The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-29
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW.
Oklahoma City at Topeka
Joplin at Wichita
Leavenworth at Webb City.
Hutchinson at Springfield

Merely for the benefit of that individ-
ua1 on the morning Hck-spittle, whose
crudition is self-confessed, it is stated
that the round robin letter to the State
Journal from the members of the
White Sox team, telling of the
harmony which exists with them,
was not received at this Of
fee until o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, or more than an hour later
than the time when the paper goes TO
press. For that excellent reason it was
not printed on Saturday afternoon and
ts made public now at the first oppor-
fnnity. It is as follows:
Joplin, Mo-, July 26, 1907.
Topeka State Journal, Topeka, KAN
Gentlemen:-We have just seen
clipping from your paper relative to a
purported trouble between Mr.. Hurl-
burt and Mr.. Davis of the Topeka
baseball club, while at Springfield, Mo-,
and desire to state that the same is
erroneous, and believing that you de-
sire to give only such information as
is true and not to create Ill Ieenng
among the players on the team, as Well
as hurt the patrons OF the game In To-
peka, we deem it a justice to ourselves
that the same be corrected and the
public be advised of same, also now
and upon what basis the information
as published by you, was received. For
we, the undersigned players, do hereby
voluntarily assert that there was and
has been no trouble whatever between
field and that no patrol wagon was
called orr used, and further that there
Is a perfect harmony existing among
the players on the team. There was
Tonneman and Mr. Hurlburt. but that
the same was instigated by Mr. Tonne
man. While the affair was unfortu-
nate, we maintain that Mr.. Hurlburt
cumstances. Jack G. Halla, Spencer
A. Abbott, G. H. Davis, Roy N. Ar
mold, Emery Olson, Steve Raglan, John
p. Gilbert, E: Wooley,, John Bunton'
Mike Erwin, L Runkel, T. P. Robbins.
1t will be noticed that the prevailing
tenor of this letter is that the dis
graceful row at Springfield did not oc-
eur between Hurlburt and Davis as
was stated in the first dispatch from
Springfield on the subject to the State
Journal This error had already been
rectif1ed by the State Journal. Tonne
man was the man with whom HurI-
burt had the embroglio which resulted
in Hurlburt's arrest and subsequent
fine. That harmony exists among the
members of the team, according to one
brief sentence in the letter, Is good
news which is welcomed by the State
Journal and all the other followers of
the team. Harmony among them has
been needed for some time. 1t would
Eeetn from the letter, however, that
this harmony exists among the mem
bers of the team irrespective of Hurl-
burt He does not sign the letter as
would De supposed IL ne was III OH ILLS
Harmony" He had as much reason
to sign the letter as did Davis or any
other member of the team were this
Harmony amongst them all. a reality
Wolfe, who caught for Topeka last
year for a short time and afterwards
went to Lincoln and Des Moines, start
ed out this season with Milwaukee. At
the present time he is catching for
Peoria in the Three Eye league. He
ranks eleventh among the backstopS in
that league and is batting at the ter
rifle clip Of .101.
sylvester Olson, who is one of the
most popular visiting players to come
TO Topeka, is not with Joplin this
trip. He is threatened with a severe
attack of typhoid fever and has gone
to his home in Savonberg, Kan, for a
few days recuperation. Fillman is
pIayfng short and Armstrong takes
Filinnan's place in the outf1eld.
Dummy Curtis is in Topeka to join
the Joplin team and will probably be
given a chance against the Champs
Mnring the present series
Jack Forester, who went to Mt.
Clemens from here, is now pitching for
the Johnstown team in the Tri-State
league. Since joining this team he has