The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-05

Enid at Webb City. *
Elmer Stricklett, the old washburn
college pitcher, will rejoin the Brook
lyn team in the National league next
season. Stricklett has been playing
outlaw ball in California all season.
slapnicka. the pitcher of the Joplin
team has jumped the Miners. Slap
ntcka when he signed with Joplin was
not free agent. He belonged to the
Burlington team In the Central asso-
citation and was under suspension. He
worked Baker for q job until his sus-
pension was over. Bob Corkill: the big
Joplin outfielder who was fired be-
cause Of bad habits. left with Slap
nicka. Holland was after the big out
fielder, but will now have to content
himself with Hurlburt.
Roach pitched for the Peoria team
in the Three Eye league last season
and made a good record. He has
been pitching ball for over a score Of
years and has always done good work.
Years before the splitter came into ex-
istence Roach was a curve ball pitcher
and was a good one too: He never
used much more speed than he does
now. He was a pitcher in the old
Western league when Risley, Mere
dith, Andrews and a host Of others
were in their prime. Roach says Jay
Andrews was once great pitcher.
= Ifofrer's fines in connection with the
trouble at Joplin Sunday aggregated
$685.. Hoffer stopped off in Kansas
City Monday and conferred with
Shively. Hoffer asked Shively to in
vestigate the trouble before assessing
the fine, offering to allow Shively to
life should Hoffer be found in the
wrong, while If he was not, to can
Alloway. Shiveiy refused to investi-
gate and the fne will undoubtedly
stick.
Brooks. the outfielder Joplin re-
Gently secured and who was recon-
mended2 as a coming Tyrus Cobb. has
secured only one hit in the last five
games and has misjudged several flies.
Fred Olmstead, who was with the
Springfield team last season and who
was purchased by President Comiskey
of the White Sox has been farmed out
to the Des Moines team in the West
ern league. s
I Setley. who is working in the pres
ent series, Is regarded as the best
umpire in the Western association. He
is the only one SO far who has &C
quired the reputation of giving the
visiting team a square deal. He gets
salary of $3.50 per month while
Shuster carrier off 1925 every month.
And Shuster, is the poorest in the
services. Setfey As, SO fair that the
other umpires hate to work with him
for they are shown up too badly, And
Setley would sooner work by him.
self than be Handicapped by. some Of
the incompetentss of the ShiveIy stan.
Jimmy Cuthbert seems to have
strengthened Oklahoma City a great
deal Jimmy is putting up a good
game in, the aoutfield and is hitting
consistently In fact. he is leading
the Nets with his stick and is clouting
shoulders above the other players.
Love is the only other Met who is
doing much in the batting line.
I Funk, who is one of Cooley's
youn gsters was a visitor at yester-
days game. Funk is playing at
| Frankfort and is doing. great work.
He is waiting for a chance to play on
the Topeka team and will probably
get into the game in another season.
Farrell, who was on the same team.
has been canned because of his dis
position. He is now performing for
Ellsworth in the Central Kansas
league.
The game at Wichita Sunday has
been protested. Boles, who was cap
tain of the team, substituted Landreth
to bat for him. Speer was inserted in
the. box and before play BALI was
called by the uTupire Boles took
Landreth out and took his own turn
at bat. Boles had perfect right to
make this move and was upheld by
| Burke. But Wichita objected and
Landreth had to bat against Speer.
Shively recently threw out game
won by Topeka on just as slight a
pretext, and now IL he is fair in his
attitude towards the Topeka team as
he insists he is. he will throw out the
game. The issue is clearly up to
Shively. ~
Shively's umpire inspector. Billy
Nolan, was at the game in Wichita
Sunday. After the game was over he
conffded to Topeka player that he
would recommend Burke's dismissal.
He sent a letter to Shively Sunday
night. If Burke still remains. It will
show that some of the charges against
Shively are not unfounded.
1t is UP to Root and Selby in the
game this afternoon. And II both are
right Topeka should be few steps
| nearer the top by tonight.
The Nets have six pitchers with
them on the present trip. Three of
them, Folbre. Bandy and Nelson are
southpaws. Bemis, McClintock and
Hoffer are the others. Hoffer isn't
pitching much these days while
Bemis has a sore arm. McClintock
will probably be the only right
handler to work against the locals. He
has a good spit ball but he hasn't won
| a game since he pitched a no hit
game against Springfield. 49,
l.
manager Of the Nets, although Jack
Mcconnell, the manager of the team,
| is expected to join the team here.
Hoffer is one of the oldest players in
the league, having been born some
| time during the B. c. era He has
been great pitcher in his time.
About twenty years ago he started out
pitchipR for q small team in Iowa.