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The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
SPORTING news.
Chicago May Lose the Best
Right Fielder Going.
Jimmy Ryan and Manager Lof-
tus Are at Odds.
TROUBLE is SERIOUS.
Cannot Stand the Sun Field
Without Change.
Claims That the Position Is
Running His Eyes.

Selma, Ala, March 31-Manager
Lotus is now confronted by the most
difficult question he has had to decide
so far in connection with the Chicago
club. Ryan practically served notice
last night that he would not play in
left field unless he received financial
recognition for his services in that po-
sition. LOTUS is equally as stubborn.
He reiterated his assertion:
Ryan will play where I put him."
He further qualified his remarks by
saying. ''or he won't play at ALL"
Jimmy says he won't play at ALL There
is the whole story.
Ryan was enraged when he received
the Chicago papers stating that Lotus
had said he would play as ordered.
Lotus may know a, great deal about
baseball said Ryan, "but 1 do not
think he knows as much about it as
do. l have been in this business as long
as he has. I have received treatment
which would not be meted out to q dog
by fair-minded people. They gave me
that sun field last year. agreed to
help out the club, as Burns did not
have any one else. Finally it began
Burns and suggested that he put an
other man in the sun field, as the work
there was hurting my eyes Burns
handed me out a con talk, and prom
iSeQ u 40 all SOTtS OIL II11nSS. lie never
did it. When Lotus was made man.
ager 1 wrote him a letter and told him
what thought was right Lotus never
noticed the letter. Now it is up to him.
If they don't think it worth while to
treat me right, then I quit
"What will you do if you give up the
Chicago club? You viii not be allowed
to play in the league"
THAT is true, and I will not be all
lowed to play with Cemiskey, either
T0,,k T l.,
and I think I will be able to get along -
What have you in mind?" he was
asked.
THAT will all come out after while -
said Ryan. but here is the truth:
Baseball is a business with me.
regard it only from that standpoint.
The sun field is running my eyes. When
my eyes are gone, then I am gone.
They would kick me out without the
slightest compunction. MY eyes are al
Burns to put two men out there, al
ternating every other week. But he
gave me the Chicago bunk I won t
allow Lotus to hand it to me. I don t
| consider myself a star. am getting
too old for that kind of thing. But I
am wise to what certain people want
me to do"
Ryan, in truth, has a grievance The
great right fielder is sincere, and there
viii have to be a compromise 9TH him
or the Chicagos will see him no more.
If he is allowed to gain his point
| Manager Lotus is placed in a bad po-
sftion. Both Lotus and Ryan are in
deadly earnest. Lotus would sacrifice
his position before he would publicly
be Inundated by Ryan. The latter is
rich enough to quit baseball and is now
in that angry, desperate mood which
would prompt him to do almost any
thing. He thinks he is being "shorted''
by Hart Ryan has learned to hold
himself high as a ball player, and dis
respect cut him to the heart. He evil
IDENTIFY feels that something better than
cold disdain is coming to him.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
BASEBALL AT ST. MARY'S.
The Kansas College Will Place An
other Strong Team In the Field.

st. Mary's, Kas., March 31-St.
Mary's college will again place one of
the strongest teams of the west on
the diamond for 1900. During the past
few months practice has been the or
der in the gymnasium for a large SQUAD
of candidates. but the spasmodic breaks
of warm weather during the PAST month
have allowed considerable amount of
outdoor work on the campus. The men
are fast players and with proper coach
ing much can be expected of them
The team representing the college will
be chosen from among the following
players: Outfielders. Hall, Murry. Null
vihlll and Murphy; infielders Griffin,
John Bremner. Curtin, Spillard and
Knipschere; Tierney behind the bat;
MeNally, Slattery and Ferdinand in the
box.
On Tuesday. April 10. the team will
play Manning's Blues from Kansas
City The Kansas City Alumni will
also be seen here some time during the
coming month. A date with Ottawa is
pending, but the following have been
definitely determined: American league
team of Kansas City. April 10; Missouri
university. April 10; Kansas university,
April 27: Haskell Indians, May 5: En-
poria college, May II; Manhattan col
lege, May 1e; Nebraska university May
%, Salina normal. May 30
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
DID HE BLUNDER?
Reported That Senator Harris
Made a Political Mistake.
Announced That He FaVors
BreidenthaPs Candidacy.
OTHERS ARE Angry.
Mr.. Munger Particularly Doesn't
Like the Announcement.
Political News of a General and
Local Nature.
OTHERS ARE AFGRY.

