The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
WESTERN ASSOCIATION GOSSIP.

} WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Topeka at Wichita.
Joplin at Oklahoma City.
Webb City at Springfield.
Hutchinson at Leavenworth.
John Ray, the manager who started
out with the Convicts at LeavenwortI
this spring, has been turned loose fol-
several weeks and has now caught or
with the Dubuque team where he viii
be given a chance to see what he car
do.
The truth in regard to the assault
of Jack Holland upon Umpire Guthrie
is at last out. 1t all came over q
called strike on Holland. Guthrie was
umpiring balls and strikes and Holland
did not approve of a decision. In a
| moment when Guthrie was not look
ing. Holland slugged him in the eye
knocking him to the ground. Holland
was removed from the game and is
under suspension for a few days. A
| cOWardly trick like that should Sus-
pend him for the balance of the sea-
son. AS result of getting bad optic
| Guthrie was unable to work in the
| game yesterday.
Wright made his debut Yesterday ana
| barring one inning in which his sup
port gave him two errors, he pitched
mastery game. In the seventh inn
ing he struck out three of Wichita s
ASeNy DdllSIS.
Roy Arnold, who is under suspen-
sion by orders of President Farrell,
has received word from Fort Smith
that his release can be purchased for
nominal sum. He will do this him
self and will then be free agent to
sign wherever he wants to. He will
stay with Topeka.
The oklahoma CITY papers are
commenting on the showing made by
the Nets on their recent trip to Wichi-
ia and Topeka where they won but
two games out of eight The Judgment
of the sporting writer's on the Okla
homa City press comedies with that of
all critics who have seen the Nets per-
form this season. They have a good
pitching staff, good ffeIders and a fair
hitting team. But their weakness
comes in getting men across the pIate
after they once get on a base. With
this defect remedied the Nets can
compete with any team.
The Austin, Tex, team is after War
rem Gill, the former Washburn athIete
ana now the star first baseman of the
western association. Austin is willing
10 pay almost anything for GiIPs SER
wees Whlle the manager of the Nets
would not sell him for a thousand dol
lars Gill is great favorite with the
austin fans as he took the manage-
ment of that club last season when
they were at the bottom of the ladder
ana took the team right to the ton
coping the pennant with ridicu1oTs
ease. = ~ u'
Old Dalrymple, the outfelder of the
Webb City team. has been traded to The
Dubuque team in the Three Eve 1eaoIle
Tor Outf1elder Fleming who will take
the place of the veteran in the outfield
Dairymple has been suspended for sew
eral days by the Webb CITY team and
-
traded.
With the passing of DalrympIe goes
one OF the most prominent figures in
Western Association baseball circles
'Dal," as he is Familiarity known is
one of the best-liked players who ever
aspired to don a uniform Last wear
he was with Joplin and played good
field. In spite of his increasing age he
is still the alert, heady and working
ball player of old.
Dalrymple captained the Webb City
team this year up until the time when
Lawrence Milton was appointed. Con-
sidering the material that he had, Dial
has really made a splendid showing
with the Ducklings. He is now probab-
ly the best-liked player ever in the
ranks of the Webb City team and If is
with a feeling of regret that the fans
view his departure.
The trouble that led to the suspen-
sion of Dalrymple was his refusal to
pay a fine imposed by an umpire and
of the team the fines of Dalrymple
were paid by the mana cement but
when he was fined by an umpire since
Milton has occupied the managerial
reins the money was withheld from his
salary. Dial refused to stand for the
deduction and he was accordingly sus-
pended.
Roy Gill. who was formerly in Wash
burn and who has been pitching for
Webb City for some time, has been
traded to the Columbus team in the
Cotton States league for Pitcher Elmer
Meredith. He left Wednesday night
for his new place.
Manager Ernest Quigley. of the Lea
wentworth team, has arrived in LeaVen-
worth and is now in charge of the Con-
victs. He brought to the prison town !
with him two of the best players on
his St. Mary's college team who will
try for places in the lineup of the
team. Govereau. the catcher of the |
team will play outfield. He hit we'll