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The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
King to Coach Indiana Men.

Cambridge. Mass. June 17-Emmett o.
King, the giant center of last years Har-
ward eleven, has been appointed head
coach OF the Indiana eleven for next sea-
son. King eaptained the Indiana varsity
in 81 and '9s and two years ago entered
the Harvard law school. H was ineligible
TO play in 1901. but last fail easily made
center until the Pennsylvania game When
the athletic committee refused to lee him
play. owing to technicalty over his eli
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
More School Room.

Wichita. Kas.. June 1.-THE plans
have been completed and are now in tho
hands Of contractors for building four
teen additional rooms to four school
buildings of this CITY as authorized at
the recent election when $4,000 in
bonds were voted. The sale of tie
bonds has been arranged for. and
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock the
bids viii be opened and the contracts
let for building the additions
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

ten games and lost two, while Taylor has
won seven and lost two. Both are with the
New York giants. Wicker of the Chlcasos
has a record this season exactly equaiing
Taylor's. seven victories and two defeats.
Taylor went in to pitch for New York yes
terday against Cincinnati and was SO wild
that he was taken out of the box. Wild
ness was his trouble in Atchison. He was
not popular here because he couldn't find
the plate. Atchison got him from Win
chester. Kan In New York he is credited
to Kansas City.-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

The weather man broke I'D the Kansas
City-CoIumbus game after the seventh in
ming here today and sent the teams to the
shelter of the stands with the result Of
the game still in doubt the score being a
ties to 3.
Score by innings: R-HE
Columbus -. .......-.1 00020o-3 ? 9
Kansas City .--.-.....-...1 @ o . Is S l
Batteries-Gibson and Aaloney; Crab'l
and Fox
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
Worlds Wagon Record.

Cleveland. June 17.-At the matinee
races of the Gentlemens Driving club
at Glenville, Lou Dillon, owned by c.
X C. Billings, made a new worlds rec
ord to wagon of 2:06A. the former time
being 2:07 by Lucille. also owned by Mr..
Billings The last quarter in the race
was made in .3G1z
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
Racing at Chicago.

Chicago, June 17.-Toah won the mile
handicap at Harlem by neck. The
winner was heavily played and went 70
the post at to 5. but had to be whipped
in the last 50 yards to beat Bragg, 20
to / shot Lfnguist, a prominent Amer
lean Derby candidate, ran good race,
but was only barely able to beat Old
Hutch a head for third money.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

The pitching of Townsend was too much
for Detroit and Washington took the game
easily. Donovan did well until the eighth
inning when the locals buncned hits. At
tendance. 2,0SS-
Score by innings. Ri. E.
Washington 30 0 ? 0 20 /
Detroit ...... .........-l o q 0 0 G-l 4
Batteries-Townsend and Drill; Dono-
van and McGuire.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

Burlington. Kas., June IA lot of
walnut logs that had been cut in M NJ
Eiger's timber near the old Indian
ford were hoated down the river during
the recent flood. The logs were tied to-
@ether ard RATED down to near the
Neosho street river bridge The logs
are to be shipped to London to be used
in making fine furniture A lot of wal
nut logs were purchased in this vicinity
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


F'razer's home run hit to the left field
gallery in the twelfth inning gave the
home team a victory over New York Fra
zer's hit has never been equailed here put
once when Delehanty three years ago
made a similar drive. Attendance, 1919
Score by innings: RHE
New York---....-O 0 o o. 0 0 0 0 20 0-1 10 /
Philadelphia 90 0 @ @ 0 . o 001-2 9 ,
Batteries-A -AcGinnity and Warner; Fra
zer, thinner and Roth.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
Seniors Gave g Hazel Kirke.v

Manhattan June Hazel Kirke''
was the bill on the boards last night for
the agricultural senior class day pro-
gramme This event was one of the
most important features of commence
ment week. There were y people in the
cast A business meeting of the Alumni
association viii be held in college chapel
today and a reunion will be held in the
vOman's gymnasium in the evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE STAND
Baseball at ElIsworth.

