The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-20
Rival Ball Men Are Friendly in
All of the Leagues.
Schedules Show Good Effects OF
Closer Relations.
WORKING In HARMONY.
COmiskey Was the One Man Who
Left Disguised.
Never Saw Such Side Stepping
as Hart Is Doing.

New York, Feb 20.-The meeting OF
the baseball forces in New York last
week resulted in closer relations be-
tween the major leagues, which will
prove a blessing to the game. The mi
nor leagues were given respectful
hearing by the American League and
offered several valuable concessions.
but the small fellows were not willing
TO take half loaf when they expected
to pay for the same by the loss of a
great deal of their independence. one
feature that the minors must ever stand
strong for.
The schedules given out were by long
odds the best ever drafted since the
advent of the American League. The
general mixing up of the delegates
around the hotel corridors was a con-
spicuous feature of the meeting. Men
who had long been apart on some small
matter got together and the baseball
atmosphere was cleared up as never
before since the two leagues started
out for patronage.
The minors were ably represented and
made fine impression, and, though
failing to- land what they asked for,
paved the way for better conditions in
the future.
The Southern League asked to be
raised TO the highest class of the mi
nors, and President johnson made this
one of the conditions of any concessions
to the minors. Il believe" said John
son. that the Southern is fully as
strong as any minor league, and in
Judge Kavanaugh their president, they
have a man whom the American
League would like to honor.
The Southern League objects to
having its players drafted by the east
ern and other class A leagues, and then
buy the men back for the same amount
of money. The argument of President
kaVanaugh was very strong, and
should have gained him the concessions
he asked for from the National board"
John NJ. Ward has not given up the
idea of going after August Hermann
for his statement at the Laughery club
to the effect that Pitcher Taylor was
not as level as a sidewalk. Ward was
heard the remarks by Mr.. Hermann.
Taylor has gone back to st. Louis.
was very much pleased to see the
brotherly interest Clark Griffith took
in the Taylor case The player never
dreamed of securing counsel until he
met Griffith at New York, and then
he was forced to get Ward in line.
The one man who left for home
thoroughly Disguised was the "Old
Roman" Charles Comiskey. II never
saw such sidestepping," said he to
President Pullian, "as Jim Hart is do
ing, and the way he is crawling out of
,
he limited that he knew some awful
things about this man Taylor. and yet
we find him pulling away from the
proposition when invited to show
something substantial. I don't care
to bother with this affair, but the pa
irons of the game in Chicago demand
that the player be punished if guilty
of a wrong, and Mr.. Hart has not
come to the front as the public had
reason to expect that he would
George Tebeau. the western Whirl- !
wind. was conspicuous, with two swell
presidents on his STAG, O'Brien of the |
American association and O'Neill of |
the Western league.
The combination of Hermann and !
Frank De Haas Robson was a warm /
one, both liberal minded men who
mixed up with the crowd and made I
every one comfortable. The game |
has not produced any man more con-
5iderate of others than Mr. Robson. |
and the league meetings are pretty |
slow affairs when he is missing.
He made a winning fight for his /
man Taylor and saved. the boys bacon |
through the testimony of Mike Grady, /
who caught the now celebrated game |
At Pittsburg and gave the signals.