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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-08

but during the last week he has shown
great possibilities in this line. In prac-
tee last night he drop-kicked several
pretty goals from the 40 yard line. He
VIII probably be given a thorough try
out IN this department during the re-
md1nder of the week and it would be
no great surprise to those who are IA
ntIlaF with the AaShhurnateamste see
him called upon to try~his hand at the
noon.
Reports from Lawrence indicate that
the Kansas squad is being worked pref
~ hard by Coach Bert Kennedy this
week Kansas is planning a great
deal on winning from Washburn but
realize that they will lave a very hard
proposition on their hands. All the
practice OF McCook field is secret 50
that nothing can be learned which
would tend to give any line on the kind
Of playing Kansas will use next Sat
urday- They are very anxious to win
however as is indicated BY a speech
Chancellor Frank Strong made in chap
Ell last Monday Among other pertinent
remarks on h football situation at
Kansas he stated, kansas must win
from Washburn even-h they do not win
another game this season, A this time
the Importance of winning cannot be
overestimated. This game is far more
important thar the one last Saturday
at st. Louis"
n 6OOA many u III 40DEha O0&hEAS
Of the Washburn team are disposed 10
hold off in their betting until Saturday
when they think the abundance of K.
U. money which is expected will be in
Topeka then Will furnish better odds.
Betting in Lawrence, however, at the
present time Is at even money, with
out the slightest appearance Of odds.
These conditions are expected to pre-
a next Saturday in Topeka.
Manager ". W. stahl of the Wash
burn team was in Lawrence yesterday
making the final arrangements for the
game Seats were placed on sale there
and a large crowd is expected from that
place. Manager Stahl noted a lack of
confidence In the J~ayhawker camp es-
pecially when compared with former
years.
Manager Lansdon, of Kansas, in
speaking of the coming game a few
days ago is reported as saying,
expect the hardest game and the best
anne which will be played IN the state
this year and realize that we viii have
a hard game to play II we vim"
Coach E. c. Quigley, Of st. Mary's.
who is the premier referee of the west,
will referee the game. Lieutenant Cor
don of Fort Riley will be one of the
umpires. the other umpire to liz decided
upon later. Lieutenant Glassford of the
TT. Riley team, Who officiated at the
gam last Saturday, will be headlines
man. It is thought BY the best author
ity that the work of the officials will
be the best that has been seen IN To-
oaI-a ]hfe wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-08
BALL MAGNA1Es IN SESSION.
Western Association Meeting BeIns
Held IN Joplin Today.

Held IN Joplin Today.
The fall meeting of the western as
ISOLATION which is called for Joplin to-
day ~oforaisesst to be OF more than
many ehanges which are being con
tempAafed BY some managers for the
current year. In addition to the reg
ular routine business of the ~associa-
ton which will be attended to at this
time Of year there will come IN for
discussion the disbanding of the pres
ent Western association. The plans
which are being considered in this re-
gard are to dtsband the present West
ern association and allow Topeka,
Wichita, Joplin and Oklahoma City to
be taken in the Western league in
place Of the two Colorado cities, Den
Yer and Pueblo, thus increasing the
Western league to eight clubs.
The attitude of the Western ~associa-
ton managers to lis new scheme will
largely determine the result of the
proposed plans. It is almost certain
that the owners Of the teams which
are being considered for the Western
league viii be favorable but It is not
so certain that the sentiment will be
favorable amor the rest Of the club
owners to carry out the plans. What
eve the result will be will be indi-
Gated at least if not decided at this
meeting.
The Cantillons, who are known to
DC the DIO1lOlEIS u LIE AGAZ 1CdEu Es
are in Joplin attending the meeting.
Also George Tebeau who has interests
in the Colorado teams and who will
probably be opposed to the plan is in
Joplin. Tebeau has not as yet con-
mitted himself on the question but he
will probably look after the interests
of the Colorado cams He is always
opposed to anything Shively does and
is expected to enlist a strong follow
ing among some of the Western asso-
citation men.
From Denver ruInors are being sent
out that Tebeau IA a new deal on
which will increase the circuit to
eight clubs but which Will include the
Colorado cities. His plans viii prob
ably take in Topeka and Wichita This
plan would undoubtedly find much
support among h Colorado teams but
it is not considered a very practical
n on account of the long distance to
Colorado.
Another question which is attract
ing q great deal Of attention in the
event that the new league receives a
favorable boost will be to find a head
for III league. President O'Neill, the
present head of the Western league, Is
booked for a responsible position on
the Washington team with Joe Can
tillon. This would remoy him from
the eague and would leave a vacancy
for d new man. Sandy Griswold of
Omaha would probably be supported
by Tebeau but he has announced that
he does not want the place. The only
other available candidate would be
D. NJ. Shively. the present head Of
the Western association, and he would
undoubtedly meet with a great deal Of
support. He is very popular in the
Western association and is friendly to
the Cantillons VINO will in all likeli-
hood be q dominant faction in h new
league.
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TALK LIKE CHAMPIONS.
Summer County High School Football
Eleven Has Ambitions.

