The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-07
Where they play Thursday:
Topeka at Sedalia-
lola at Joplin
Leayenworth at Fort Scott
Springfield at Pittsburg.

Topeka at Sedalia-
lola at Joplin
Leavenworth at Fort Scott.
Springfield at Pittsburg.
Topeka, Joplin and Springfield are
talking of combining on a proposition
at the next meeting of the Valley
League managers in Kansas City in
November. which if enforced. will prac-
tically drive the SMALL attendance
towns, like Fort Scott. lola and Pitts
which Mr.. Sheard of Topeka, Mr.. Hurl-
burt of Springfield and Mr.. Baker of
Joplin are getting together on, is to
simply have the visiting team receive
just SO for each game it plays away
from home. which is the regular guar
antee- In that way, if the home team
works up a great deal of interest in It's
games and gets out big crowds 1t does
not have TO divide with the visitors. As
IT is now stands. the receipts of every
game are divided on a $3.50 basis. and it
means that about four towns have to
support the other half through the sea-
son Joplin. Topeka and Springfield are
all drawing good crowds. For instance,
as its share of the last series played in
Topeka Fort Scott took away about
$500 That means consequently that
Topeka made that much too Now sup
pose Fort Scott had simply been paid
SIS for the series. or the S25 guarantee
for each day, it would have meant
about $500 more in the Golfers of the
Topeka association. Now Topeka never
went to Fort Scott and brought away
800 as a result of one series. Little
better than the SIS guarantee was ever
realized Now why should Topeka not
keep the fruits of its hard years work?
Why should it be divided with towns,
from which little or nothing is had in
return2
Olson Is the only man on the Topeka
team who has played in every game of
the season He finished every contest
except one on Washburn field, when he
was hit by a grounder and was taken
out of the game on account of a bro
ken nose Five innings are all I missed
this year" says Olson, but I'm glad
the season is about up I'm all in"
Red Downs of Fort Scott SAYS that
he has two chances to get into the
Western league next year, but that I'M
less he can get into the American As
ISOLATION. he would much prefer to re
main in the Valley.
From the Springfield Leader: Skin
ny Horton. the supposed representation
Of all that is honest and square, has
given the Midgets the hooks. He has
jumped Saturday night he drew SIS
that was not coming to him and skip
ped Hurlburt mad also stood good for
the pitchers wedding suit. for which
he must pay Horton agreed to pitch
yesterdays game and his action. COM
ing right at the end of the season. is a
shock Horton has been wanting to go
home for several months and week
go il was suspected that his arm was
not bad. as ne had been claiming Tor
nearly six weeks. A month ago when
Horton asked to be allowed to go home
as he could no longer do good service,
he received a surprise. Hurlburt who
believed the pitcher was really lame.
told him not to think of going home
but to stay here by all means and his
salary would go on just the same as a
reward for past services. Horton did
not warm up as expected over this rysr-