The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-20
BASEBALL MIx-UP.
Western League Meeting Postponed
Cooley Talks MysteriOusly.

Baseball matters through the middle
west have become so badly entangled
during the past few days that the
Western League has indefinitely post
poned its meeting scheduled for Chi
cago today and Saturday, that the
Western Association has abandoned its
plan of holding its meeting the latter
part of the month, and that a definite
solution of the situation may not be
obtained until after the meeting of the
National commission of minor base
ball leagues in New York city next
January.
Dick Cooley, the recent purchaser Of
the Topeka White SOx brings back this
news from Chicago today. His most
the following: I'm not worrying.
There are three leagues after Topeka
right now"
Exactly was his reply, as he but
toned up his light overcoat and unbut-
toned it again nervouSly.
What is the third one besides the
Western League and the Western AS
sociation2" was asked.
THAT I cannot tell he replied. But
I will say this much, that in case OF
certain events, new league viii be
formed through this territory which
will contain the cream of the towns" >"
who is back Of it?'
"That cannot say" he answered.
Now I'll tell you" started Cooley,
fixing himself comfortably in a big
chair. Things are so badly tangled
up, mixed up, balled up, or any old
thing you want to say it with, that It
is an actual impossibility to give out
a definite idea as to what will happen.
There are more ideas hanging around
/ lose. more propositions being worked
on, more wires being pulled, more but
on-holing being done, than ever be-
fore in the history of western base
ball. But Topeka is absolutely secure
of getting the best of it. Geographic
cally we are located just right, and
/ they all want US. The Western League
wants us if the Colorado towns are IN
/ the circuit or are out Of it. Shiveley
/ is a strong factor in the Western
League battles just as indicated in last
nights State Journal That story is
/ true and the facts about it are cut
4 ting a whole lot of figure Yet it is
/ only one of a dozen schemes.
Il am just as anxious to get into
/ that Western league as they are 20
have US. I want to go where the
money is. Those boys will treat US
right and help US get a good team.
| They want US. They will do the
| square thing. About that we needn'
| to have q bit of worry. I could give
/ out the plans for I know them. The
fact that I own the Topeka franchise
I puts me in a crucial position. The
! promoters of the various schemes are
! ali uSuf1iS On topeka anu 4OA tAat
reason they come to me with their
plans. So I know just where L am at.
/ 1 saw Shiveley and had d long talk
with him. He is very busy, too, can
tell you At the wind-up he will show
up strong somewhere, all right.
Il don't imagine you can pick mich
out of this talk I have given you,
! said Cooley, but it is all can tell
Matters are so badly wound up that
it is useless to try to tell anything
now Then all of the schemes are be-
ing worked on the quiet and 1 was
asked to keep mum. But you can just
rest assured that there won't be any
thing definite for some time yet and
when it does come Topeka will be ta-
ken care Of
Cooley went back to Kansas City
this afternoon. Within two weeks he
will start out on the vaudeville cir
cult with his wife. They are booked
! clear to the coast.