The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-13
IssoURI VALLEY LEAGUE STAND
WHAT THE VALLEY LEAGUE
PLAYERS ARE DOING.
Where they play Sunday:
Topeka at Springfield.
Leavenworth at Joplin
Fort Scott at lola. /
Sedalia at Pittsburg.


A letter of inquiry concerning Dem
mis- Mccarthy, formerly with the Orna-
ha Western league team, and just re-
leased from the Saints, brought the fol-
lowing response from the sporting ed1-
tor of the Omaha Bee: My under
standing of this case is that he is eligi-
Bile to play in minor leagues outside or
the Western. He was released from
Omaha for dissipation. After he had
been given a fine and temporary sus-
he threatened to shoot President
Rourke, but did not assault him. His
suspension from the team was then
made permanent. Mccarthy is good
pitcher. / had just finished making
out his record, along with the others
of the team as your letter reached me.
I find that he pitched for Omaha up to
the date of his suspension, fifteen
games, winning nine a percentage OF
800. In the. fifteen games he was nit
safely 1873 times, gave So bases on balls
struck out 40, made three wild pitches,
and hit seven men. He is erratie, and
rather inclined to be headstrong, though
not unruly. He was very well liked in
Omaha until he began to dissipate. HIS
batting average for the fifteen games
was: Sixty-three times at bat, Ii nits
and s runs, an average of .206; his
fielding record shows 3 put-outs, A as
sists. and 8 errors,aan average of ..946. .
In Thursdays game with Springfield,
Johnny Bunton who was pitching for
Sedalia, first had the thumb on his left
hand knocked out of joint, then received
finally had the middle finger on his.
right hand broken, before he was taken
out of the game. s.r...
Roy Bevis is still receiving the major
share of attention from the Sedalia
newspapers for his great work In the
field and at the bat.
The st. Louis Star is again booming
Harry Kane of the Delta league and
demonstrating great things for him
is time now, for he has been expected
to make his debut in fast company for
some several years past.
The Springfield fans will make up by
subscription the fines of SIS each, which
Zoe1lers, Schmidt and Porter were sub
jected to in Fort Scott for whaling the
tar out of Umpire Owens with baseball
bats. The Midget followers think that
their pets have been un5ustly treated
The Springfield Leader thinks that an
"Umpire Circuit" should be esta bltshed
among the minor leagues, by which an
Indicator man can be taken clear out
of a league where he has become ur-
popular, and put into one where ne IS o
total stranger. That doesn't sound bad.
James Hart, of the Chicago National
league team, is after Bobb Lawson,
who was with SedaIia last year He
has written to the Goldbugs concerning
him. Lawson did not report at the Mis-
souri, town this season as he had prom
ised to do.
Perrine of Springfield VIII play with
the Kansas City Blues on their trip
south at the conclusion of the present
season in Oklahoma, Texas ana South
ern League towns. His contract calls
for 5000 month.
fact that it will have Comparatively
easy sailing from this on, having Is
games with Topeka, 1eavenworth ana
Pittsburg. Fillman seems to forget that
the Saints have been strengthened OF
late and that the Gaslighters had
pretty tough time of it at this city.
Here is the Kansas City stars after
clap on the Brick Owens VS.. the
Springfield baseball team fight, at Fort
Scott last Monday: THE other evening
after Schmidt had set his teeth into
Umpire Owens cheek very near carry
ing away a mouthful of flesh, owens
went Immediately to physician ana
had the wound cauterized and dressed
to prevent blood poison. Besides this
wound the umpire carried a black eye
caused by Schmidt kicking him while
he was down, and bad bruise on the
forehead, which came In contact with
the brick pavement when the two men
fell Schmidt is said to have been
scrappy all afternoon. trying to pick a e
fuss in the press stand before the games 5
began, He complained because the Of 5
fetal scorer refused to give him a hit
the previous day on ball that Snort
stop Jones fumbied and after recover
ing it threw wild to FTedericks and the
runner passed on to second base with
out stopping Certain members of the
team including Schmidt, insisted on
casting insulting remarks to the onlclal 3
scorer, and when called down by the
umpire they became abusive, ultimate
ly resulting in a forfeiture of the game.
This was the original cause of the trou-
HE When the police arrested Schmidt
and Zellers five members of the team
and all were arrested. The
assault was entirely without provoca-
ton and was by far the most disgrace
full proceeding that ever occurred as
result of a ball game in this league
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