The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-09

A story was circulated yesterday
after the game to the effect that
Wichita's withdrawal from the game
was all premeditated. The story is
that after the gate receipts had been
divided a conference was held be-
tween Manager Breese and Captain
Holland and this course was decided
upon. Their action may have q ten
dency to make things easier with the
team on their return home. They can
then tell how they were robbed of the
game by the umpire, when as matter
of fact they were six runs to the bad
and could not touch McInnis. This will
also help them a little financially as
! they will get considerable free adver-
Using out of the fray and will awaken
! the latent enthusiasm among the. fans
of the peerless city.
Campbell of Hutchinson holds the
unique record of having secured a home
run off every pitcher whom Webb City
used during the series. He could
/ hardly get a single Off the Topeka pitch
ers when they were here.
There seems to be a good deal of a dis
| position among the local fans to critIcise
President Shiveley whenever there is not
a gilt-edged umpire working at the local
games. As a matter Of fact Topeka has
| had the best unpiring of any city in
/ the league this year. Now that they
are in the race for first place ShiveIey
has sent the best umpire on his staff to
/ the Topeka games. Yesterday Dunn was
unable to work because of illness and
Lewis had to do the work His decisions
were bad in many instances but Wichi-
/ ia got the big end Of them In two
months Shiveley has had an umpire
| here and the locals have not been forced
| to watch player umpires work The
matter of getting efficient umpires is
one OF the hardest propositions the
league officials have to contend with
and a glance at the record of other
leagues in this regard shows that
Shiveley has done well In this regard.
| During one week of the Connecticut
league twelve different umpires officiat.
ed, besides there were several
worked The American Associa-
ton has had all kinds of
| trouble this year and as a result
of the proceedings against Owens good
unpires viii be hard for Mr.. O'Brien
| to find In the Southern league they
have their troubles with the umpires.
Only twice in one series in Memphis last
week police protection was necessary
for the safety of the umpire The West
ern league has tried out dozen indi-
Gator handlers since the season opened
and have only one now who started the
season. In the National Johnston and
! O'Day have been having their troubles
and Pulliam LAS his hands full to keep
| his corps of umpireS working right.
| The fact of the matter is that ShiveIey
has about as good a stan of men as can
/ be found In any league. With Dunn,
Jones and Jacobs he has three of the
best men in the west. Goodman is a
good umpire if he would only expose a
/ little more Of his backbone. It is a safe
venture to make that with the present
umpires no team in the association has
any license to quit because they are
| getting the small end Of the deal.
After a conference with Shiveiey such
as the Wichita management had it is
improbable that they will ever again,
| withdraw from the field on such pre-
text as that Of yesterday.
Johnny FilIman. the fast little short
stop of the Wichita team, is one Of the
best players in the league. He is a good
batter and gets to first as much as any
Of them He is fast on his feet and is
| among the top-notehers in base running
Dreyfuss After Players.
Columbus O.. Aug. Barney
Dreyfus was here yesterday looking