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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

and blocked him. Caldwell getting the
ball and crossing the goal line. Williams
missed an easy goal. Four minutes of
play had passed.
Score: Kansas Is; Washburn 5.
Pooler kicked off to Williams on the
goal line. willie" came back 25 yards.
Aillice lost one yard on an end play.
Williams knocked over Donald for three
yar9s under the guise Of q fake kick.
MuIce punted thirty yards. Kansas
ful4 bled on its first attempt into the
PlHe lire and Washburn recovered
Caldwell took two yards. Williams,
hke q cataDults went through Milton
and Reed for four yards. The big
Washburn fullback was playing a mag
nificent game. Again the ball was given
to the Hoosier For four yards he
hurdled the Crimson line Then Hill
got two yards. Millice made two around
the end. Williams shot into the Kansas
team for first down. Plat lost two
yards and Caldwell and White failed to
gain. Nillice punted IS yards. Pooler
got the ball but fumbled when tackled,
White recovering. This occurred on.
Kansas yard line out of bounds. The
ball went over the side line and PooIer
dove for it. The pig skin caTomed out
Of his arms as White struck him. The
Washburn player got the ball Williams
made four yards on a hurdle. Haughey
was hurt badly, but. refused to leave
the game and went back into the line
the four yard line. Again the ball went
to williams. Two and one-haH yards
he made over Donald. Once more the
signal demanded that he carry the pig
skin. and like a catapuH he shot into
Reed and carried the whole middle sec
ton of the Kansas line with him over
the goal line. It stretched the star
Washburn fullback prone on the ground
but he succeeded. Ten minutes of the
second half had passed. Tice kicked
cut to Millice who heeIed fair. Caldwell
kicked goal
Score: Washburn II; Kansas Is.
Stricken took Heinzman's place at
guard for Kansas. The Washburn team
made no changes.
PooIer kicked off to the goal line
and Williams came back 20 yards. Cald-
well and White each made yard. Mil
lice punted 25 yards, Donald ripped off
four. Washburn was penalized because
Caldwell was off-side. Drummer was
dropped In the line by Williams. Donald
fumbIed and Hart recovered. A quar-
terback kick went into Whites hands
He came back fifteen yards but lost the
ball as he was tackled, Hart recovering
Drummer went through Hill for seven
yards. Angney was dropped in the line
Pooler was stoDped in the line.
Hart was taken out and Wilson sent
to quarter for Kansas. Ordered to
kick, the pass came high and he fun
bled but recovered Quick as a flash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
Ioch Proves Himself Big Kicker Anybody Saturday

Of the oak posts along the east side
broke short Off and the crowd poured
over into the field. 1T was necessary
for the officials to stop the game for
about five minutes and have the crowd
driven back by the police and the sub
stitute players.
Dispute About Length of Halves.
There was a short dispute about the
length Of the halves. Out1aud Of
Washburn wanted Is minutes; Ken
nedy stuck out for So. 0utland said
that he had no substitutes to put in
in case OF injuries, and could not AZ
ford to risk longer game than neces-
sary. Kennedy said that 1t was a
championship contest. and regulation
halves should be played.
The matter was left to Referee
Quigley and Umpire Samson and they
compromised on 80 minute halves.
Washburn won the toss and chose
the south goal, giving it the advantage
Of light breeze. Kansas elected to
kick off
It was then up to Governor Hoch to
perform the ceremony of the kick of.
The governor admitted that he was
somewhat out Of practice but he
slipped out behind the fence Just be-
fore the game and practiced a few
kicks. When the whistle blew, he
succeeded in booting the leather fun
IS yards.
81 used to be a football player my
SELF" said the governor, when I was
a boy: we didn't play this kind of a
game. though"
Then the ball was brought back,
and the trouble commenced in earnest.
Features Of the Game.
The feature of the game. and the
thing which really deserves mention
above everything else, was the Won
derfu1 defensive game played by the
light Washburn team. Outweighed Is
pounds to the man at guards and
tackles. it was nevertheless able to
force K. u. to punt five times in the
course OF the game, ana also to force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

