The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-12
ABBOTT GETS 1T.
He Will Manage Topeka Base
ball Team Next Year.
Instructed to Go Out and Sign
Players.
NEXT YEAR CHANGES.
Only q Few Old Men VIII
Stay.
Schmidt OF Springfield to Be
the Catcher.

| Spencer A. Abbott will be manager
and captain of the Saints again nexi
year. President Sheard and Secretary
Logan of the Topeka Baseball associa-
| ton selected him after a long con-
ference this morning. Arrangements
with regard to salary, and some other
matters will be made with him to-
night, and he will then go ahead and
sign up his team for 1905.
! Inc plans for next year with re-
gard to the makeup of the Topeka
| team are almost matured. CorreSpon-
dence and negotiations have been had
| with the players mentioned in the fol-
| lowing lineup, and all of them can
| De obtained according to a statement
| made by the management this morn
ing. The present plans for the person.
4 Ell of the Saints for 1906 are as fol-
1 lows; Schmidt, catcher; Abbott, first
base, captain and manager; Olson sec
| ond base; MacLear (Pittsburg) short
stop; Brown, third base; Bevis, Cole,
Scoggins Qola), Bayless (Joplin), for
| the outfield. The pitching department
VIII consist of Hughes, HOWE and
| Halia (Pittsburg). Ben Henderson of
Fort Scott will be added to the slab
artists if he can be obtained. Efforts
are also being made to get Jake
Bauers of Sedalia for the outfield. All
OF the men with the exception of Hem
derson and Bauers have signified their
Willingness to come here
From these plans it can be seen that
Car1er, Dunn, Hurlburt, SINNERS and
McDill will be dropped All of them.
however, for the sake of protection in
case they are needed, and for sale pur-
poses, will be kept under reserve and
VIII belong to Topeka next spring. Nc
Dill will be seat back to Sedalia next
year and Jack Friel brought back to
Topeka. The latter will be utility man.
Yes" said President Sheard this
morning when asked about the matter,
we have decided to give Abbott the
place OF manager again. L think he is
the best first baSeman in the league. He
mas one fault as manager which has
worked against him in this town. Oc-
casionally he kicks little too much.
But then you don't get anything unless
you kick. He has won many a point
through his protesting the umpire's de-
cisions. But then he will slow down a
little bit all right. We have talked to
him about it.
The plans for next year are not
definitely settled. But the lineup which
have given you will very likely be the
one which we will nave next year, 1
should like to get Henderson of Scott
for our pitching department. We can
get Halla, and we will keep Hughes
and HOWE. That would make a. crack
lot of twirlers. Schmidt of Springfield
will come all right, so will MacLear of
Pittsburg. The latter is a crack short
stop and a hitter. Olson will be moved
to second. He wants to play there any
way. The plans for the outfield are
less settled than in any other depart
ment. We can get Bayless of Joplin
and Scoggins of lola. We will keep
Cole, and of course Bevis. That makes
four. Then we also have a string out
for Jake Bauers of Sedalia. He may
go to faster company, however. If he
does not, 1 guess We'll have him. From
that bunch of men, we would have the
best fielding and heaviest hitting out
field in the circuit.
Tonight we will arrange with Abbott
regarding mis- salary. When that is set
ar n nd In INln rfI1cr
son is finished on Thursday, we can go |
ahead and sign up the men,"
Abbott has proven himself a rafting |
good ball player and good manager. |
His record with Topeka earlier in the I
season was weak-kneed, and he went /
to pieces further under the incessant
fire of roasting which came from the
bleachers. Then he went to Pittsburg
and showed up there in great shape.
A misunderstanding with regard to q
matter practically alien to baseball
caused his severance from that team
He was not fired but asked for his
release and received it. He came back
to Topeka upon the invitation of II
President Sheard. who has insisted all
year that he is great ball player.
Abbott pulled the Topeka team out
Of the hole and made it play good
ball. His reward of merit came today,
when he was offered the place of man
ager again next year.
The meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Topeka baseball association
will take place shortly. The board has
already practically announced itself
willing to give Mr.. Sheard and Mr.. Lo-
gan the franchise. When that is done
openly and before the public, every
Thing will be cleared up and the team
will have a ''one-head" management as
t should have.
One fractions member of the ball
park association stated Saturday that
In effert was on foot to turn the team
over to his organization, and to inf1u-
ence the board of directors to do this.
But they won't" said Sheard this
morning ''I'n buy enough of that
park stock to control it, too. They
agreed to keep their hands off the
ra nchise That is all settled