The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-07


his ways or he will not stay on the
Sh1veley staff week, but will be
driven out. He makes the fault COM
mon to all men who handle the indi-
Gator for the first time for profession
al ball players, namely, he is too soft
hearted to cripple a team by benehing
oftending members and does not like to
take their money from them. Further
than that he permits the players to
wrangle with him, instead of taking
his watch and allowing them enough
time to clear the field and get down
TO business or forfeit the game. An
other point: he allowed two personal
assaults upon himself Saturday after
noon, one by Shortstop Quigley who
caught him by the shoulders and
yanked him around and again by Cole
who made for him with a bat. All
of these offenses he allowed to go I'M
punished. Right there is where he is
building his own grave. Instead OF Civ
ing the players the impression that he
is 'it'' as Owens does SO successfully,
he allows himself to be bully-ragged
about until he does not know whether
his soul is his own or not That will
kill off any umpire. Cameron was bad
on balls and strikes, although he was
| good on base decisions. But even at
that he should not tolerate continual
bases in the third inning Saturday
against Topeka. Captain Abbott of the
White Sox went out and cheWed cloth
with him for almost half an hour and
fellow change his decision. The result:
Springfield handed him a protest of the
game to be presented to President
| ShiVeley. Il was in error fellows" he
said in pacifying tone Of voice That
is the reason changed it. / don't
think Abbott ought to have kicked SO
hard" Mr.. Cameron, the thing for you
to do is to act, and not merely
think That doesn't buy you any
thing. The old gang on the Topeka
team is famous for its kicking proclivi-
ties and they will drive you to the
woods if you permit. Remember that
| you have the power to forfeit games,
send men to the bench and put on
| fines. Don't change your decisions.
They may please one fellow but they
| will make the other one sore. Then 1t
simply gives the favored one the idea
| that he can do it right along. Run the
| game yourself. Don't listen to every
whim of. the ball players. The crowd
determines your value as umpire.
Gus Hetling, Springfeld's crack third
baseman: II told Abbott this morning
| that if he could effect a trade in any
| way or other for me. L would like to
come here. This is the town that l
like of them ALL I wish something
! could be fixed up so that l could hold
down third bag for you.'
Ted Sullivan, famous in national
sporting affairs, was in Topeka on Sat
|
| Topeka and Springfield. Il am looking
for National League material, espec-
| tally hitting outfielders who can run
| the bases,'' he said. II have so far
your teams play. Lazotte would fill
the qualifications as a hitter, but he
| cannot run the sacks. Speck Hurlourt
is good man but he has been IN
miEor company too long. I want them
after the second or third year Mike
| Welday looks like a promising man to
me who might go up next year. OF
the Topeka team I was most impress
ed with Quig1ey's work, but after his
rovdy attack on the umpire I am
against him. They don't stand for that
kind of business in big company. l
like your Pitcher Hughes. In year
| or two he will make some of the best
ones hurry. He is too young now yet
| to go up but just wait a year or two,
if he keeps going at his present clip
and keeps on taking good care of him
self as 1 understand he is doing now,
and he can get a berth in faster COM
pany. You have quite a number of
] fast youngsters in your circuit but they
are not fast enough yet for bigger
| company. But some of them will get
there. These towns that are in the cir
cult of the Western Association ought
to be mighty glad of the quality of ball
they are getting. L tell you right now
you have a nice fast league, one of the
| incest minor leagues in the country"
From the Sedalia Capital: Enid, Ok,
has written Manager Leist another let
ter, begging for the privilege of pur-
chasing Sedalia's franchise in the
| Western Association.
From the Parsons Sun: Adams. the
Parsons pitcher, has an offer of $125
month from the Topeka Western asso-
citation team, and in the event that he
can secure his release. he will accept
the offer. One of the Topeka mag
mates was in Parsons Wednesday try
| ing to sign Adams. Adams objects to
being pitched every other day as he is
doing at Parsons, as he says it is rob-
bling him of his speed and control.
AS suspected some time ago and an
| nounced in the State Journal. the
Western league is after Topeka with
the intention of still getting this town
| into it's circuit this summer. Just
| few DAYS ago, an offer was made the
| ohicials' of the Western league to
| President Shiveley to trade the fran
| chise at ST. Joseph for the franchise
! in this city. Shiveley turned it down
| cold. saying that he would not give up
| Topeka at all and that the only thing
| that the Western league could do was
| TO buy in here for $4,000, as the Ma
1 tionaI agreement provides. Shiveley
1 told the story of the matter here on
! Sunday. yes he said. ''the Western