The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

Wednesday afternoon the Saints are
scheduled to play an exhibition game
with picked nine from the city
league on Washburn field. the latter
with Robinson in the box and Joe
Ramsey behind the bat. The leag-
uers will be allowed to play wherever
they want to. and a decidedly mixed
up line will present itself. The con-
test will unQuestionably be close I'M
der those circumstances, and be worth
seeing. The proceeds are to be ap-
piled to the new park fund.
Another appeal was made several
days ago to the City Railway COM
pany to haul the players free to and
from the ground, and like the former
petitions was shelved away in cold
storage. Secretary Kelly's answer was
as follows: ''WiIl place the matter
before Mr.. Myers. His answer will
be prompt" What should have been
asked of Mr.. Myers was whether haul
ing baseball crowds is proving profit
able for his line or not. for he stated
that he would not transport the play
ers free until such conditions showed
themselves. How %iwelI it pays can
be guessed from the fact that the
company has been pretty hard pushed
several times to transport the crowds
to the games and back again, notably
so on July Fourth when at least 500
people walked back to the city.
Captain John Schrant's promised
shake-up in the batting order of the
Saints has come and appears to be a
Sandwiching of the occasional and de-
pendabIe hitters. SINNERS leads off
with Cole next Both are generally
looked to for something. Friel third in
line is SpaSmOdic, but strong when he
lands. Schrant, next in line, ought
to be the best batter in the team and
has the best average. Corr comes
next. His clouting optics have off,
days too, according to advance re-
r
emily getting back into the harness
again, and can be depended upon.
Lining is the best pinch hitter in the
bunch. Church is given a berth just
before the end. Irregular would de-
scribe his stickwork, too. AS usual the
pitchers are last. The order looks like |
a good one, but it seems that it would
be a good idea to some time let Linn !
ing in at the start. 1t might make some |
thing else than good batter in the
hole out of him. He has been kept |
down in the list all the season.
sisler is playing in the field, for
Joplin while Big Mike Welday's hand
heals up. He will get around the |
whole league pretty soon If he keeps
on travelling the way he has been the
last few days.
Bankhead, of lola, had II chances
he other day on. grounders and hand
ed eleven of them. That is the rec
ord for the year.
Sedalia wants to trade Catcher
Stoner of the Goldbugs to Topeka for
Corr, who is in the box for the
Saints. They argued the proposition
With the Saints management on Sun
lay but came to no decision. 1t is
possible that the deal may go through.
Stoner is one of the best backstops
n the league but is badly dissatis-
led at Sedalia. He is batting at an
lverage of .270. The Go1dbugs have
ined him $40 for 'sulking" and put
him on the bench. He has been pro-
esting, however, against playing at
all season. Last year he was
| disturber it would be better to let
lin stay where he is. Topeka has had
enough of sulkers.
All is not roses and lilies for Roy
3evis at Sedalia either. He was fined
10 for stupid playing too, alongside
# Stoner and Hutter; While at the
lp which fell right in front of the
,late. He thought it was going to
'e foul and did not run and was ac-
management and Roy was plastered.
The Fort Scott papers say that Arm
trong is having very hard time at s
ng able to find his batting optic
fter while, made early in the season, {
5 not being substantiated.
On next Sunday when the first game Z
f baseball will be played on the
ew park, the management will make ]
special request of the audience to {
e orderly and peaceful as possible. I
footing of the right kind will be coun- I
enanced and everybody will be aided
owards having a good time. But it
ill be asked that the crowds be care I
ul in coming to and in leaving the
ark, so as to preclude wounded feel
lgs on the part of anyone. If the
ans will bear this in mind 1T will /.
O a long way towards removing the :
ealing AGAINST Sunday baseball which i