The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-21
Where they play tomorrow:
Springfield at Topeka.
Webb City at Joplin.
Oklahoma City at Leavenwortn.
Wichita at st. Joseph.

A sad but expected note from the
St Joseph Star: Since the baseball
season opened in St. Joseph the at
tendance has been so light it would
have discouraged any one less de-
termined than Manager Frank Hurl-
bing up. smilingly at the close OF each
game and declares he believes the
crowd Will be greater the next day.
So far St. Joseph fans have proved
very lukewarm in their enthusiasm,
although the team has been playing
good ball. For the good of st. Jo-
seph, as well as for the good of the
home team, fans here should go to the
games Oftener," remarked a baseball
follower this morning. Because this
is the last chance st. Joseph people
arc going to have TO see the home
team play in any league or associa-
ton. Hurlburt has banded together
the best players in the Western, and
everybody knows it. But how do you
expect the players to do their best
when every time they look up for ex-
pected roofing they see a big bunch
of empty seats2 You hear knockers
everywhere who declare the reason
they do not go is because the quality
of ball is poor. What do they ex-
pect? The money has been invested
in the team, and Hurlburt has shown
that he was confident of success He
spent money literally and the fans
should give him a chance to get it
/ back
Harry Womack, last year on Guth-
rie's Western association team pitch
ing staff, will return to that town
again this season, even though it is
the Missouri Valley. Womack is a
good pitcher. He was telling around
I the circuit last fall that he would be
with the Cincinnati Reds this year
From Saturday afternoons Leaven-
worth Post A good many important
changes have been made in the base
! ball situation in Leavenworth- The
! deal for Walter Quiesser, pitcher, was
1 closed Friday night The addition of
| this popular pitcher to the LeaVen-
worth staff will please the local fans
more than any other move that could
! be made. Rathburn, third baseman of
] the Wichita club, has also been pur-
/ chased by LeavenWorth. He has been
playing an excellent game with the
| JobberS and in a LeavenWorth uniform
4 he will prove one of the greatest third
basemen in the associa ton. A dispatch
received by the Post from Boone, Ia,
| late yesterday afternoon stated that the
! management of the Boone team ad-
/ rnitted that a contract had not been
| forwarded to Pennington and the
| manager of the team there further ad-
mitted that he could not produce evil
| dence of contract with the Leaven-
/ worth manager. Pennington will re-
! turn to IeavenWorth at once, but it viii
be some time before he can play again.
I The matter VIII have to be taken up
| with Secretary Farrell, who will have
| TO decided when Pennington can play
| again Should Farrell decide that
/ Boone is entitled to Pennington, the
latter will have to play at Boone I'm
/ less L.eavenworth is willing to pay $3.50
/ for his release. In any event, it viii
| be some time before Pennington can
play again in a Leavenworth uniform.
Tom Hughes has won FIVE games so
far with Atlanta in the Southern league.
I The Atlanta Constitution has nothing
but nice things to say about him.
LePoi viii be either sold or released
by Leavenworth since the acquisition Of
Rathburn.
Harry Corbin's finger is all right
again. He broke It in the opening game
at Webb City. He has again donned
the big NIT and mask for Leavenworth
i Here IS certainly joy for the Leaven-
worth kids. From the Post: Beginning
with the closing Of the schools Wednes-
days at League park VIII be free days
for all children Of the common schools
Of the city and on these days they vii
be admitted free of charge whether ac-
companied by parents or alone.
The St. Joe News-Press thinks thai
its team Is hitting some. Well It Is
il these figures are correct. The regular