Ellsworth, June 1.-THE home team
lost the urst game of the series to FL Reno.
The game was after the second inning.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
El Reno ..........-.-.C , l 0 0 20 90 O-3 3 ,
Ellsworth -.-..--l g D / @ o. 8
batte4ie-El Reno. King and BARLEY;
Ellsworth. Slater and Seigle.
Second game-Score by innings: R-H.E
Ellsworth ...-.. --..-.2 I o / *-5 10 3
El Reno .........-....0 o 0 0 D 0 2-3 II 3
Batteries Ellsworth. Carter and Zeigler
E1 Renos Jarvis and BARLEY.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

Newton, Kas.. June 1.-THE Kansan
company Will soon make a change IN
rooms at Nos. 105. z. East Sixth street
are being cleaned. remodeled and fixed
up generally TO furnish suitable quas-
ters for large newspaper plant and if
All goes we'll the kansan expects to be-
comfortably housed in these quarters
q The end OF The next three maaks II
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
Racinp at 81. Louis.

st. Louis. June 17.-The card at the
fair grounds was only ordinary. Miss
Crawford. the odds-on favorite. won the
feature Kilo a second choice. was
third. 1t was practically three-horse
race. Lord Hermence was left at the
post. while the other starter never had
a chance.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
Sale of Yearlings.

Rancho Del Paso yearlings was con-
tinued at Sheepshead bay. A brown
or black colt by imported Watercress-
Inquisitive II was the star of the sale,
A. L. Aste paying S7,1OO for him.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
savable Is Now 2 to 1.

nouncement that Irish Lad will not be
sent from New York TO run in the
American Derby has left Savable a top
heavy favorite for the race on Saturday.
The price is to /
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
Racing at Detroit.

Detroit, June 1.-THE Hotel stakes.
81 900 added. was the feature at Crosse
Point Mrs. Frank Foster first favor
ite. led at the head of the stretch. but
Silk Cord came by and won easily. The
track was slow from the noon rain.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

Milwaukee. Wis, June 17-It is learned
here that President Potter of the Philadel-
phia National league club held a confer
ence with Manager Cantillon of the Mil
Waukee baseball club and offered 500 so~
the release Of First Baseman Jiggs Dcna-
hue and Outfielder Dunleavy but th- offer
was declined. An offer was also made Tor
Lnglaub by the Chicago club.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

Parsons June IF. ". Alexander, a
well known driver and horseman. was
killed in this city Tuesday afternoon by
the overturning of y sacks of cement.
which caught him as the pile fell over.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

A terrific batting melee on the part Of
Milwaukee put Toledo to the bad in slow
and uninteresting game. Attendance. 500
Score by innings RI. e.
Milwaukee ...001123O2 24-13 p ,
Toledo ..... ........0 0 0O14 0 9-5 10 ?
Batteries-Allemang and Kleinow; Elliott
and Wood.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
AT SPRINGFIELD

Springfield won two games from Seda-
liza and Kane pitched both of them.
First game-Score by innings: RHE e
Springfield .... -.--.-2 o I o 10 0 0 "a y 2
Sedalia --..-- -......--O 0 2 0 0 0 o. 8 ,
Batteries--Kane ana Schmidt; Curtis
and Schradnt.
Second game-Score by innings R-HE
Springfield ... ......l 3 o 0 y ) o 80 II 1
Sedalia -------..--G 4 0 0 I g 0 o. 4
Batteries-Kane and Schmidt; Farrell
Bauers and Schrandt
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
At TNDTANAPOJJS

McPartin allowed only one hit and only
one Minneapolis man succeeded in reach
ing second base. Attendance, 1910.
Score by innings: RH E.
Indianapolis $500 % 4 0 O O 0 o. ,
Minneapolis -. -..... o 0 0 0 0 @ 0 90 1 ,
Batteries -AIcPartin and Heydon; Slim
mel and Yeager.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
MEXICAN ASSOCIATION STANDING.
MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE.
AT JOPLIN.

After Joplin had the game won safely
from Nevada the Looneys forfeited in the
stOn and Adams two Joplin players. were
let out last night.
Score by innings: R.H.E
Joplin -.--.. ...-.......0 o 1 2 3 % 10 2
Nevada ------ -..----.--2 0 @ 0 IA I 3
Batteries-Allen and Stoner: TAYLOR and
Lafrance.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

Dummy Taylor of the old Corn Carnival
colts is one Of the greatest pitchers in the
National league Only one twirler the
great Christy Matthewson has a better
record this season. Matthewson has won
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
Benefit Ball Game.

