The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-15
SABRE is CAUGHT
Buffalo First Baseman Agrees
to Topeka Terms.
Fielded .9S9 and Hit 1916 and
Keeps Busy.
TOPEKA WAS STUNG.
Labor Day Date a Poor COnso-
lation for Losses.
The Boosters Entertain Moore
TOPEKA WAS STUNG.
The Boosters Entertain-MOore
SHED at Invitation.

one night we stopped over in joe
Durg pussy camp near the western
llne OF the realms of Missouri. There
seemed to be something going on
tnere. A man with brass buttons told
Us the car and host of his baronS
n;io assembled to plan a campaign. La
ter we learned that no help was need
ca IN the management of his affairs
SO we took train for Topeka. From
the travels of Chester woodward and
Frederick Moore
The terrible pain of that stinger sunk
INTO President woodward and Manager
moore OF the Topeka ball club over at
ST. Joe was somewhat relieved when
they found upon their return that Ed
ole Sabre had sent his agreement to
terms.
Sabre is the man the local manage
Ineht Tor three weeks has spent sleep
man of class from Buffalo in the East
ern. He fielded 1888 and hit .276 last
season and is fast on the sacks.
When the local management landed
whitney for the initial corner, they
thought they had everything in the
league backed off the board. He look
ed good from all angles. Then they
heard OF Sabre and sent out feelers
and then hooks. Now Whitney likely
will be sold. Sabre cost a little more
and will draw little more salary but
the men with the money are feeling fine
Sabre cost $500.
There is nothing loose in the infield
now according to Manager Moore bnt
the shortstop job Larry Quinlan pro-
badly will not come in. Negotiations
are on for a big Lacquer for the bill
but as usual there are many obstacles
TO be pushed aside. Sabre, Hopke and
Moore himself are the three now on
the slate for the inner circle.
The schedule meeting served to DEM
onstrate to the local club that every
thing they get will have to be yanked
from someone's jaws and they are out
10 do 1t. When another meeting comes
around they may be in a position to
dictate a little themselves.
Only One Holiday.
The one holiday handed the Topeka
club as consolation prize was the
Labor Day date. The Grizzlies will be
here. There is nothing the matter with
Denver as a drawing card but that
happens to be the day of fat mems
races. sack races, socialistic sermons,
and pure food lemonade. And those at
fractions probably will draw record
breaking attendance as heretofore.
The one real holiday for Topeka
baseball is July H. Not getting the
game here, a good. town might have
been selected, but the Redskins are sent
to Des Moines. If Higgins doesn't stir
them up over. there before July, they
will be deader than Topekans were
last season. AS far as Sundays are
extended to all members Of the league.
There are 25 Sundays and the receipts
of the last will be pooled and divided.
There is only one conclusion and that
is that the Topeka fans and the To-
peka club have got to get out and
show who's who in the Western
League. Baseball business is a vicious
game and the dirty old dollar is the
biggest score.
Boosters Good Entertainers.
Whatever happened at the schedule
meeting, however, the ST. Joseph
Boosters showed themselves royal en-
tertainers according to all reports.
Manager Moores version of the topping
stunt is an interesting narrative.
1t seems that the whole blue coat
army of the Drummer camp were
turned out for the coup. The foot sore
corps, and, the horse brigade, the cycle
cops and the traffic squad are said to
have all been turned onto the visiting
magnates and managers with certain
warrants charging divers and direful
crimes. In the lobby of the hotel. the
biggest raid in the history of town
was pulled off and the entire list of
visitors, with the exception of Mama
ger Moore, were captured and yanked
along to the banquet room.
Moore missed the picnic and the
toasts and the cigars and the rest of
the entertainment. Why? Because he
thought it was the real thing, that
RAID. MOI InaI ne was ever plncneO
before, it may be assured, but Moore
is a handy fellow when it comes to
looking out for himself. He was the
first one nabbed. Did he succumb?
Not on your life. He slipped the fly
cops clutches and stepped into a tele-
phone booth of a long distance call.
He failed to get through until the lobby
had quieted down. Then he came out
only to spy a pair Of helmets coming
back for him. This time he did the
i1-e- ctr Of fi1--n a M mt
to sleep in the hotel parlor. No good
cop would waken a sleeper from his
dream of safety. And besides, a much
brighter man than a poor policeman
would know that live ball manager
never slept at a league meeting. So
Moore was left to snooze. Now he
don't know what happened at that
meeting. Perhaps he was called on for
a speech. He would have hated to miss
that.