The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-27
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Topeka at Hutchinson.
Wichita at Leavenworth.
Joplin at Webb City.
Oklahoma City at Springfield.

What the participants in the fight
at yesterdays game have to say for
| themselves:
Umpire Eckman.AI did exactly
what 1 thought 1 ought to have done
under the circumstances and do not
have any apology to make and sun
| think that what 1 did was right l
could not stand for the abuse which l
was receiving from the Wichita play
ers and in order to give the public
a decent game I was compelled to do
as did If I have made any mistakes,
I am sorry that they were made, DuI
I think that was right in all that L
did The Topeka players were. gen
tlemanly while Wichita acted the
rowdy all the way through:
''Buck'' Weaver-Y eSterday was the
second time in all my baseball career
that have been put out of ball game
which 1 do not think shows that am
much of rowdy. As it seemed to me
yesterday, Captain Hurlburt OF the
Topeka team was talking too strongly
with the umpire when he came in
from the field. This together with the
bad decision of the umpire on the
strike of Hetling, the decision on Mil
an at third, and the decision on Hurl-
burt at second, was too much to me-
I told the umpire that L thought ne
had made a mistake and did it in very
mild terms, without any profanity or
vulgarity. The first thing knew was
l.
had not said anywhere near as much
to him as Hurlburt.
Gus Hetling.-I think that the
benching of myself by Umpire Eek
man yesterday afternoon was not JUS
had been benched l started over 10
holland to tell him to get Bayless in TO
catch as soon a possible as was
afraid Eckman would forfeit the game
az he did on us at Hutchinson on a
similar occasion a few weeks ago. Eek
man ordered me to go back to third
which he had no right to do: toIo
him that I had to see Holland and ne
again ordered me back to third RMS
made me mad and said: You are a
nice smart man, you are" The next
thing / knew he had pasted me one IN
tbe face and when had hit him Few
times. as I was justified in doing, was
hanched and sent to town in a car
ria gex I notice, however, that WASH [
fned and I think Eckman knew he
was wrong Anyhow, it wasn't my
fault. -,
lars because did not move with auto
mobile speed away from the coaching
lines and also because rather resent
ed the insulting manner in which L was
ordered from the coacnlng mes;
lack Holland.-I was sorry that the
a fair happened this afternoon and
sorry that it was the Wichita players
that were mixed up in it. L think the
wi business
think that Umpire Eckman was at
fault for the way things turned out
Yesterday afternoon. I hate to see the
rivalry between Topeka and Wichita
grow as hostile as it seems to be here
in Topeka. 1t is all right to have rivalry
hut, 7 wish it could be more friendly.
7 think the hostility between the two
teams has made it harder for Umpire
Eckman to work here. But still L
don't know as I am in a position TO
criticise after my experience OF last
week. But mark my word, / am go
ing to do everything in my power to
redeen myself of the reputation which
pot for hitting Guthrie and hope to
have friends in every city in the league
including Topeka before the season Is
over.
Captain Hurlburt.-I can see no
reason for the scrapping of yesterday
afternoon and I am very sorry that II
should occur as it hurts the game
am glad It was none of the Topeka
PLAYERS I think the whole business was
altogether unca1led for. I think we
would have won anyhow, but would
sooner have the satisfaction of win
ming the game without gripping the
Wichita team.
Chickering Audrey, who was with
Webb City short time last season,
knocked two home runs at Denver the
other day He has been hitting the pan
in great shape all season. the 1unhy
part of 1T is that Hayden, who was
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