The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-13
O'NeiI Intimates Gate Receipts
Plan May Be Changed.
"GOat" Anderson viii Be Real
Goat Now.
DALE GEARS RULES ARE EASY
ROurke Predicts Banner Year
for the Western.
IsbeH Picks Omaha as Con-
tender From Start.

The readjustment of the gate re-
celpt proposition may be made this
year, according to notices sent out by
Up ONen. president of the league
which have just been received here.
O'Neil has called another meeting of
the league, the date of which has not
been set, but which will be held just
before the opening of the season.
something in the way of action along
this line is expected. The league may
go back to the old sinking fund plan
or may decide to give a larger percent
age OF the gate receipts to the visit
ing team. In either case the weaker
teams will be helped. This news
comes In the nature of a pleasant sur
prise to the local management. Presi
dent Catlin of the local club urged the
plan at the schedule meeting in Chica-
go, arguing with those opposed that
the league was no stronger than its
weakest town, which is true. In his
official bulletin O'Neil urges the mag
mates to think the plan over.
There is no particular reason for it
but this department has a bunch that
the new shortf1elder, named Sorren-
son, is red headed
We can worry along all right If
there is no more dope printed about
Charley Faust, the near mascot of the
Giants. Faust got more money out OF
vaudeville last winter than most of
the players and doesn't need to mascot
this summer unless he wants to.
(Last winter stands. The weather
man says the backbone" is broken
and that means fms for anything.)
Holland has invited the league mag
mates to hold the annual field day at
st. Joseph this year In as much as
St. Joseph was the second best town
in the league last year, why not give
it to Holland? The athletes would be
well entertained by the Joetown fans.
Harry Rapp in the Denver News in
quires:
Il wonder if the average billiard
player realizes what wonderful sub
stance ivory is ?''
If the A B. P. doesn't he can secure
valuable information by addressing the
eight team owners in the Western
league.
Grover Gilmore, formerly of Denver,
is another of the Isbell holdouts. Gil
more was classy player when he broke
into the Western. But he thinks Is
bell is trying to save enough to pay
for the Des MOines park off his salary
Goat Anderson has purchased his
release from Rourke and plans to take
charge of the Wheeling club IN the /!
Central association He will now learn |
as we'll as in name
It's hardly likely that there will be
such set of rules in the league |
as Manager Gear will lay down for his |
athletes The first will be to never |
do anything which will get the team
Gin bad" with the fans in any CITY
Be gentleman always, even when
plaving ball Another will be work,
hard work. If a player
wants q bottle of beer he will be told
to drink it-after the game. Not a
drop before the daily pastime. early
hours will not be enforced in such a
Way as to chafe the athletes but every
plaver must be in condition to show
his best every day. Otherwise add
tional rules will be imposed. Neither
will the manager load the youngsters
IN on ssinside stuff" If he has three
men on the team who can handle his
signals in the way he wants them
worked, the manager Will be sausned.
And the last and most important OF
The lot will be the establishing of a
knowledge of who is boss around the
club house. When there is anyone TO
blame it will be the manager II ne
ean compel his protegeS to obey- ana
1e declares they will have to do it.
There doesn't seem to be any dearth I
IF baseball interest around the circuit
his season. Even the dead ones OF
ester wear are watching for the ar
-ival Of the first players impatlently
Some of the teams VIII ran down IN
he race to be exact, about seven OF
hem. but If the fever keeps up like 1t
9 at present there will be attendance
.ecords smashed and torn during the I
coming season.
Toneka is chided in a gentle man ]
Ter for being suspected OF gloatfng
,ver Wichita in her holdout troubles. s
Sot Topeka Nary a gloat- If Wtch- =.
ia Just lets US stay in the league We're
atisfied.
Frank MCMILLAN, the secretary OF :
he Wichita club, certainly knows all
bout that end of the game. He has
rained for his present place under
holland and Isbell and gave good SER
ice in every instance. 1t speaks well
or the witches that he holds the
lace. The team there may be fail
re or a success. But if it is the h
ormer it will be through no fault on
he part of the secretary.
Rourke believes the coming year
ill be one of the best the league ever I
od from team owners stand I