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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
is NO CHANCE FOR KELLY.
KetcheI Says Purse Wouldn't Justify
Training for Match With Hugo.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Stanley Ketchel
has no present intention of boxing
Hugo Kelly. This was evidenced when
the middle-weight champion passed
through the city on his way to Grand
Rapids for his Christmas vacation.
whats the use of meeting Kelly?''
he asked. "I've knocked him out once
and no purse is going to be hung up
that would justify me in training for
weeks for such a match. l may not
meet Sam Langford, either. Person
ally am willing to box him, but Joe
O'Connor, my manager, objects to
such a bout. So it don't seem as If we
would get together"
Ketchel seemed the picture OF
health but was far above weight
"I scale 1S5 pounds, right now" he
said, land it is getting hard for me TO
make the middle-weight limit. may
go after Burns in case he puts john
son away. I ought to box at about
165 pounds. I have been taking things
easily, however, and can cut off some
weight in case I want to get down to
the limit again"
"The bout with Papke, which was
set for around this time, has been
called off. If / am to box again, l
would prefer Milwaukee as the site. In
spite of the big houses on the coast, a
good bout will draw more in Milwau-
ks -
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corner and had a talk with the cham
pion, who declared that he was strong.
Mcintosh then asked the police not to
interfere.
Fourteenth round-Johnson went
right after Burns when time was call
ed. The man warily backed away, but
Johnson, following him up, dropped
Burns with a right to the head. "One,
two, three" slowly counted the ref
cree, Burns remaining until eight sec
onds had been reeled off. When he
arose johnson flew at him like a
tiger and was using both hands un-
mercifully, soon having the champion
tottering. The police then jumped in
to the ring and stopped the fight.
The referee imm ediately declared
Johnson the winner. He added that
he considered 1t the best fight he ever
had witnessed in Australia and that
both men had fought most fairly.
johnson Was Sure.
After the fight Johnson spoke as fol-
lows:
II never doubted the issue from the
beginning. / knew I was too good for
Burns. I have forgotten more about
fighting than Burns ever knew. I was
sure 1 would win from the start. The
referee was fair, and 1 have no com
plants to make"
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HE SAYS CHANCE WILL STAY.
President PuI1iam Thinks the Man.
ager Too Wise to Drop Out.

Los Angeles, Dec. 26.-"Frank
Chance will remain in the National
league as long as his playing ability
holds out"
This statement was made by Harry
C. Pulliam, president of the Ma
tionaI league.
When asked about the possibility
of Chance quitting the Cubs, the east
ern ball magnate said:
'AH that sort of talk is pure
tommyrot. A man who has had the
brains to turn out three pennant win
nings teams has too much gray mat
ter to quit organized baseball because
of a few minor differences with
be ironed out next season."
"Of course" says Chance, ct have
signed a contract to play with Chicago
for three or four years, and if 1 don't
There is a little difficulty between
President Murphy and myself on the
money question, but that is not ser
ious and I suppose we can fix that
go back to Chicago to play ball, but
that 1 would prefer not to go if the
present conditions existed next year.
Did Murphy try to tell you how
to run the team or did he bother you
| in any way?" was asked.
'No, I'll have to say that much for
him. If he had, however, I would
not have paid much attention to him,
for he doesn't know anything about
baseball and 1 know he doesn't
IT have not seen President Pull
| liam He has limited that he might
want to butt into the management of
| the team next year.
Pulliam and Chance will probably
meet, although neither will admit
| that there is any appointment for a
conference. 1t is believed. however,
| that a substantial start will be made
| before Pu11iam leaves for the east
| toward settling whatever differences
| exist between Chance and Murphy
and that Pulliam will carry back some
promise that Chance will lead the
| Chicago Cubs next year.
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CHESS TITLE TO PRINCETON.
Carried on Honors Although Defeated
in Final Round.

