The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08
President of Western Baseball
Association Is Excited.
OVerturns u estern Association
Schedule Already Adopted.
CALLS A NEW MEETING.
Offer Another Prize of 500 for
New Arrangement.
All This Because Topeka News
papers Printed News First.

Because the Western association
schedule recently adopted, was printed
in the Topeka newspapers before the
Kansas City Times and Star and the
Kansas City Journal were given an on
portunity to publish it, President
Shtveley on Wednesday night issued
the call for a new schedule meeting,
and hung up another prize of 500 for
the person who submits the best draft.
Shiveley took the schedule which
had been adopted to the Kansas City
newspapers and offered it to them as
news matter. They had seen it print
ed, however. in the Topeka newspapers
and refused to touch it. To curry their
favor and keep inside of their protect
ing arms, he very promptly decided to
knock out the schedule for some paltry
insufficient reasons which he named
today in the Kansas City Times, and
will call a meeting for a new pro-
gramne of the summers games.
Are the Kansas City newspapers
running the Western association? Do
their whims count for more in the
management's eyes than the influence
and persevering work of the newspa-
pers in the towns which are members
OF the league and own franchises
therein? If the Kansas City newspa-
pers are the president of the Western
association, what's the use of paving
Shiveley a salary2
The schedule which was printed in
the Topeka newspapers recently was
bru sht here by members of the White
SoN management. A copy was given
the State Journal. The Understanding
was that it was to be released for pub
licauon on the following Sunday, as
has been the regular custom. The
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up Shiveley and asking him if the
sQuabble over the st. Joe territory had
been settled, to which he replied:
Everything is fixed up there. There
are no more rocks in the road
For some reason or other Shiveley
did not supply the Kansas City papers
with the schedule. When he did, they
had already seen it in print in the mora
enterprising Topeka newspapers. That
made them s0re@gave them a sort az
scoop-soreness. So they began to swiGg II
the big stick over Shiveley's head lie
finched. They called f'Muggins' and
he took all their cards. Then he gave
up and has ordered the drawing up of
a new schedule. all because the Kan
sas City newspapers are evidently rum
ming the league.
That has been one of Shiveley's fall
ings ever since he has been president Of
the league. He always sees to it that
the Kansas city newspapers nave the
major share Of the good" baseball
stuff before any of the newspapers
in the towns in the league. This sche-
dule matter is just one drop in the
bucket beside a lot of others 1t might
be passed over if let go at a kick, but
for him to make an entirely new sche-
dule just to give the Kansas City news
papers a chance to print it, is one OF
the things that Shiveley can just tack
up on the wall and label: Here is
where I made a chump of myself"
Shiveley gave out story in this
mornings Kansas City Times in which
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other joke reasons. No one ever heard
Cooley or Grow bowling on account OF
the schedule. yet he names them as
protesting His story follows and is
thinner than the paper on which it is
printed:
Another schedule meeting is to be held
by the Western association magnates.
One schedule meeting has already been
held and the schedule looked over. A
number of the clubs benefited greatly
by the schedule which was submitted,
but as a few of them were not helped
any If was decided bv all the magnates
to throw out the schedule compiled by
Kimmel1, the manager Of the Wichita
team, and to offer 500 for the best
schedule sent in before March Is. when
the next meeting will be held Hereto
fore all of the schedules used by the
Shiveley organization were competed
for and the winner given 500.
ST Joseph, Springfield, Leavenworth
and Topeka were hurt by the KfEmeu
schedule St Joseph did not have any
sunday dates and was also not given
anv oDenine dates Leavenworth and
Snringfield played six Sundays against
each other. The KimmeH schedule set
the opening date for Tuesday May 3
and the last game was to have bees
nIaved September %. President ShiveA
ie1- saws that the magnates want the
season to open Saturday. May 8, and
close September 80. This would make
only three more days than the KimmeH
schedule and would give the association
an extra Sunday