The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-23
MAYSELL The SOX
Reported That Eugene Barnes
Will Get Team.
Secretary Logan Says He Hopes
It Is True.
MAY MEAN EXCHANGE.
Transfer the Oklahoma City
Team to Topeka.
Mr.. Logan Says Sheard Is Tired
of. Losing Money.
[AY MEAN EXCHANGE.

Private advices received here this
morning, state that Eugene Barnes. at.
present the manager and principal
stockhoIder of the Oklahoma City
baseball team, will buy the Topeka
franchise in the Western association.
Tom Sheard, one of hte present own
ers of the White Sox, is now in Okla
homa City with his team playing a
three days engagement on the sched-
ule. The sale is being negotiated there.
Secretary W. F. Logan of the Topeka
Baseball association was seen this
morning and asked about the pros
pective change. He denied having any
knowledge of the matter at all, but
seemed jubilant over the favorable ad-
vices which had been received and
which were shown him. If anything
he acted more like a man who was
pleased over an anticipated outcome.
NO" he said, Il don't know any
thing about this, but there is no ques-
ton but that the advices which you
show me indicate that Barnes has in
all probability either bought the White
Sox or is just in the act of closing up
the sale.
Il know that when Sheard went
down there he had in his mind to get
hold OF Rfsley and several other Okla
homa City players for next year. We
talked that matter over quite a good
deal during the past week and things
looked mighty favorable for the ac-
QUESTION of number of them, prin-
cipally, however, Captain Risley.
Il suppose, however, that when
Sheard got down there and began
talking over the situation with Barnes,
why Gene just made an offer for the
team, and Tom practically took him
up. That is what the Information
which you show me would indicate,
and there is no question at all but that
it is perfectly reliable.
Il wonder what Barnes plan is
continued Logan in a speculative tone
OF voice. Il wonder if he means to
simply transfer the Oklahoma City
team here for the remainder of the
season. and put the present White Sox
down in the territory. That looks to
me like a good idea. l think that
would help matters here very ma
terially. guess that is just about the
plan. 1 would like to see it done"
Mr.. Logan said all of this very much
like man talking in innuendo. 1t ap-
peared from his conversation that he
knew considerably more about the mat
ter than he felt at liberty to divuIge.
But l see no harm in printing il at
all, was his answer when questioned
on that score The negotiations must
have gone pretty far,'f he continued
and no embarrass ment can now be
caused by letting the fans know what is
going on
was asked of Logan.
Il really don't know" was the repIv
He has frequently said that he is get
ting awfully tired of putting up addi-
tional cash right along. We are behind
right now. But Tom has known right
along where have stood in the mtater.
I have wanted to sell, am anxious to
sell, and hope that he has completed
his deal to sell to Barnes. Gene is a
ftile fellow and would command the re-
speet, admiration and liking of every
fan in Topeka
In reality nothing can be given out
further than the pending negotiations.
except that they have been carried to
a practical point of completion Cor
siderable secrecy is attached to the mes
sage received from Oklahoma City this
morning so its source though absolute
ly reliable and authoritative, cannot be
divulged.
Gene Barnes to begin with is a gen.
tleman. He knows the baseball busi-
ness, having learned it from the best
school, and the one which graduates the
majority of prominent baseball men.
namely the sporting EDITORS desk on a
daily newspaper. He is hale, well-met
fellow, thoroughly reliable, cultured
and refined. If he comes here, and
bring with him Dud Risley and his
crew, the fans can depend upon it that
Topeka will not be a taiI-ender when
the sun goes down on the season of
1906.