New York. Dec. 26.-Although
beaten in the final round by Har-
ward, Princeton's chess players car
ried off honors in the seventeenth
annual chess tournament with
Columbia, Yale and Harvard. which
has been in progress here.
Starting the last day of play with
a lead of two points over Harvard,
the next college in standing. Princeton
scored one and one-half points in its
match with Harvard against two and
one-half for the Cambridge players.
and at the end OF the tournament had
seven and one-half points to it's
credit, to Harvard's six and one-half.
Columbia defeated Yale by two and
one-half to one and one-half in to-
days match, and the blue and white
finished third with five and one-half
points, one below Harvard's mark.
Yale was fourth with one point less
than Columbia, scoring four and one
half points.
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Kansas Agricultural College
Plans More Meetings.
To Have Institutes for the Far
mers All Over the State.
HAVE THREE CIRCUITS
One Meeting to Start at Usage
City January IL.
Another at Dodge City and Still
Another Up North.

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. 26.-Now that
the fall institute campaign has ended
with over 100 successful institutes, the
institute department of the Kansas
Agricultural college is planning for the
winter circuits. One will start at
Usage City. January IL, and continue
south and east for eight weeks, includ-
ing all county Institutes that were not
held in the fall and taking in all the
local Institutes and also making some
new places. This circuit will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. Crabtree, an assistant
to superintendent Miller, and he will
be assisted by such men as S. c. Hanna
of Howard and ]. G. Haney of Oswego
and others.
Another circuit probably will start at
Dodge City on January IL and con-
tinue in southwestern Kansas for seven
or eight weeks. This circuit will, for
most of the time. be conducted by Su-
perintendent Miller, assisted by Mr.. A
H. Leidigh of Reno county. formerly
in charge of the government expert
naent station at Amarillo, Tex.
Other meetings will be held in north
ern Kansas and in western Kansas on
lines of the Union Pacific and Rock
Island Most of these meetings will be
conducted by superintendent McClel-
land of the Hays branch experiment
station and Professor Willard of the
college and Professor E. H. Webster,
the new director of the experiment sta
ton.
Farmers and others who may want
meetings where there is not now an Or
ganization should make application al
once to superintendent farmers 1nSu
tutes Manhattan, Kan.
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COMPROMISE AT WELLINGTON.
City and Santa Fe Finally Reach
Agreement on Water Question.

