The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20

The management of the Topeka
White Sox is just at present engaged
of Pitcher Nick Carter and Center
fielder Abbott for Outfielder Wooley. Il
wouldn't say anything about it for the
public said Secretary Logan this
morning, when asked concerning the
matter. 1T is not our policy to say
anything ahead of time concerning
trades. I have no information to give"
Wooley is one of the fastest outfield-
Association. In fact he is find.
Though but 81 years of age he has all
the ear-marks about him of a coming
star. This is his first year of pro-
fessional baseball. He is friend of
Fred Ulrich of the Woodpeckers. Both
live in Pennsylvania and when Ulrich
reported to Armstrong this spring he
brought Wooley along. His acquisition
would add an immense lot to the bat
ting strength of the White Legs. Leav-
enworth needs first baseman and for
that reason desires to get Abbott. The
pitching staff of the Woodpeckers also
needs a little bolstering up and Arm
strong always had a warm spot in his
some young, new blood, and that was
partial inducement to starting the
negotiations. The matter will be set
tied when Topeka begins its series at
Leavenworth on Friday.
AS previously stated, Ghio's threat
ened suspension of two Topeka players
for abusing him was a bluff. A mes
sage from President Shiveley today.
stating that much, was received here
in answer to a query.
From the Wichita Beacon: Topeka
papers made an awful stir because
there was an attendance of $500 at last
Sundays games. When the crowd got
that large they had to quit selling
tickets. At Association park there was
a paid attendance of over 400 and the
management still sold tickets and the
spectators found room in the field.
Talking about hoodoos, Billy Earle
tells this yarn: I'm 1894 I played with
four clubs. I began as manager of
ern league blew up July 4. I was
then signed by Buckenberger for Pitts
burg and was loaned to help out Louis
vile. Just for a joke one day on the
ers saw me and began to freeze me
out. My roommate passed me up and
refused to have anything to do with
me- Jack Grim hadn't hit even foul
for three weeks and yet he declared
that I had hoodooed him. One of our
pitchers lost his arm; they said l was
the hoodoo. was sent back to Pitts
burg. Up to that time the Pirates had
been playing great ball, but when re-
Joined they went to pieces and played
miserably Buckenberger declared I
was the hoodoo and fired Mccullough
1 was playing the best game OF my ca
reer. Finally Tom Burns, center field
er of Brooklyn. told me this hoodoo
business was all tommyrot. was simply
a conspiracy against ball player, and
he gave me job. We were to room
together. The first night I accident
ally touched Burns arm. He jumped
out of bed with a yell and wild with
fear. saying 1 was trying to hoodoo
even him. had to leave the team. All
the rest of the year I was boycotted
by ball players and couldn't get job
Crunr is about all of it in Oklahoma
City now, judging by the newspaper
clippings. Here is the latest from the
Daily Oklahoman: The spectacular
play of the day was pulled off by Crum
in the left field when he attained the
apparently impossible by a long run
and capture of a fly hit from Olmstead's
bat When the spectators saw the To-
peka outcast, after a hard run make a
desperate reach with his good right
hand and then do summersault stunt
in the sand, they felt inclined to ap-
pIaud an honest and desperate effort.
When a hand was instantly poked into
the atmosphere and was seen to have
a fast grip upon the white leather pellet,