The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-17
ROUND And ROUND
City League Magnates Start a
Baseball War.
President Hudson Gets Out
Negro Team Excluded.

Negro Team Excluded.
Something like a brotherly battl
was waged at the meeting of the Cit
league baseball magnuts Friday nigh
at their meeting at the Commerce.
club, and as a result nothing was &C
com plished other than the reJectiol
of Jack Johnson'S colored team, tn
withdrawal of President Hudson a.
head of the league and the final agree
ment to meet again next Tuesday n1gh
for the purpose of Strengthening Things
out.
The wrangle began to brew just as
soon as a few of the representatives,
gathered. At the meeting held Ias'
week Topeka Jack Johnson was pre-
sent with an application for admit
lance into the league. Those at TINS
meeting were unanimous in theli
opinion that a colored team in the
league would prove good drawing
card and that there was no objection
to admitting under the manage
ment of man like Johnson.
However, sentiment took DECIDED
change last night, and as a result
every team manager was unalterably
opposed to letting the colored Giants
in. Some were opposed to 1t because
they claimed it would force one of the
white teams that>waS in last year TO
stay out. Others said that the Whlte
fans objected, and still others that
some of the players objected to play
ing against Shines.
Johnson's Side.
johnson was present and stated that
he only wanted his team to be given
the same consideration the other
teams received, and that he saw no
reasons why it should be excluded just
because a few fans or a few players
objected.
a vote on the proposition and it went
unanimously against the colored team.
Whereupon Johnson announced that
there was no further reason why he
should stay at the meeting, and, after
perity, he withdrew.
Then the second round OF the fight
began. President Hudson stated that
the four teams that will compose the
league could not be chosen because
some of the teams had not turned in
their lists of players Among these
was the Gem Grocery company and
the Chesterfield cafe.
Some of the managers wanted to
go ahead and pick out the teams, but
as the two teams out were expected
to have strong 1ine-ups this was
deemed unwise.
The matter of whether or not the
SIS deposit of good faith required
from each team should be refunded
was finally reached and this led to
chaos supreme. President Hudson
had previously announced that the
SIS deposit would not be refunded
and that he would not head the
league unless it was agreed to give
him SIS for his services
Carl Henderson said that he could
derstood and agreed that the $25
would be refunded and thereupon
the presidents salary fight began.
The representatives of the Eagles
should receive SIS, and stated en-
phatically that the Eagles were not
in the insurance business and would
guarantee him nothing.
T.nI nh nf he Nr0-
Gerry company, called President Hud-
son for show down, and President
Hudson replied:
Gentlemen, I am not nuts about
fooling with this any longer under
any condition, and 1 want to state
that will have nothing to do with
it unless L am guaranteed SIS before
we begin There is more work at
tached to it than most of you realize
and it is a hard proposition
we are not in the insurance bust
ness" the Eagle representative reit-
Grated.
Washes His Hands,
we are opposed to uaranteeing
you anything" other representatives
chorused, and the round finally end
ed when President Hudson announced
that he would wash his hands of the
whole affair, and gave a pantomime
of how he would do it by going
through the motion of washing his
paws.
Finally, after the meeting had de-
generated into something that resem-
bled a cats convention on q moon
light night, it was decided to appoint
Harry Snyder on the eliminating COM
mittee to succeed eX-President Hud-
son, and it was further decided that
another meeting would be held next
Tuesday night at which time any lists
that were not in would be excluded
and the four-team circuit made up
without further delay
Carl Henderson, of the College Hill
team, stated that an effort would be
made to have the leagues affairs run
by the four managers of the teams,
that the four managers would elect
an outsider as the president.
The manager of the, Chesterfield
team was present at the meeting, but
Ed Sherman, the teams hacker, did
not show up and it was rumored that
he, too would take his hands to the
lavatory and cleanse them of the
league affiliations.
AS matters now stand, an entirely
new organization will nave to be eff
fected and it is probable that the
league, if it gets under way, will be
composed of teams representing the
Palace Clothing company, the Col
lege Hill bakery, the Gem Grocery
company, and the Eagles lodge.