The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-23

Cline, Billy Hamilton, Dave Rowe and
McTammany, the o~uthelder. On the
Western Association team, OF which q
R Rlns Sis Cue aSnnon nA Eiofho Ssre .D DARK Days
Conway, Park swartzell, Ed Cartwright.
Ralph johnson and Herman Long. Long
played right field when he first Joined
Kansas ~City-coming there from a team
known as the Chicago WITHSTAND later
was shifted to short, a p~oaition in which
he achieved undying fame.
There was intense feeling between the
followers OF the two teams, and O series OF
post season games was played. The west
ern Association had grounds on East FIJI
the best grounds in the city up to that time.
The post season s~eries-again II memory
is not amlss-was won by the American
Association team. The guides contain
records Of an American Association team
in 1889 this being located at the East fii-
tenth street or Exposition Park grounds.
On this team were Hoover. Gunson, Swart-
cell, Billy Alvord, another fine throwing
third baseman; Long, Jack Pickett. Matti-
more, Hamilton, Danny Stearns, Jimmy
Burns. Johnny Sowders and Conway. They
finished sixth in the pennant race.
IN 1890 Kansas City was in a new Western
Association composed Of Denver, Lincoln.
Milwaukee, Minneapolis. Omaha, Sioux
City, st. Paul and Kansas City. Elmer
Smith pitched ard played the outfeld and
was such a mighty hitter and f%avor1te that
hue, Stearns. Manning, Hick Carpenter,
Pill Hoover, Charlie Hoover. Nicol and Hol-
we're some Of the team which was a
pennant winner that year. a year later
Kansas City still was in the Western Asso-
citation, hut the circuit was different. The
other cities were Denver. Duluth. LINCOLN.
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha and SiouE
City, and Kansas City finished second.
Things were not fourishing in 1892. 1t
was a bad year in a financial way, some OF
the teams not weathering the storm. There
was a Western League in 1902 composed OF
Kansas City. Columbus, Omaha, Toledo.
Minneapolis, indianapolis, Milwaukee and
st. Paul. st. Paul dropped out and Fort
Wayne took it's place. There were. two
seasons in 1922. Kansas City finished fifth
in the first season and seventh in the sec
the league disbanded on July II. No record
OF any league il found in the archives for
1893. but ia 1894 the machinery was run
ming smoothly again and there was q west
ern League, liz which Kansas City, fn->
ished third. 1t was a good year for base
ball in the West and in general. Tim Dona-
hue. the catcher who went to the Chicago
Nationals later, was on the Kansas City
team, as were Bill Klusman. Ollie Bcrad
and George Stallings.
Third place was Kansas C1tys Nnish IN
the Western League in 1895. C~onnaughton,
who afterward played short for the New
Yorks. was on the Kansas Citys that eason
The old name OF Cowboys. bestowed on the
team when it WAS in the American AssociG'
ton and sported across the shirt fronts.
Kansas City finished fifth in the Western
League in 1SR. Ban johnson was presi-
dent Of the league and Jimmy. Callahan
and Billy King we're pitchers on the kanss
Citys. Johnny King, the noted Chicago
catcher, is a native OF Kansas City, as are
- 1,:.l.o. z.l C.o-oII - fhn TloyalanHa
Kansas City lost money in 1897 and finished
The Western League in 1897 in
Kansas City, Indianapolis, st. Paul,
Detroit, Minneapolis, Columbus
and Grand Rapids. Carney, Tim O'Rourke.
Tommy and Jimmy Bannon; Charley heiiiy,
team. In 1898 Kansas City won the pen
nant Of the Western League. the other cities
being Indianapolis, Milwaukee. St. Paul,
Columbus, Detroit, Minneapolis. st. Joseph
and Omaha. Shorty Slagle played with
Campau, Park Wilson. Harry o'Hagan and
Dale Gear.
John Camel was on the Kansas City
League team Of 1899, which finished
So were Bill Coughhn, ~Strickiett.
and Gettman. City wae In
a charter member Of the American League.
Her sister cities were Chicago. Milwaukee,.
Indianapolis. Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo
and Minneapolis. Case Patten wore a
.antas City uniform, likewise Sam Dungan,
Johnny Farrell. Billy Clingman. Hemphin.
Wyatt Lee, Gear and others.
The American League branched out in
1901 and boldly declared war on the National
by entering several OF the latter's
Kansas City was left in the gerry
nander and sought solace in the Western
League again. this time composed OF st.
Paul, st. Joseph, Denver, Omaha, Minneap-
olis. Des Moines, Colorado Springs n
Kantas City. She finished first, the team
containing Monte Beville: afterward Of the
New York Americans; Kid Lewee, Brashear,
Bill Wolfe. who was on Griffth's pitching
,taff in 1908: Bob Ewing. Jake Weimer, |
and Robinson.
In 1902 Kansas City found itself in the
thick OF another partisan fight. It mad q
in the American Association
cities in the American Association
we're Indianapolis. Toledo, Columbus, ST.
Paul, Minneapolis. Milwaukee and Louis
Kansas City finished fourth. Dale
Gear was manager, and with him were
Gibson, later Of the Boston Americans;
Mcbride, Lewee, Nance and others. Jimmy
Manning was president OF the Western
club and Kid Nichols manager.
The latter club had found grounds out on
Eighteenth street, which are the
.ell we're on Nichols's team, and the circuit
besides Kansas City was Omaha, st. 10,
Springs, Dos Moines, Denver.
Milwaukee and Peoria. Kansas City won
he Western League pennant.
From 1908 on Kansas City has been in
he new or present day American Asso-
,iation. The American Association-Weetern
rivalry lasted two years. Kansas
Tty finishing fifth in the former in 1908
md third in the latter. The American
Association has had the Kansas City feid to
tself since 1908. George Tebeau now being
head OF the club. For a while there
vas no love wasted on Tebeau in Kansas
it being felt that he was more wrapped
in his Louisville club than in his Kansas
Iity team.
This year, however, the Kansas City
cam is doing well and Tebeau is giving
/ his personal attention. Jimmy Burke
the manager. Arthur Irwin was manager
me season. Kansas City finished seventh
n the American Association in 1904, last
q 1905 and fifth in 1905. Second Baseman
she'll Of the Chicago Americans was a
Kansas City pitcher not 80 many seasons
Billy Maloney played there in 1908.
% did Johnny Butler and Bob Ganley.
zig Perrine OF the Washingtons came from
City.
Is there any other city that can show
UGH a variegated. such a comprehensive
a.