The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-13

tional league look like an even thing, but
the old-timers are gradually losing tI t5i
cunning and new inen are coming to the
front. Under the present system the Ma
tlonal league will get all the better OF y
IN the Selscllon OF new material anu ll.c
effect of this in the long run can easliy
be seen. -
the big eastern cities was tried oeIoES
and failed under more favorable circuIn-
stances In Boston the American lea.s us
is great financial success and the Ma
tl0nal league team is great a 1a1lurS-
IN New YORK the same conditlons Pdss .,a..
This is the condition throughout the east
where the leagues conflict. -,
dictate ball, and it is his strong card. The
teams not only pool their interests, put
stance, every effort is being made to give
New York winning team and the star
players are taken from weaker teams and
thrown to New York. OF course this is
hard on the weak teams, but 1t is any
thing to beat the National in New York.
Syndicate BAH is all right for the mag
mates, but the fans do not like the system,
and many dollar is turned from Ameri-
can league Golfers on that account:
AS the game nov stands, the old league
has led its new rival out Of trumps and
erIy in order to make any kind of a show
ing and keep up the fight
The remains of Ed Cuthbert, the veteran
player, who died in. St. Louis on Monday
after an illness of several months, were
family burial lot A pathetic incident
was Cuthbert's remarIiage on his Death
bed to Mrs Maggie Ross. his former wife,
whom he married sixteen years ago, and
from whom he had been separated for
several years.
After leaving the diamond Cuthbert
opened a saloon, which did not prove a
profitable venture. For several years past |
he had been inca FACILITATED in a measure |
by the onslaughts of a constantly de-
VelOping ailrnent. Friends contributed |
largely toward mis- relief and his former |
wife, seeing his distress. also came to his |
aid Her kindness was appreciated by the |
failing ball player who Wished to bury all |
espouse The wife Of his youth. Her heart |
touched by her former husbands love, she
formed shortly before the old player
passed away. Cuthbert was one of the |
the day after his death, Charley Com |
lskey, manager of the White SOx, said: /
"a Cuthpert, the ball player VINO dled
yesterday, was one of the old-time boys
that started in the game in the early sew
euties. and played for a number OF years
WITH the Philadelphia Athletics When Al
Reach was a player. I knew Cuthbert
well, and played with him the St. /
LOUIS Browns. He came to Chicago from
Philadelphia, and played on the old White /
Stockings a short time after the Dig nre;
He was considered one of the best left /
helders in the game at that time, ana
was acknowledged one of the fastest base
runners and a good man with the stick. I
he quit the game in 80. He was much on I
the order of Mike KeIly-a grand good
brother-in-law OF Buck Weaver, the old |
Philadelphia player. He suffered para
bad shape"
Are Jim Mcguire and Charley Farrell |
the Boston Herald the other day. 4
should say not. They are both colts COM
pared with myself When I was at Hot I
Springs year ago, getting into condi- +
tion. MCGUIRE was there and some one
asked which was the older. As neither
OF US was afraid to tell the truth 1t was
ascertained that I had him beaten about
three or four years. Yes, sir, am going
on 45 years and am proud of the fact
that I have been able to stay in the bust
ness until reached that age. 1t is rec
ord that few can equal Next to me
comes Tom DAILY in the point of big
league service. but / think I have Tom
beaten a couple of years in age Count
Campau is another of the old boys. The
Count is older than 1, I guess, but he
spent most Of his time in the minors. but
will be back on the diamond again this
year.
mind. the great oitfielder and heavy hit
ter, -Sprengard, of the Saturday. Afternoon
Hill team Rltty. now with Northside,
was the former College Kill center fielder,
and when he went to the new organiza-
ton Sprengard5 who had last fall been in |
vited to travel with the hilltop hustlers,
was again pushed for positive answer.
Northside, Norwood. Hartweu and Avon
dale, as well as College Hill. We're after
the services of the elongated. curly headed
youngster, but the skirmlsh IS over and
the contract for 1905 is slowed away in
Mayor John Bruce's big safe.
John Fielder. who rules paper during
the week because he likes it, and plays
ball on Saturday and Sunday because he
can't help it, will appear on the old Blue
Stocking grounds out in Cumminsville as
q Northsider this year. John batted over
500 last year and the year before, and as
a fielder ne is even up with the best
Northside has a team right now that
should cause every old sport, every young
follower of the game and every house,
hold that knows bat bag from bundle
carrier, to turn out and give the man
ayers the strongest kind of support.
Artie Burch. the Shamrock player
wanted in Norwood and Northside goes
to Avondale. He is a good man and will
come in handy to help Avondale hold her
own this year