The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-15

0eSplle Inc nlTln& OF a special train
by Cooley the Oklahoma City team was
unable to get here from Joplin yester-
day and after the crowds had assem-
bled and no signs of the visitors were
evident, Cooley addressed himself to
the grandstand in few words through
Boles as spokesman and then issued
rain checks. These checks will be good
for any game until the team goes away
ON the next series. which will include
Sundays game with Enid. Cooley, in
order to insure good faith and satisfac-
ton among the fans will redeem any
rain check for money, if presented at
his drug store.
Red Craig is working with Enid now.
The genial Irishman got away bad
Saturday but will doubtless win several
good battles for Kimmel, Wright & Co.
During the past trip the locals man
aged to annex six games which were
apportioned as follows: Three out Of
four from Enid, one out of three from
Hutchinson, and two out of four from
Wichita. losing four straight to Okla
homa City. On its face this is not
very good record but when the facts in
the case are known the games won and
lost will be overlooked in the storms
Of protest which will arise from all fair
minded fans. At Oklahoma City four
games were played. OF the four the
locals should have won three or would
have won three had they been given
fair umpiring. It does not take very
many rank decisions to change the re-
suit of game and umpires would soon
er please the home crowds than give
the visiting teams an even break. AT
least that seems to have been the case
in Oklahoma City and Wichita. 1t does
not look very we'll for a manager to put
up a talk of bad umpiring and it would
not in this case had not Cooley made
it and Dick has never yet made any
kicks on umpiring away from home,
when talking to the local sporting writ
ers. At Oklahoma City the crowds are
prejudiced and are urged on by abusive
press notices which are thrown at visit
ing players. Cooley was put out of one
of the games for disputing a decision
when Bill Rapps was tagged ten feet
away from the plate. The next day a
and President Shively had decided not
to assess 1t. 1t was. all done at the
instance Of a paper in that town which
devoted half Of its sporting page to
abuse of Cooley.
At Wichita Cooley had requested
from Shive1y that another umpire be
sent to work in the game. Shive1y,
whom Cooley bfames very vigorously
for the trouble with the impfres, told
Cooley that Holland wanted the umpire,
then on duty, and SO Cooley had to
stand for it. When ne reached Wichita
Cooley received word from Shively an
nouncing his suspension for taking ex-
ceptions to a decision in Hutchinson.
This decision was rank one and not
fan in Hutchinson approved of
Cooley's being put out of the game.
For a much graver offense in Topeka,
Shive1y refused to assess suspension
against Pennel1 who had used profane
language in addressing the umpire and
the next day Pencil went in and
,,-olya Oor (O0laV.
he is put out for a. less trivial offense,
and the local team made to suffer.
Cooley is inclined to blame Shively
for all the trouble with the umpires
and thinks that the doctor has given
him the raw end OF it all the way
through. Dick is not asking to be
favored. All he wants when he is on
the road is justice and he did not get
it in single town, not even in Hutch
inson where the fans Missed the IN
decent treatment of the locals by the
umpires.
Cooley after being run out of the
game at Hutchinson watched the
game from the top Of a box car coun-
try block away. For. this he was sus-
pended.
The Hutchinson team is up and COM
ing in the race. The Andrews bunch
were badly handicapped at the start,
having lost the first four games to the
Jobbers. But today. they are playing
great ball and are resting in second
place ahead Of the Jobbers and White
Six.
Roach, Webb City's southpaw, who is
quite hard for the locals to hit, is I'M
lucky when the team is home. He wins
a big majority of the games he pitches
on the road but does not fare well
when at home.
The Joplin team has won nine
straight games, having just completed
four straight from Oklahoma City. The
Miners may yet land above the Nets.
Oklahoma City has lost the five last
games which they have played. 'If the
locals should take them down the line
for four straight Oklahoma City would
be hitting the toboggan good and hard.
And the downward descent is eagerly
anticipated by several other teams in
the league.
The Topeka team opens up with the
Oklahoma City team this afternoon
The high water prevented the Nets
from getting here yesterday. Three
games will be played in the present SER
les and the other game will be played
off at latter date, probably Sunday
date later in the season. This will be
the first appearance with the Nets in
the city this season and as they are
| now occupying the top of the ladder the