The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-20

the wedding being kept secret be-
| Secretary Thomas of the Chicago
Cubs in the National league was a
spectator at Sundays game. He was
| here on a scouting trip but did not
| find anyone among the players on
either side, whom he thought would
| stand ghost of a show with the
Cubs. He had one of. the Topeka
players in view when he came here
publicity, The ceremony was per-
| formed at Galena. Gill is a former
member of the Webb City team. He
and Miss Tompkins were friends when
| he wore a Duckling uniform. Gill
went to the Southern league about a
month ago, and was forced to return
on account of failing health. The
couple are to make their home in
Joplin. Gill is to twirl for the local
| team today against Springfield. His
| brother, Warren Gill, is first sacke<
| for Oklahoma City
Texas Jones, the erstwhile umpire
of the Western association, is now
managing the Monroe, La, team in
the Gulf Coast league.
The Webb City team showed up
stronger than at any previous visit to
Topeka. The team is now in a Grip
pied condition. Red Wright, who is
considered one Of the best hitters ana
nrSt DaSemen IN the league, IS out OF
the game on account of injuries. Oy-
Ter has been sick and injured so much
that he has finally been released. Gray
has been turned loose. The absence
of Wright was the greatest handicap
to the team while here. Milton is
compelled to play first and he doesn't
hit nor field as good as Wright. Be-
sides he is one pitcher short when he
plays first. Had it not been for the
trouble with. Umpire Guthrie, Webb
City would probably have been up .
f1ghting Topeka and Joplin for fourth
place. ri .E --.,- f,. . ~ ~
Johnny Pendry still. continues to
lead the Nets with the stick. He is
now hitting at a PSI clip. Gill is
hitting -274. Manager Charles Nc
Farland has played in but few games
but he is batting .343. He cannot be
classed as leading the team. however.
Joplin News-Herald: Up to date
the big shakeup in the Joplin baseball
team is a Wild and woody myth. ''I do
not believe there will be a shakeup,"
said President Murphy this morning.
ct do not believe there will be a
shakeup," said Vice President A. j.
Baker.
Warren Seabaugh, the fast backstop
who was with the Midgets last season,
has been sold by the management of
the Montgomery team, of the South
ern league, to Atlanta, which is in the
same organization. The price paid for
Seabaugh was only $3.50, but the
Montgomery team got another catch
err into the bargain, which 1t believes
is much faster than the former Mid
get. Seabaugh was sold to the Chi
cago Nationals last fall. but in the.
practice failed to show as good form
as the management of the team had
hoped for. He was then sold to
Montgomery for $1,000, and for a
time played great ball with that team.
Seabaugh has been having trouble
with his right arm for some time, and
it is said that he is not playing as fast
a game as he did when with the Mid
gets However, Atlanta has a much
better club than Montgomery, and
once in better company Seabaugh is
expected to hold his own.
Dad Edwards, who went to umpir-
ing as soon as he hurt his finger while
with the White Sox, is not getting
found himself especially obnoxious to
Manager Armstrong who spared no
words in telling the jumps what he
thought of him.
joplin Globe: An account of three
dollars and fifty cents, the charges
for a three days board bill, led to a
controversy between pitcher Jack
Root of the Joplin Miners and Secre-
fary Max Wolfarth yesterday morn
ing In which Root, after calling VOL
Earth all manner of vile names, at
tempted to attack him. AS a result
Root was fined twenty-five dollars and
suspended for five days by President
Murphy. According to reports. Root
will not play again this season with
the Miners in case his fine and sus-
pension stick. In addition Root was
said to have been drinking heavily, in
opposition to club rules. The Leaven-
worth series played in the city recent
" was transferred from the Convict
city. AS the players board is paid
when away from home they asked
that it be paid during the series with
LeavenWorth, as it would have been
had : not the game been transferred
The dispute over which Root VOL
farth mixed occurred yesterday morn
ing on Main street. Root asked VOL
farth when he was to be paid the
money for his board during the Leav-
series. Wolfarth replied thae
he had been authorized by Armstrong
not to supply the players board
money for the three days. According
to spectators, Root applied vile names
to Wolfarth,. and when resenteos
started after him. Root did not ap-
pear on the field yesterday. He Is the
second Joplin pitcher to be SUSPENDED
within the last month. Happy Wes-
colt is now playing with Miami, an IN
dependent team. Armstrong sald last
night that it was not agreed wnether
or not the players should pay BOARD
while in the city.