The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03

up yesterday, ana these against the
crack twirler, Dummy Curtis. The loss
of Mclean was not such a disaster to
the Wichita team after all.
Charles Crum, the White Sex right
fielder, was released on Saturday night
by President Sheard. Sickness has pre-
vented this fast sun-garden man to get
ting into condition this summer, espec-
tally at the bat. He will probably not
play any more baseball this summer,
of the Kansas City stock yards. Abe
Lazotte will play Crum's position.
Sedalia left Topeka on Sunday noon
without playing single game of the
present series. Rain interfered on three
successive days. The next time the
Shoplifters come to Topeka there will be
enough double-headers to be played off
to use dozen pitchers on each side. 1t
had been planned to play off some OF
the games today, but after the man
ayers of the two teams figured the mat
ter over, it was found that the Sedalia
team could not stay, because it had to
be home in order to play in the morning
of the Fourth with Oklahoma City.
The most serious mistake in the con-
duct of the Western Association was
made at Oklahoma City on Sunday
morning. With a doubleheader on the
schedule with Joplin, it was concluded
that more money could be made by
playing one game in the morning and
the other in the afternoon, and it was
done. Whoever heard of any reputable
league playing Sunday morning games?
Whoever heard of violating with coun-
ter attractions, that one hour between
eleven and twelve o'clock, which the
churches all over the world claim as
their own, to call together their wor-
shippers? Verify, verify false god
has been set up in the territory town.
Why should the whole hand be taken
when half of it has been offered? In
every town Of the Western Association
circuit today it has been granted
through the medium of law that Sun
day afternoon ball games may be play
ed as long as they are not peace dis
turbing. 1t was quite a victory to the
liberal element to gain this point, but
why should it now step up and attempt
to take the entire day. There is a limit
which people considerative of the
feelings of others respect. There is lit
tie or no question but that neither Eu-
gene Barnes, the owner of the Okla
homa City team, or John Fillman, the
manager of the Joplin Miners, had any
idea of in any manner whatsoever to in
terfere with Sunday observation by the
churches. Both of them are high grade
men,, of good personalities. But the
omission must be charged up to their
"Reminiscences, if it can be placed no
where else. True it is that the territory
is s'iittle free and easy" Its stan
dards are not yet firmly moulded and
set. 1t can do things with IMMUNITY
which older and more settled cities
would have to spurn. But the effect of
the action of one town on the whole
league must be the point considered. 1t
will encourage a Sunday morning game
in some other town, where public senti-
ment may deny it tolerance, and the
result. will be upheaval, and a possible
destruction of the privilege of any Sun
day games at all. Oklahoma City's ac-
ton must be regarded as mistake. 1t
must be forgiven this time. But it must
never be committed again.