The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-29
Spencer Abbott Is Sold to Fort
Worth by Cooley.
Topeka Player Objects to Play
ing in Texas.
HADAVARIED CAREER
Always Drifted Back to Topeka
After Exchanges.
DIR. Andrews Offered Manager
ship Of Joplin Team.

Spencer Arthur Abbott, who has been
connected with the Topeka team in one
way or another ever since baseball
started here four years ago, has been
sold to the Fort Worth team of the
Texas league by Manager Dick Cooley.
The price which Cooley received for Alb
bolt has not been made public, but it is
understood to have been a good one,
and Cooley is noted for getting good
prices for his sales.
Abbott. it is said, doesn't like his sale
very we'll, and his friends intimate that
he won't play in the Texas league.
Abbott has had rather unique career
in connection with the Topeka club. He
Joined the team about the time the first
season opened with Topeka in the MIS-
souri, Valley league. He got bad start
and after about six weeks OF the sea-
son was traded to the P1ttsDurg team
for Tom Hughes, a pitcher and Jack
FrieI an infielder. Hughes was later
sold to the New York Americans, While
F'riel dropped out after that season. Ap-
bolt was made captain of the PittSburg
team, but later in the season when TO
peka was in need of leader, Abpott
return to the club as captain ana man
ager He made a great record with the
Topeka team which was a rank seventh.
In 1905 he was retained as manager
He collected a promising aggregation or
material but it didn't work out very
well because of the superfuity of old
timers who laid down when the team
was on the road. Abbott wasn't salts
fed with his team and quit the cap
taincv A couple others were tried, nllt
before the season was over Abbott was
back at the Job.
In 1906 Cooley took charge of the
team and Abbott was not needed. He
started the season with Springfield
but soon went to Hutchinson as man
ager of that team. Abbott quit ms
lob at Hutchinson and went 10 Jop-
lin where he played first base for
awhile He returned to Topeka Tor
the closing week of the season.
The next season Abbott was re-
tanned as Businessman OF the team.
After Runkel had resigned the cap
Cooley who was then in charge of the
Louisville team. Abbott was given
control of the team and finished the
season in that role
A year ago Cooley traded ApDoLt
to Evansville for Pollard and kahl-
Abbott whose hitting the year before
secured him the Evansville berth, did
not get his lamps in working order
and returned to Topeka where he nm
ished the season, allowing CooIey 10
manage the team from the bench
Abbott has won a home in Topeka
and his many friends hate to see him
leave, but such is baseball IN TINS day
of the world. Abbott Will MAKE
leaves with the good wishes of every
Topeka fan.
A few days ago, DR.. Jay Andrews
who is writing life insurance in
Hutchinson, received letter from
President A. J. Baker of the Joplin
team. offering the popular ball player
physician a berth as manager of the
Miners for next season. Jay is some
what of a word artist and he doesn't
like Bakers close financial methods
His reply to the Joplin owner was
most humorous affair.
Eddie Brennan who has been work
ing in the Santa Fe offices for several
months, has resigned his position and
will snend the remainder of the win
ter in St Louis. Brennan was COM
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