The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-04
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Jack Hayden, now with the Boston
Americaffs, and other contra act jump
Ing. blackiisted, "out-for-life' players.
got into the ranks again because they
had ability. Mcintyre has some, too.
Another well known player, Jack
Barry; of Cincinnati. Is under suspen-
sion for q stretch of ten days. The
charge. is .sinsub ordination. Barry
didn't report on a recent sultry after
noon. and Ned Hanlon became vexed.
He promptly plastered on the suspen-
sion. Hanlon hasn't been q bit
chummy since moving to Redland.
The former Dodger leader Is not in
good standing with Mr. Barry now
either, so there will be series Of
moves by HanIon which will rid the
Reds Of the disgruntled ones. Barry
claims he told Chick Fraser, his room
mate. to notify Hanlon that he was
too III to play.
Fighting Hugh Duffy says that his
sion. He follows this modest claim
with the declaration that Pittsburg
viii win the pennant. Chicago, he fig
ures. is sure to slow up. Duffy thinks
the Giants are too seriously crippled
to rise to the needed point of speed.
Old Billy Gleason. of ST. Louis,
shortstop Of the pennant-winning st.
Louis Browns of two decades ago, says
that the old players used to take more
desperate chances than present-day
stars GiGaSOl.S opinions are WoTEny,
but he has evidently outgrown in
terest in the high-class, brainy base
ball which the great leaders are drill
ing into their players. Gleason, by the
way. insists that he Is the man who
made John MoGraw famous. When
Gleason was IN the Western league
Mac was playing with the Cedar Rap
Ids Iowa club. On Gleasonts say
SO Baltimore showed McGraw a $3.50
a month contract. and John took q
short cut to top ranks The reminis-
cent Gleason insists that McGraw, as
Western league youngster, went
after an umpire so strong one day that
he induced the official to change a.
decision. The lads nerve riled Glea-
son so that he turned on the official
and stirred UP a fearful rumpus. Nc
GraW's aggressiveness cost me 500"
concludes Gleason "but I almost be-
lieve II was worth it. He was a bon
fire all the time in those days, and
they tell me he hasn't gone out yet
President O'Neiil of the Western
league takes stand on the 'rowdy
baseball question which viii prob
/ ably earn him considerable attention
before he quits. He is quoted as say
4 ing. There Is nothing quite so good
as what is generally termed rowdy
I baseball Look at the teams that play
THAT kind Of ball and you will see
! winners and big attractions at home
land on the road Managers ought TO
swear at their men and get the best
resuIts out of them. BulIdozing UNI
pires is part of the play and gets re-
suits for d team. Baseball men are
not supposed to be decent Lots OF
peaceful appearing fans like to see the
home team play Just that way, but q
visiting team. well, that's different
In the American League battles no
pitcher has been going any faster or
/ getting results speedler than EDDIE
Plank. the Athletics left handler. Al
though Plank is supposed to be in the
rear row when Reuben WaddelI is
pumping them in from the heart side Of
! his bulky frame Plank has dcae q lot
to help the champions. He won eleven
out of thirteen games without signing
with show. umpiring a game. fighting
3iwith q bleacher patron or doing any Of
i RuHe's stnnnaag specialties. Dusty
i .RhgaxleS bf cleveland vino piIcl up
.eight wins in ten. follows Mr.. Plank in
the leagHe ranking
When zaIking shop recently, Umpire
Evans. the American Leagues youngest
worker. said that the wild crowds IN
Chicago made life bitter for him. Mr..
! Evans lack Of diplomacy viii probably
! earn him d pop bottls welcome the next