Lincoln. Don't be in too big hurry.
We may be able to do something yet
II. L. O'NeilI-"
The above letter was received Satur-
day by the local owners OF the Topeka
baseball franchise in the Western as
ISOLATION. Dick Cooley and Herman
Grow, and the author is the president
Of the Western league.
It still leaves some hopes In tas
Ilerts of these two that they may still
swing Topeka into the OsNeill circuit
While no definite assurance can be
CLEANED from the letter, 1t is evident
that the Western league is still trying
to fill up it's six-card hand and get the
much desired eight town circuit.
THAT is all we know about t." said
Grow. II don't manage to figure out
much. It appears that they are still
trying to do business and I suppose
that if the st. Joe team is properly
becaked up by some one, then the
Western league VIII simply step in ana
buy Topeka for the regular drafting
price OF S2,50O. It is the only route
left open to them now
Though overtures are still coming
from the Western league, Crow and
Cooley are going ahead with 1Ians to
fix up a team for this league. They
are after lot or players; Wnen the
season opens here at least twenty-five
win be seen at work at Association
park. I'VE have about twenty suits
and Dick has a bunch more in his
trunk, SAID Crow, ana we VIII iii
them ali.'F Murray has been bought
by the Topeka owners from Wichita
for 500. He played center field for
the White Sox during the last part Of
the season and is a fast man with 3
good hitting record. He was hurt at
Wichita and laid on the bench to re-
cuperate while Dusty Miller took his
place in the middle garden. Mclean.
a shortstop, has practically been
bought from Oklahoma City. and ne
gotiations are now pending to secure
Billy White, last year with Sedalia at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
PUTS Up BARRIER.
President Shiveley Wants His
League Let Alone.
Makes a Four Year Contract
with Teams.
MUST BE DRAFTED.
Only Way to Get Into Western
League.
Cooley aud Grow Still Hope for
Changes.

Kansas city, Mo-. Nov. 1z.-Presi-
dent shiveley placed an ironclad pro-
lection about his league the Western
association, at it's annual meeting. BY
consent of the different managers an
agreement for four years was signed.
shiveley did this to thoroughly pro-
tect himself from threatened invasion
upon his territory by the Western
league. which has long been casting
envious eyes at Topeka and Wichita.
In fact the O'NeiIl circuit would have
pouneed upon these two towns this
year had not ShiveIey at the eleventh
hour sprung the fact that this league
still had one year of a two-year agree
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
PLAYED TO FINISH
Washburn-K. D. Football Game
Was Most Exciting.
Sons of IchabOd Defeated in
earnest Of Games.
FINAL SCORE Is TO IL.
Crimson Made All Their Points
in First Half.
State University Team Clearly
Outplayed in Second.

In a football game the like of which
has never been seen in Topeka for
magnificent. ferocity and furious de-
termination, Kansas won the football
championship OF the state from Wash
burn Saturday afternoon before a mad
" enthusiastic crowd of 1000 people
by a score Of 18 to II.
In the first half, Kansas scored three
fouchdowns and kicked three goals.
Twice Bert PooIers the Kansas captain.
picked up Washburn's fumbles, the
drst time making gain of IS yards
for q touchdown; the second time
making a run Of So yards. and being
pulled down by Tice. the neet-footed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

