The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-05
OVER THE WESTERN AsSoCIA-
TON

Umpire Lewinson is the real thing.
Big Brick Owens will find a COM
petitor in the swartf1y IsraeIite. Lew
inson not only knows the difference
between ball and a strike, but he
has screwed up his nerve and cour-
age to stand by the decision rem
dered. He runs the game every min
ute and runs it rapidly. He allows
no back talk from the players, nor
does he permit cat calling and hood
lumism from the bench. He renders
his decisions quickly and without
waste of time. His scheme of throw
ing his fingers into the air indicatory
of the number of balls and strikes
which batter may have, is some
thing which it might be a good idea
to have all the umpires in the cir
cult do. Lewinson is the real thing,
and won home for himself in To-
peka by his fine work on the Fourth
his first appearance of the season
in this city.
Wichita has secured Dusty Mil
Ter, an outf1elder from the defunct
Pacific National League. He will play
centerfeld in Hoods place. The little
ex-Nebraska University star will be
used as a utility man. Farris was
secured from the coast league to play
shortstop after the McLear-Bank-
head trade. He shows fast and heady.
Then Murray injured his ankle by
probably splitting one of the bones. in
sliding to second, and Hood who
played short until Farris came, was
sent to the middle garden. HE has
been playing good ball for u.s. said
Captain Holland yesterday, land since
we need. an extra man we will keep
him for utility
Topeka opens a series of four
games with Sedalia on Thursday, and
then returns here next Monday for
four games with Leavenworth. Sc
| daHa then comes here for three days,
and on Tuesday, July IS, the White
Sox go back to the Shoplifter town
for another run of games. Topeka
plays with Leavenworth and Sedalia
practically all of the month. But that
| is what the schedule calls for, and it
| goes. Last month Topeka and Sc
| dalia did not meet at all, and the
White Legs met Leavenworth but
| once.
Another change in the shoplifter
| ownership. From the Sedalia Demo.
crat: Fred w. Phillips retired today
as one of the owners and managers of
| the Sedalia ball club, transferring his
| interest to his partner. Edward B.
Lyon, who is now sole owner and
| morrow for st. Louis, where he goes
to look over the field with view to
| accepting a business proposition re-
Gently made to him, and this is the
business relations with Mr.. Lyon. The
club returned last night from Topeka
without having played a single game
of the series, rain having prevented
| the games of Friday and Saturday
and the double header of Sunday.
The club received its guarantee OF
500 for the series, however SO is
out only about $40 on the trip. The
players are feeling little blue, as
they had confidently counted on a
| clean at the Kansas Canff1l
i which would have advanced them
nicely in the percentage column. Mr..
Lyons is not very enthusiastic over
the baseball outlook in SedaIia, but
he will retain the franchise and club
for the time being, in the hope that
a more liberal patronage Will be ex-
tended by lovers of the game in fut-
ure. In the event that the hoped for
patronage fails to materialize, though
it is possible that Sedalia will step
down and out as member of the
Western Association, unless some one
other than Mr.. Lyon cares to as
sumo the responsibility.
. Pitcher Jimmy Cravens and Sec.
ond Baseman MARRIOTT were released
by Wichita on Tuesday morning. Both
have been getting away very badly,
First Baseman Milsap, of the Okla
homa City Nets, has left the team
and gone to lola where he has good
is playing first. It was understood
that the severing of relations was
mutual, but this statement from the
Times-Journal does not look that
way: After the game played yester-
day morning, First Baseman Milsar
notified Manager Barnes that he
would not accompany the team north
because of having accepted posi-
ton at lola. It was his intention to
play yesterday afternoon, but Capt
Dud Risley would not permit him to
do so. Manager Barnes said it was
simply a case of desertion at a time
when players were needed. Mr.
Barnes indicated that Milsap would
play no more professional ball if he