The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28

co tnAt ne was q poor man for the place.
II the rumors IN circulation are true
something more than incompetence is
wrong with ShiyeIey. Both EMPIRES
Owens and Reagan have told Topeka
players that they had instructions from
to give the Topeka team the
worst Of it. Chic, who resigned yester-
day. evidently had the same tip" The
general welfare of the Western Asso
citation demands a new president next
year.
Now to get at the truth of this mat
ter. something you cannot expect from
the morning paper whenever it speaks
of Shiveley. Jack Henry tried to as
sault Umpire Chic at Oklahoma City
benched and fined SIS. Henry came
home on Saturday with the team and
the first thing he did was to say the
following to Secretary Logan when the
latter said a plaster had been sent
here against him. Reagan is good
friend of mine. He told me that Shive-
ley said to him that he should give
Topeka the worst of it every chance he
gets. I suppose he said that to some
of the others too. I'm not going to pay
that fine under such conditions" Some
body is not telling the truth there. That
much is a circh. When Lewinson was
in Topeka just before he quit he stated
to the State Journal just exactly what
Shiveley had told his indicator men to
do to the Topeka bunch. Here is what
Lewinson said: "Shiveley told me to not
stand for any rowdyism from the White
to put his umpires in bad wherever
they could. He told me to give them a
fair shake, but not to hesitate for a
minute to fine or bench them if they at
tempted any rowdy tactics.'' Now that
is about the fact of the situation. But
then the Capital made no effort to get
that part of it, All that the morning
paper was after was to in some manner
apologize and condone for the lndlf-
ferent work of the Topeka baseball
plainly seen that the bunch wasn't even
fit to play with some high school anna
teurs, instead of letting loose, and say.
ing so, and doing what it could to get
team here, it hung on to its wrong
judgment. Now some sort of an ex-
cuse must be found, and Shiveley is
trying to be made into the peg for the
morning paper to hang onto its child
ish judgment on baseball. Then too,
the baseball writer is sore on ShlVeley
over the official scoring business. The
job was AWARDED to a man who works
on the Capital at the beginning OF the
season. Before a month had passed the
Kansas City Star kicked on his work
if he could not furnish the scores. The
fact that Shiveley, with Gus Alberts
as his lieutenant is responsible for base
ball being established here at this time,s
the fact that he came up here half a
dozen times last year to raise the guar
antee money and then had to take IL on
the installment plan. No mention is
made of the fact that he hlmseH Went
among the Elks and begged for sub
scriptions and got them. No mention IS
made of the fact that the Western
league is now asking Sh1veley TO take
hold of it's circuit and put it back on its
feet, No mention is made of the fact
hi iG 00nSi6aTad of the
coming baseball men in the country. OF
course not President Shiveley was IN
the city on Sunday afternoon and asked
concerning the matter He replied: IT
is not true. I do not know where the
thing came from, but I'm going to find
out. told Reagan and the other UNI
pireS to stand for no roWdy tactlcS
from anyone. They complained to me
treat the White Sox absolutely fair. but
should not be afraid to fine or bench in
case it is necessary. But SO far as say
ing that Topeka should get the worst or
it, that much is falsehood. The mat
ter viii be looked into and somebody
will sweat for it,
President sheard will not sell his
White Sox to the local people, E. An
derson. Guy Taylor, George Blackburn
and James Wick. That contingent
wants to give him $1,000 right now:
1.-THE local gang says Sheard with
anger must think that I'm a BANKED
fool. I have $500 protection in Kansas
City. can sell Hughes for $780, can
get 500 for Cole from Joplin any min
ute that I say the word. I have some
hints at offers for Reagan. There is
pretty nearly $1,000 that I would lose
Should I sell now If I wait until the
end of the season, can dispose of some
of the salable players and get my guar
antee back All Kimmel or Barnes want
is the franchise. They viii put in the
players So naturally If sell will wait
until after September IT. There is plen-
ty of time then. It would be mighty.
poor business sense on my part to sell
to the local concern now for $1,000 Then
too I wouldn't care much to sell to
people who know nothing about base
BAH. would rather sell to man like
Barnes or Kinamel, who is In the bust
ness. That would suit me whole lot
better"
"Then there will be no sale until
after the season is over?' was asked
of Sheard.
safe in saying that much. If I sell
will do so to a responsible party. l
want to give it to someone who knows
the business. I have tried it for two
years and have made a dismal failure.
Then. to3, Logan and myself have
been losing money. l am perfectly
willing to give it up. l am Wiling TO
sell. but not before the season closes.
Barnes and KimmeI are both having
trouble in their towns and want to get
out. All they care for is the fran
chfse. They will put in the players
themselves. Their propositions per-
nit me to sell whatever players care
to. and / get back my protection
money, which each club must put up
at the beginning of the season. The
local proposition don't look good to
me. am going to wait until the sea-
son is over before I do anything def
mite. Tonight I shall have talk with
Dud Risley over the long distance tele-
phone. and perhaps If I can arrange
with him on reasonable terms I may
keen the team another year, with him
II, charge. I can get him all right, if
1 meet his price. It is $500 per
month. But what we will have to
know is how much he expects to spend
for nIavers. The whole matter is
-. -,r,r.r and am willing To LET