The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22

season In the Western association
when there was so much hard feel
there has been this season Half OF
the managers are not on speaking
terms with the others. Some
managers are SO unpopular in other
their teams. For instance, Holland
abandoned his team in Topeka and on
the last trip was afraid to go to
Oklahoma City. 1t isn't hard to find
cause either. The umpires with
one or possibly two exceptions out
of the seven or eight who have
worked this season have all been
"homers,' rank ones at that. On
foreign grounds a visiting team
scarcely has a chance. Take Okla
that town will charge on the umpire
if he don't hand the game to the
Nets. In many eases the umpireS
are to blame but there isn't adequate
police protection. Then again the
attitude of the different newspapers in
| the association is no small factor.
The Oklahoma City Times has not
printed a decent line about a player
! on any other team this season. They
are all rowdies, rotten players and
villains. The fans read this kind of
dope and think accordingly. Then
at the games in Oklahoma City pop
| bottles and other missiles come into
play The Wiehita4 papers take Jack
| Hollands prevaricati tons Z. regarding
the Doran trouble and magnify them
to such an extent, that the Topeka
| players are threatened not only on
| the Wichita ball grounds but also on
! the streets Wouldn't 1t be a good
| plan this winter to take some action
| at the league meeting, tending to-
| wards getting a better staff of UNI
| pfres and furnishing them protection?
Anyhow, let's have this rewdyiSm and
| bitter feeling removed.
And now for the work of The other
| teams Wichita gave the locals the
| closest rub. At times the Jobbers
| played great ball, but the team was
| full of dissension, Manager Holland
not being popular with his players.
league and one of the strongest hitting
| teams, the Jobbers were doped high
from the start and made a great race.
| The Oklahoma City team, with
nothing but an aggressive team and
! good pitching staff, played great
| game until the last six weeks of the
| season. The team lacked the eudur-
ance for seasons fight. and as soon
| as the teboggan appeared, the Nets
showed the yellow and quit. -o0
The Joplin team made a great fight
during mfdseason, climbing into the
/ first division. Fillnan got a bad start
but by trading and buying players
struck a winning stride, but failed to
keep going.
The Hutchinson team was the dis
\ appointment of the season With a
good team and Dr. Andrews at the
helm, it fought its way up to second
place. Then on the road the team
met reversals and the numerous stock
holders grew dissatisfied, the result
being the Wholesale discharge of the
best part OF the aggregation including
Dr. Andrews. Had the old physish
been retained the Packers would have
been assured of a first division berth
The Webb City team was too chang
ing IN It's personnel. Milton released
enough players during the season to
build up a great team, and never kept
his players long enough to get a win
ming combination At that he had a
hard team for Topeka to beat.
j.. Springfield and Enid were fzzles
from the start The Midgets had too
: the Enid team was badly managed
and failed to get off good. These teams
: were in a class by themselves, but it
| was mighty poor class
The locals bid fair to have another
good team next season With the ex-
: ceptions of Selby, E. Olson and Hager-
man. the players on the team at pres
(. ent will be reserved. This will leave
BARLEY and Brennan receivers with
:
? Root, Hendrix and Roach remain on
the pitching staff. Then there Is Mer-
shon, who has been seasoning in the
4 brushes, and Baird with Salina. both
! OF whom belong to the Topeka team.
Cooley has six infielders under reserve
for next season, including Abbott, S.
Olson, Andrews, Kahl, Funk and
Maggie. Abbott will probably play
first. while S. Olson Will get a trial al
4 second. Maggie is a fast shortStop and
will undoubtedly make good. An
drewS may not be here, but Kahl and
Funk would either make a good third
sacker- And the present outf1eld car
be retained intact. All this, however
depends on the players who are under
reserve running the gauntlet of the
drafting seasons of the different high
er circuits which will be on for some
time.
HI Commencing with tomorrow the
Il readers of this department viii be
granted a much deserved vacation
, lasting until next spring.