The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-12
WESTERN LEAGUE GOSSIP.

President O'Neil has declared that
Umpire Clarke will stay, at least Tor
a time longer. AS far as Topeka knows
President O'Neil has wisely ruled. The
Indicator handler performed in Topeka
the last part of last season and nam
died everything well. OF course there
is a chance that be has gone wrong
this year. There is also chance that
Democrat may be elected governor OF
Kansas this year but people generally
do not count on it. Last year, how
ever, the much abused umpire did We'll.
He had it on Jack Haskell on balls
and strikes and his work on the bases
was good. He knew where something
was likely to be pulled off and Wh1cn
way to turn to watch it. This counts
a great deal more with Mister o Neil
than does a mans judgment on balls
and strikes. Lincoln and Denver are
the only two towns sore on Clark and
we have noticed that Glenalvin was,
for time at least thought to be
pretty good umpire in both towns.
Speaking of umpires here is a little
unwritten history of Glenalvin's first
performance in the Western League.
Pueblo was playing here under the
n anagement of George Hogriever when
Glenalvin appeared. Topeka won three
games in a row by gOodly scores. Glen
alvin gave everything to the locals
whether they had a chance at 1t or
roasted Glenalvin and later the Topeka
team. Cooley wired O'Neil that he
wanted GlenaIvin transferred if it were
possible because the Jumps" was get
ting the team in bad in It's home town.
Glenalvin was transferred. He was
also told OF or shown Cooleys message.
And anyone can imagine how Cooley
Jared after that. The team was robbed
time after time CT chances to win games
by the near" umpire. Not only did
Glenalvin rob the locals on the road but
he was returned here and did 1t at
home He was not mauled out of shape
by enthusiastic fans because sport
writer's, policemen and cool headed
fans protected him on the cars after
the game. Yet there were towns in
the Western League which accepted
GlenalVin as an umpire of AL calliber
and roasted Topeka for roasting him.
Shotton made good the first game he
played at home for Omaha. Small Won
der. ShOtton looks to be very much
there. There is that particularly eX-
pressive term by which is meant that
he can field, run bases and hit well.
Shipke is captain of the Omahas
which is very appropriate, in that it
was Mr.. Shipke who led the revolt
which resulted in the players laying
Gown on Fox, according to reliable in
formation
| Big "Cy" Landreth played first base
| Wednesday for the locals and is not
| credited with anything worse than a
| hit and 10 putouts. Sometime ago a
fan suggested to Cooley that Jake"
Beckley was a free agent and would
make a good first baseman He was told
that Abbott was first baseman and
| Landreth would also make a better one
| than Beckley.
Beside pitching one hit game Kauf-
man made a two Dagger along with
| Wooley. Guess the lanky twirler wasn't
| trying for that game.
OF the 10 scores made by Omaha
three were due to errors by Reilly and
| Abbott. says the Omaha Bee of the first
| game played in Omaha. Reilly is also
| credited with falling to take an easy
| chance as the Bee man sees it:
| "Other boots made by the Topeka bunch
/ let Omaha men on bases and gave them
| a chance to score Reilly stood like a
| sphinx when Gonding hit a medium
fast one right straight at him and look
| ed as if he were rooted so the ground
until the ball bounded out in center
field" A disposition has been noticed
a time or two on part of a couple OF
three Topeka players to let them go
rather than chance errors. No names
mentioned, but it is bad business.