ASTeenlenC on water &Ju0SClOn.
Wellington. Dec. 26.-The city of
wellington and the Santa Fe Railroad
company have reached an agreement
on the question of water supply. which
has been in controversy since early
last summer.
The Santa Fe has been holding out
for a system of direct pressure which
would cost the city about SO, 600 to in
stall. Under the terms of the agree
ment the city will instead erect a
new stand pipe some place in the Sec
ond ward near the round house, for
the benefit of the Santa Fe. This
stand pipe is to be 40 feet high and
will have a capacity of 10000 gallons
to supply the immediate needs of the
Santa Fe, but Mr.. Parker pointed out
the fact that a direct pressure sys-
tenn will ultimately have to be in
stalled.
It is now estimated that IN the
neighborhood of $4,000 Will have to
be expended on the water plant in the
next year. A new we'll must be brought
in and a new direct action pump
bought. The stand pipe to be erected
in the Second ward will cost about
$4,000.
However, the expenditures made by
the city to supply the Santa Fe with
water will be a good investment. Mr..
Parker today agreed to enter into a
contract with the city for a ten-year
period to pay cents a thousand gal
contract, the Santa Fe pays the. city
only four cents. The Santa Fe is now
using between six and seven million
gallons of water here every month,
which a. cents. brings the city close
to $4,000 a year.
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aged to slip over a few rights to the
head during the round.
Sixth round-Johnson rushed and
Burns clinched Breaking loose, how
ever, with one hand, Johnson swung
his right a dozen times into the white
mans ribs. Burns swung his right
hard over the ribs and put stiff left
to the stomach several times John
son, however, treated these blows as a
joke.
Seventh round-Johnson rushed
Burns across the ring, dealing out
rights in which there was no mercy.
Burns got a left to Johnson's jaw and
Johnson raised lump under Burns
right eye in return. Burns here seem
ed to be losing strength; Johnson s1od
m9anah fHpea addFessng the peo eBs
around the ringside, and though Tom
my was working dextrously at in
fighting, he placed several terrific
blows on Burns ribs, dropping him to
the floor for a few seconds.
Eighth round-Burns' eyes were
puffed up and he was bleeding from
the mouth when he emerged from his
corner The white mans blows ap-
who went about severely belaboring
the head of the champion.
Ninth round-"Come on Tommy;
swing your right" yelled Johnson as
calling the negro yellow dog.
There was not much fighting, prob
ably more talking. during this round.
Tenth round-Both men seemed
firing. Johnson still used his fists eff
fectively on Burns head and stomach
and Burns was doing all he could in
reply His blows, however, lacked
steam.
Eleventh round-The perspirati ton
pouring off the body of Johnson made
it look unlike highly polished walnut.
Burns tried to cross his right over but
johnson cleverly avoided him, moan
while laughing at the champion.
Burns was outcIassed and johnson ap-
parentIy was invulnerable. When the
bell rang Burns limped to his corner.
Twelfth round-Again John sailed
in and Burns took a tremendous lot
of punishment gamely. His jaw was
greatly swollen.
Thirteenth round-Johnson con-
tinued to play for the injured eye and
the bleeding mouth of Burns, which
was swollen twice its normal size. Blow
after blow the colored man rained
upon him and the gong alone saved
the white man from defeat for he was
Keeling and goggy as it rang.
During the intermission btween the
fifteenth and fourteenth rounds the
police official consulted together and
the probability was that they would
stop the fight in the next round.
Referee Mcintosh went to Burns
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MARTIN DELANEY PROMOTED.
Kansas City Athletic Director Goes TO
Big Chicago Club.

Kansas City, Dec. 26.-Martin A.
Delaney, athletic director of the Kan
sas CITY Athletic Glib, and recognized
as one of the leading men of his pro-
fession in the United states, has re-
signed his position with the local club.
and yesterday signed a contract with
the Chicago Athletic club, one OF the
Iarees+ athletic institutions in the
country. Delaney's position with the
Chicago club will be in the same ca
pacity as the one he has held u ca.
pably with the K. C. A. C., that or
athletic director. Delaney goes TO Chl-
caro at a greatly increased salary and
INTO a wider field. He will take up MS
new duties about January Is.
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Women Who Wear Wen.

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the appearance and disposition of many
women. The freshness, the charm, the
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neglect. Few young women appreciate
the shock to the system through the
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motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
neSses which too often come with mar
rage and motherhood, not understanding
that this secret drain is robbing the cheek
of its freshness and the form of it's
fairness.
As surely as the general health suffers
when there is d6rAQgement of the health
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GEERs HAS PROMISING NAG.
Is Handling in Frisco an Animal
Which Seems of Promise.

Memphis, Dec. 26.-The white-faced
stallion, San Francisco (2.07&), who
received his early preparation over the
Detroit track, has been transferred to
the stable of Ed Geers, who will win
ter him next season. San Francisco
was known as the 4horse of mystery"
while at Detroit, being one of the NJ.
& NJ candidates, about whom little
could be learned. There was a cou-
pie of thousand dollars by suspensions
against his owner. and this kept him
out of the early stakes, but he showed
so well In his work that III: Brown
Of Detroit settled up for him and
leased the horse for the $4,000 Derby
at Readville, in which he finished
third, his winnings being $4,000.
Later at Columbus he won good
race, making his record or z:OI e,
but went lame, and was not started at
Lexington.
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STREET RAILWAY BATTING HOUSE
Wichita Company to Erect One Near
the Barn for EMPLOYEES.

