The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-13

players being injured and some of the
pitchers in whom he had high hopes
being dzzles at the last moment, Mr..
I'Leist never gave up hopes of giving
the town a. pennant winner, and until
the anvil chorus began to knock he
was constantly trying to strengthen
the. team The attendance at the last
| few games has been so small that al
most anyone would be disguised and
i there was not much surprise when it
I was learned that Mr.. Leist had dis
posed of the team. Fred Phipps and
Eddie Lyon are perhaps two Of the
best known. gentlemen in Sedalia anc
have many friends who are confident
that they will make the team a sue
cess. They purchased the entire team,
players, contracts, reserve papers and
all accounts and in return they gave
a guara ntea to keep the franchise in
Sedalia, which will ease the minds of
some of the. fans, who, though they
do unreasonable things and talk
great deal with their faces, would be
very sore if the team was ever al
lowed to get away from SedalIa.
Messrs. Phipps and Lyon viii try to
strengthen the team at once and their
first step will be to get two first class
tWirlers, and after that they Will turn
their efforts to strengthen the team at
other weak spots. and it is safe to say
that with the next week there will be
some changes on the team. Up to the
present time there has been no man
ager appointed. but it is probable that
Mr.. Phipps viii be the manager of The
team.
I All of $500 changed hands in the last
game at Oklahoma City between the
Nets and the Leavenworth Woodpeck--
eTs. Umpire Owens tried to stop the
betting, and finding his efforts without
avail refused to officiate. For that
Owens ought to have medal 1t is one
of the bylaws of the association that
betting is not to be tolerated IN the
grandstand or bleachers. Oklahoma
City had better cut it out. Topeka had
some of it in its game with Leaven-
worth here on Sunday.
Eddie Lyons got his good and proper
from the Leavenworth management. A
good many people wondered why Shu-
meyer was playing third base, Lyons
position, and where he is an accredited
star. Last week his work became out
rageously Indifferent, and Army
promptly fined him IS and put him on
the bench suspended, for thirty days.
He was with the team Sunday at his
own expense, however.
Forrest Thomas, formerly a pitcher with
Sedalia, has Joined the Minneapolis Amer
lean association team. He may throw to
his own league mate. Charley Schmidt,
who has hung on the Mtllers.
Pitcher Gehring has hammered out nine
home runs this year. Roy Bevis' state
ment about him being the ''hittenest pitch
er he ever seen holds good.
Pitcher Horton has returned to Joplin
from the bedside of his sick wife and baby
at Chillicothe. There was nothing to the
rumor that he had jumped.
The White Sex left on Monday night for
Springfield. Pitcher Alderman and Catch
er Stewart were left at home. Allie" has
been woefully shy on control and Captain
Quigley thought that he ought to be given
a workout every morning and afternoon
to see if his witness can not be allayed-
''It is only a short trip we are going out
on" says Captain Quigley. and in case
anyone gets hurt we can easily call either
of them in If necessary. It is not because
they are not good enough, but because Al
derman needs q hard working out and
Stewart viii give it to him."