The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-02


The state university nine manages to
get in about two hours practice every
pleasant day.
Dr. G. A. Wall, Joe Coughlan and
Peter Olson are candidates for admission
to the Athletic club.
Ornie Smith, the noted base ballist, is
engaged to coach for the Ottawa Univer-
sity team, prior to accepting his position
with the St Paul league team.
Some of the best dogs in the state will
be entered at the meet of the Coyote
Coursing club. near Cottonwood Falls
which begins Thursday, April 4
Kansas City enthusiasts have already
suggested backing Oscar Gardner (who
defeated Delougherty Sunday against
Plimmer OF Dixon. They had better not.
The high school and Senior 7. III. c.
A. teams will play basket ball games
week from next Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday for the local championship.
W. P. Conway and A. 7. Whitelock, of
Manhattan, want to play on this seasons
Topeka team. Also Brad Boylan. of
Denver, and Frank Beauchamp. of Meri-
den
Work has been commenced on the
Leavenworth base ball park. A gang
of men is at work grading the grounds,
and another force is building the fence
and grand stand
When Paddy PurtelI, the SAGINAW
Kid" meets Billy Debbs of Wellington,
the articles provide that they shall have
trained to 142 pounds each at noon on
the day of the fight
Frank Seward made the best record in
the KansasvCity, Kan, gun club during
the past year with An average of S13.
Four made more than 700 and twelve
made more than 600.
The new disease called "pink eye' has
struck the Lawrence schools. The Uni
versity base ball club were afflicted with
what was called good eye" last year.
Smith County Pioneer.
"Smiling" Pete Daniels, Kansas City's
crack pitcher, has arrived. looking fine
as silk and weighing six pounds less than
last year. He says: "Pm going to shoot
'em over just like last year, only with a
little kink in 'em."
The bowling tournament at the Tope-
ka Athletic club begins April 10. a week
from tomorrow. Among those entered
! are Fl. D. Crosby, Frank Crane, L B.
Daley, r H. Lee, ]. W. Thurston, E.
Broderson and DR.. NJ. B. Ward
Manager H T. Mote proposes to have
the grand stand in Topeka this year face
east instead of west. in order that the
privileged spectators may not have the
sun in their faces 1t may be a little
harder for the players: but then, the
games are played for the benefit of the
public.
The St. Louis papers congratulate
! Dick Cooley, of Topeka, on being adj
vanced from general utility man to regu-
lar center field work with the Browns.
The Globe Democrat says, "Dick always
was a fine hitter and run getter, but
never played in a position long enough
to fully master all of its intricacies."
Atchison people want to know what
has become of the Doniphan Lake Fish
| ing and Hunting club. which was going
TO fix up the island in the lake, aud make
a summer resort of the place? Doni-
phan lake is the biggest body of water
in that section. being seven miles long,
and would be an excellent location for a
summer resort
Jack Lynch has been engaged to take
/ the place of Jack Sicily, who was to
have fought Tom Gaffney of the Scot
| tish-Americans, in New London on April
| II The weight is 124 pounds. Lynch
| is well known here, having stayed in To-
peka six or eight weeks last spring His
success with Topeka pugilistic talent
was not as complete as It might have
4 been.