Wichita, Dec. 26.-The employees of
the Wichita Street Railway company
are going to have an eating house all
for themselves. 1t is to be constructed
by the company on the company's
property near the car barns.
For years the street car men have
been wanting an establishment of this
kind at the barns.
The object of the new eating house
will be to furnish early and late meals
and lunches for the car men. Those
who make the early runs in the morn
ing usually have no place to eat at
that time of day. And those who finish
their work at the car barn at mid
night are always hungry.
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TRAIN wRECKERs FOOLED.
Misplaced Switch and Ties on Track
at Wichita Discovered.

Wichita, Kan. Dec. 26.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made to wreck the
Missouri Pacific train which arrived
here from the southwest about 1 o'clock
Friday morning. 1t is believed by the
local officers that the work was that of
pals of the two Milan bank robbers who
were captured at Clearwater It was
generally understood that the prisoners
would be brought to this city on the
train which so narrowly escaped being
wrecked, but they were taken to We'll
lington.
Ties were piled on the track and a
switch was thrown in the railroad
yards, both were discovered in time to
prevent damage.
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wAGNER's CIRCUS TO BE SWELL
The Famous Player Intends to Have
His Show Travel in Autos.

Pittsburg, Dec. 26.-Hans Wagner
who with a brother and a few other
persons of means. will put a circus on
the road in the early spring under
the name of Wagner Bros Circus
company, has decided that he will not
be at the mercy of any Soulless rail-
road corporation but will run his
circus in motor cars. This announce
ment was made from the new circus
offices which have been opened by
Wagner in the Union building, Car
negfe Pa. About twenty-five spec
Tally built motor cars will be needed
for the circus and Wagner has re-
ceived figures for this number and
already placed his order for some of
them. The motor cars will be of a
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Death of A. j. schaIker.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 26.-Arnold
J. Schalker, one of Leavenworth's old
est business men. died last night at 1855
o'clock of a complication of diseases.
at his home Fifth and Miami streets.
At the age of q he moved toLeavenw orth.
On May 10. 1892, he married Miss Mary
Keiser and a few months later went
into business with his brother, Henry.
In 1899 they dissolved partnership,
Henry leaving Leavenworth. Mr.. Schal-
ker has been aiIing for the last five
years, but did not take to his bed I'M
til a month ago.
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type specially designed by the 'Fly-
ing Dutchman," who has worked on
the motor car idea for two years be-
tween base hits. His cook car idea,
which will be built first, is said by
those who have seen the plans to be
something wonderful. The cham
pion batsman has figured that he
will save from railroad rates alone
the price of his motor train inside Of
two years.
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John Collins in Moving Pictures.

Leavenworth, Dec. 26.-Patrons of Ca
sino theater saw a life size picture of
John Collins coming down the steps of
the state prison. The theater has an
outfit for making local lantern slides
and this is the first of a series of in
teresting views which will be printed.
The picture of Collins is very life-Iike
and was taken on the prison steps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-26
A SAFE BLOWN OPEN.
Sawyer POstOfficc Robbed and $3.50
Secured by the Burglars.

Sawyer, Kas. Dec. 26.@The Sawyer
postoffice was robbed. The safe was
blown open and stamps and money
amounting to about $3.50 were taken.
A rear window was opened with tools
stolen from a bIacksmith's shop. The
robbery evidently was the work of ex-
perts as only sufficient a charge was
used to open the safe. A plate glass
window four feet from the safe was
not broken.
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F1ar1, Sells at 500 Per Acre.

Lawrence, Dec. 26.-Alfred Durr,
who two weeks ago sold his Kaw val
lev farm near Eudora, has purchased
the D. H. Good fran east. of that city
The place consists of seventy-seven
acres and was purchased at 500 an
acre, a good indication of the high
value that has been placed on farm
land in this county.
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Perry IL, Lyndon 10.

