The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-06

Jay.
Wichita will probably get Walter
Quisser of Indianapolis, Leavenworth's
star pitcher of last season. He is now
trying out with the Hoosiers, but will
probably be sent back. Wichita gets
some way or other a Canadian town
has a hold on Quisser. Just what it
IS has not yet been explained.
Johnny Fiilman. Joplfn's captain and
shortstop for a portion of last season
and with Wichita for a time, will play
with Omaha IN the Western League
this summer. He has made good there.
st. Paul will play It st. Joe on Sat
urday and Sunday. Hurlburt's men
have had but little outdoor work. the
rainy weather making the diamond too
greasy for use.
Here IS one of the most important
baseball rulings ever made and a case
on which it is being tried: The entire
American association is watching with
interest the developments in the case
Of Mike Kelley, manager and part own
er of the Minneapolis club. The Nation
al Baseball commission a few DAYS ago
ruled that no player can manage a team
from the bench who is held on the re-
serve list Of another club. The ruling is
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he has been declared the property of
the st. Louis club by the national com
mission, n until he secures his re-
lease from the Browns he will remain
under reservation. Garry Hermann,
chairman of the commission, stated that
this is one Of the most important rules
ever adopted by the board. Nobody
can prevent Kelley from going on with
his present preparations for the season,
but unless he is released BY the ST.
T n47fu club fhor1 xn4I1 10 k~---IT- Z q -
attempts to manage the club from the
bench If Kelley pursues his present
curse the climax will not be reached
until the Minneapolis club steps upon
the field for the first champion
ship game. Should Kelley go 11pon
the field with his team it will be the
umpire's duty, acting on orders from
President O'Brien of the association, to
eject the Minneapolis manager from the
grounds. Should President O'Brien fail
to issue such orders to his umpires, and
should Kelley be allowed to direct the
play from the bench, every team in tbs
association would be liable to have
protection withdrawn from it.
A whole bunch of good baseball
dope concerning the Miners. from the
Joplin News-Herald of Thursday:
With the arrival Of Outhelders Baer-
valid and Dalrymples and Kid Durbin,
pitcher, the makeup of the Joplin
baseball team for the coming season
will be on the ground, with one pos
sibIe exception. During the past two
days lard work has been the pro-
gramme for the candidates who have
arrived, and pepper" is one Of the
most noticeable attributes of the
players. With the present amount OF
ginger that the bunch is injecting
into the practice stunts, there is no
double but that the Joplin fans will
have occasion to rejoice when the
news is flashed over the wire to Jop-
lin. Among the latest arrivals of the
team are Wilkinson, Wiser and
Green. Mr.. Green and his wife came
In from Atchison, Kas, yesterday af-
ternoon. Tt was necessary that some
one should introduce the scintillant
first sacker to the fans. as he was
almost a stranger in Joplin by reason
of his weight Green weighs only
21S pounds. and in view OF the fact
that when he held down the initial bag
for Fort Scott in the Missouri Valley
league two years ago he was rated az
a 17O-pounder, there was a great
change in his appearance. During
the time he has been out of profess
Of the semi-professiona1 team at Atch-
ison. Kas., and has e playing from
two to three games a week IN season..
With this amount of work, there is
no reason but that he should easily
get into playing form for the coming
season. To a number of the fans with
who he spent yesterday evening.
Green announced his intention of be-
coming the best first baseman in the
league during the coming season, Il