Emporia, Kan, June I'm the game
here today between the Normal and old
leaguers' team for the benefit of James
Higgins. who had both legs cut off by
Santa Fe engine, the Normal team won
by a score Of to g.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
Batteries-Phnlippi and Phelan; Taylor
and king.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING


The champions took first place in The
American league race by defeating St
Louis. The home team hit the bail hard.
Fast, brilliant work characterized the feld-
ing Of both teams. Attendance. 1863
Score by innings: R.H.E e
St. Louis ..--.-........0 o 0 I ] 0 0-3 ?
Philadelphia -..- o 2 ? 3 50 l3 ?
Batteries-Sudhoff and Kahoe; Wad-
dell and Schreck.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

it's new home the Kansan hopes to have
quarters admirably adapted to the
needs of q newspaper plant. in all its
departments. The plans for remodeling
have boon drawn uo with the idea Of
making the place an ideal one for the
work of printing plant
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE STAND
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.


st. Paul won the game from Louisville
in the second inning on three bases on
balls, an error and six singles. Attendance
2,SO0
Score by innings: RH z.
Louisville go. ...... o ? l 0 o o o / o. s .
St. Paul ..---. ........0 8 o 0 0 *-12 13 s
Batteries = AlcCord. Bohannan and
SchreiVer.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
oofevville's New School House.

Coffeyvine. June 1.-THE proposition
to issue $4,000 in bonds to build a new
school building carried here at a spec
ial election by majority of 132. The
vote was light.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

Misplays aided the Greater New Yorlxs
in winning from Chicago. 1t was an even
break between Griniths and White, each
man pitching a good game.
Score by innings: R.H- e.
New York .........-.00O 00O*-1 2
Chicago ...... --....--0 o 0 0 10000 90 6 8
Batteries Griffiths and O'Connor;
White and Mcfarland.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

CIeVeIand smut OuL b0slOn.
Score by innings: R. II F.
Cleveland .....- 80 0 3 0 O-7 10 Q
Batteries-Dineen and Criger; Dorner
and Bemis
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17

Ri. E.

Leavenworth continued its .csing streak
Pittsourg winning handny by a score Of
is to 5.
Score by innings: RHE
LeaVenWorth . 90 > 0 o o . 0 o. ; 7 l3
Pittsburg $500. --.-..0 0 d ? ) lie IS 6
Batteries-Sizemore and Redman: Reih-
land and NJ. S. Donald. Umpire-Combs.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
Peabodv 8. Florenca 2.

Peabody. Kas.. June 17-At a bail
game here between Florence and Pea
body. the latter won by a score of 3
to :.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
AT PITTsRrRG

The Pittsburgs won their eleventh VIC
tory in succession. the best record in that
respect ever made by PItisburg team
They beat Chicago by timely hitting At
tendance. 7.109.
Score by innings: R.HE
Pittsburg ...... ......G 0 0 o 3 0 IS : 2
Chicago ...... ........o 0 0 oo000-5 3 l
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

1t was in Peru, Ind. The aeronaut was
sick. After some persuasion 1 agreed to go
up in his stead. The ascent was very pref
~, but when / cut loose the parachute re-
fused to open. Down 1 shot to certain
death. In those few seconds, 1 prayed a
long, long prayer. 1 told all, confessed all,
begged. o how 1 begged! There was rat
tie, CULVER, jerk, as If some great air
hook had gripped us. / looked, and 10, the
parachute was open.
On down We came, more gently, down,
down into a great :ree-top. The parachute
was torn TO pieces, and We fell in a heap
TO the earth. / was carried from the field
unconscious. Next day the Wabash Tribune
published the account of my death. An en-
terprising publisher sent through the mail
my memorial card all in black, and quoted
prices.
1 am alive, but / write this as from a
grave. l shall never walk again. From the
wheels which L get about 1 sometimes
look UP and see a hawk In the blue, and the
thrill of the old life comes back, and sigh,
but try to be satisfied.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