Wellington, Kan. Nov. 8.-The Jour-
says:
The Sumner county high school foot
haA team is again recognized as the
leading high school team of the state
for the first time since the great teams
Of three and -four years ago which
We're not alone high school champions,
put of all the colleges and universities
IN this part of Kansas and the territory
of Oklahoma.
The team averages 1874 pounds with
their fighting toys on. Their average
age IS Is years. Each player is carry
ing full school work and each is passing
IN every study. In fact we are living
up 70 the Topeka conference rules.
We surpass all high schools of the
state, having either defeated them or
their conquerors and are ready and
willing TO match a game with any team
who think they nave q claim on the
state championship
Sumner has without doubt done
great work this year, so far they have
Won four high school games n two
college games. The total score of he
high school games We're 81 to 6.
They won from Wichita mig school
Saturday Il to O.
It is to be hoped a game can be se-
cured with the Topeka or the Kansas
City. Kan, high school team.
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IN TINE AMERICAN RACE.
Each OF the Clubs Used on IN Average
Twentx-sIx Men.

New York, Nov. S.-No less than POT
players, an average Of twenty-six for
each club, drew more or less money from
season. enough for exactly twenty-three
teams of nine men each. The list fnelud-
co thirty catchers, lightweight pitchers,
dfty-one inAelders and thirty-eight out
helders. AS is usually the case. the tall
end teams used the most material. Boston
carrying no less h thirty-one men on
its payrou at various periods of the sea
son, Ihe Beaneaters were rather long
pltehers trying out several youngsters
during the last few weeks of the cam
palgn. Boston also led the league in
oackstops, using =six9Crlger, Graham.
Afmbuster, Peterson, Carrigan and
As a result of Connie Mack having his
team of Athletics wrecked by desertions
and injuries, he was forced to hand out
weekly checks to thirty players, which
elude ten pitcher and ten infelders, no
less man i've being tried at third, in the
spot left vacant by Lave Cross.
Washington found It necessary to use
twelve pitchers. stahT. however, was
lucky as to his outfeld, getting along
with only four gardeners. He had to
have five catehers, however.
clark Grlnlth came next, with twenty
SIX Yankees, his pitching staff numbering
eleven men. Cleveland and Chicago used
the same number, twenty-five. On ae-
count of the injury to Sullivan Chicago
was forced to sign uD three catchers
Towne. Roth and Mcfarland, in a hurry.
cleveland had eight pitchers and Chi
caSO but seven. They were even up on
in and outhelders. Detroit managed
to get along and grab sixth place with
only f~Wenty-four players, min of which
were pitchers.
The manager. however, that saved his
packers money by keeping his salary list
down was Jimmy McAleaf, who used but
nineteen -men to1land the fifth place for
81. Louis. Mae used but three ~catchers,
SIX pitchers, six infelders and four out
~nelders. going the larger part of the sea-
son with only seventeen men. Nordyke
being let out early in the year, while
R~ockenfeldt played only the last month.
-Four twirleFs, Howell, Petty, Glade and
Powell, did practically all the slab duty.
The total list is as follows:
Boston, 6 catchers, u pitchers, 8 inheid-
ers, 5 outfelders.
Philadelphia, / catchers. 10 pitchers, 10
i~nfelders. 6 outfelders-
Washington, 5 catchers, u pitchers, 6 in
felders, 4 outdeIders.
New York, 5 eatehers, II pitchers, 6 in
helders, s outne!ders.
Chicago, 5 catcherss Z pitchers, Z infeld-
ers. 6 outfeIders.
Cleveland. 4 eatchers. 8 pitchers, 7 in
heIders. 6 outhelders.
Detroit. 3 catehers, 8 pitchers, Z infield-
ers, 5 outfeldersr.
St Louis. 3 catchers. s pitchers, 6 in
nelders 4 outdelderss
The men who played with more than
one team in the league were: Kittridge,
Washington and Cleveland; Dougherty,
New York and Chicago; Hahn. New York
and Chicago; Hoffman, Philadelphia and
New York.
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a REUNION or THE GANzELs.
Fifty-four Members of Baseball Family
to Unite on Thanksgiving.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Nov. Son
Thanksgiving day the golden wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Camel, the
parents of a noted family of BAH play
ers. Will be celebrated by four genera
tions. The family 10Y numbers fifty
four, into whose ranks death has not
yet entered. Allwili be present on this
occasion. INK the family will have a
groups photograph taken. sso ~
One son Fred Ga1zel ofNew Guinea.
who has not aseeneaa member of the
family for twenty years, will come from
Australia for the event. OF the ball
players, who are sons of Mr.. and Mrs
Camel. Charles, now living in Boston,
was once a star in the National league
II was playing with Detroit when
that team won the championship. John
Will captain the Cincinnati National
league team next season. Joe Camel
captained teams In the Interstate and
Southern Michigan leagues last season.
George was one of the best seniprofes-
SIGNALS in Michigan, but retired several
Years ago.
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A NEW FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
Nebraska to Promote Conference for
Trans-NEississippi Tea 5.