ment left Now it is for four years
that the Western association circuit is
to be kept intact. There rs no way
for the Tebeau-C antil1on interests to
now break into this circuit save by
the drafting route. which means a.
purchase price of $2.5o0 per town.
The matter of circuit was the first
thing which came up on the second
day of the annual meeting. It was
discussed pro and con. Webb City.
No. was formally admitted to super
sede Sedalia, which had been dropped
the day before. This means the pass
ing of the daddy or the league. It
was at Sedalia five years ago that Joe
Roe, a great baseball enthusiast,
called a meeting of number of neigh
started the Missouri Valley league.
which under ShiveIey's guidance be-
came q wonderful little organization,
and then was changed as it grew into
the Western association. But the lack
of attendance at Sedalia made it an
impossibility to further keep the town.
The claim which President Robertson
yesterday esta blished on Webb City,
souri, Valley league, was relinquished
last night, and that town is a full
dedged member Of the Shiveley cir
cult. It is a good Baseball town, full
of vim and ginger. The Webb City
fans put up a real 'front.' at the KAN
sas City meeting. The mayor of the
town with the mayors of two other
small towns close by was on hand to
urge the matter They so impressed
the Western association nnagnates and
they were taken into the fold.
A motion was put to drop Guthrie
from the league, also because Of small
attendance But it failed when it came
to vote. It was deemed wisest to
hold onto the town a while longer at
least until It is seen that a better
place can be substituted. Guthrie did
not make very strenuous campaign
to remain, but Oklahoma City did
Eugene Barnes was on hand in Kan
sas City two days before the meeting
began and he buttonhoIed the differ
ent nagnates early in the game, with
the result that he viii again have a
team of NETS in the neId next sea-
son.
President shiveIey of Kansas CITY
Eugene Barnes Of Oklahoma City and
Shorty Hurlburt of Spring field were
appointed a committee to go to the
Missouri town and look the situation
over they Will have the power to
accept the town If they think best. In
fact the whole matter of circuit was
left directly to Shiveley. He viii get
together eight towns and next spring
will report at the schedule meeting
A number of towns are to be visited
by this committee.
Wichita was formally awarded the
pennant for the past season. It will
be officially given to the Jobbers when
the season opens in the Windy city
next spring.
President shiveIey was elected
delegate to the next meeting of the
National association, announced for
San Francisco in December, but
which viii very probably be changed
to New York city for the early part
of next January. At this meeting some
important minor league baseball mat
ters are to come up.
Friend Dick. 1t was impossible
to do anything for ShiveIey at Kansas
City as the American association OBJ
jected. but Tebeau was willing to do
so. IF could get a good man to
finance st. Joe. I would be IN a posi-
zion to do something with Topeka,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

making the eight club circuit.
Holmes was sold the franchise for
the same position. He is now owned
by Webb City, but deal for him viii
probably go through. McCulleys
Webb City shortstop last year. also
wants a try and he will be brought
here. Jack Welter, a second baseman
with the Pittsburg Missouri Valley
league team, has asked for a berth on
the Topeka team, and he too will be
brought here next spring to show what
he can do. A whole bunch of good
men are on the string, but their names
can not be announced for the present.
Ed Heck, who used to play ball in
Topeka and practically brought out
Dummy. Taylor, met Cooley in Kansas
City and said: Il have a beti pitch
er right now than Taylor. lie throws
faster ball and a bigger curve. If
he isn't better you buy the best hat in
town and III foot the BILL Cooley
has signed him. He is six feet tall
weighs 100 pounds and is a total
abstainer
The guarantee in the Western assoc
citation this year is $3.50 for each
series of games. This is a raise of $50
over last season. Springfield and
LeavenWOrth, having the farthest to
go viii get an extra fifty plunks, or
5000 guarantee whenever they go to
Guthrie and Oklahoma City. This is
a private agreement between them
selves.
The circuit is practically settled
upon and viii be the same without a
change save the substitution Of Webb
City for SedaIia. Hayden, the owner
of the Webb City franchise, is worth
about 100000 and is a real estate
magnate, and Incidentally q prince of
good fellows. He owns SO much of
the vacant land about Webb City that
II would be almost impossible for any
other league to come in there and get
q park to play on. Guthriess position
in the circuit is the only one not def
nitely settled. President Shiveley was
empowered to drop the town az any
time during the season upon a two
third affirmative vote by .,e league,
which Is to be taken by mail. St
Joseph is looked upon as a prospective
site in case Guthrie is dropped. It is
being looked over, but viii probably
not be used.
HASKELL INDIANS LOSE AGAIN.
They Are Defeated by Drake by Gloss
- "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
HASKELL INDIANS LOSE AGAI1
They Are Defeated by Drake by Gloss
Score Of TO 6.

