The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-19
missouri VALLEY I,EAG1TE-

Though expected almost every day
during the past week. President ShIve-
yet given out no definite information
concerning the annual meeting of the
managers, further than saying that it
would come at some time close to
doubtlessly caused through apprehen-
sions OF a change of the Western
League territory. and the leaving open
of St. Joseph, in which the Missouri
chise. Just now the Western league
managers are clamoring for a special
meeting to be held at once, at which
time the future of the club and next
years plans shall be finally and def
nitely settled. Porter Highly, secretary
of the Omaha team. says this in regard
to what his chief, Tom Rourke, the
well known baseball magnate, wants
the Western League to do: Mr..
RourSe has been trying to get a spec
iaI meeting of the Western League for
some time in this month, SO that the
circuit question may be decided ahead
of the annual meeting to be held in
January. Mr.. Rourke thinks that the
circuit question, which is proving rath-
er a troublesome one, should be decid-
ed before the annual meeting for two
reasons. In the first place its settle
ment now would quiet many of the ru-
morS afloat concerning the Western
and its affairs; and in the second, 1t
would give the new towns chances to
of the next season. If the league waits
until January before it takes any ac-
ton, then the new towns, if any are
admitted, will have trouble in getting
together good teams. That was the
trouble with Sioux City this year. She
got lot of good players, but did not
get any leader who could make them
play ball.
This astonishing story is sprung
this week by the Pittsburg Headlight:
IF the rumored change is made in
the Missouri Valley baseball league and
that league goes up higher, with teams
from larger cities represented Pitts
burg will in all probability leave the
league and become one of a new
league to be organized Ora Hobson,
motors of the league team in Pitts
burg, stated this morning that there
was good prospect of another league
being organized to be composed of
Valley league, but which do not wish
to remain in the league if it goes
higher As now proposed, the new
league will be composed of the fol-
Atchison, lola, Fort Scott, Chanute, |
Parsons and Webb City. This will be
the new league if a change is made in
the Missouri Valley league stated
Mr.. Hobson this morning"
A good many of the Missouri Valley
league players think that Mig Per-
rine, last seasons second baseman of
the Springfield team. was about the
"dirtiest'' in the business. They will
hear with joy that the
scrappy Mig" was pasted in the right
ear by Danny Shay, while he was
geles and Portland this week. He is
on the regular staff of the coast
league this winter as judge of balls
and strikes. The players and newspa-
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The story of Perrine's
Jolt is told in this way by the Los
Angeles Times:
''AII of this awakening of the lion
business happened in the last of the
eighth inning. Ross had singled to
left and then Spies forced him at sec /
ond on a grounder to Kellacey, who !
threw Ross out Spies was so much /
second base in the second inning, that
he concluded he would try it again. |
So after wishing himself good luck he |
waited for a slow pitched ball and /
then set sail for second base. Now the /
throwing of Catcher Frary might have
been worse when he first commenced 4
TO play ball than it was yesterday, but 4
you couldn't get anyone to believe /
that On this particular throw-down. /
however, he managed to get the ball /
N the direction of the base. but it was ]
4 low throw. Umpire Perrine had /
been lodging his funny throws all
and when he saw this ap-
straight one coming he didn't
know exactly what to do. He was
right behind Iberg and as
he throw was a sort of an out curve,
Perrine had to warp himself around
ike a corkscrew in order to keep
rom being hit with the ball. This
Swedish movement twist interfered
With Shay's vision of the ball and
when he failed to field it in time to
-etire Spies. he blamed the umpire
or jumping in front of it or around it
-ather. He at once pranced up to
oerrine and began splitting out words
Is if he had to get rid of SO many
thousand before the sun went down.
What he said could not be heard in
he stand, but he certainly did not
Use any afternoon cut glass shower
language. without visible warning he