The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05

From the Leavenworth Times. Secre-
tary Logan of the Topeka White Sox
according to the Topeka Journal says
he can't see why Topeka players are
considered rowdies. Logan has either
been asleep or he has never seen the
Topeka bunch play ball. The exhibition
of rowdyness on the part of several
members of the team has been dis
graceful to the game. 81
Even Leavenworth thinks itself
is from the Times: The big leagues
have had agents watching the star
players in this league during the sum-
mer and it will be surprising to the
fans the number who will go to faster
company next season. The Leavenwerth
team will lose several of her best play
ers and the management should realize
this and put out their graphing hooks
for players to fill the vacant places.
There is some mighty good material in
the Missouri Valley league.
Dick Rohn claims to be the youngest
man on the Sedalia team. And then, like
a girl, he refuses to tell his age
Thomas Sheard. the owner of the
White Sox. is now very mysterious
about his plans for next year. half
month ago he was willing to say that
bud Risley would in all probability
handle his men next year. "Risley
has my proposition now and we have
his said Sheard today. so far we
have agreed. But there is one thing
that Dud must do. He must show US
right away that he is able to do what
he says he cam"
What is that?'' was asked of Sheard.
st won't talk about it, was the an
swer. Il indicated to the papers some
time ago what it was. but have moth
ing more to say"
That is about the sum and substance
of what you get out of SheardTa bout
L aaf.,
far as Risley is concerned. TWO weeks
ago Mr. Sheard stated that he expect.
ed bud to bring with him part of the
Oklahoma City bunch and part of the
Guthrie Senators. 1t is a we'll known
fact that but half, or probably less than
that, of the Nets are reserved. Almost
the entire Guthrie team refused this
spring to sign the reserve clause. So 1t
can be easily seen why RiSley could
bring them along if he wanted to. This
is the reason that Risley said he would
make up a team for Topeka from the
two Territory clubs. But evidently
there is: still some kind of hitch or
either Sheard is playing postum and
wants to lay low until the season is over
before he makes his definite announce
ment about Risley's acquisition. His
answers about him are entirely unsatls-
factory. Risley himself is silent as a,
sphinx when approached on. the sub
ject.
Gene Barnes, the owner of the Okla
homa City Nets is making hard fight
to stay in the Western Association cir
cult next year He is approaching all
of his friends on the matter to help him
in his efforts. Oklahoma City. with
Barnes in the head. ought to remain. if
about its neck. Were there another good
town down there to take the Senators
place, Barnes would probably not have
to worry about next summer. But It is
almost a cinch that Guthrie can under
no circumstances remain, because the
attendance does not warrant the long
jump. Sometime ago. and it is still
| fresh in everybodys mind, part of the
Guthrie owners got cold feet and want
| ed to quit aud sell out to Enid. Some
patriots" got together and dug down
| into their jeans for some money, about
| 81 900, and voted to blow it, to keep
| the team the rest of the season. This
| kind of an act may work once. but the
second or third call will make it lose
all the 1uster and glisten of its novelty.
But that is not the main point The
majority of the rest of the managers
| over the circuit are coming out fat
| footed in their determination to knock
| out both of the territory towns at this
falls meeting at the Baltimore hotel in
Kansas City. 81 tell you right now that
| it is a settled fact, that they will not be
Sheard today. Il have talked to other
managers and they are of the same
| opirlion We don't get enough people
| down there to warrant taking the long
railroad trip. The rest of the circuit
| is sore on the same proposition and you
/ watch if the two places are not drop
ned this fall l know just exactly what
| I am talking about" That seems to be
/ a common sentiment among the man
| ayers AS much as most of the circuit
| would like to see Gene Barnes and Ok
lahon1a City in the circuit again next
! wear. they feel that it would be bad
/ business sense. Barnes ahad better take
/ his franchise to some other town. Ev-
erybody will be willing to stand by him
| if he does that, for he is all right. with
the AL brand.
Kansas City. Sept 5.-Artaur Irwin
has received challenge from the
Wichita club in the Western Association
/ inviting the B1ooz to play a series of
three games for a purse of $1,000 and
total gate receipts. He has accepted the
! challenge and the series will be. played
4 at Wichita on September %. "a and 25.
/ The terms of the challenge are that the
4 winning club shall receive the total gate
! receipts at each game and that the club
i winning the series shall receive the
| purse of 81 600 of which $500 win be put
| up by each club
/ ssShot to pieces is the only term ade-
! ouate to describe the misfortunes of the
! Springfield Highlanders. Such a. patch
/ ed-up aggregation as they presented in
topeka on Labor day fully explains
| Tgf1v the management refused to let Sc
beaugh. Byrne and Hetling go to kan