Des Moines. Ia. Nov. 1.-THE Has
kell Indians football game with Drake
today furnished the greatest football
exhibition ever witnessed here. Drake
gained the winning score on two
hukes and a place kick. The most
spectacular feature Of the game was
Taylor's 115 yard run across the field
in the last half for Drake. Taylor got
the BAN five yards behind the goal
and ran across the field by assistance
of excellent interference on the part OF
the other members of his team. The
Indians were unable to stop his flight.
Taylor also made a place kick.
Pete Houser's work for the Indians
stood out above all others. At one
time after the ball was fumbIed BY
Indians, Houser was first to get il
and broke away for 40 yards for a
touchdown. The game was hard
fought. neither side making much in
gains except for nukes. Local follow
ers Of the sport concede the game to
have been the best ever seen here
Score: First haif-Dralze 4 HasIzeil
O. Final. Drake g. Haskell S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

Pratt, kan, Nov. 1.-THE gridiron
here was the scene of a lively football
game between the elevens of Lewis
academy and the Pratt "Cornhuskers.' -
The sCornhuskers'' pushed the Wichita
team down the field for three touch
downs, scoring 10 to 0. The feature
plays were nearly evenly divided. The
local team wishes games with any coll
lege or other elevens within reach.
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Touchdowns-white Drummer, Donald,
Caldwell, Williams.
Goals kicked-Caldwell; Pooler, 5.
Halves-30 minutes each
Referee-Quigley of st. AIarys.
Tmpire-Sampson Of State Normal
Head 1inesman and timekeeper-Sean
rett of Minnesota
Score first half-Washburn, 0; Kansas.
Score second ha1f-washburn, II; Kan
7'i Final score-washburn. II; Kansas. Is.
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Friend Dick: 1t was impossible
to do anything for Shiveley at Kansas
City as the American association OBJ
jected. but Tebeau was willing to do
so. IF could get q good man to
finance St. Joe, I would be IN a posi-
ton to do something with Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

he lodged the Washburn players who
We're down on him and came back for
is yards running. out of bounds. Brun-
ner made one yard and then seven.
Haughey was knocked out at this
Juncture. The star end had played to
his very limit, going into every play
like cyclone. After the last scrIn-
mage he lay on the ground helpless,
and was carried to the side lines.
Smiley took his place. Donald went
over Snattnger for q yard. Stricken
got a yard over Smiley. The ball WAS
on Wash burns four yard line. DON
old ripped off another yard and again
given the ball went over the last chalk
mark. But Umpire Sampson called
them back. Captain Hill of Wash burn
had not yet announced readiness to
play. On the next attempt Drummer
failed to make first down and Wash
burn took the pig-skin on her own
three yard line.
MilIice punted IS yards. White
dropped Wilson in his tracks. Brun-
ner failed to gain. but on another trial
made four yards over Sharp. Smiley
got into the game and threw PooleF
for a loss behind his own line. The
ball went to Washburn and Millice
punted 80 yards. White dropped Pool
err in his tracks. Wilson fell behind
his own line under Caldwell. Angney
failed to gain. Pooler punted 81 yards
and White came back five yards and
was tackled by Donald. Caldwell
made 27 yards on q fake kick and was
tackled BY Milton Tice went four
yards on a quarterback run, going
clear across the field. Williams made
five yards and Caldwell four. Millice
made yard and White three. White
went through Milton for four yards on
a straight buck. Williams ripped
through the Crimson line to first down
Caldwell ripped off eight yards. Fhs
sons of Icilabod were going like an e1z-
press train down grade. The heavy
kansas line was melting before their
fearful onsIaugEts. Tice tried another
quarterback run but lost three yards
A trial by Caldwell and one by Will
liams failed to net the distance. Mil
lice punted 5 yards. Williams drop
ped PooIer as he was Juggling the PAL.
PCoIer punted back IS yards White
was dropped as he caught the ball.
Caldwell lost two yards. Williams
made 25 under the cover of a fake
kick formation. Williams was stopped
in the line Caldwell went four yards.
The colored boy made first down.
White was stopped in the line. A fake
try for field goal netted three yards
by Williams who bucked into the
line.
The signal for field goal was then
ceive the ball. The pass and place was
good Caldwell made a splendid try,
the BAH going wide of the goal posts
lust two feet. The attempt was made
on Kansas IS yard line.
Kansas kicked out and Caldwell
came back ten yards. The BAH was in
the middle of the field. Millice lost
IL yards on an attempted wide end
run. Millice punted IS yards. Wilson
returning it 10, as time was called.
Final score: Kansas Is, Wash
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-19
WEVAOA's HAPPY DAY.

