The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-04


Arthur Irwin. of the Kansas City
Blooz, was in the city all day yestef-
day negotiating with the management
of the Western Association here for
Catcher Seaboughs Third Baseman
Hetling, Pitcher Groom and Second
Baseman Byrne Irwin offered ST.
200 cash for these four players, Sea
bough to be released to him at once
and the others when their season mere
was finished, but was fatty refused py
the local magnates who consider mat
the losing of these players at TINS time
would ruin the local team for the rest
of the season.
Happy" westcott, the Seda1ia box
artist, and by the way one OF the pest
twirlers in the circuit and a candidate
for advancement next spring, IS one OF
the characters of the Association His
father is the richest man IN Des
MOineS, Ia, and can count his money
with six ciphers. His brother is sec
retary of the Des Moines team in the
Western League. His people are prom
inent socially through the whole state
But Happy doesn't speak to his
Dad At least that is the way Jay
Andrews tells the story. The latter
claims that Westcott is his protege-
How is that?" was asked OF An
drews, before the teams went on the
field yesterday at Association park.
got MN on Will oIl1NCiCys
piled Jay, land he sent him to Sedalia-"
you say Westcott doesn't sneak to
his father. What is the. trouble % -aE,t
what is the trouble?'' replied Jay.
Westcott was sitting all alone on the
visitors bench while his team mates
were going through their warming up
stunts on the field.
what is the trouble?" said Jay
again. well, if you owned that thing
over there he continued, pointing to
sneak TO it ~
Then Andrews put the tips of his
fingers to his mouth and whistled.
Westcott looked around and the two
passed high-ball sign. That's him,
said Jay, putting on his glove and trot-
ting out on the field.
But the fact that Happy" may be
odd, may not speak to his rich father,
or in general be the real Village cut
up" doesn't detract from the fact
that he is a rafting good pitcher and
may make a star some day if he takes
care of himself and works hard. He
can cross-fire better than Jack Root,
and the Oklahoma boy is not slow at
the job. Wescott's best act on the
coaching line is his Pretty Polly rack
ct. He can twitter and jabber away
until the whole grandstand is laugh
ing. 1t helps out whole lot too, clev-
er stunts on the chalk line always DO.
winder. And after putting it all to-
gether, Happy is a good fellow on
top of it all.
Kansas City and the Joplin Miners
will play two post-season games at
Kansas City.
Here is another black eye for Sc
dallas attendance: There is some talk
that the three last games of the season
which Leavenworth will play with Sc
dalia at that place will be transferred
to this city. Sedalia has not been
drawing we'll and this is advanced as
the reason for the change in the sche- |
duled games.
Arrangements are now on foot to
send Mclean to Seattle for Jimmie |
Frick. formerly of Oklahoma. who |
jumped that team, and turned up here |
suddenly with Sedalia one day. If the |
nIan carries. Frick will again join the
territory Nets. Jimmy got home-slck
That was the reason he took his doll
rags and left the briny atmosphere OF
California and Washington. Dud
Risley said about two weeks ago, that
Jimmie had written him very blue
letter. saving the climate did not agree
with him, that ne was olsappolllceu
with the country, and in other ways
indicating that he would like to pc IN
sunny Kansas again. FLICK played
with Sedalia in a game against Wlchlta
and the Jobbers protested me Wlcnl-
ia, Eagle saws it has the following from (
Shiveiey on the matter: As result
of Manager Kimmels protest on the
playing. of F'rick by Sedalia, Dick Rom
received a telegram from PRESIDENT
instructing him not to play
Frick. The matter of Wednesdays
game standing is still unsettled It will I
have to go before the arbitration board.
IT is probable that no action will be
taken in the matter unless it would
affect the position of the team in the
pennant race at the end of the season.
Jack Forester Joined the White Sox
Sunday and won his first game. In
seven innings he let down Sedalia with
two hits, and one of these was very
scratchy. The peroxide top is one of
the best pitchers in the circuit. 1t is
a seven days wonder why Leaven-
worth cut him loose. But it wasn't
Army's fault. The Leavenworth man
agement wants to cut down expenses
for the remainder of the season. and
thought they could worry along with
three pitchers. Since Jack was getting /
one of the best salaries, the axe fell
nnon him This is his first year in
Professional ball. He played with an
team in Missouri last year.
Sammy Morris has smoked the pipe
of peace with Captain Vanderbilt, and
after several days of sulking IN his