The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-22

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uniform they wear.
Every day brings new facts to light
concerning the treatment accorded the
Topeka team during their recent stay
in Wichita. According to the latest
story which comes from a reliable
source and IS vouchsafed for by the
president of another team in the West
ern Association, there was an organized
plan on foot to mob the Topeka team
if they should win game. The plan
was fixed up while the team was play
ing in Kingman. Eddie AdcLear, who
is one of the dirtiest and hotheaded
players in the league started the story
that he had been hit above the eye by
a missile of some sort in a game at
Topeka on their last visit here. The
truth Of the matter was that he tried TO
run over the umpire and in SO doing
struck his eye against that officials
head. McLear was very anxious TO
even his imagined wrongs and hence
enlisted the aid Of his team mates and
the result was a plan to beat Topeka
anyway they could. For the first game
Topeka appeared on the scene late due
to the train on which they were to ar
rive, being several hours late. They
went out to the grounds without eating
any dinner and were met with storm
Of fruit in all stages Of preservation and
antiquity. The Wichita authorities gave
Topeka to understand that they were
not to take a game of the series under
penalty Of arrest and heavy fines. All
through the game the White Sox play
ers were Kissed and jeered and Cooley
was the recipient of some Of the vilest
epithets ever spoken by mortal tongue.
During the second game while coach
ing near third base pop bottle was
thrown at Cooley which missed his head
by but a narrow margin. In this same
game another one was thrown at Hurl-
burt and upon Specs commenting on II
in his usual manner nearly % people
rushed upon he field and Threatened him
with violence. Two pop bottles were
thrown at Andrews while playing Ln1rd.
They went right in front OF him and
came together with such force that they
broke in pieces and the wonder OF the
whole mater Is that Andrews sight was
not destroyed In Saturdays game
which was the last of the series To-
peka took the lead and drove Becker
and Speer, the two Wichita IDOLS from
the box. This so enraged the Wichita
rabble that throughout the entire game
the Topeka players were constantly be-
sieged with q bombardment of pop bot
ties. In the eighth inning one Of them
struck Andrews on the ankle with such
force that he fell to the ground. It was
necessary to delay the game for about
20 minutes before Andrews could return
to the game. 1t was necessary to have
his ankle bandaged and the aid OF
medical attendance was required. After
the game the Topeka players were
nearly mobbed. The umpiring during
the whole series was Of the worst char
acter. Texas" Jones was the umpire
and he was so cowed by the Wichita
management. that his decisions were
partial to the home team, not from
choice but of necessity. The treatment
of the team has done much to discour--
age the game. In the breezy burg Of
fntquity. Travelling men at the Man
haitian hotel, after the game expressed
their opinion of the dirty work Of the
Wichita team and rabble in no IN
certain terms. A good many people in
Wichita of the better element are sore