The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-01
they SUIT SHEARD
He Talks About the White SOx
Today.
Says No More Changes Will Be
Made.
THEY RETURN TODAY.
Open the Home Series With
Joplin Team.
Hughes Was Hurt During
Springfield Game.

!
1.-THE first month of the champion
ship race of the Western association is
now over and the White Sox suit me
just as they stand" said President
Tom Sheard this morning, as he led
his band of ball players uptown from
the Santa Fe depot where they ar
rived from Kansas City at II o'clock
this morning, from an invasion of the
eastern half of the circuit They
/ missed just one gang of breaking
| even out of eight attempts.
4 see no reason at a for making
| a change. Our failure to get more
! than half was due primarily to the in
ability of the Sox to hit. Somehow or
other they simply could not bunch up
/ enough bingles to shove runs over the
plate. But in the past two games
they seem to have found their eva
again and believe that they have hit
their stride.
THE pitchers are working nicely,
with the exception of Alderman. He
is star tWirler all right, but is shy on
control. believe he will shave down
/ his wildness to an extent, as the
warm weather comes. and will prove
! all right After he gets in shape we
/ expect him to win lots of games
! for us.
ct cannot see where a change of
any kind would be of advantage to us.
Just now some heavier hitters would
| help out materially. but our boys can
| hit after they get started once. On field
! ing I don't think they can be beaten
! The team looks good to me and will
| stand just as it is all season unless ac-
cident or some other extraordinary
! reason intervenes.
I'VE had to give Dutch Persch a
good calling down on the trip, and
| practically threaten to fire him, not
/ because of his present inability to hit,
| but because he has been shooting off
\ his mouth too much. But he prom
/ lsed US that he would be good so
| everything is all right again so far as
/ he is concerned He has quieted
/ down nicely and is living right up to
his agreement.
''In fact all of the men have stop
/ ped fuSSing with each other We had
1 a good heart to heart talk on the sub
1 Ject the other day, and there won't be
\ any more trouble along that line if
can help it. Abbott has stopped kick
I ing, too, except when it is necessary
Then a captain should protest and do
/ it hard. I believe in standing up for
your rights. But Abbott doesn't kick
any more the way he used to. He is
l doing it in q. less violent way.
Il just want to be a prophet once"
| continued Sheard. you mark my
word, that when we finish our pres
\ ent series of twelve games here at
home, Oklahoma City and Wichita will
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place, and Topeka will be third, with
Joplin fourth. III bet on that"
All of the White Sox are in good
/ physical condition with the exception
of Tom Hughes. While pitching at
/ Springfield Decoration day, he
wrenched himself and suffered a Sc
we're sprain of an old abdominal
1 wound. To make his aff1iction worse
he was also hit in the head by a
pitched ball. He was turned over to a
L. l.
~ upon the arrival of the team, and
good care will be given him. He is
! expected to be all right again within a
| few days. Abbott's foot, which was
spiked at Guthrie and festered subse-
uuentIy is healed up again, and the
lively captain, who went away from
here limping, is in prime condition.
Topeka. will play twelve games dur
/ ing it's present stay at home, four with
/ Joplin which began today; four with
/ Springfield, and then four with Leav-
enworth.
The Joplin team arrived at noon to-
day and is quartered at the National
hotel All of the sick and injured are
/ again in shape, and the regular Miner
! lineup went on the field this afternoon.
Shimonek, who has been out of the
! game for a week with fever, is back on
the second station, and Vanderhills
tsplit finger is healed up, enabling the
/
| NIT.
Alderman and Henry were the points
for Topeka this afternoon. while Smith
and Vanderbilt did service for the visi-
tors.
The Topeka City League was organ
lied on "wednesday night with the fol-
! lowing members: The Clippers; Ather-
| ton Moving company; Burghart's Fa-
| vorftes; Santa F'e general offices.
Another meeting will be held on Fri
day night at the z. NJ. G. A. rooms,
at which time Gus A1berts will be cIo-
sen president and Clarence Smith, sec
rotary and treasurer. The opening date
has not yet been decided upon. It will
be made an event however Gus Al
berts states that he will engage Jack
sons band to furnish s'foot-quickening'
to help out.
The Taylor Grain company was to
have been a member of the league, but
backed out, and the Burghart's Favor
tie team was put in in its place. G.
E. Carr, who represented the Taylor
team, was not satisfied with the or
ganization.
EX-GOVERNOR STANLEY HERE.