The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-03


The clip that the Joplin Miners are
new going will soon again land them
at the top of the kopje. They will. be
hunting among the leaders before very
long. The youngsters are full of ginger
and enthusiasm, have heart. life and
ambition, and that counts for a whole
lot. Fast as race horses on their feet.
and quick thinkers they will pull many
a game out of the fire which older, more
experienced, but slower men would
lose. They gave them to me after Fill
man left" said Tony Vanderbilt today.
I haven't got the most experienced and
Oldest heads which were ever put to-
gether, but I have got boys with life.
They are always at 1t and never say
die. look for them to. do pretty we'll
before the season gets very much older"
Charley Stewart, it'll Topeka for a
time, released to Leavenworth, and
then traded to Joplin for Olson, was re-
leased by the Miners ON Tuesday night.
He will probably go to Fort Scott in the
| Missouri Valley League. Hawked
around like a vegetable in a huckster's
cart and not knowing just what town
he would be in the next day, the gin
ger was taken out of him and he took
a very bad slump in his work, with the
result that the Joplin fans roasted him
numerically. That made matters
worse and Their was nothing left but for.
President Baker to release him. The re-
tention of Olson by the Miners is pc
culiar. Just before Fillnan left Jop-
lin to go to the Kansas City Blooz, he
made the trade. President Baker knew
nothing about it until Stewart came
along the next day. II von't stand for
that" said the Miner president. SO he
began a policy of delay, saying that he
needed the Swede. Then Armstrong
reared. He declared that he would just
naturally protest a lot of games which
Joplin was playing with Olson in. the
lineup. Finally President Bulb of
Leavenworth and President Baker
smoked the pipe of peace over their
Olson with Joplin. ''They fixed it up
somehow said Vanderbilt, but I'll be
blessed if know how The Miners will
have one more of their old faces back
by tonight. He is Mike Welday. who
played centerfield for them last year,
until he was suspended for insubordina-
ton, and which event the Joplin fans
reckon as a black letter day in their
history. No matter what you say to
Miner rooter he will always tell that
Joplin's slump in 1904 began with We'll
days benching. This spring Mike went
to Little Rock and then to the Cotton
States League. The latter organization
broke up recently. Welday is a famous
to the already high grade ability of his
old pals"
Spencer Arthur Abbott was probably
the most abused man who ever played
on a Topeka baseball team. When he
was taken out of the captains shoes
this spring, he at once set to work to
do his best for the team. His conduct
was gentlemanly in every respect. It
gained for him many friends. This was
indicated handsomely on Wednesday af-
ternoon by the applause which he re-
ceived each time that he went to the
bat. Decent conduct pays and some of
the other members of the White Sox
ought to notice it.
President Sheard proposes to go after
some of the Western Association teams
because they are exceeding the salary
limit. The rule on this matter in the
National Agreement is as follows: Sec.
2. from Article 13-Upon presentation to
the national board by any player of
any league under this agreement of
satisfactory evidence that the club to
which he was under contract is main
tanning a salary limit in excess of the
maximum herein provided of the class
in which such club may be embraced,
the national board shall release uncon-
ditionally such informant from his con-
tractual obligations to such club, and
in addition thereto such club shall be
fined the sum of $500, which amount
shall be paid to the secretary of the
national board within ten days, and if
said amount be not paid as herein pro-
vided, the national board shall inmed-
lately withdraw the protection of this
agreement from such club.
The agreement of the Western AS
ISOLATION on the point says this: s'The
salaries of the players of any club
shall not exceed 81, 600 per month. For
any violation of this section or any Of
its provisions, all parties violating the
same shall be liable to expulsion or a
fine of $50. according to the finding of
the league"
George Blackburn will be given a
chance on the Topeka pitching staff.
Sheard had determined on Wednesday
morning to release him uncondition-
ally. But the big fellow asked for a
chance to get on the firing line. His
$3.50 per month. At one time he was
a twirIer with the Baltimore Nationals.
From the Daily Oklahoman: Presi-
dent Sheard of the Topeka club:
ssShaner would do fine work and de-
veIop, wonderfully if handled by any
other catcher than Siegle."
Otto Myers is Oklahoma City's new
first baseman. At least he is getting a
try-out. Slowly, very slowly. the
disintegrated.
Special telegram from Oklahoma
City: Oklahoma City, Aug. 3.-With
the raising of funds here, which was
commenced yesterday, to get new
players for the Oklahoma City team
in the Western association. there is no
further apprehension that the fran
chise from this city is to be taken by