. Dick
stated to some of his friends last win
/ ter that he would rather have a fran
4 chise in Topeka with Sunday baseball
/ than his job in the National league at
Boston. And he meant it, too. If
/ Sunday games are put on here the
I Western league will be in town next