The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-16
OVER TIE WESTERN ASSOCIA.
TON.

and his release is no surprise.
OVER TIE WESTERN AssOC1A-
TION.
The championship cup for which the
baseball clubs in the Western associa-
ton will compete this year has been
completed and is on exhibition in the
windows of the Joplin Scale company.
the donors, at Joplin. The cup is of
solid silver and stands about II inches
high. It is handsomely engraved with
the words Championship Cup from the
Joplin Scale company of the Western
Association of professional baseball
clubs for the season of 1905 and 1907
The trophy will be exhibited in every
town in the circuit some time during
the summer, and also in Kansas City.
The conditions of its being awarded are
as follows; One hundred and forty
games are to be played during the sea-
son and at the end of the seventeen
game, of first half Of season, the cup
will be awarded TO the team then stand
ing the highest This team will retain
the cup until the end of the season, at
which time the cup is to go to the team
standing the highest for the entire lao
games. This team win retain the cup
until the end Of the season Of 1905. At
this time the cup will again be awarded
to the team standing the highest dur
ing the 1906 season. The team holding
the cup at the close of the 1906 season
becomes the permanent pOssessor of the
cup without further competition.
Ed Hickey, formerly of the Omaha
Western League team has been signed
by Guthrie to play third in the place Of
Jimmie Collins who will be let 30.
Hickey tried out with the Indianapolis
American Association team this year
but Carr beat him out. He is getting
$3.50 from Neal. He is a star of the
order of Jimmie Prick. He Joined the
team at Topeka wearing a loud checked
GTfff o
that off before you go on the field,'
were Manager Hamiiton's orders. And
forthwith Hickey made his way to the
| tonsorial artists shop.
Mig Perrine, the little Missouri VAL
| ley star with Springfield last year para
| lyzed the Denver fans by knocking
four bag ger over the center field fence
/ in the mountain town the other day.
His job is good for one more month at
least.
Out of five times up Olson made four
/ hits for Joplin Sunday. Friel at Spring
! field, another formerly of Topeka man,
is getting two bingies per day right
along
Red Davis of Sedalia is the first man
for the year to be spiked. He ripped
| his hand open while sliding to second
/ the other day and as a consequence is
on Leist's hospital list. He is also the
opened.
! Pitcher Williams for whom Presi-
dent Sheard is dickering, has not yet
been cinched and there seems to be
some doubt of his coming. He was
to have been here yesterday. The
management viii tell little of his
/ identity. but Jack Henry who recon-
mended him says that he is a star OF
famous magnitude.
Nick Carter is getting the spit ball
away better than any pitcher in the
! league. At least so the gossip runs.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal:
The Wichita team should be named
bers." They are the worst set of kick
ers in the league.
Shades Of cy stinson! From the
! Oklahoman: The fans will excuse the
/ Nets for losing yesterdays game to
Wichita. They have special instruc-
tons from Manager Barnes never to
win a game that has "unlucky thir-
teen" connected with it. Yesterday
was the thirteenth game the Nets
have played this season. Today is
May 3 and of course they will not be
expected to win.
The Leavenworth dopesters are call
ing the Joplin team the woodpeckers-
Leavenworth had better keep quiet.
From the Oklahoma City Times
Journal: t'Speck" Hurlburt is playing
a star game in the outfeld for the
NETS but no other player receives
more jeers from the fans. Hurlburt
throws several kinds of duck fits when
things don't go to suit him, which IS
disgusting in the extreme.