The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
QUAKER INVASION
Of BLUFFTON SOIL
Manager Jessup and His Tribe
Of Braves Will Play
Three Games There.
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
FISHER, CONNER AND FLEMING
WILL EACH GET A TURK-MERE-
DITH is TO JOIN THE TEAM TO
AID JESSUP.
(By Tort.)


At 10 O'Clock the Quakers, headed by
Manager Jessup, who says that he is
one big sore from head to foot, left
for an invasion of Bluffton. The out
fit will play at Button Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, and as all of the
boys are in splendid shape with the ex-
ception of Jessup, they are confident
of taking at least two out of the three
games. If they do it will be a SPLEEN
did record. as it is no dream of an
ideal life to take the Wells county war
riors on their own battle field.
Fisher will be in the box in the first
game, according to the dope, and the
southpaw should turn the trick. Con-
ner will work Wednesday and Fleming
will work Thursday. Manager Jessup
has ordered Pitcher Wentz to report,
but the elongated rube has not yet put
In an appearance. Probably he is
engaged in signing contracts and ac-
cepting terms. Billy Meredith will
probably join the team at Bluffton to
work behind the bat in case Jessup is
unable to do the receiving. The little
manager is unable to turn his head as
a result of the jolt Wolfe gave him
Sunday, and to add to his troubles,
the charley horse in his leg still both
ers him considerably. Jessup also has
q finger minus a nail.
"Rags" comingore Canned.
rags" Comingore. erstwhile cap
tain of the Kokomo outfit and the
worst rowdy in the league, has been
given the thinking sleighbells by the
Kokomo management. Had Comm
gore been able to play the game as
we'll as he could bait umpires he would
crowd Husk Chance off the initial sack
for the Chicago Nationals. People in
Kokomo. when the league started,
thought that they had sure pennant
winner. Now they are disguised with
the team AS a result there will be
wholesale shaEeup. A Kokomo ex,
change says:
F. G.. Morris met with the Sharps-
vile management and after a lengthy
conference three men were released.
Catcher Orr and the two Comingores,
and three new men were signed.
Catcher Hardy, the hard hitting catch
err of the Dunkirk team, Campbell, an
other good sticker from Muncie. and
Walter Quisser, Western league
pitcher. who only Sunday made the rec
ord at indianapolis of striking out elev-
en- men and getting three clean hits,
are the new men.
Clash of Claims.
There is a prospect of another row
over a player. Fortunately this time
Richmond is not an interested party
but Van Vert is. Kokomo announces
that Campbell. the fast outfielder on
the defunct Dunkirk team. has been
signed by them. Van Vert comes
along with claim to the same player.
More work for Mr.. King.
An Offer to Horn.
Monday evening Manager Jessup Of
fered Will Horn place on the pitch
ing staff of the local team. Horn
turned down the offer thinking he was
worth more money than Manager Jes-
sup offered him. Manager Jessup
states that he offered Horn SO more
than he was drawing when a member
of the Richmond team in the spring.
and that he cannot afford to go above
the figures offered.
No Place for Hicks.
Monday afternoon Manager Jessup
received a telegram from Hicks. big
first baseman on the Lebanon team.
stating that that outfit had disbanded
and that he would like place with the
locals. Hicks is a magnificent field
ing first baseman. but poor hitter. He
is not in Cameron's class. so Manager
Jessup informed him that there - no
place here for him.
Kick From Van Vert.
The stories brought home from Rich
0ond by both players and spectators
prove that the locals won two of the
three games of the series there and
that would have been the result had
the umpire not been influenced by Jes-
sup and the other rowdies of his
team.
Manager France is highly incensed
over the treatment accorded Van Vert
team in the series of games at Rich
mond. 1t has been the policy of the