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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
COACH MossE SPEAKS.
Declares His Relations With the
Kansas Team Are Friendly.

Declares His Relations With the
Kansas Team Are Friendly.
Columbia, No, Nov. 2S.-The Mis-
souri, Tigers have been worked hard
today. This morning the backs We're
taken out for special instructions,
which lasted one and a half hours.
They were TOalsOn, McAlester, Dunn
and CTOOdSOn. This afternoon secret
practice was held. thirty-twO men be
ing on the field. The backs We're given
practice on catching the ball and they
put through a sharp signal practice and
given special coaching on individual
work. The Hnemen were then prac-
ticed on defense, especially at stopping
plunges. Washer, of Kansas City, is
doing remarkably well. Two of the
coaches say he is the best man on the
team. These two say he is probably
the best tackle ever developed in the
West, outside Of Woodward Of Nebras-
ka- Hill is putting up a better game at
right guard than ever before. Hunter
and Craig are having a hot race for
left guard and the honor will probably
fall to Hunter. TOalsOn is putting up
a strong defensive game at halfback.
Kruse is again playing the other half
having entirely recovered from his
Gpra1ned ankle. 1t is not vet decided
who Will play fullback. McAlester,
Peeler and Thursman are working hard
for the position. Your correspondent
talked with Coach Mosse, in reference
TO the hard criticisms which his pres
ence here has aroused. He said:
Il did not come to Columbia because
of any misunderstanding with Kansas.
Ny relations with Kansas are perfectly
friendly. I have many friends on the
JayhaWker team Missouri sent for me
to help Coach White to prepare the
team for the big game. came here
simply as a professional coach, the
principal reason being that I had had
success in coaching the Warrensburg
team. I will say L know absolutely
nothing of the Kansas style of playing
I am going to do all I can for the old
gold and black. If Missouri is beaten
it viii only be by a scratch. She has a
ma euff 7caDt team
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cuse for his existence. Since the rae
ing season is auieting down, he is
spending his time strutting around the
Cecil and telling professional friends
of his plans for the future.
Il understand he is taking himself
seriously enough to announce that he
will become an addition to that part of
the London theatrical world which
speculates in plays and theaters and ex-
ploits stars.
''As a matter of fact, Sloan had made
all arrangements to take Reynolds
place when Wang was produced, but
now that Hopper has decided to put on
The Charlatan' instead, the jockey is
looking for a theater and an author to
write a play around Montgomery and
Stone, a black-face team from Texas,
and one of the biggest hits of the sea-
son in London.
when they came here their con-
tracts were for only a fortnight. but
they have caught on and are already
booked two years ahead. They are do
ing exceedingly we'll as they are, and
I doubt very much if they would step
into Mr.. SIoan's venture without first
being assured of big salaries for many
months to come.
AT any rate, all London does not
take the jockey so seriously as he re-
CARDS himself, and the managerial
world does not fear his advent
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Casper leon and Ritchie Draw.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 2S:-The fight last
night at the Auditorium between Casper
Leon of New York and Johnny Tdtchie of
st. Louis resulted in a, draw after the
fourth round had been fought. Leon
broke his arm in the third round and upon
the advice of a physician the fight was
stopped and the referee declared the con-
test a draw. The fight was one of the
fastest and best seen in Memphis in years.
HonOrs were even during the first two
rounds. In the third Leon had decided
slow. At this time it looked as if the
New York lad would win as he pleased.
As the round drew to a close Leon aimed
a vicious right hand swing at his Oppon-
ents head and a moment later it was seen
that Icons arm was hanging limp at his
side. He fought the entire fourth round
with his left, and upon the advice of DR..
Rincus, who was present, the fight was
discontinued Referee Al Cook of Louis
vile, decided the bout a draw. About
1000 people witnessed the mill.
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he wasn't plastering he was reading law,
or interesting himself in politics. When he
wasn't in law or politics he was plaster
ing.
In 1874 he was called to ChiIlicothe by
the death of his father. The charge of
the large family developed principally
upon him from that time. In 1876 he mar
ried Laura Will of Chillicothe. In 1878 he
moved to Kansas, settling in Peabody,
which has been his home since then.
BY this time he had so mastered Black
stone and other yellow-bound books that
he ventured to apply for admission to the
bar and successfully passed the examin-
alton. He accordingly put away his trOW-
eI and mortar board and hung out a
single Attorney at-laW.'' He proved as
good a lawyer as he had a plasterer as
his record shows He was postmaster at
Peabody for one term. In 1896 he was a
member of the executive and campaign
committee of the national committee and
one OF the active managers of Mr.. Bryan's
campaign. Last May he was placed in
charge of the Democratic national COM
mittee during the absence of Chairman
Jones in Europe. a position which he con-
unues to hold, Senator Jones not feeling
robust enough to grapple with the trying
work of an active management of a nat
iOnal campaign
Mr.. Johnson has taken deep interest in
fraternal orders In 1897 he was presf-
dent of the National Fraternal CONGRESS-
and is now general attorney for the Mod
ern WOOdmen of America the largest
beneficiary society, with nearly 500 600
members, and IS prominent in similar So
cietieS.
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President soden Talks.

