The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-19

Sedalia is looking for a second base
man and a shortstop. Billy White,
last years star at short, has absolute
Iy refused to sign up again this year
with Dutch Henry. He says that he
will stay in Kansas City and work in
a bank and play Sunday independent
bah. rather than join the Goldbugs.
Negotiations are now on to place
Chandler, who tried. out with Topeka.
with the Sedalians. He would
strengthen their infield materially.
According to the Daily OkIahoman,
the Oklahoma City team is on its final
squirt to get ready for the opening:
On April % the Nets will make a
tour of the several principal towns OF
Indian Territory, visiting South NC
Alester Muskogee, Vinita and Tulsa.
Then returning home to open the sea
son with the Topeka team on April
%. The team at present is in the
pink of condition and if none of its
members get hurt or enter the nos
pitaI list before the season opens, VIII
enter the pennant race in good form
for a winner.
The Springfield Midgets played the
ST. Louis Grays on Sunday, and beat
them by score of 40 to g.
From the Springfield Leader; Base
ball in some of the Western associa-
ton towns is not supported from a
meritoriOus standpoint, as it should
be. and in order to get the necessary
funds to pilot the clubs through the
season it has been necessary to frame
up various schemes to get the money
without resorting to the panhandhng
system. In Wichita. the management
is rafting off an automobile; in Okla
home City the trading stamp system
is being used, while in Topeka they
are offering the fans one vote with
every rs cent ticket purchased for the
Sunday games, which ticket gives all
who attend a voice in selecting play
ers for the 1905 team.
From the Kansas City Times:
Umpire Collins got all that was com
ing to him yesterday. In the third
act Donahue was on first and mace a
/ try for second. Moves, the st. Joseph
catcher, made a low throw to the
base, but Collins was watching the
runner and did not see the ball. 1t
hit him in the back of the head and
almost knocked him down. The ball
was a fast one, but it did not seem to
affect the "curbstone comedian" in
the least. His decisions after this oc-
currence were much fairer than
before.
The directors of the Wichita base
ball association met last night and de-
cided to cali the team 1.-The Jobbers"
this year. President Sheard of To-
peak claims the honor of being the
author He says that he suggested
/ the cognomen when he was down
| there several weeks ago.
President shively is hunting for still
more trouble. On Tuesday he was at
Wichita and informed the magnates down
there that they would finish in the first
division. So far as has been reported he
has said that every team in the league
would be in the first four.
Springdeld's line up has finally been set
| tied upon. It follows; Groom. Ellis, Ohm
stead and Speer. pitchers. Porter, first
base; MARRIOTT second base Hetling.
third base; Byrne, shortstop; Zoellers, left
/ field; Friel, center field; Kern. right field.
The latter VIII catch and one of the
pitchers will play the outfeld until an
other catcher is secured Hurlburt has
! had all sorts of difficulty in getting a good
backstop. Sebaugh was signed. but an
/ AIfdgets unless Cope was reinstated. THJlrl-
1 burt won't stand for bossing and told both
/ to take their clothes and go.
wichita has signed catcher by the
name of O'Leary from the A1innea polls
! American association From the reports
| he made good the first day
/ Leavenworth has signed a third base
/ man by the name Of Sizeler and the Times
/ has this to say in the way OF apology for
/ his name: Sizeler, who viii play third for