The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-15

'Leavenworth at Wichita
The management of the White Sox
have been trying to get Billy White
of SedaIia, to play short, evidently In
the place of Quigley. The negotiations
have been going on for a long while,
but the Shop1ifters have turned them
down cold. Captain Dick Rohn, OF
Sedalia, was asked this morning about
the matter and said: Why wouldn't
give White for your whole team. An
offer of one of your players and a con-
sideration of 500 in addition was
made to us for White. but We didn't
care to entertain it. I'll tell you what
is the matter with the. Topeka team.
There are too many old heads in your
bunch. They get to quarreling and
pickering among themselves. You
need some fresh, new blood. Mix up
the old ones and the kids and you'll
have a team without any trouble.
Again the Sedalia team has changed
ownership and management Recently
Eddie Lyons bought the. franchise
from Henry Leist. Today the follow
ing message was received by Dick
Rohn. Take charge of team as cap
tain and manager in Cheeks place:
You now belong to me. Henry Leist =
That tells the story pretty graphically.
Dutch Henry is again in the harness.
ne likes 1bO1il anu pot AAAl1A OcS<A GU
the steering wheel although Cheek has
made a good commander-in-chief..
Leist came to Topeka today to take
charge of his new, or old, properly,
just as you want to call It He has
secured a new pitcher by the name of
Knarr. He is still shy an outfielder, it
being necessary at the present time for
twirler to perform in the sun garden.
Henry knows a ball player when ne
sees him and the chances are that the
N11f1 will. again be doing
business.
Big Skinny Horton has again Joined
Springfield, his first love, where he was
two years before this one, signing UP
with the Joplin Miners this spring. He
had a row with Shorty Hurlburt last
fall and quit. Shorty evidently has for
gotten old sores and they have made
that Hurlburt had sold the franchise,
it is a pretty definitely settled fact that
he has only retired from public par
ticipation.
From the Joplin News-Herald:
The pass which has been used by the
reporter. for the News-Herald for the
ball games has been taken UP. The
sporting editor of this paper has de-
cided to go on a diet of bread and
water, to. raise the price iof admission.
The management of the ball teams
needs the money. for new players
Though the stock is not on the sn1af-
ket at $125 per SHARE. the. sporting
editor feels that if he can enhance the
value of this precious commodity,
which is made out of the good win of
the fans of this city, he is willing to
make sacrifice. Even Toe per day
put into the improvement of the team
would help. The sporting editor, is
"close," but he is willing to do his
/ best in order to assist the team win
the pennant in any way the manage
ment thinks best. He is always anx-
l-ious to help along a good private snap.
From the Joplin Globe: The new
Miners: Stewart, catcher; Shimonek
first base; Gygli, second base; Lyons
third base; Pendry, shortstop: Bay
less, left field; Nagel, center. field
Baerwald. right field and captain
Companion, Wilkinson, Durbin. Smith
Morris pitchers. The glad dawn o.
hope promised by the Globe through
all the darkest baseball hours is surely
here. Now comes the announcement
that the Miners are to be reorganized
rejuvenated. Fingered up generally b,
the injection of new blood. Captain
John Fillman goes to the Kansas CITY
! RIueS Olson is- traded to I.eaVenwOrtf