the Boston baseball club today expressed
his opinion in favor at an eight club nat
ional league. He said: Such end
would not be reached by purchase of any
clubs by. the league as a, whole There is
nothing to prevent any club from purchaS-
ing a team and apportioning the PLAYERS
as it sees fit. If Mr.. Brush of CINCINNATI
cares to buy the Louisville club and dis
pose of players, the league will doubtless
permit him to do so; The talk of freezing
out any club is all buncOme. hope that
matters will be brought to such a basis
that Washington 3 d Bal6mOre can be
abandoned to the lew American asSOcia-
ton, and a circuit formed by the new
Corners which will be agreeable to the
members of the National league. In or
der to further such movement I think
the league would sanction the transfer of
clubs and players to the new body. If
the Cleveland and Louisville teams were
turned over to the association the latter
would have an excellent Circuit.n
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WAS A PLASTERER
Story Of the Rise Of J. G. john
son of Kansas.
Leader of National Democracy
Worked at His Trade.
LABORED IN CHICAGO.
Helped to Finish Several Of the
Big Hotels.
Looked Upon as Natural Sue
cessOr of Senator Jones.

A little less than 80 years ago man in
overalls and working blouse Iabored by
the day in the Sherman house, says the
Chicago Journal. With others he plaster
ed the hotel from garnet to cellar. He
was John Johnson. the plasterer.
Last Monday big man dressed in
frOck coat conferred with a score of men
of national reputation in room in the
the Democratic national executive com
mittee-the leaders of one of the two
great parties in the country. They were
shaping the next years battle FOR mlll1onS
was one of the foremost men of this in
ner circle. He was John Gilmore johnson
the. active manager of the Democratic
national committee.
The story of Mr.. Johnson's life is one
the story-but there's lots of hard work.
Few persons know that the man who Will
dlrect the national campaign OF the Dem
ocratic party was a plasterer working
IN Chicago 30 years ago. Mr.. Johnson
d0eSn IaIk much of himself he speaks
of and for other persons. That's his bus
mess. He was never elected to an office
Scores of men have been elected to office
because johnson ran them
MI Johnson was the son OF a mason
contractor of Brooklyn, and was the sec
therefore; onIy natural JnaI ne ShOuld pc
come a bricklayer and a plasterer- He
was scarcely Il years of age when he was
apprenuced- He learned both trades and
learned them Well
Just after. the big fire he came to Chi
cage from the south and went to work at
his trade-or, rather, trades He was then
~ years Old 1neFe was a Dig demand Tor
skilled labOrers, 50 John JOhnSOn-it was
John Johnson in those days-Went to work
on Field & Letters warehouse, laying
bricks. He preferred the plasterers vo-
cation, however, and secured employment
at the sherman house, which was then
being rebuilt after the fire. He worked
at this hotel for several weeks. He helped
plaster the dining room of the Sherman
house. the room in which he and Senator
J: K Jones and other leaders of the party
dined last Monday noon
That johnson was a good plasterer is
evidenced by the fact that the same plas-
ter - on the dining room now. Probably
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the dapper Mr. Campau, committeeman
from MiSehigan wouid have been E IRE
johnson had told him that he besmeared
with white and logged out in overa!ls,
along on the lofty scaffOlds.
By a peculiar coincidence Mr.. Johnson
worked at his trade in the Clifton house,
the Palmer house, and the fremont house
as vel as at the Sherman.
The Clifton house in those days was a
quiet and unpretentiOuS sort of hosiery,
but it had an especially attractive dining
he thought to himself that some day he
would like to come back to Chicago with
enough money in his pockets to AFFORD
putting up at this house. This desire be
came one of the biggest ambitions the
to Chicago and to this hotel He was cas-
lily able to pay for the privilege Of eating
in the dining room. He was directing
national campaign.
After working down town for some time
and boarding in a humble lodging house
at the Marine hospital in Lake View.
There ne worked for nearly a year In
1874, after two years labor in Chicago, he
left the city.
Hard work and good habits, backed, of
foundation for this mechanics success in
life.
Mr. Johnson is only. A. years of age, be-
ing born February o. 1852. in Brooklyn.
He is of Irish descent. He received a
two-years education in the common
schools, but left before he could have
been graduated, to take up the trade of
a pIasterer In 1865 his family moved to
Illinois settling in Chillicothe In this
state Johnson started out a. plaSterer
and bricklayer When about IS years of
age he came to Chicago and worked for
south. Two years later. in the winter
after the big IRE. he returned to the city
and worked on the various hotels as de-
scribed. Although his calling was humble
he earned good wages, plaSterers being
paid IS a day at that period. He was care
full of his earnings and nearly all Of his
spare time he devoted to the study of law
a pursuit which he had started in upon
when'he was Is or 10 years of age When
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BOY WONDER APPEARS.
Willie Hoppe, II Years Old Surprises
New York Billiard Fxperts


