The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-29


The State Journal has always aimed
to be fair in the treatment of visiting
players and visiting teams. And 1t
still wants to be fair in the contro-
versy over the fiasco at the local ball
park Friday afternoon. In order to
demonstrate to the sporting editor of
the Oklahoma City Times that there
are papers in the association that can
be fair and courteous to other teams,
the State Journal has given each of
the participants a chance to express
their opinions of the trouble in these
columns. No one has been misquoted
and these statements are just as they
they were given to the State Journal
for publication. Here is what they
say:
VIII Hoffer, manager of the Nets:
This is certainly the worst treatment
have ever seen and have been in
baseball a long time too. Cooley is
certainly a prize umpire batter. Why
all he had to do was to rush out there
to the umpire and threaten him and
he changed his decision. There wasn't
the least doubt of Andrews being out
fairly. 1t was the most unsportsman-
like act ever pulled or to my know
ledge. 1t certainly looks as though
Cooley and the umpire had It. framed
UP against us, and none of our men
are going to try to play against sure
thing like this. If you folks want the
pennant bad enough to rob US of it
like you did yesterday, 1 am willing to
give the games to you without piayin;
them.
Dick Cooley: Setley was motioning
to me to get back to the coaching lines
where I rightfully belonged and
thought he was calling Andrews out.
OF course I went to protest as had
right to do, and as soon as I saw I
had misunderstood Setley, I started
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every man on the Oklahoma City team
started for the umpire. They are not
content with taking the entire first Sc
ries of-the season down there by get
ting everything from the umpire but
they want to come up here and rob us
too.
Umpire Setley: I motioned Cooley
back from the coaching lines as he
was getting too close and where he
had no right to be. Almost instan-
taneously the third base decision came
up and 1 called the man safe and I
believe to this minute that he was
safe. There wasn't a shadow of a
doubt in my mind that he was safe.
Everhart practically admitted that he
was safe when he made second at
tempt to touch him with the ball after
he had slid on the bag. never
changed a decision in the least and
Cooley and Hoffer both misunderstood
my gesture motioning Cooley back to
where he belonged.
Landreth has made such a hit with
the Louisville fans that the Louisville
Courier Journal has printed an excel
lent half tone likeness Of the big out
gardener He is known in Louisville
by the endearing name of "Cy'' as he
was in Topeka.
The Western association will have
vzfr hAR4 fe
and he will be one of the best in the
business. Brick Owens, has promised
Shively that he will finish the season
in the Western association after the
race is over in the American assocfa-
ton, This will give him about a week
to perform in this his maiden circuit.
He will probably work in the Topeka
Wichita series at Wichita.
Red Conlin will work with Umpire
Setley in the closing games of the
present series. Conlin Is an old timer
and is well known in this association.
If he is keeping the agreement as to
his schedule he is performing at the
local park this afternoon.
DR.. Shively is at the game this af-
ternoon, at least he promised to be ov-
er the telephone last night. II he did
not get In in time to witness the game
this afternoon, he will probably come
to Topeka for the double header to-
morrow.
The first game tomorrow will be
called at O'Clock.
Umpire SetIey certainly had a hard
day of 1t yesterday. but he brought
credit to himself for his firmness as
well as for his fairness. He is the
most popular umpire that has worked
here this season and he Is not a homer
in the slightest sense of the word.