The report that Senator w a. Harris
has written to some of his friends in
Kansas announcing that he is for the
nomination of John BreidenthaI for
governor has caused trouble in the
Populist camp.
w. H. Ryan, Lieut.. Col. E. G. Little
and his friends, George NJ. Munger and
a. score of other Populists who are am
bilious for themselves or for their
friends, are up in arms and Mr.. Harris
is being criticised on all sides for stat
ing preference in this contest.
Ryan and Munger have the greatest
reasons to complain because they were
Tor Alr-Harr1S for senator from the out
set. Munger worked for him early and
late and Senator Ryan voted first, last
and all the time for Harris in the Pop
ulist caucus. Ryan and Munger are
now candidates for governor.
On the other hand Mr.. Breidenthal
was himself a candidate for senator
and in that attitude was of course op-
posing Mr.. Harris election. Now that
Mr. Harris is taking sides with Breid-
enthal against his other friends who
were supporting him, is something
which the politicians are raving about.
Ryan and Munger are reported to be
very much excited.
It is argued by even Mr.. Harris
friends and those who are not interest
ed in him except from q party stand
point that he should have taken no part
in the contest for governor. As it is
the action which Mr.. Harris is charged
with having taken in endorsing Breid-
enthal has started trouble which may
confront him when the time comes for
his reelection to the senate.
The announcement that Harris has
said in a letter he is for BreidenthaPs
nomination was originally made in To-
peka but it has Travelled all over the
state until now the Populists are all
TALKING q ba1lt If
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
KENNEDY's PREDICAMENT.
Must Eat Grow or Lose Senatorial
Nomination.

The Franklin county Republicans are
considering a plan to force ]. NJ. Ken
nedy of Coffey county to consume a
large mess of crow in the senatorial
convention of which Kennedy hopes to
be the nominee. Kennedy carried Cof-
fey county and in thanking his support
ers declared himself for Mr.. Burton for
United States senator.
Coffey county has ten votes in the
senatorial convention; Franklin county
has thirteen, a majority of three. The
Franklin county delegates are instruct
ed for Senator Baker.
Now the plan is to nominate Ken
nedy and instruct him for Mr.. Baker.
This the politicians believe would be a
beautiful way in which to punish Ken
nedy who is an ardent supporter of
Burton and it would also prove rather
dangerous.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
GE1ssLER's SURPRISE.
LELAND Man Unexpectedly Instructed
Against Him.

The most recent example of blasted
political hopes is reported from Logan
county where the plan to send a Leland
delegation to the state convention was
undone, after it was believed to have
been consummated.
H. F. Giessler of Logan headed the
state delegation. He wanted two men
who would help him work for Mr.. Le-
lands interest. Those men were named
and Giessler, happy and smiling. re
turned to the office of his bank
After the promoter of the plan had
left the convention bewhiskered gen
tleman arose in the rear of the conven-
tion hall and said:
II move we instruct the delegation to
the state convention against Cy Le-
land
The motion was adopted. Mr. Gies-
sler is expected to recover from the
shock. He has always been a warm
friend of Mr.. Leland but he is prevent
ed from doing for him any good in the
next state convention.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
Little Rock Races.

Little Rock, Ark, March 31.-Three
favorites won at Clinton park. In the
first race Shillingham outclassed his
field and won galloping. In the third
event Her Favor was much the best
and came away without an effort. Myr
tie Van, at 10 to I, was the surprise of
the day, beating Gath, the favorite, by
a neck in a hard drive. The weather
was clear and cold and the track fast.
Summaries:
First race-Selling; 5 furIongs, Shill-
ingham, 105 to 3, won easily by five
lengths; Abusive, 112, to 1 and to /,
second; Castine. 1O5. 3 to 1, third. Time,
1904.
Second races furlongs; selling. Eva
Wilson, 30, to l, won; Belle of Erin,
103, to / and 2 to l, second; Borden,
1OS, 4 to l. third: time. LII.
to l, won; Tony Henig, 10S. 10 to 1 and
3 to l, second; Martin Duke, 81, to 1,
third. Time, 1:14A
Fourth race-Selling; furlongs. Myr-
tie Van, 102, 10 to 1, won; Gath, 1o5, 8
to and out, second; By George, 101,
to 1, third. Time, 1:03.
Fifth raee-1 mile; selling. W. B.
Gates, III, 4 to 1. won; Lord Neville,
LOG, Is to 1 and 4 to 1, second; Sir Blaze,
los, to 1, third. Time, 1:451a.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
THE CoLoRED MEMS NIGHT.
Joe WaIcott and His Brother Each
Win Their Fight.