NeVada'S neiEhbors join in congTat-
Ulations on the opening Of the TFuckee-
Carson irrigation canal, the first of the
great government reclamation schemes
10 be put in operation.
As Senator NewIauds saws, 1t means
a new impulse 10 the prosperity of the
entire state and all the elements of its
people. Nevada's great need has been
more population. and the new homes
that will be established in the state as
q result of the completion of this great
work viii ultimately come to mean
more for Nevada than any mine yet
discovered i'm the state. In the past too
much of the wealth produced by Ne
vada has gone toward the building up
Of other states Men who have won
great fortunes in the state have built
their homes and expended their money
elsewhere The reclamation of vast
areas OF the desert means that this
condition viii be changed; that people
will come TO Nevada. not with the idea
Of making a stake and leaving out
for the purpose of finding a home and
remaining there. and that is why this
irrigation project means more for Ne
vada than any mine ever discovered
there.
The citizen Of Nevada whose pride in
the accomplishment OF the irrigation
project is most justified undoubtedly
Is Senator Newlands, the father Of the
national irrigation law and one Of the
most sincere friends of irrigation in
the west. The reclamation of the desert
areas of the west has been his chief
aim for years He has given II careful
and intelligent study, and has not hest
tated to contribute largely from his
personal funds in the interest of the
subject What discouragements he has
encountered he alone can tell. but the
friends of irrigation in the west know
in a general way how hard was the
fight which he 50 successfully led. And
now II seems he is about TO reap his re-
ward in seeing not two blades of grass
grow where but one grew before. but
in seeing broad fields. happy and pros
porous homes where before there was
nothing but barren wastes. The new
west. made possible largely through his
efforts. viii be the comfort of his de-
clining years and an enduring monu-
rnent to his fame.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-19
STORIES OF THE TRIP
TO STUDY IRRIGATION

The congressional irrigation party
has experienced one continuous round
Of pleasure from the time it left Kan
sas City on the LIST of June I'D TO the
present moment, and the stack OF inVl-
tatiOns on hand indicates that the last
half of the trip will be crowded just as
full of enjoyment as the first Each
CITY visited has endeavOred to Guido the
other, and each rural district has at
tempted to demonstrate that II is the
one garden SPOT of the country. There
have been banquets galore, not dress
affairs but cordial meetings lacking IN
formaIity. ard peTvaded by that spirit
Of hospitality which characteriZes the
entire west. The gates of the several
cities have been opened wide: the liber-
ties of the party have been unre-
strained. and the result has been that
everybody has had a bully good time.
When the party enters city it becomes
the city's guest. and in no instance has
a city along the route failed TO turn
out to DO honor to the visiting law
makers
The trip is necessarily a hurried one;
little time is allowed for sightseeing
Everything Is sacrificed TO the cause or
irriga ton. and the congressman, IN or
der to increase their knowledge of this
subject have foreSone many pleasures
They have sought the desert that Is be-
ing reclaimed. IN preference 10 tiit CitS
with its innumerable entertainments
That is why not more than day Is
given TO any city. that is why the bulk
Of the time is being devoted to irrigated
OF irriga BILE districts.
Diplomats Greeting in New Mexico.
If the president is looking about for
"A true diplomat. a man capable TO nan
die delicate questions Of state. the con-
gTessioual party is ready to recommend
a man they found at Las Cruces, y. Nj.
The expression father of the national
| irrigation law" is commonly heard
throughout the west but there is a de-
Cided lack of unanimity of opinion as
to who is entitled 10 be so styled In
some sections Senator Newlands of Ne
vsda is known as the father of this
law. in other states Representative
Mondell of Wyoming is given the cred
it. and no small number Of people look
upon irrigation Bill Reeder of Kan
sas as the paternal ancestor Of the ma
tiOnal act. This particular citizen OF
| Las Cruces, president of the Water
! Users association, made the address
| Of welcome TO the congressional party
and he evidently knew all the facts,
for in the course of his remarks he said
that he and his people were proud TO
welcome in their midst the father of
| the irrigation law" That was all; he
mentioned no names, but the other
| members OF the party were amused 70
note the smile that spread over the
!, -z,anteEa2z- af Mr. Mondeli, then to