The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24

worth. will remain in Hutchinson for
the series.
President Baker of Joplin has post
ed an order in the grand stands at
that place prohibiting the use of pop
bottles in any way or the hurting of
vile, epithets at any of the players on
either the home team or the visiting
team. If carried out this is a COM
mendable step. ~
Price, who pitched for Topeka yes
terday and played the outfield the day
before, is a youngster and pitched for
Springfield awhile this spring. He is
southDaw and did fair work with the
MidgetS. His greatest shortcoming is
in his lack of experience. He formerly
played with Cedar Rapids in the
Three-Eye league.
If Raglan can play third with any
where near as much certainty as he
can short the shift which has been
made in the team during the past few
dav~ ought to prove a good one. Run
KEEL is almost as sure on a ground ball
as Raglan and ought to make fewer
errors. Ragan has made fewer errors
this season than ever before but he Is
unfortunate in the fact that nearly
every error he makes is costly one.
Manager Cantillon of the Washing
ton team has summoned Heine
Gehring, formerly of Wichita, to work
first appearance with the Washington
team Monday against Cleveland but
was touched UP for eleven hits and six
runs.
The following is a portion of the
statement which was issued to the
Joplin and Webb City papers by Presi-
dent d. M. Shively after he had spent
all day Sunday in investigating the
trouble at Webb City last Saturday:
Umpire batting in the Western as
ISOLATION must cease. This has been
the most strenuous season for the in
last year, when the clubs engaged In the
closest race ever witnessed in any
league, there was not near the amount
of trouble during the entire season that
we have had already this year. 1 do
not attribute it to any inferiority of
the men, but on the contrary. believe
that my this years staff is the best
have had since the formation of the
league.
II perhaps have been to blame
somewhat, as have been too lax with
my duty i'll enforcing discipline.
However, 1 thought was doing
when 1 placed nominal fines and short
suspensions on belligerent players.
My views were changed after Satur-
days trouble at Webb City, and have
started on a new lead. which will be
followed closely from this time for
ward.
Tomorrow upon my return to Kan
sas City I will send out official notice
to all club owners of my action in the
Webb City trouble and shall accom-
papy 1t with stringent warning to fu-
ture umpire baiters.
This is only a starter to what is
comm in the future. and there will
be other Western association players
employment in other lines If
they do not cease the practice OF as
umpires. 1 am sure the man
ayers have awakened to the necessity
of more stringent action and will sup
port me in this connection.
Next fall 1 propose to suggest a
rule to the National association con-
vention that umpire baiters be treated
as contract jumpers. which would
mean disqualification forever. 1 have
no doubt but what such legislation can
be easily enacted. for am not the only
president who has had his troubles
Among others can mention the
Iowa State and Central
leagues"
The Best Fielding Team.
Chicago, July 24.-The best field
ing team in the American league, ac-
cording to the averages. would in
clude Coombs, Athletics, pitcher;
O'Connor st. Louis. catcher; Dono-
hue, Chicago. first; Lajoie, Cleveland,
second; O'Leary, Detroit, third; Brad
ley, Cleveland, third; Hahn, Chicago;
Jones, Chicago; Kee1er, New York,