New York, March 31.-Joe Walcott,
the Barbados negro, welterweight pu-
gilist, defeated Andy Walsh, of Brook
lyn, who is in the middle weight class,
in a 2O-round bout at the Broadway
Athletic club last night. Walsh, who
had only been in training six days, was
substituted in place of Mysterious Billy
Smith, who was too i'll to go on. Wal
colt weighed 142 pounds and Walsh 154.
Walcott was a favorite, at to L
Walsh was on his feet at the end of
the bout, but Walcott was given the de-
ciSion.
Young Walcott, Joe's brother, met
Billy Needham, of st. Paul, Minn in
the preliminary bout of twelve rounds at
1873 pounds Both men fought hard and
fast Referee Charley White decided
on the negro as the winner.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
BASEBALL EXPENSES.
Tt Costs an Enormous Sum to Main
tain Eight Clubs on the Road.

St. Louis, March 31.-The relations be-
tween the baseball clubs and the rail-
roads ought to be cordial, when the
amount of revenue the roads receive
from the baseball companies is con-
sidered. Stanley Robson and Louis
HeilbrOner yesterday figured out the
number of miles the St. Louis club
would cover on it's various trips this
summer was 10,S ,S37
AS the team will carry an average
of fifteen men on each trip, it will be
seen the total mileage will have to be
paid for 1852, 555 AS there are eight
clubs which must go over the same
ground. and which will carry about the
same number of players, it viii be seen
that the ball players will cover an ag-
gregate of l 300 440 miles For this
class of travel the railroads receive two
cents per mile, amounting to $26, 0SS.9 so.
In addition to this there are sleeper
and bus fares and hotel bills. The
sleeper fare will average about 81 per
300 miles. making an aggregate to each
player for the season of about S72, or
S1,0S0 per club, or IS. $40 for the eight
clubs. Bus fares will average $5 per
day while the team is on the road, and
as it has 20 such games scheduled, and
will make at least five trips to the
parks on days when the weather win
prevent a game, the bus fare will
amount to about 1875 per club for the
season. or $4,000 for the entire league.
Next come hotel bills, which average
$3.50 per day. With open dates and
rains the players of each club will spend
at least S5 days away from home dur
ing the season at an expense of $37 so
per day per club. This makes a total
for the season of SO, ,1S7. so for each club,
or s25 500 for the entire league. Thus
the leagues hotel and travelling bill
for the season of six months will sum
up as follows:
Railroad and sleeper ,64s
Hotel ...-..--..- .....-..-.-.-.--- 4, 80
Bus ..-...-.. -.....--...-....-....- 3,Ooo
IotaL =. = : =. :: 9eo,l4o
son period of training in the south,
which in itself is a very expensive item,
and which will cost the various clubs
an average of at least $75 per man.
which, with an average of 18 players in
each training squad, means an addi-
ton to the travelling expense account
of the National league of some $4,000.
Then comes the salary account, ground
rentals, maintenance of improvements,
etc, from which it will be seen that
the amount invested in the national
game by the major league is very re-
spectacle fortune.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
Oakland Races.

San Francisco. March 31.-Weather
clear, track fast. Results:
First race-M miles; selling. Corolla,
107 20 to /, won; Gusto, 112, to 1, sec
ond; May Dine. 107, to 1, third. Time,
1:157a.
Second race- 1-16 miles; purse. Do
nator. 104, to 1, won; Mortgage, 81,
to 2, second; Dogtown, 107, to 1. third.
Time, 1:48.
Third race-7-16 mile; 2-year-old
fillies; maidens; purse. Chaste, III. 5
to 1, won; Carilee. III, 20 to /, second;
Aphrodis, 115, 10 to l, third. Time, 0:45A.
Fourth race-15-16 mile. Montanus,
110, 6 TO 5. won; Monda, JOY, 8 to 1, sec
ond; Rosalbra, 11S, s to 1. third. Time,
1876.
Fifth races mile; free handicap.
Vesuvian, 10S, even, won; The Fretter.
110, to 1, second; Rosormonde, 113, 3
to i, third. Time T:26sz.
Sixth raee-1 mile; selling. Jennie
Reid 105, to 1, won; Lothian, 107, to
1, second; Alaria, 105, 20 to 1, third.
Time 1:42,
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
WHEELER FOR CONGRESS.
Would Like to Represent the Sixth
District.

