The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
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GOSSIP OF THE GR0BxA
Tack Holland. owner Of tho Drum-
mera. Il opposed to tho PIayer1 Fra
ternity. Dave Fultx, president Of the
organisation, slipped into st. Joseph
and held q meeting with the players
and left town without the press or
Holland knowing anything about 1t.
Now Holland says there Is nothing In
common between the players Of the
major and minor leagues- He says,
in addition to that, that some action
against the fraternity will be taken
by the Western league.
It appears that Holland has been
caught asleep and that time for tho
Western league to organize against
the fraternity is gone. Fultx. when In
Topeka said that six other clubs had
been visited. and he left Topeka to
see the Wichita club the next day.
which would make this the last in the
league. A fine chance to legislate
against the fr ternity now.
The Players Fraternity offers ad-
vantages to the players. II managed
prop rly, it will settle tho grievances
OF a player member. There il one
disadvantage, which might cause
players to suffer. Some players may
misunderstood its purposes and get
chesty. This will be followed by
fine or suspension. and the player who
made the mistake, and the fraternity
and club all be in trouble.
Pitcher Jack Ridgeway is due to
return to Topeka today or Sunday.
de1phia, week ago. on account of
the illness of q sister. He will prob
ably be used in one of the games Sun
day, against the Wichita club. The
first will be called at o'clock.
The present series is the last that
will be played on the local ground for
one month. The Cooleyites. beginning
Tuesday, will start out on the road
and play every club on the circuit be-
fore returning home. The club will
finish tho road trip and return home
Septembe- 8. and this will be the last
trip Of the season. They will play six
clubs in succession. after coming
home.
Ham Hamilton of the st. Joseph
Gazette conte DDS the Drummers are
still in the race for the pennant. and
SO they are. but how much Of a
chance have they got? Pepper Clarke
allowed them but two hits Friday.
Tho Sioux City and the Drummers
are playing together, and the result Of
this series may have much to do in
deciding the pennant race. Should
the Sioux take the big end of the
series, the Dr. lmmers will have been
showed ~ down in the list and suffer
an awful baclzset. Should the Drum
merS take the big end OF the series,
the Denver club may be successful in
slipping back to first place, as the
Bears will be playing Lincoln.
Catcher Blackburn. of the Lincoln
club. has bsen fined $50 and suspend
ed for ten days by President Tip
O'Neill. for committing an assault on
Umpire McC. ierty about q week ago.
Pitcher Willis was guilty of commit
ting the same offense to Umpire
port that q fine or suspension was
levied.
Eddie Faye. second baseman with
the Denver club. is beginning to show
that he IL unworthy Of being q pro-
fessional baseball player, His rowdy
tactics have been criticized by various
writer's OF the league. Still, he has
never shown any trough stun" in
Topeka.
The Union Association has ex-
ploded. The Butte club was unable
to pay the players salaries and the
management was forced to abandon
the club. Then the entire league quit.
The scribes Of Des Moines cannot
understand why the Boosters lose SO
many games to the Denver club.
There are a lot Of other questions in
will be decided.
Hugh Fullerton asks: Now II all
the Germans go home to fight in the
International tangle why keep Cincin-
natl in the National Lacquer
Sport writer's of the National league
have begun to claim that there is a
lynx on the first base at Pittsburg. In
more than fifteen years. Barney Drey-
fuss has bought many first basemen
with excellent regulations but all have
failed to make good at Pittsburg. but
made good record after leaving
there. Now Konetchy has failed to
deliver the goods although he has
always been classed as one of the best
in the game while a member of the
st. Louis club. Pittsburg has asked
for waivers on Konetchy.
Pitcher Ralph Works, formerly Of
the big leagues q few years ago. re-
class b and Joined the Federals. Now
he has been released by the Feds and
IL trying to hook on with some West
ern league club. Lincoln has refused
him q contract.
Bill Rapp. the veteran catcher. who
was with Lincoln. has Joined tho Hart
ford club in the Connecticut league.
The Minneapolis club sold Claude
Rossman, first baseman formerly of
Detroit to the Omaha club. but he re-
fused to report and was allowed to