The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
in A MERRY WAR,
Baseball Magnates Set by the
Ears.
Drafting of Topeka to Be a
General Issue.

Kansas City. Mo-. March S.-The
drafting of the Topeka club by the
Western league and the action taken
here yesterday by the Western associa-
ton, when it refused to recognize
either the draft or the purchase rights
of the Western league, promises to
result in a merry baseball war.
At the close of the meeting Shively
sent a telegram to J. H. Farrell, Au-
burn, n. Y, secretary of the National
association, notifying him of the action
taken by the Western association di-
rectors. In speaking of the meeting
ShiveIy said
IF they beat US there is nothing to
organized baseball. When 1 was in
the National league, told me that the
national commission had no jurisdic-
ton over the matter and that as
member of the commission he would
vote against the drafting of the club.
Ban Johnson. president of the Ameri-
can league, told me they had no right
to do this thing. We will fight it to
the last ditch"
Kansas City, March S-"If the ma
tional commission or the national
board allows the Western league to
draft Topeka from the Western asso-
citation, the Western association will
turn into an outlaw league That was
the statement made yesterday by D.
A. Duncan. one of the owners of the
Oklahoma City club. you can quote
me on that statement. too. There is
no fair way for the Western league to
get Topeka. If they take the franchise
by unfair means we will fight O'Neill's
circuit to the finish.
I'VE will put team in Topeka and
one IN Kansas City, Kan To kill
Western league ball in Topeka we will,
if necessary, give the town free base
ball. The gates will be opened and
the fans will be given for nothing.
better baseball than they would have
park. We will have a conflicting
schedule at Topeka and play there
every day the Western league teams
do. The Western association has a
hind nearly every one of its teams and
it would be able to make a Topeka
Western league club poor paying
a good team as Topeka is taken
way that if we stay in organ
lied baseball we can force George
Tebeau either to give us the
a team of his own in there. The ma
tional commission in January ruled
that unless the P. o. M. league put a
club into the town of McKeesport, Pa.
which is within the five mile radius of
Braddock. Pa, n P. O. NJ. town, that
the Western Pennsylvania league
could put club in McKeesport I'm
der this ruling Tebeau must put a
team in Kansas City. Kan. if the citf-
zens of that city want a club or he
must let some other league put a club
there"
An outlaw league with clubs in To-
peka. Kansas City, Kan. Oklahoma
city. Leavenworth. Webb CITY. joplin.
Wichita and Springfield would be
powerful factor in baseball Hutch
inson would probably be dropped from |
the Western association to make room |
for Kansas City, Kan.
Chicago. March s-President
O'Neil, of the Western league, says the
action of the Western associa ton re
garding the Topeka franchise cuts no
figure whatever.
Under agreement with the National
misunderstanding Farrell acting |
as its sentative-Topeka has been
taken out of the Western association
territory. and $4,000 has been paid to
President Shively. of the Western as |
ISOLATION. The Western league, there |
fore, he said, will be made up during
the coming season of Denver, Colo |
RADIO Springs. Pueblo, Topeka, st. 10
seph (Mo.) Des Moines, Lincoln and |
Sioux City.
The schedule committee has decided
that the opening game shall be played |
April II.
Doctor James Albert Berry.
SpeciaIty-Disaas SEES of the nose threat |