The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15

was married on Saturday evening to
Miss lola Smith Of ST. Joe. in that-city.
SebeaBghr is cone of the finest fellows
personally in the Western Association
roster of baseball players and it WASH (
strange that some girl should ind it
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The Leavenworth Times has nothing
but kind words concerning its excursion
of last Sunday from that town TO To-
peka: The excursion to Topeka Sunday
was a decided success. Exactly 1856
persons went to the capital city on the
special ands everyone declared that he
had had z very enjoyable time. The ex-
cursion train was under the personal
direction Of J. D. Hurley and good time
was made each way and especially on
the return trip which was done in two
houlg and fifteen minutes. AS. soon as
the oxcurSiOniStS arrived in Topeka
they took possession of the city and
kept it until the train pulled out at
S:45 O'Clock in the evening. The Topeka
people were kind and did all in their
power to make the visitors have a good
time. Those who wanted refreshments
of the hop variety were really surprised
at the various kinds that could be Sc
cured at the numerous places. The To-
pelxa people showed their good fellow
ship by tipping the visitors OF on
where to get keys and the quiet hooks
and corners where hop tea could be got
Inc Dall game tine less SalQ dDOuN II
the better) went to Topeka by score
of to l. The principal reason Tor tnls
was that the locals couldn't hit HOWE
who had everything The Topeka crowd
certainly doesn't know how to root IN a
systematic way. They were put 10 the
bad proper by the LeaVenworth crowd
of noise-makers. In fact it appeared
that the Topeka spectators rather knock
on their team than boost 1t and TINS IS
one. reason for the teams bad luck All
in all q good time was had and we take
our hats off to Topeka.
Just think Of the Fort Scott Tribune
believing and printing this: Umpire
Collins might leave the Missouri Val
ley league inside of a week or ten days
and enter the American association.
Collins is now in communication with
President O'Brien of that league. HIS
Jumps is capable of handling the indl-
Gator in any league and his frienas
hope he will succeed in landing the
place he seeks.
It comes out sooner or later. Umpire
Werner, who was almost mobbed IN
Topeka last week. played with Guthrie
a part of last season. The TERRITORY
people are welcoming him with open
arms. He is down there now handling
the indicator.
Jack Root may not pitch further eff
fective work this season, because OF an
injury which he received in recent
game He will be sent upon the ruo-
Der at his regular turns for the next
two weeks and it will be seen by thal
time whether or not he will have 70
leave the game entirely for the year OF
not.
John Schrant is working every other
day now behind the bat for the syria
cuse team in the New York stare
league, and. has the preference oyer the
teams other catcher on account OF ms
smuggling ability. In the games played
at Syracuse on May % and 20. Big
John got four hits out Of five times up
each day.
Eli Gates, last year with Leaven-
worth now with Portland in the Coast
league, shut out Oakland the other day
by a score of II to 0. He is pitching
the ball Of his life.
Pitcher RED Morton, well known to
every fan about the circuit, is the lat
est acquisition to the Peoria team. He
gained a. schunk of notoriety by being
drafted in the Boston Americans last
year from the Toledo team, instead OF
a brother pitcher on the same team
named Martin. who was the twirleI
Jimmy Collins was after. The Boston
team was gold-bricked on the deal, as