The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-19
ARE WORKING HARD.
Newspaper Men Getting in shape for
Ball Game.

Preparations are now going rapidly
forward for the baseball match be-
tween the State House Crowd and the
newspaper men. Daily practices are
held on the state house grounds, and
the sale of arnica in Topeka has been
greatly stimulated thereby. Captain
Collins, custodian of the state house,
objected to the use of the state house
lawn for ball playing purposes, and
he threatened to arrest all players who
stepped on the grass but the execu-
tive council has ordered him to work
on the other side of the state house
during practice hours, so that he does
not see the infractions of his orders.
The newspaper men are strenuously
Directing to Harry Bone as umpire,
but the State House Crowd insist that
Bone must umpire the game. 1t is un-
derstood that Bone has promised the
game to the State House Crowd if he
is allowed to umpire. The newspaper
men are now proposing to allow Bone
to serve provided Frank Grimes shall
also serve, and that Judge Bill Smith
shall act as arbitrator of umpires. The
idea is that if Bone and Grimes dis
agree Judge Smith shall decide be-
tween them. Judge Smith was once a
newspaper man, but now belongs in
the state house. His experience on
the supreme bench, it is argued. has
given him sucient judicial training to
given him sufficient judicial training to
One of the chief objections to Har-
~ Bone as umpire results from a story
which has recently reached Topeka
from the short grass country. Ash
/ land, where Mr.. Bone lives in the brief
shortly have a joint debate with Cold
water Each side was to choose
Judge who should be satisfactory to
tn other side. Ashland proposed Mr.
Bones name but Coldwater promptly
objected. The Coldwater people say
they have not forgotten the time that
Mr.. Bone umpired a, game of ball be-
tween Ashland and COldwater ten years
ago. and that they won't go into any
thing in which Mr.. Bone is a judge.
1t is reported that one of the things
which Coldwater objected to was hav-
ing their men Crossed out" Mr.
Bone admits that he ruled that the
CoIdTater players could be crossed
out, and he says he was right. He
says he once played on a college team
in Illinois twenty-five years ago and
he understands the game perfectly.
Some of the newspaper crowd have
challenged Bones competency, and to
prove that he knows how to umpire
the game he has issued the following
as the rules which he will enforce if
he is umpire:
not thrown Otherwise the pitcher is
not pitcher and Will be barred from
2. A batter can hit the ball only
three times. He must run the third
I
out before reaching first base.
8. The catcher cannot put out
batter by catching the ball on the
second bounce. 1t must be caught on
the first bounce
4. In crossing out a man between
bases the ball must not hit either the
man running or the baseman.
5. If a runner goes more than half
/ way between bases he cannot turn
around and go back.
Some of the State House Crowd
want some special rules giving them
two throws to get a ball in from the
out field. They cannot make it in one
| throw and they do not like to have to
4 carry it part way in. They either
want to be allowed two throws to get
| the ball in or they want to put in
some extra felders to help run the
balls
The newspaper men are having con-
siderable trouble agreeing on a lineup
F. l. Vandegrift, manager of the
newspaper team, wants to play the
! following lineup:
Catcher, T. A. McNeal.
Pitcher. F. P. MacLennan.
Shortstop. Arthur Capper.
First base, Del Keizer.
Second base, Harold Chase.
Third base, f. L. Vandegrift.
Left field, D o. McCray.
Center field. Oscar Swayze.
Right field. J. F. farrell.
c. H. Sessions, who is captain of the
newspaper team, is insisting on hav-
game, and he is objecting to Vande-
grift's line up. Sessions is likely to
have his way about it.
The newspaper men have only filled
a few of the subordinate places as
yet. Arthur Capper has been decided
upon as Chief Rooter and Director of
Applause, and J. Ware Butterheld
will play against z. S. knight as Off
cial Pig Tail. The society reporters
of the newspapers have organized a
Red Cross brigade, and DR.. H. w
Roby, who, as president of the Au-
thor's club, sometimes contributes no.
tees to the newspapers, will be sur
geon-in-chief in charge of the hos
pital corps. A brigade under the COM
mand of General J. K. Hudson viii
carry the bats and other parapherna-
liza, while G. G. Clemns, who has won
a place with the newspaper men by
reason of his contributions to the pa
pers. will drive the water wagon and
distribute water to the players.
The uniforms for the game will be
! secured from the state house arnory.
The State House Crowd viii have the
blue uniforms. while the newspaper
men will take the Khaki.
Did she have any money when he mar
ried her2''
No--he took her at her face value
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