New York, Nov. 28-A small, light
haired boy has attracted much atten-
ton lately by his marvellous billiard
playing in the rooms of Maurice DAILY.
The boy, Willie Hoppe of CornwalI-on-
the-HudsOn, is only IL years old and not
very large for his age, his head and
shoulders barely reach above the bill
lard table. He began playing on an old
pool table in his fathers hotel, his Op-
pOnent in those games being his brother
Frank, who is older.
The table was in poor condition and
the balls were but little better. but these
handicaps did not feaze the youngsters,
who played game after game, using a
chair to elevate them in making the
shots. Maurice DAILY has the young
ster in hand, and believes he will be the
equal of any player in this country
within the next five years. He has the
accurate knowledge of angles that is a
feature of Student SlOssOn's play.
The boy was an attentive locker on at
all the games of the intercity and in
terclub amateur billiard tournament at
SlOSsOn'S academy last week, and has
taken note of all the difficult shots that
We're made Friday was ladies' night in
the tournament and the yOungster par
tcipated in and won an exhibition con-
test from Edward Mclaughlin, the vet
eran player. The Old-style game, with
out the use of balk lines, was played.
Willie evoked the applause of the crowd
by fine Open-table work at the start
He finished the game with a pretty run
along the rails, nursing the balls IL
clever fashion.
Some of his caroms were difficult and
the boy was compelled at times to lie
along the table to reach the worries He
has done wonderful work in practice.
having had an unfinished run of SO to
his credit at the straight-rai1 game. His
record at fOurteeu-inch balk line is IS,
his best average for 200 points being II.
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WeRAw AND ROBINSON.
Ebbetts of Brooklyn Will Not Let
Them Go to New York

