The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-15

meeting of the Association of Minor
Baseball Leagues and there attempt to
obtain the right to establish a franchise
at Kansas City, Kan. According to The
rules of the National Agreement a team
cannot be placed in q town which Is
less than five miles from any other town
in which franchise is already in ex-
istence. The Blooz are just across the
river from shiyeley's town Tebeau,
who owns Twins bunch down there is
against Shiveleys move. but the Emil
nent Doc' is working wires which may
knock the persimmon. Two weeks ago
he was in New York City getting aid
there from number of big minor mag
mates to help him in his scheme. He
succeeded. but how far. he wouldn't
tell.
The Springfield Leader declares that
the Wichita team has salary list of
| 81, 200 per month. 1t would be interest
| ing to know where the figures come
| from. Tom Sheard of Topeka believes
the same thing about the Jobbers.
With the proposition of President
Sheard that one OF his pitchers must
| next few days because he is carrying
| five, while only four are needed, it is
interesting to know which one of the
present twirlers has won the most
Howey. by some selected as the man to
be released. Bill has served up the
slants in % games for the White Legs
| this year and has won just one-half
Tom Hughes is next in line The big
fellow already touted as a fast Lacquer
next year, has won 10 games and lost
IA. Nicholas Carter, who last year held
the honor of having won more games
than any other Topeka pitcher, rs
third, having won z and lest -. Big
George Felix Blackburn has two to his
credit and one against him. McKelvey
has one to his credit and two against
! III. ~le Af IA
ST. vrain, Cravens ana the other try
outs are not given. The figures will
show that Hughes oficiated In more
games than any of the other Topeka
pitchers, having been sent onto the mr.
ing line "a times. In reality he worked
more than that, for he was sent in as
relief guard at six different times. Two
of these he pulled out of the fire. In
crediting a pitcher in an instance of the
latter kind, consideration must be taken
of the fact as to whether his team was
ahead or behind when he was sent in
to relieve the pitcher who started the
game If his team was behind and the
game is lost. his predecessor bears the
blame If his team is ahead when he
goes in, and he loses the game, then
the blame is laid upon his shoulders.
From the Leavenworth Times: Dunn,
the bulldozing second baseman of To-
peka caused the White Sox to forfeit
game to Joplin Friday because decls-
ION Oh the Umpire suit
peka is losing enough games without
having a rowdy ball player help drag
them down the line. Dunn gave an e1-
hibition of his four flushing while IN
the city and it was disgusting to the
fans.
During the last series of games be-
tween LeavenWorth and Oklahoma City
and Guthrie Bill Rapps, the Wood
pecker outfelder, got eleven safe hlts
out of % times at bat.
Somebody at Joplin sent the following
to the Sporting News concerning the
Miners 1t is interesting to know now
they talk about their pets: The slump
of the locals has not yet been checked.
After taking six straight games Okla
hona CITY. who were in first place, the
hope that springs eternal was mani
fest, but along came Guthrie, ana the
bunch took another setback Ine re-
suit was four defeats. 1t cannot pc oe-
MED that the Miners lost a tower of
strength when they let Fillman CO. AS
q base runner no one in the league mas
him bested Give him first base ana ne
will keen the whole inf1eld up IN the ar,
and if there is slip he is on third base
or home before you know 1t. wichita
promptly took him on ana Jumped AZ
the chance. In his first game Win
Wichita he made three errors, which
was food for the knockers for week.
They did not find out, and probably dld
not want to, that he also scored tnfes
times in the same game. WulAS ci4o.S
sornetirnes lose games, runs always win
them. and men like F'iliman are not to
he picked up every day. The team col
lectively is decidedly weak with the
willow. The only consistent hitter is
Bayless and of little aid to the pitching
staff which has been doing fine work
all season. A Matthewson or MeGinnlty
could not win for us unless we hit bet
fer than we have been the past two
weeks our u straight defeats began
with sammy Morris departure to the
hosnital He was quickly followed by
Vanderbilt both being out of the game
over a month. And now for the nfst
time since the beginning OF the slump,
Ioplin's old battery is to play ball once
more. We try to think of berth IN
first division once more, but our presi-
dent tells us there are no more changes
to he made on the team. Then let US
hone we find our batting eye.
From the SedaIia Capital: Wienita
and Topeka certainly lost out when they
gave Cravens his release. No box ar
fist in the Western Association Is pitcn-
ing better ball now than this same
Jimmie" And the pretty part Of II Is.
he never Intentionally gets himself cut
Of condition, wherein he differs from
other local slabmerL
Three spectres that threaten baby's life.
Cholera infantum. dysentery, dtarrhoea-
DR. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry
never fails to conquer them