Lincoln. Neb., GOV s.-Sentiment at
the University of Nebraska strongly
favors the launching Of a new intercol.
legiate conference, the membership Of
which may be open to all leading uni
versities of the Missouri valley. Ne
braska athletic authorities are now in
terested in the movement 70 establish
the Missouri valley intercollegiate be-
cause OF the fact that the Corn Huskers
have been unable to break into the big
nine.
The movement IS not in its infancy, but
was started several months ago, and is
now being revived The impression gen
orally prevails that the athletic board
would gladly leave the western inteFcol-
1eeiate to help organize The new con
terence. In fact, two members of the
athletic board nave already announced
their intention to communicate with the
athletic authorities of the leading uni
versities OF the Missouri valley, advising
them of the scheme and asking their sup
port Of the project, after they have first
carefully considered the matter. Should
the plans, as outlined by the Nebraska
authorities. materialize, the following
universities of the Missouri valley viii be
asked to become members: Washington
or st. Lou at St Louis. Missouri at
Columbia, Kansas at Lawrence. Colo
rado at Boulder Ames at Ames. Ia, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-08
SUTTON LEAD THE WIZARD.
Jacob Schaefer Loses First String o.
1872 BeIk Line Match.

Philadelphia, Nov. 8.-George SUIT
ton of Chicago defeated Jacob Schaef-
er of Chicago in the first string of a
25700 point match here, by the score
Of 500 to 432.. The contest was at 1872
balk line billiards, and was witnessed
by a crowd which Ike the capacity
Of Casino hall.
nounced victory by a splendid ran Of
129 in his eighteenth inning. The bill
lizards exhibited in this inning were at
times bewildering to the spectators.
Several times he got out of tight
places by difficult masse and rail
shots, which evoked great applause. IN
his endeavor to play for position SUIT
ton fell down on which appeared to be
an easy shot, just when the crowd ex-
peeted him to run out the total.
The wizard, although beaten, show
ed that he Is one of the most resource
ful billiard players in competition to-
dav. In the fifth inning he nnade a
run of SO, giving an exhibition of
nursing" masse and rail shots which
even thrilled the expert critics around
the table. In the seventh he made an
other splendid run of rs.
The men were to have played an
match at 400 points, but a
DELAYED train prevented them from
keeping their engagement, and the
match will be extended to this after
The score by innings follows:
Sutton, Is, 35, 8, AS, 0, As, 2, 8,
0. rs, o, 4. Is, 6, %, 4, 129. %, 8. a,
8, 6-total, 500; high run, 129; aver
7s s,ob 7a o. /, 2. SO. 2. IS, 8, 10.
4. 3. 35. o. 10. O, q, o, 10, %, II, 8, 81,
04total, 1872: high run, 90; average,
12 1923.
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CUBS ARE AFTER LUMLEY.
slaQIe. Holman, RcuIbach and $1,000
Are offered.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Aceording to a we'll
Informed individual on the inside OF Chi
cago baseball affairs, President Murphy
of the cubs recently offered O~uthelders
Hoffman, slagle and Pitcher Reuibach to
the Brooklyn club for Lumley, the neaVy-
hitting right felder of the superbas. 1t
is said the cub president was SO anxious
to get Lurnley that he offered the Brook
lyns $1,000 in cash as an extra indueement
10 let the big slugger come to Chicago.
But the proposition was turned down by
The offer to trade three such well
known players as Holman, Slagle and
Reulbach for one outdelder will. come as
a surprise to local fans. Slagle played
Winning bail for the cubs until late in
the season, when he was injured: Hof-
man was a star while filing Slagle's
shoes, especially in the worlds series. and
Reulbach won a big percentage OF his
probably figured as It did in the deal
for Sheckard. when four good men were
traded for one wonder-the one man was
all that was needed to round out the
team.
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TO MEET ANY BOWLER.
smith of Greater New York Challenges
the World.

