The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-12

The effort made Monday to have the
national commission of minor baseball
leagues reopen the Schrant case, and
permit the big catcher to play with
Sedalia this year met with a direct or
der from Secretary Farrell to send the
big catcher at nee to Syracuse, New
York. President Leist of the Sedalia
club is going to fight the matter. The
complication is interesting. The Sedalia
Democrat had the following yesterday
regarding the affair: President ShivalY,
of the Western association, has received
a communication from Secretary Far
rel, Of the National association, stating
that the board had refused TO reopen
the case Of Catcher Schrant, and that
the ex-Topeka backstop must sc to
Syracuse. Schrant caught for the To-
peka club last season and was traded
to Sedalia ten days before the seaso
closed last fall. The Sedalia club neg
lected to send in Schrant's contract for
approval. In the meantime Schrant had
written to the Syracuse club and &C
cepted terms for 1905, having secured
from Topeka an unconditional release
winch was given early in the season
to take effect after the season should
close. In trading Schrant to Sedalia the
Topeka club overlooked this release.
Schrant, uDon learning Of his trade to
Sedalia, regretted accepting terms with
Syracuse and asked that club to be re-
leased Of the obligation. Syracuse re-
FUSED, n an appeal was taken to the
national board. The decision was favor
apIe TO Syracuse. Two weeks ago h
board was asked to reopen the case
ana Mr.. q. E. C0dding received a letter
from secretary Farrell assuring the Sc
daLa management the a rehearinp
would be granted and that the case
would receive immediate attention. Mr.,
Couulng is at a loss to explain MIR. Far
relIs actiO2 in writing to him that the
case would be reopened and then notify
ing President Shively of a directrefusaI
President Shively is in St. Louis and on
his way home viii stop off i'm Seda1fa
70 give the case further attention. Pres
1dent Lest viii carry the fight to the
bitter end, and the case has already
cost him nearly 500.
This is the way the Oklahoma Times
journal saw the game the other dav
Wen Dud Risley's stars the
Lamous Sioux Indian team ofNebraska-
Eeople who are familiar with the comic
s1Stc1ss OF Il. z Mark should have
Nlslted Sportsman's park yesterday af-
tsIhoon- There were nine r. z. Marks
Lhere as representatives of the sioa1v
1ndlan baseball team and what ire
ShIanoma City leaguers did to Thank
Ealhse1, yellow Tail, HIGH Hawk and
q few others. would have made sn1,a -
~ contestants for b Western assoc5s-
ZION ennan turn green with envy.
-
Gus Alberts on the TopeIa basebau
team; They look pretty good II -
A. is TOO early to tell fust now what
tney are going to do of course Mens
ger ABBOTT is making one miefsEe
HoWeNet- he IS letting his men work
out too fast. They are {brov-i1- -
nara Tor this early in the season 7,,eSa
preliminary season practice gsI,ss
ought not worry the team VIZ -
they 90 lose them2 They don't emf anv
~, OF as the Dutchman says. 'Thev
4OH make my ices or anv money 49,
The team annot afford to fbrov. -
arms away to beat a lot Of I'D Tbs
games after awhile are the ones that
count. eH91
springheld's defeat of the Kansas Ci+v
sues Yannigans causes the S-prinesa1S
Leader to bubble over in this VTfSa+
soplln ana Springfield are doing by far
lne nest ante-seasOn work and If is
more tina possible that Doc Shivelev
days. %
Gus Alberts notified President shive-
ley To-Day that he VIII umpire in the
western Association this summer if
siven a berth. shiveley said seyerai
Jays ago that he would like to have him
back. The umpires in the Association
WlIt get $50 g month this year. the same
Dunkin, the little home guard South
Paw with Fort Scott last year. is try
ing out in the pitching department. with
joplin.
On Thursday afternoon Washburn
and the Topeka Association team play
as Association park. This game was