The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12
Where they play Friday.
Sedalia at Topeka.
Joplin at lola.
Springfield at Pittsburg.
Fort Scott at Leavenworth.


There are too many knockers in the
Missouri Valley league-too many
thirty-cent word acrObatS who are
finding fault, in a carping, vicious and
abusive way. That kind of hammer
Ing ought to be stopped. Get into the
game. A year or so ago, Dean Vincent,
VINO mas charge of the Junior Colleges
of Chicago university and who is a son
of Bishop John Vincent, formerly of
Topeka, made a talk to a mass meet
ing just before the big THANKSGIVING
day football game between Chicago
university and Michigan. The students
had not been cheering or encouraging
the team because it was a losing ag-
gregation. Dean Vincent got up when
called upon to speak and ne is an idol
with the students, and said: Gentle
men. it does not take brains to knock.
Anybody can say mean things. Boost,
boost, boost, and join the Boosters
club. Every blessed one of you who
wants to join the Boosters club, stand
up" Every man rose from his seat,
and a minute later the terrific "gO'S''
of the Chicago yell were splitting the
thing on the roof of Kent theater
where the meeting was held. The Mis-
souri, Valley league needs a Vincent
and needs him badly. Somebody has
to elect himself Grand High EXtraOr-
binary Patron Saint of the Missouri
Valley League Boosters club, Unlimit-
ed, and get members. Too many OF
the fans are knocking on their own
Quarreling with each other, and too
many (even if there is only one guilty.
of the baseball writer's are disgracing
their obligations and personalities by
broiEng kettles of abuse, instead of
writing baseball. Colonel Graham of
the Sedalia Democrat has the right
spirit. His team has twice won the
pennant and is an indicated cham
Dion this year. up-to-date. But the
colonel is right out in the front seat
yelling for all he is worth: Uphold
the flag boys" Sedalia stands by its
team. 1t uses its energy to cheer it's
men on to victory, and does not waste
its hours in seeking a lot of cheap and
shoddy notoriety with lot of dyspep-
tic abuse.
The Fort Scott Tribune: "sedaIia
has a nice bunch. Topeka has no
bunch at all, and neither has Fort
Scott
Jake Bene has signed three new
players for his Fort Scott team. One is
a pitcher, another a catcher, and an
other an Outhelder. Their names are
however lacking.
Sedalia Sentinel: A pitifuI howl
goes up from Fort Scott since the
champions won the fifth consecutive
game Saturday, and the charge is
made that Joe Roe drafted the sched-
ule to enable Sedalia to win the PEN
nant Now, wouldn't that jar you?
just ike Joe ROe can nelp matters pc
cause Jake Bepe got together a buncn
of the Trolley leaguers from St. Louis,
and who couldn't appreciate the article
of baseball played in the Valley.
Joplin has seven left-hand batters,
a feature which is causing cold chills
to hurry up and down the spinal
column of Sedalia- ROhn intends to
pitch Curtis the first and third games
against the Miners and Hutton the
second. Both are south paws.
Leavenworth has finally captured
Gates. In fact, the Orioles have had
his release in their inside pocket for
a week. He will displace Orrendorf
as manager, and the latter will also
get his release
A nSn by the name of Starrup has
taken Franknn's place as umpire
This report comes from Leavenworth.
No official statement of that matter
has yet been sent out by DIR. Shiveley