The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10

Comeback in his organ, the Kansas
City Journal. to Crows recent very
pointed letter to Secretary Farrell con-
corning Welter and Speck Hurlburt:
The four hundred magnates of base
ball are not the only ones who have
trouble of their own or discussions in
their ranks. D. NJ. (Doc) Shiveley,
president of the Western association.
is falling heir to his share of wrath
from some of the managers of clubs
in his association. The particular wall
comes from Topeka, whose franchise
was bought this year by Dick Cooley,
of major league fame. and Herman
Crow. resident of Topeka. Crow,
who is secretary of the Topeka team,
is sore. He is Of the opinion that
Shively has not given the Topeka
team a square deal, and he has writ
ten a letter to Secretary Farrell to that
effect and given the physician presi-
dent good 'bawling out" The
! trouble arose over some PLAYERS that
Crow claims Shively told him were
under protection of other clubs Crow
claims that he has since found out
that the same players were free to
sign. Crow says that Shively is try
ing to hand the Topeka franchise
holders a large package and he does
not propose to stand for it. Shively
/ has a different version of the affair.
| He says he has no jurisdiction over
the players, and he has never received
notice of their release from the clubs
! they were playing with last year. and
1 he considers them under contract to
/ the last year clubs on account of the
! reserve clause in their contracts. He
further says: I'VE had an association
and played good baseball before
Cooley and Crow dropped out this way.
and we can still play the game. and if
/ They can't come out here and try to
make US believe that six-bits isn't rs
cents. Nobody is giving them the
worst of it, and can't see any reason
/ for their hOller unless it's because they
are short of material. or out for the
free advertising. The Western asso-
citation looks good this year. con-
tinued President Shively, sbetter than
| 1t ever did. I predict that we will play
a better article of ball than last wear
and thatll be going some. We played
fast enough last year to land about
ten players of the different association
clubs in the American association and
several in the major leagues. The out
/ look is good all over the circuit and
the fans are all enthusiastic. Getting
/ St Joseph and Webb City into the cir
cult instead of Guthrie and Sedalia
No. is going to strengthen the asso-
citation wonderfully Both the new
towns will have strong teams"
That Shiveley is still a little worried
for fear the Western league may try
to take ST Joe away from his league is
| evidenced from this interview which
the Eminent Doc gave out at Joplin
the other day, and is like bunch of
| others he has been distributing around
! during the last week: The adoption of
| a schedule by the Western league. ex-
Guiding ST. Joe, indicates that they have
| given up the battle for the iobbing
town before a decision from the board
of arbitration was handed down." said
Dr. D. NJ. Shiveley, president OF the
| Western association at Joplin the other
! day THE sentiment at ST Joe is all in
4 favor of the Western association and.
against the Western league so that It
rs just as we'll that the fight was drop
! ped" Although the question of own
ership Is yet undecided by the board of
arbitration it is evident that with the
withdrawal Of the Western league from
the field that the franchise will 90 to
the Western association The fight be-
tween the two leagues over the St Joe
franchise has been on ever since the st
Joe team Of the Western leag que was trans
ferred to Lincoln. Application was i'm
naediately made by the association from
the franchise Of that city instead OF
Guthrie and since that time the fight
has been on. The st. Joe franchise was
secured by Shorty Huriburt and J.
D. LeBolt of this city and from present
indications they viii keep the franchise
all right. Preparations have been made
for the season and the Jobbers will have
a strong team
Old Red Craig viii play with Hurl-
burt at St. Joe this year. Shorty had
the electric light top at Springfield and
il stuck on him. Craig tried the ATneri-
can association last year at Minneapolis
with Charley Schmidt. Craig fell down,
but Schmidt hung on and has an Amer
lean league try-out this spring.
From the Joplin Globe, on Mike
Welday:
Local fans and baseball enthusiasts
! viii be pleased to learn that Mike well