Perry. Kan, Dec. 26.-Lyndon high
school was defeated by the Perry high
school team at basketball here by the
score of IL to 10. The score at tne eil -
p o. Nv Cummings was the star for
I 49,, While Hess starred for Perry.
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GIRLS FIGHT IL ROUNDS.
Miss CarOn Given Decision i'm Move
and Bloody Go at Worcester.

Miss Caron Given Decision i'm a Novel
and Bloody Go at Worcester.
Worcester, Mas, Dec. ga twelve
round bout with skin gloves between
two IS year old girls was the feature
of the entertainment at the Winchen-
don Mems club here. The two fight
ers were Alexina Caron and Clara
Premier.
Miss Csaron was willing to quit at the
end of the fourth round, but her sec
onds kept her going, and she got big
lead in the ninth.
From then on the battle was as flu
rious as one between two champion
featherweights, with Miss Caron haV-
ing a little the better of It, she was
giI2an the decision Both girls We're
Covered with blood. News of the fight
aid NOT leak out until today, and now
the police are investigating 1t.
The italian Won Out
EaIi River. Mass, Dec. 26.-In IL
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letic grounds in this city Friday Do
rando Pfetri, the italian Marathon run
ner, defeated Floyd Doughty, of Provi-
dence, and Samuel Myers of Cam
bridge, by half lap. Dorando's time
was 1:03:39; that of the Doughty Myers
team 1:04:1S. A large crowd watched
the contest.
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Isrewers Stick to McCloskey.

Milwaukee, Dec. 26.-John J. Nc
Closkey of st. Louis. Mo-, was a
month ago engaged to manage e
SaII team The report from Atlanta
tbat an offer was made to William
smith is denied here
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CoIoradO Eleven Wins.

Denver. Dec. 26.-!n footoaH san.S .
for the high school championship or
the United States. the Longmont hlgh
school team of Longmont, Col, defeat
ed Englewood high school OF ENGAGE
Is to O.
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At 10:42 O'Clock Johnson entered the
arena accompanied by his seconds, Sam
Fitzpatrick, Mullins, Unholz, Lang and
Bryant Wild cheers greeted him and
the big black man turned and bowed
to all four sides of the ring. Just as
Johnson took his seat Burns appeared.
He was smiling and the plaudits of the
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Hear Peck on Man Traps'' Sunday.
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n.1os cured in 6 to 14 DAYS

Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure an AM
- of ifching. blind, bleeding or protruoIne
I1iies in to IA DAYS or money refunded SOc
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Portland. oregon.

Every night at 7:35 a Pullman tour
ist sleeping car leaves Topeka via the
Union Pacifis r. r. which goes
through to Portland, oregon, wlthout
hanra There is no better way to
reach all of the great Pacific north
west.
Hear Peck on Man Traps" sunday.
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rhe italian Won Out.

Fall River, Mass, Dec. 26.-In IL
mile exhibition relay race at the Ath-
The Washington times., 1908-01-18
CLEVER MINSTREL SHOW
BY MEMBERS OF Y. N. C. A.

A successful minstrel show was given
by members OF the Y. N. c. A. IN the
gymnasium Of the association building,
last night. The audience taxed the
capacity Of the large gymnasium, ard
the acting was good.
h. n. Chesiey and Gerald Kari Smith
proved exceptionally clever end men.
Mr. Chesley's rendition of Every Little
BIT Added TO What You Cot" with var
iaJions was especially well received.
The first part In which a score or
more men and twice as many boys ap-
peared In burnt cork and fancy minstrel
costumes was much better than the
vaudeville performance, which consti-
tuted the second half Of the evening s
entertainment, a spacious stage was
erected and the scenery was effective.
The Boys Chorus won recognition by
their selections in the second part Mas
ter Dewey in song and dance was
compelled TO reFpOud 20 several encores.
Selections by -he Lafayette Mandolin
QuiEJette, under the direction OF Mt
Jennings, and a buck-dancing act, in
which F. T. FrCelick, L. s. A. was in
troduced, rounded out the bill