The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-15


Smoking on the bench has at last met
with the emphatic disapproval and. OF
ders to "cut it out" of President D. NJ.
out a circular letter to every manager,
which reads as follows: There arc
several illegal practices in which play
ers nave been participating to which
my attention has been recently called,
and I wish to notify you that for the
benefit of the game this order is
issued: 'Umpires have today been in
Structed to fine and remove from games
any player or players who purposely
spike or MAIN any other players.
nave recently seen players practice the
habit of smoking cigarettes and cigars
while in uniform on the bench This
also must be cut out. Nothing is more
disgusting to a crowd, and players can
certainly get along for the short time
which is required to play a game with
out indulgfng in this habit You viii
also find in your rule book a prOhibi-
ton upon players of talking to Occu-
pants of the grandstand and bleacners.
This is a habit which tends to in1ure
the game and umpires have been in
structed to stop it. See to it that your
men get this notice and do not get into
trouble over violation of any of these
orders
As the days go by. the Topeka fans
are wondering more and more why
Pittsburg gave Friel and Hughes for
ADDOII. tIlEl Is Paying Ddll that ID
little short of sensational at second,
and is handling his station as well as
any of the men who have played Point
No. 2 on the circuit in Topeka this year,
not even excepting Bankhead of lola
and Mig" Perrine of Springfield.
Hughes is pitching gilt-edged ball and
is working up a fine rep" Both men
are hitting On the other hand Abbott
is not hitting for Pittsburg and the Off
cial scores also show errors against
him, and it is seldom that mark IN
the last column is not a costly aIalr-
The fans are disposed to say gold
brick with considerable fervor when
they talk about the trade Yet Cy
Stinson, the disposed Saint says tnat
Abbott is the best first sacker who has
appeared on WaShburn field TINS year
and Old Spartacus Alberts is inclined
to be lenient.
The monthly report of the National
Agreement for June shows the name or
Omar Meh1 under the head of Terms
Accepted" for Pittsburg, Kan. That
means that he was signed by the
Pirates. In the Friel- ughes-AppotC
trade. Manager Baldwin of Pittsburg
also threw in the crack little Washburn
catcher. Mehl says he viii not play
professional ball this year. It IS clnch
now that he cannot play with anyone
else but Topeka unless he is released
by Manager Gus Alberts OF the SAINTS
Topeka viii have two double
headers next week. On Thursday
AFTERNOON the Joplin Miners and the
Saints will play one. and on Saturday
Pfttsburg and Topeka will indulge in
another That will be pretty tough
on the pitchers. The one with Joplin
is optional The Miners play here
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday,
but they owe Topeka a game and it is
planned to get it out Of the way.
Pittsburg only comes for Friday and
SATURDAY. and the double-header on
the second day is per orders of Presi-
dent Shiveley of the league, and must
be played.
Lining and Thompson, the latter
a new Saint, are showing up strong
in the batting list. In the last three
days they have led the team.
Johnny Gabriel. who caught for the