E D. Wheeler of Ogallah, ,Trego coun-
ty, is a candidate for the nomination
for congress in the Sixth district at the
Populist convention to be held in Colby
next week Wheeler is the latest man
in the race to announce himself.
Mr.. Wheeler has lived at Ogallah sew
eral years During the administrations
of Governors Lewelling and Leedy he
was in charge of the state forestry sta
ton two miles west of Ogallah, and
eight miles east of WaKeeney.
Wheeler is well known throughout the
state having been prominent in the af-
fairs of the Populists of western Kan
SaS-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31

house to witness a bout between Nc
Gregor and Thomas Nelson Both box
ers are Is years old. There were the
usual adjuncts of seconds and bottle
holders. Nelson landed a heavy blow
on the right side of McGregor's head.
The boy fell to the floor like a, log. The
youths seeing that there was something
wrong when RIcGregor paid no atten-
ton to the counting of the referee, sent
for a physician The doctor found that
the McGregor boy had a cerebral hem
orrhage. and was in danger of dying.
Nelson was arrested and taken to the
police station. He said that there had
been a friendly sparring match. and
that he and the injured boy were the
best of friends.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
HARwps LITTLE JOKE.
Made Suggestion For Which He
Was Sorry.

The most amusing political joke of
the year comes from the convention
which nominated a Republican candi-
date for senator in the Thirty ninth
district. This convention was the one
in which Hill Wilson and E. S. knight
had their contest
The principal joke is upon H. J. Iarwi
of Hid City, who is an avowed Baker
man. Harwi and Knight were having
tilt in the convention. Harwi desired
to prolong the trouble and thinking a
greater battle would be precipitated he
made motion that the convention en-
dorse J. r. Burton for United States
senator.
Harwi's consciousness returned after
the convention had ended. To his utter
surprise the convention accepted the
suggestion with a whoop and adopted
an endorsement of Burton suggested by
one of Mr.. Bakers most ardent sup
porters Mr. Harwi
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
ATHLETICS Ar BAKER.
Bright Prospects For a Good Ball
Team-A New Gymnasium.

Baldwin, March 31-Prospects for a
good ball team at Baker university are
better than for some time. About 20
candidates are practicing regularly
every afternoon under Physical Di-
rector Fogle.
The management has games with K.
u, Ottawa university, Washburn and
Haskell. The state normal and the ag
dates but probably will do so in a
short time.
The work on the new gymnasium at
Baker will be started in a week or ten
days. President Murlin has in the last
three weeks obtained So 900 to start the
work The gymnasium will be of wood
with brick veneer, $50 by 60 feet, and
two stories high. It will contain the
usual apparatus, including a track,
shower baths and baseball cage. Work
will be pushed forward as rapidly as
possible and it is expected will be COM
pleted before commencement.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
southeast kansas Fair Circuit.

Fredonia. March 31-The Southeastern
Kansas Fair circuit has arranged for
the following dates: CohfeyviIle. Aug
IA to II; Fredonia. Aug 81 to "a; Erie.
Aug. 2S to 81; Chanute, Sept 4 to 7:
lola. Sept. 10 to 13; Garnett, Sept. u to
Is; Ottawa, Sept. Is to p, Burlington.
Sept. 25 to IS. All entries close July I6
except Burlington. J. T. Cooper is the
circuit secretary.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
DEMOCRATS INDICTED.
Charged with Unlawfully and Forci-
bly, obstructing an Election.

