The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-07
HOWE TO GO.
Little Pitcher Will Be Traded to Wich-
ita for Murray.

Pitcher Bill HOWE of the White Sox
will probably be wearing a Wichita
uniform in few days. He goes there
for "Curly" Murray who is now play
ing center field for Topeka.
1t was commonly thought, and SO
announced by Sheard, that Murray
came here because of his release from
the Jobber City, but this morning Sec
retary Logan stated that Murray had
only been loaned to the White Sox for
the rest of the season.
I'VE want to obtain permanent pos
session of him. however, said Logan
this morning. t.We want to own him
for next year Next to Speck HurlbJlrt
we think him the best Outfielder in the
league. l think that Wichita will ac-
cept the proposition to take Howie for
him. In fact we are positive that the
deal will go through. We wrote to
tonight we will have a wire to send
HOWE on
why did you let Howie go?"
"Oh, he hasn't been working well
rattling good pitcher but somehow or
other he hasn't been getting away we'll.
Then we have enough other pitchers to
fill UP our staff and can afford to let
him 60"
Howie is a good pitcher. Whether
he has not been taking the best care
of himself, or whether his arm went
to the bad in his double header shut
out against Sedalia two weeks ago, are
the questions concerning his failure to
hang on in Topeka. 1t is certain that
he is not giving the service which he
offered at the beginning of the season.
Topeka now has Hughes, Blackburn,
Carter, Dye and McKe1vey on it's twirl-
ing staff, besides Howie, still one too
many if the latter goes as expected.
Dye is from Manhattan where he has
been playing independent ball. This
afternoon he was given trial in the
box against Springfield.
Topeka is liable to lose its star box
artist, Tom Hughes Ted Sullivan, fam
GUS in national sporting affair.", was i'll
Topeka on Saturday and Sunday. He
saw Hughes work yesterday and was
impressed with him. On Sunday night
he went to Tom Sheard and made this
proposition: Loan Hughes to me for
a month. want to put him into Ma
tiona1 League team, either New York
or Cincinnati. I want some of the older
pitchers there to teach him a good over
arm throw, and give him some pointers.
Then I want him to work a few games.
If he shows up good we will keep him
and pay you a good price for him. If
he falls down then we will send him
back"
To this Sheard replied: eff you want
Hughes you will have TO pay for him
and right now. I won't stand for any
sampling.'
''All right replied Sullivan, "Tn
write you III a lew QdyS duQ name the
figure which I think I can pay you for
him now
So Hughes is probably slated to jump
from the Western association to the Ma
tionaI league, all at one fell swoop.
Whether he will make good is of course
problematicaL At the present fime he
is throwing side-arm entirely curving
in and out from the plate. He is not
using his over-arm throw because he
can not control it this year, while last
summer he used it almost entirely. His
side-arm delivery gives him the greatest
amount of speed and for that reason he
likes it better.
Hughes is practically new to profess
sionaI baseball. hast year being his first
in comparatively fast company. He
started last season with Pittsburg in
the Missouri Valley league, was traded
to Topeka with Jack Friel for Abbott
and has stuck here ever since. He is
under reserve to the White Sox for next
year.