Ebbetts of Brooklyn Will Not Let
Them Go to New York
New York, Nov. 2S.-Charley Ebbetts,
president Of the Brooklyn Baseball club
today said:
Regarding the dropping of the
Brooklyn club from the league, I think
there isn't any probability Of that I
think really there is no intention on
the part of the league magnates to at
tempt to force the club out. Our con-
tract with the National league does
not expire for two years to come, and
1t was entered into when Brooklyn was
a city in itself. The consolidation of
the two cities should not affect il in
the least, to my mind.
Why should Brooklyn be dropped?
Haven't we always tried to furnish
good baseball? Haven't we always
shown that we had the elevation of
the game at heart?
THE game became rather dull in
Brooklyn in 1898. We We're nearly as
good as other teams, but as the patrons
of the game clamOred for better ball
something had to be done. What then?
We consolidated with Baltimore,
brought the best players into the
Brooklyn team and gave our city bet
ter satisfaction for their money than
they have had for some time. If other
teams had done likewise the ideal in
baseball would have been reached.
We made money in Brooklyn last
year, and, what is more, the balance
In Baltimore was on our side.
Our feeling toward New York has
always been friendly. Why, the better
the team New York has the more will
our patrons, as well as the followers of
the game In New York, be pleased.
Keen rivalry between the two boroughs
bring greater interest into the game
and tends to lessen the discomfort
among those interested in the sport.
New York should have a good team.
and we will give any assistance in our
power to improve its team or any other
team in the league. New York could
d I'D nd
I'm last year if it wanted them, but I
am inclined to believe that there would
be some hesitancy on our part to let
4IcGraw and Robinson go now. I am
afraid the game in Baltimore would
fall dead il they were taken from the
team"
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SPORTING NEWS.
Feeling Against MOsse, Ex-Jay-
haWker, is Strong.
Miss0uri's Present Coach Is
Styled " Benedict Arnold"
BY THE KANSAS FORCE
Was Captain of the K. o. Team
Last Year.
Mosse Says His Aiding the
Tigers Is Simply Business.

Lawrence, Nov. 28.-There is a strong
sentiment here against MOsse on &C
count of the part he is taking in the
coming contest between Kansas and
Missouri. One of the football men has
placed Noses picture In the training
quarters and under it is the title, The
Benedict Arnold of X L" The fact
that he was captain of the team last
year makes the feeling all the more bit
ter. If he had been coaching the Zig
ers all the season it would have been
different, but he goes at a time when
they are preparing game with his
alma mater.
that he can do the JayhaWkers no harm
in the coming game The best he can
do, they point out, is to betray the in
dividua1 weaknesses Of the men who
played with him last year. None of the
old plays or tactics have been retained
Yost's system this year is entirely diff
ferent from that with which he de-
own men on the Nebraska team this
year in the game with K. U. could find
none of their old plays.
There is only one coach at K. Z. now
and he is XOst- He is not worrying
over the coming game and has no in
tention of getting any assistants. Yost
has a saying that too many cooks spoil
the BROTH All the men returned from
the Washburn game in good shape, eX-
cept Avery, but he will be in cOndi-
tion by Thursday. This afternoon was
devoted to practice and signal work
Tt was mostly light work, but toward
the end the men lined UP for a few
There was no available substitute for
quarterback, so Lucus and NOfsinger
were trained for that place in the event
Of Bonnie Owens being knocked out.
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Jeffords knocked out.

New York Nov. 2S.-The prize fight be-
tween Bob Armstrong, the cOlored heavy
weight boxer of Chicago and Jim Jeffords
twenty-five rounds before the Hercules
Athletic club last night, ended abruptly
in the third round. Both men went head
foremost from a cIinch over the ropes
into a box at the ringside in the second
round. and in the third Jeffords took an
other header from the effects of a right
swing on the jaw This took all the steam
out of the big fellow, and when he re-
gained his feet he was sent sprawling
from a right swinging upper cut in the
vicinity of the belt. JeffOrds rolled over
in agony, and his seconds claimed a foul
on the ground that he was hit below the
belt. The referee decided that the blow
landed fairly. and gave his verdict in ia
vor of Armstrong, after Jeffords had been
counted out and carried to his corner by
the seconds.
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WOMEN 10 PLAY GOLF.
Another Tourney For the Fair Sex to
Be Held in the East.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2s.-Wednesday a
women's open handicap tournament
will be played over the course of the
Philadelphia Cricket club at Wissa-
hickon Heights. This event promises
to be only second to the women S
championship that was recently held at
Bala, owing to the fact that nearly all
the leading players, not only in this
city, but those belonging to the clubs
in the metropolitan district, will be on
hand to take part in the tournament.
Miss Ruth Underhill. the winner of
the wOmen's championship, will more
than likely be on hand, while such
brilliant players as Mrs. II. B. Ash
more, who has the proud distinction of
defeating Miss Underhill during the
Ardsley tournament last week; Miss
Eunice Terry of Ardsley, Miss Lucy
Heron, the winner of the trophy offer
ed by the Women's Golf association
during the championship; Miss Anna
Sands and Miss Beatrix Hoyt have all
been invited and it would not be sur
prising if most of them entered, which
would undoubtedly add greatly to the
event.
The Philadelphia women will be out
in force and they will be forced to play
their strongest golf to hold their own
against some Of their visitors.
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CYCLE RACE ENDS
Bert Repine of Nashville Wins at
Kansas City.