Louisville. KY, March s1.-while promi-
nent Republicans are being slammed into
Jail on charges of murder at Frankfort
on evidence secured through the 500, 600
Goebel assassination reward appropria-
ton, while Beckham ct al. are making
preparations to seize by force the state
offices to which the people elected Re
publicans, while Judge Field is carefully
preparing a record for the court of ap-
peals declaring the action of an Illegal
legislature omnipotent, the Democratic
grand jury of disfranchised Louisville
goes on returning indictments against
election law-breakers.
Eleven ward workers, all Democrats.
were today indicted for unlawfully and
forcibly obstructing an election; three
election officers were indicted for refus-
ing to give a certificate of returns two
were indicted for unlawfuily destroying
ballots Nearly all of these offenders were
in the Twelfth ward, the home of Mayor
Charles P Weaver
In the United States court John Rohr-
man is being tried for contempt. He was
a Juryrnan in election case, and is
accused of slipping out at night, visiting
a Joint in the Redlight district and hold
ing a conference with the men on trial,
who were professors and beer singers
in this joint
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
TO FIGHT THREE MEN.
McCormickand Lawler to Meet Jeffries
April 10.

New York, March 31.-James J. JEFF
fries was matched last night to meet
three men in the arena of the Broadway
Athletic club April TO- The bouts will
be limited to six rounds each, and JEFF
fries will try to stop his man before the
limit has been reached. The two men
already selected to face the champion
are George Law1er and Jack McCor-
mick. The third man viii be decided
upon tomorrow
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31

fielder of last years Atchison ball
team made his first appearance in prac-
tice at Kansas City Tuesday, and Gre
ated a good impression with Manager
Manning and the fans.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
This Fight Soon Ended.

Chicago, March 31-BiIIy Stiff, the
Chicago middle weight, knocked out AL
Weinig, the Buffalo bicyclist pugilist
in about a minute and a half last night
Not more than a. half dozen blows were
struck, Stiff flooring his man in the
second exchange of blows with left
swing on the jaw, again with a right
and out with a right to the chin.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
Noted Irish Dog Dead.

Chicago, March 31.-s'Bozzie,' the
mind-reading collie, valued at many
thousand dollars, is dead from acciden-
tai poisoning. sBozzie'' was the daugh-
ter of Boz" a celebrated trick dog,
owned by Manager Harris, of Barnum
& Bailey's circus, and her feats of mind
reading, solving of arithnletical prob
lens and her performance of tricks Of
all kinds made her famous. She was
owned by George B. Clason. a retired
railroad man of Chicago
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
TOPEKA THE VICTOR.
Defeated Lawrence Y. n. @. a. Juniors
at Basket Ball.

The Topeka Y. M. C. A. intermediate
team defeated the Lawrence Y. NJ. G.
A. junior team last night in a well
played game of basket ball, played in
the Topeka gymnasium. The final score
was to 2.
The lineup was as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Coffin and Ed
mondson; center, Hill; back, Henley
and Hail.
Topel<a-Forwards, Griggs and Hoov-
er; center, Parker; back, Joclyn and
Reed.
Referee-Joe T. Reisner.
Umpires-L. A. Wood and C. w.
Gould.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
a Fiendish Attack.

Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal 1t came through his kid
neys. His back got so lame he could not
stoop without great pain, nor sit in a
chair except propped by cushions. No
remedy helped him until he tried Electric
Bitters, which effected such a wonderful
change that he writes he feels like new
man. This marvellous medicine cures
backache and kidney trouble. purifies the
blood and builds up your health Only
Soc, at all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
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YOUNG BOXER MAY DIE.
Thomas McGregor Receives Fatal In
juries In a Sparring Match.

New York, March 31.-As the result of
injuries received in a Juvenile sparring
match, it is feared that Thomas Nc
Gregor of this city may die.
More than a score of youngsters as
sembled in the basement Of a tenement
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31

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look, moth patches and blotches on the
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The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31

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at once the cause and the disease i'm
mediately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits. rs cents. Sold by
Swift & Holiday. Druggists, 52S Kan
saS avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
Banker Routs a Robber.

J. r Garrison, cashier of the bank of
ThornvilIe, O., had been robbed of health
By a serious lung trouble until he tried
DR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
medicine ever used for a severe cold or
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easiIy Only so cents and 81. co. Trial bot
ties free at all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31
Oxford Coach to Leave.

London. March s1.-Mr Mclean. who
has been coaching the Oxford universi-
ty rowing crew viii sail for South Afri-
ca with the Sussex yeomen on next Sun
day, before the race takes places.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-31

Rev. w. E. Sitter W. Cation, N. Y
writes, '1 had dyspepsia over twenty
years. and tried doctors and medicine es
without benefit I was persuaded to I1se
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and it helped me
from the start I believe it to he = ma n
aeea for all forms of Indigestion If d.
gests what you eat At an drug stores