New York, Nov. Skinny Smith.
the Greater New York champion, has
issued a sweeping def to meet any
home series for $500 a side. Smith.
who is being backed by Jimmy Watt,
proprietor of the Albion alleys here,
names DR.. OLSON and Joe Arnold as
men he would like to roll against, but.
strange to relate, the na1ne of Johnny
Voorhfes is not included in his chal-
lenge. Having defeated VOORHEES,,
Smith probably thinks it up to the
little wizard" to make overtures If he
desires a match.
present, the one that is of most interest
TO local fans being against Bill Cashan
CT Newark. The Smith-Cashan affair,
the first half OF eleven game of which
will be rolled here Thursday night, will
be for. $50 a side. Smith. naturally is a
big ~favorfte. but there is lots of Cashan
money In sight"
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Washburn's weak spot during the
Who'll season has been conceded to be
IN the kicking department of the game.
Washburn has improved a great deal
In this respect during the week and ex-
poets to be fully as strong as Kansas.
MilMee as a punter can hold his own
with any man in h state in this game
and he will be in the best form he has
show this season. Another encourag-
ing feature in the practice this week
has been the development. Of a drop
Kicker On the team. Robb, who has been
filming up with the subs during the
greater part of the season and whose
showing in the game against Fair
mount last Saturday was the surprise
Of the Washburn squad has been prac-
ticed a good deal during the week at
drop kicking. He has all season shown
q fair degree of adeptness at this work
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Cans Good word for Nelson.

Cleveland. Nov. Skid Herman
IS hardly to be compared with Battling
Nelson" said Champion Lightweight
Joe Cans.
The two fight not at all alike Her
man is more of a boxer than Nelson
and in my opinion can not deliver as
stiff a punch and receive as much
punishment as Battling. In fact. do
not think the lightweight lives who
can take the grueling Nelson can.
Without any CUB he is the best man
ever fought. Herman probably will
lasts, but I expect to defeat him with
out the bout going far. Then 1t will
be back to the show business agafn
January T."
Cans is the first boxer who has been
able during the last two seasons to give
a boxing exhibition on a theatrical
stage in Cleveland. John L. Sullivan
were Jack O'Brien, Battling Nelson
and Jimmy Britt.
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TO KEEP WHITE sox INTACT.
President Comiskey Thinks He Has
Best Team in the World.

GFcSIUSHJ GOI1ISkey 10u1KS lie HAS
Best Team in the World.
Chicago, H.. Nov. 8-Judging from
talk by the local baseball wise men
today, the American league meeting
here in December will see the consum-
nation Of some of the most important
a for players recorded in many a
moon. The Boston American league
club is a i to be hot after Jake Stahl,
manager of the Washington team the
past two years. Jake is wanted IN Bos-
ton to play first base. Connie Mack is
just as anxious to get Jimmie" Collins.
ex-manager of Boston, to hold down the
third base. Detroit viii doubtless bid
against Boston for a first baseman and
St. Louis will be hustling for a man.
possibly Collins, to fill that teams weak
spot-third base.
Another trade that is on the fire and
may go through will result in Elmer
Flick of the C~levelands being let go to
the Detroits for Mcintyre. Both are
star outhelders and great batsmen.
The reason for the trade talk in their
cases is that each man is said to be
dissatisfied on the team he is now with
President Comiskey Of the White Sox
hasn't intimated that he would attempt
to make any trades.
Il have the best team in h world
now, and It doesn't need much tamper-
ing WITH said the boss of the worlds
champions. There is no use getting
new men when the ones you already
have are delivering the goods"
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The Backfeld Is Fast and in
Excellent Condition.
The Lawrence Eleven Is Not
Sleeping. by ANY Means.
1t Is the Desire of Coach Ken
nedy's Life to Beat Topeka.