Philadelphia Press.
IAN my life I've wanted to know real
author" said a woman who lives in Twen-
tieth street, land at last the gods have
given me my desire just to show me that
woman never knows what's good for her.
1 met the author few months ago and
when l insisted on talking about his work
he confessed that he was writing a book
1 begged him to let me see it before it was
published, and he promised he would. L
rehearsed TO myself a lot of careless
speeches I'd make TO people about the novel.
oh, yes I'd say. it's really very clever. 1
read 1t in manuscript, you know or, No. 1
haven't seen it in print yet but I went over
the original draught.' l fancied myself
tremendously in the part. Last week the
author called one day with big, squarish
parcel under his arm
Here's the manuscript you wanted TO
see, said he L hope ii won't bore you, aud
please don't lose it, for I've worked two
years on it,.
Il never realized what an enormous work
writing book is till l saw the size of that
bundle of typewriter manuscript. How
these authors do IL ] can't ina CINE Well
I read part of the book, and then went to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
VIA Rival AerOnaut.

Short heavy slabs had been nailed to-
gether and laid over the fire chute. When
the balloon was released, one of the ropes
accidentally picked up the slab. 1 dropped
the trapeze, and up went the balloon with
its two-hundred-pound burden dangling
over the town. Two thousand of us
watched the ride of that slab in the still
ness of death. oh, If it should slipl We
scarcely breathed. 1t looked like an aveng-
ing angel passing over. 1t did slip. We
caught our breath and waited, our eyes
following ii down.
Crash. Two thousand moved as one
body upon the scene of wreckage. When
We arrived. Mr.. Lands. whose barn it had
partially demolished, was examining the
wreck and wondering what had caused it,
but wound up by supposing it was some
of Fred's mischievousness; that boy was
always up to something. How Fred and his
father settled it that night / do not know.
Perhaps when Fred goes to Congress he
may inform us through the magazines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
VA Battle i'm the Air.

/ was regularly doing the fairs now,
and, of course, had another accident, for a
balloonist, / soon learned, was born to ac-
oidents as the sparks fly upward
An eagle attcked me. / was doing what
thought a fine piece of acrobstic work on
the trapeze when swish came something
upon my back / was struck twice before
knew the nature of the assault. / can
assure you that for the next few minutes
1 did still better acrobatic work; for, be-
lieve me, this bird proved himself the
Durham bull Of the air. 1 climbed upon the
trapeze. He made for my face. kicked.
He struck his talons in my shoe, whipped
my leg with his wings, retreated and poised.
drew my revolver. 1t was the Durham
bull that had persuaded me TO carry weap-
ons. The eagle swooped. fired. He
lurched a little but came on. L fired three
shots in succession. He Topped, circled and
came on. / emptied my gun. The eagle
came on. If any of you think you could
do better, try Ii just once-shooting at a
moving object from a swinging trapeze.
1 dubbed him with the pistol butt, APP
parently without injury to him. My hand
was bleeding. He reiterated, rallied and
came on. / tried my feet again. BY good
fortune landed a hard knock on his head
which dazed him. He fell away below the
plane upon which we had been doing bust
ness, revived, circled broad, rose, up, up,
and came on. floating down at me like an
aerial torpedo boat. He was not willing
TO yield up supremacy of the air, not yet.
1 flung my revolver at him; 1 kicked. kept
kicking-kicking. The battle was furious.
Suddenly he screamed, Topped, fell and
nuttered 10 earth. L king of the air,
but sorry looking king, with my clothes
in ribbons and besmeared with blood, both
of his and mine.
/ cut loose and descended after him, with
the intention of renewing the battle on
EARTH but half way down l saw below me
the CLINT of water. That changed my plan.
1 was falling into the Wabash river. There
was a moment of terrible anxiety, for to
get tangled up in the paraphernalia of my
parachute meant death: to get clear was
the problem. I had to think quickly. Up
went my feet, down my head; there hung
by my toes; thus L entered the water, and,
sinking deep, struck out up stream. On
coming TO the surface. L saw the para
chute away below, and going down the
stream quietly and in apparent unconcern.
Balloon, parachute, eagle and were picked
up in four different places and restored to
each other near the close of the day.
Thenceforth my fame as a balloonist was
assured. and they began calling me ''aero-
naut," sometimes qualifying it with ''dar-
ing" The mail brought more orders than 1
could fill now. Things were coming my
way at last
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
1.-The short Cut.

