The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-08

After the White Sox finish the series
OF three games which they began with
the Highlanders at Springfield today
there may be some former Topekans on
the Springfield team and vice versa. On
Monday morning Captain Abbott told
captain Zoellers that he would like to
give him two of the members of his
team for Third Baseman Hetling and
catcher Warren Sebeaugh. Abbott did
not say who he wanted to trade from
his aggregation. II cannot give you
any answer on that score" replied Zoel-
lers, because I must first consult with
the owners of the team. Just now we
are the cellar champions and we can
not afford to let two of our best men
go unless we get something mighty
would just about drive us out of town.
Make your proposition to owners of the
team at Springfield on Tuesday and then
we will see what we can do.' So Abbott
and Zoellers left the matter at that.
Hetling, probably as q nice a working
third sacker as there is in the league,
is wanted by the White Sox to displace
Dick Brown, who while a good fielder,
is a. very sad apology for a hitter. He
couldn't hit toy balloon tied to a lamp
post. Just why Abbott wanted Sc
beaugh when he already has about the
| best backstop in the league in Jack
Henry is something of a mystery which
, Abbott wouldn't explain. In fact he re-
fused to say anything at all about his
plans for the proposed trade. Hetling
| is very anxious to come here. He made
the statement to a number of Topeka
fans that he would like to have a berth
with the White Sox and it got to
Sheard's ears. It is known that he is
| dissatisfied in the Highlander town, and
man never does his best when that
feeling is creeping up and down his
spinal vertebrae. The Springfield mag
mates realize this and If they can get a
good man in exchange they may let him
60 Both the White Sox and the High
landerS are anxious to make changes
in their lineup and something may be
brewed out Of the concoction now being
! fixed up.
President Shiveley has failed to get
Big Bob Talbot, a pitcher with Sc
dalia for a time this year, as an addl-
ton to his umpiring staff. Il tried TO
land Bob says Shiveley, but he has
refused to come. He has a good paying
business at ST. Louis and says he will
stay there the rest of this summer.
Captain ZoelIers of the Springfield
team, and President Sheard of the
White sox, leaders of the tail-end
| teams were commiserating with each
| other at the National hotel on Monday
evening. You see a tail-ender gets the
worst of it all the ti1ne,'' said joe They
give it to you from the president down.
Umpires will give you the worst of de-
cisions when ever top-notcher IS
against you. They think it's all right
just because you are in the cellar" And
| then Sheard took cards: Sure, they do.
Why, just look, Shiveley has sent US
the new umpires every time, on try
| it on the dog basis. I'm awful tired OF
this kind of business let me tell you.
But then I guess as long as you are in
the rut you have to stand for it," Joe
| ZoeIlers: We've been playing in hard
| luck. That is the reason we don't get
up" Mr.. Tom Sheard: Same here. we
lo4ey 0f sc Sf
narrow margin. It is only to due to the
fact that we have had bad luck that We
have not gotten up to the top" Isn't IT
| funny?
Shorty Hurlburt has no interest in the
Springfield club at all any more He is
! entirely out" said Captain Zoellers. HE
has quit the business for good. The
man who now owns it has plenty OF
money and is in for the sport. don't
believe that Shorty will ever tackle
baseball again"
6. Ted Sullivan, the noted baseball ex-
pert and President ShiVeley OF the
Western Association were sitting IN the
press box at Association park with the
! newspaper men watching Topeka ana
Springfield play. Sullivan had just made
his astounding remark that he was
more impressed with Quigley than any
ball player he had yet seen in the
I
of the newspaper men, covered his
mouth with his hand in guarded way,
and said in a low tone of voice: Ted
NAV know all about it, but he certain
| Iy is away off on Quigley. Where in the
world he gets that idea is more than L
can comprehend I think Quigley is
about the poorest shortstop in the
| league"
Guess that puts the eminent DOC"
into the hammer crowd" Shiveley
ought to know that it is heresy to tell
the truth.
The Wichita Beacon has this jolt:
Abbott has resumed the captaincy of
the Topeka team. Old Felix found the
| life too strenuous for his weight. Felix
has started to take anti-fat to get in
form for pitching, so says Topeka
dispatch. but it didn't state whether 1t
was for pitching hay or horseshoes.
RED" Craig, for a time with Mime
anoIis and then with Indianapolis in
the American Association this year, and
last summer with Springfield has joined
OJ<IaboTaa City. He will be needed down
there since Big John Halla's departure
This is from the Sedalia Capital on
Lee Granley who goes under the name
of Lee who was at one time star
hall playerball player with Washourn
college and is now performing at sec
ond for the Shoplifters: Lee, by Tar the
nrer1ier second sacker of the Western
| Association, is a much wanted player