The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07

received a wire from President Chas.
w. Murphy of Chicago asking the
Joplin management to wire them their
price on the youthful south-paW. A
couple of days passed by and nothing
was heard from Joplin. Murphy was
evidently getting anxious and a sec
ond message was sent. After short
conference between President Baker,
reply was sent back that he would be
sold for $1,000. Murphy wired his ac-
ceptance and on the first mail from
Chicago the Joplin magnates received
their check Durbin Will go to Chicago
al the end of the present season. In
the event that he should fail to make
good in the National league he will
come back to Joplin next year.
Joplin thinks she will win the pen
nant on the strength of the temperate
and eentlemanly habits Of her players.
In the mean time Topeka will be win
ming games because of the playing
ability of her men and because they
are temperate.
Sheer Joined the Wichita team yes
terday and pitched his first game for
the Jobbers. He won with ease, hold
ing Springfield down to six hits.
The following from the Joplin News
Herald is the latest on the prospects
for the association in 1907:
"There may be no Western associa-
ton next season.
ssDope in the baseball world Of the
middle west tends to give color to the
rumor which has been circulated free
" in the Western association circuit
this season that number of the
teams now composing the western as
ISOLATION will not be in the league next
season.
"At meeting of the magnates of
the association held at the Hotel Bal
tinaore in Kansas City this spring it
was a recognized fact that should the
Western association become pro-
rounced success this season as it was
sure to become with only half-hearted
support in several of the towns, several
of the older leagues would be only too
glad TO get teams in the best towns
The nagnates realized that this would
be fatal. and as remedy all signed a
contract agreeing to stick to the West
ern association for three years, or for
felt to the league a sum of $4,000 IN
cash, should either OF the towns drop
out of the Western association and
enter another league.
ssThe magnates were Of the opinion
that the amount was so heavy that no
other league would care to step In and
buy the right of q town for $500 and
buy the team at the same time. which
would call for the expenditure of
like amount, or a total Of $1,000. But
other things have been happening that
it seems may break down the effect of
this agreement. Oklahoma City has
proved itself such a good baseball
town that the Texas league has been
making advances to Manager CHM of
that team, and he has openly boosted
throughout the circuit that he would
enter that league next season.
1.-THE Western league is now com
posed of only six clubs and has been
more or less wobbly all season. Base
ball men see plainly that this league
will Of necessity be compelled to un-
dergo a reorganization IN order to re-
tain It's position in the baseball world.
This organization will call for the
addition of several good baseball
towns It has been rumored that in
looking over the field for this reorgan-
ization, Denver and Pueblo the two
western towns would be dropped Des
AIoines is also reported as being anxi-
Gus to get away from this league, and
the present status of affairs in the
American association assures Denver
and Des Moines of franchises in this
association
with Denver and Des Moines out of
the Western. league It will be COM
PEELED to seek new territory and the
Western association presents prac-
tically the only field for securing the
towns.
"wichita. Topeka and Joplin are