Kansas City, Nov. 2S.-Bert Repine
of Nashville, Tenn. won the 48 hour
bicycle race that began in Convention
hall on Tuesday afternoon of last week
and in winning the race established
new record for As hours. The distance
covered, 961 1-3 miles. is 81 1-6 better
than the previous record for a similar
contest. Charles w. Miller of Chicago,
the heretofore unbeaten champion of
endurance races. made a determined
effort to maintain his supremacy, but
a. series of accidents on the track, a
punctured tire, a broken crank and 9TH
er mishaps, caused him to lose ground
that he could not recover from the
lucky Repine and the equally lucky
Swede, Oscar julius, who rode without
slip or mishap. Julius finished second
to Repine, a lap behind, and Miller fin
ished a lap behind the SWede. The
young Gus Lawson of Chicago, the IS
year-Old boy who rode for 40 hours with
the leaders. withered under the hot pace
of last night and finished six laps be
hind the leader. Boston's Flying
Dutchman,' Frank Waller, was a bad
fifth, finishing three-quarters of a mile
behind Repine.
Repine will realize $500 and several
special prizes for his weeks work
Julius gets $3.50, Miller $50, Lawson
800, Waller SIS, LingenfeIder $50 and
NiederhOffer $25.
The final score:
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looking for and hope to bring about at
reduced rates.
Boston and New York were offered a
big chance to put teams in what looked
like a money maker and while the press
of both cities held back any unkind
criticisms they may have had in type,
the public, nevertheless, was not ready
for the move, and failed to enthuse to
any great extent. It was only too plain,
almost from the start, that the launch
of the new babe was in the hands of
unskilled labor and the result was that
the league men were well aware Of the
weak side of the enterprise.
Had the new member made a sub
stantiaI showing at New York it would
have had the support of a number of
league players who were only too anx-
ious to take a chance with the new en-
terpriSe.
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SETBACK IN THE EAST.
New American Association Meets
With Little Success.

Boston, Mass. Nov. 28--The promo
tiers of the new American association
have grown discouraged at the way
their efforts to organize have been ap-
preciated in the east. The men who
launched the idea in the west were sure
the time had come for a new associa-
ton, as the big league was fast coming
to an eight-club circuit.
The National league-that is, those
who were in shape to remain in the
eight-Club circuit-was not set against
the new member for honors, and made
no effort to get star players IN line for
next season, as the advent of the new
organization might materially help
bring about just what the big clubs are
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The Aristocratic Refinement

OF the furnishings of the Santa. Fe,s
California Limited will commend itself
to those who appreciate the Iuxuries
and conveniences of a perfectly an
pointed fast train The limited will be
composed exclusively of Pullman sleep
ers, Understanding car, Observation
car and Dining car. It will leave To-
peka at 1877 a. m. every Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Sunday begin
ming November 8. For tickets and
reservations apply to T. L. King,
Agent, Depot.
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FIGHTERS HARD AT WORK.
Erne and O'Brien Preparing For the
Championship Battle at
COnav Island.

New York. Nov 28-Frank Erne and
Jack o. Brien are hard at work for their
championship battle, which is scheduled
to take place at COney Island December
4. Erne is now undergoing a severe course
of training. while O. Brien is preparing for
the encounter up in WeStchester. Both
men are confident of victory and when
they come together in the famous arena
by the sea the spectators should see one
of the greatest fights ever decided be
tween light weights
Erne is the popular favorite among the
sporting fraternity, but there are many
Who believe O'Brien has excellent
chance to carry off the hOnOrs and who
Yorker.
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