The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-02
ABBOTT is BACK.
Again Given Captaincy of the
White SOx.
Released From the
Team Today.
SHEARD is VERY SORE
Says Other Teams Exceed the
Salary Limit.
HasMade Complaint to President
Shiveley.

Inc new Wnlte SOX (IOr the presents
Henry, catcher.
Abbott, first baseman and captain.
Dunn, second base.
Quigley, shortstop.
Brown, third base.
Cole, left field.
HiSey, center field.
LaZotte, right field.
Murray utility man.
Hughes, pitcher.
HOWey, pitcher.
Carter, pitcher.
McKelvey, pitcher.
The release of Sir George Felix Black
burn and the reascension of Spencer
Arthur Abbott to the captaincy was the
first step which Tom Sheard took today
to rejuvenate the failing fortunes of his
White SoX, upon their return from the
most disastrous trip in their history, in
which they lost ten games and won
five.
Three faces, new to the Topeka FANS
greeted Association park this afternoon
as Captain Abbott trotted them out
against Joplin. Hisey, though with the
team for over week appeared in CEN
ter field. He is good clever fielder,
a consistent hitter and in every way
promises to take care of the middle
garden acceptably. He came from
small town in Missouri and was rec
commended by Jimmie ST. Vrain, the
pitcher in whom Sheard was SO disap-
pointed just before the team left on
its long trip. McKelvey, a new twirling
artist comes from Oklahoma. He first
caught on with Wichita. but the Jobber
staff was full and he was sent to Guth-
RE. The Senators too had enough men
on the firing line and they released him
to Sheard day before yesterday. His
recommendations are good. But still he
will have the handicap to overcome that
two other teams did not want him, and
that is a big burden for a man to bear
in coming to a new town. Murray, the
new utility man will best be remember
ed by the Topeka fans with Pittsburg
field. This spring he was signed by
Wichita, but about a month ago
badly injured his right ankle. 1t was
necessary for Kimmel to get some one
Duty Miller. who is such a high grade
man that he was not willing to put
Murray back. In that way Topeka gets
him. Sheard does not, however, intend
to use him in the outfield but in the
infieId. He will arrive from Wichita to-
night and may go in at short or second
on Thursday. One more new man for
the infield is on the hook from the
Cotton States league but Sheard was
not yet ready this morning to give out
his name. ~
Il have some more men coming" he
said. II do not know how good they
are. When they arrive they will be
given trials and if they do better than
have jobs. That is the principle that
am going to follow from now on.
Il released Blackburn because 1 think
he is a joke" continued Sheard. He
is too big and fat to play ball. 1 thought
at first that he was just the man 1
was looking for but I find that 1 was
badly mistaken. He couldn't handle
first base at all. So I have decided to
let him go and put Abbott back on
first base. He is the best initial sac6er
we have ever had and also the best
captain. 1 think that the trial of Quig
ley and Blackburn after displacing Abb
bolt, fully shows that the latter is the
best man and we are going to put him
back
What made you lose so many
games?" was asked of Sheard.
There is one big reason for it, was
his answer, land I'm going to start a
roar about it and make trouble for
somebody. In fact have already COM
planned to Shiveley. Let me tell you
something. Wichita is paying it's team
81, 600 per month. Oklahoma City just
got through collecting over s., 900 in SUBJ
scriptions from it's citizens to keep it's
team going. The attendance down there
does not warrant the payment of such
salaries, which are twice more than the
limit prescribed in the rules. I'm not
going to stand for that. The fact of