eve had by far the snappiest and
most enthusiastic practice Of the sea-
son last night. The men are getting
down to work in fine shape and every
thing seems to point TO the fact that
the Washburn team VIII make the best
showing Of the year when they lineup
against K. q. next Saturday after
noou." This was the way Coach Weede
Of the Washburn team described the
work OF the team OF the field last night.
The men are not discouraged over the
poor showing made by the team IN the
last few games but are getting down
70 work in fine shape. Washburn re-
allies that this viii be the best game
OF the season and expect to win. II
they do not win they expect to give
the Lawrence boys such a hard game
that their efforts. If they win, will be
exceedingly well rewarded. The lineup
has been pretty definitely decided upon
and all the men are fast getting into
the am from their positions. Many
Of the men VII be played In new po-
siti0ns but all of them are fast &C
%quainting themselves with the signals
and are acquiring a fast article or
teamwork.
Maxwell and Brethour are still under
the weather n unable to practice but
Il is hardly expected that they viii be
needed. Munford viii take B~rethour's
place at guard and Hoaglin will play
the tackle. Brethour is suffering from
an acute attack of tonsilitis and Max
well mas d BdQ slpQtQGA. Ol4SA wise Cf-
erybody on the squad is in good shape.
The Waahburn backfeld is getting
away particularly fast and expect to
possess all the terrors for the Kansas
team that they have had in years past.
Hope. White. Millice and Williams are
about as fast a backfeld as can be
found in the state. -.
The K. q. team throughout h sea
son has relied mainly upon their tack
les for their ground-gaining. It is these
two men. Drummer and Donald, who are
feared most by the Washburn team and
most Of the defense work of the team
viii be to meet the tackle bucks and
swings of his pair of Kansas ground
gamers. 1t is thought that if these men
can be held consistently Washburn will
be able to win.
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Nebraska at Lincoln. It is possible that
one or we more colleges Will be asked
10 JON However, this will be determined
Fer the past four years the Corn Husk-
ers have been fighting to break into the
big nine, but ali of no avail.
It was authoritatively stated upon the
return Of the Corn Huskers from Mime
sofa Sunday that letters will be sent out
this week to the athletic authorities Of
the leading universities of the Missouri
yailey and that the Nebraska athletic
BOARD viii meet in special session to take
aetlon on the new conference as soon as
the replies are received.
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New York, Nov. 8.-Jockey J. Hennessy
had a narrow escape from death when his
mount. DR.. Dix, fell in the ffth race at
less and was removed to the emergency
hospital in the paddock, where he was
revived. DR.. Dix broke his neck in the
fan. He was backed down from so to
1 to 10 to / at the close. Hennessy got
on in a fairly good position, but before
the field had gone a sixteenth Of q mile
there was considerable efowding and DIR.
Dix fell. Meanwhile Miller on the favor
tie, Agtor dor, worked his way through
and won by two lengths.
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There is a small boy in Pittsburg
who is intensely patriotic, and who is.
as a rule, a very well informed Sunday
school student. Not long ago there
were some visitors. and Tonmy's
teacher, wishing to show off her class
to the best advantage, called upon him
to answer a series Of questions. All
went well until the very usual
who was the first man?st
George WaahingtonZdrst IN war,
first in Tommy began enthusiastic
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HaskeTI leaves st. Gerrnaine.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. S-@Coach
Barnett, of the Haskell Braves. is hav-
ing the time of his life these days. The
Indians, after showing Drake unfver-
sitv all over the field. lost the game on
account Of the big end. st. Germaine.
who felt indisposed along about the
Of the game and let the Iowans
run all around him. Barnett sent him
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WENDELL WILL NOT BE BARRED
Harvard Football Man. Accused of
Smuggling, Is to Play Again.

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. SACK Wen
dell. ~FIarvard's star back. will not be
debarred from playing on the Crimson
eleven because of his having been re-
moved from the Brown game for
smuggling an opponent. This state
ment was made by Coach Reid today
in answer to the report that he was in
v~estigating Saturdays incident. with
an idea of prohibiting Wendell from
playing on the Harvard team during
the rest of the year if he found that
the Cambridge back had slugged.