was OF an inventive turn, and IL oc-
Cured to me that I could improve the en-
CINE pump; 1 knew l could, and il would
yield me a pretty sum. Here was my short
cut staring me in the face. made work.
ing model / experimental and expert
mented. 1t was rapidly reducing my bal
loon money, but would replace il again with
interest, perhaps with big money enough.
anyway. TO start me up with an outfit not
a whit inferior TO that Of the best balloon
fists Of the country; and 1 would go higher,
yes. I would; I'd 90 higher than any of
them.
One day received a note from my bank
er asking me TO come and see them. All.
the bank had caught on. had 1t, and wanted
IN on the ground floor? Well, they could not
get In on the ground flOor-yet. AT my
convenience i went and. stepping up to a
fellow standing behind a little hole in the
netting. told him 1 was here and ready
for business. He asked me my name. "Oh. y
he exclaimed. and he looked queerly at me,
as If studying the best method of ap-
preach, then said, you have overdrawn
your account sir" L stared with open
mouth. but only for moment; then, with
an air Of composure, had him make me
out notes payable one each week till salts
fed. After that / went out to breathe.
I grew restless, almost irritable, dreamed
at my work, dreamed and let the engine
go wrong. dreamed till one payday there
fell out OF my envelope, besides my weeks
wages. this little note: "You need not re-
turn" SOsI found my short cut TO be the
long cut There was no short cut. You
cnanot go straight up the heights. | was
there, nearly. little slip, long slide
bump. and L was al the bottom again. But
that fall taught me things I had not learned
in books. At the bottom again? No. i had
the experienced that was half way up
I went into the Office of the Logansport
Reporter and assumed the responsibilities
OF devil When left there was not the
devil" l was typesetteT, pressman, any
thing. everything but editor, and L would
have been editor, too, but for the fear that
i should ill all the sheets with balloons.
Three times 1 was accused of setting up
balloon for every undecipherable word in
the copy. But this is ahead of my story.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

The latest report of Ibsen's health de-
scribes him as losing his memory and al
most his power of speech. He is now sew
enty-fve, and his condition seems to justify
the disquieting rumors which have required
for many months, and have been as regular
ly contradicted.
Maarten Martens, the Dutch novelist
who writes in English, is bringing out a
new volume Of stories about peasant life
in his native land. Children of the Soil''
it is to be called, and many readers will
look forward to il with anticipation Of
pleasure, for Maarten Martens has a way
OF being unusually interesting.
Many years ago, according to the Satur-
day Review, a medley of young literary
men were gathered to meet Robert Brown
ing. The most aggressively literary of the
group was first introduced, and at once
began to pour out his personal delight and
admiration with so unceasing a flow that
the other introductions were being held in
allegiance and the other literary young men
starved. Browning endured it with great
good humor for some time. At last he put
his hand almost affectionately on the
cyclists shoulder. but am monopolizing
you," he said.
at present is not a novelist, but professor
Karl Hiltz, of the University of Berne-
and his most popular book is an ethical
than thirty thousand copies have been
printed in short time. Its theme is happi-
ness. Unlike Schopenhauer. he believes that
happiness is really attainable, although
Goethe declared. when he was seventy five,
that he had in all his life hardly had four
happiness, according to Professor Hiltz, lies
in steady work of any kind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
HI-Up at Last.

Our next balloon was the old one recon-
structed and enlarged. I went up. The
rope was not tied TO tree, and the wind
carried me over the city. A small boy
cried "BalloonI" The cry along the
STREETS, and all Logansport came out and
looked into the sky. L had no parachute,
and no means of controlling my descent,
so the balloon came down when 1t got ready
and where it pleased. 1t pleased to alight
on an old shed roof. / went clean through,
and the balloon brought it cracking down
upon my head. The chickens fled, using
both feet and wings in their haste; the good
wife uttered cry and stood riveted to the
spot. II drew more people than a fire.
Upon my recovery, L found all outside jam
med, and everybody was asking questions
that nobody could answer. made a pro-
found apology TO the woman and to the
chickens The gang" reroofed the shed
same way.
1t was evident the balloon could not be
depended on yet for professional ascensions,
and that was what we were working for.
1t paid well in those days. II we could
only get started, there would be no more
lack OF money.
We made several more experimental
ascensions. in which our balloon Jared
badly, and at last we abandoned the old
thing and bought a new one, parachute
and all. 1t was a beauty. the parachute
was-red, white and blue, model of
patriotism