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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
CUPID FOLLOWS PENNANT.
At Least Three of Des NIoineS Play
ers Soon to Be Married.

DeS Moines, Ia, Oct. 2.-If the win
ming of a baseball pennant attracts
the attention of Cupid as the last one
has, single blessedness would soon be
unknown to Des Moines ball players.
1t was learned this morning that
Walter Matttck had gone to Oska-
loosa instead of his home in st Louis
and would be married within the next
two weeks to a girl whom he met four
years ago while playing baseball
there, his first year in the profession
al ranks.
1t is also rumored that Frank
Lang, 'The Iron Man" was to be
married in Chicago before returning
home for the winter.
But the greatest surprise of all was
sprung when a bosom friend of Miss
LeNera Hartford, employed as stem
ographer at the offices of the Under
wood Typewriter company, was en-
gagged to T. P. Dalton, the hardest
hitting outfielder in the Western
League, and he would return for her
at Thanksgiving time.
The young lady tried to retract the
statement when she discovered that a
News reporter had overheard the re-
mark, but the story had a too i'm
portant bearing on Des Moines'
chances for a pennant next year to
let pass unheard.
Miss Hartford cunningly replied,
You have been misinformed," when
asked about the matter today.
But a statement made by Dalton to
President Higgins that he would be
in Chicago Thanksgiving would seem
to give credence to the report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
RESULT SUITED OMAHA.
Manager Fox of the Rourkes Tells of
Victory Over the Sioux.

Des Moines. Ia. Oct. 2.-"Omaha's
double victory over Sioux City on the
last day of the Western League sea-
son, caused more joy and enthusiasm
among the fans. believe than If we
had won the pennant," said William
Fox. manager of the Roufkes who is
stopping over a day in Des Moines on
his way home.
81 never saw the team play like
they did in those two games. The
funny part of it was Kelley didn't
want to work in the box for fear of
not being in good condition but he
went in and pitched one of the best
games he has twirled this season.
The same way with Catcher Gonding.
After catching the first game he sug-
geSted that Cadman would be fresh
er for the second game and would
probably be better behind the bat but
1 wanted his brains back there and
sent him back.
II would not say that Des Moines
had q team far superior to anything
in the league but they were playing
as good ball as any of them and had
luck with them in the finish. some
thing every pennant winning team
must have to cop the flag.
IT think Omaha will be as strong
if not stronger. Fisher, King and Hol-
lenbeck go up but if thev stick think
1 will be able to fill their places by
a little scouting this winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
Time Evencd It Up for Alice.

A party of travellers in a Broadway
restaurant were discussing Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth's proposed bal
loon ascent. One of them, a friend
of the Roosevelts told this one about
her:
When Col. Roosevelt was governor
of New York Alice was wild to have
her coming out reception held during
his term of office, in order that it
might be attended with all the eclat
BETTING the governors daughter. Her
father decided that she was too young
and ordered the function postponed.
Alice had a will of her own, and was
heartbroken at the thought that her
coming out might not take place till
her father had retired to private life.
AS result there were several stormy
family scenes. Col. Roosevelt, how
ever, held to his decision, and the COM
ing out was postponed.
One day, after the Roosevelt family
were installed in the White House,
Alice approached her father.
''I want to thank you," she said,
''for not letting me come out when
you were only governor of New
York. New York Morning Tele-
graph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
THE CHICAGO TEAM.
The Lake City Eleven Hard at
Work.

Chicago. Oct. From present indi-
cations Chicago is to hold up her end
as the champion football eleven of the
west this season, at any rate the Ma
rooms will make an awful struggle to
defend their honors. There are many
veterans gone, but it is a likely bunch
that Stage now has in practice and in
preparation for the gruelling battles
that are to come. There are few more
successful coaches in the country than
A. A. Stage. himself former star at
Yale. He has system of his own and
by him are originated the most original
plays that have been devised in foot
BALI especially under the new rules.
Stage sprung a surprise by sending his
Candidates into scrimmage the third
right out, but there wasn't a bump re-
ported at the finish of the strenuous
work.
The greatest task before him is the
selection of a quarterback to succeed
Steffen. Chicago quarterbaclzs have
Eeen OF such grade in the past six
years that they have been given all
american rating on two occasions. This
with Walter Eclxersa1i and Steffen In
the task that confronts Stage can be
imagined. But it looks like Pat Page
to succeed these two great leaders. The
best end in the west was Page last
year. Before Steffeh took the quar-
terback position he was a clever half
asking themselves # Page will develop
just as strongly.
Heretofore opposing elevens have
found Chicago's attack almost unstop-
pable. This year the Stage system
promises to be just as good, but in ad-
dition the defense looks to be much
stronger. The early games will serve
to weed out all Irregularities and 1t
looks like very strong Chicago eleven
to enter in the big games of the late
season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
Birds and Their Toes.

And let us note that the art of stand
ing began with birds. Frogs sit. and as
far as / know every reptile, be 1T lizard,
crocodile, alligator, or tortoise, lays its
body on the ground when not actually
carrying it. And these have each four
fat legs. Contrast the damingo, which.
having only two, and those like willow
wands, tucks up one of them and sleeps
poised high on the other, like tulip on
it's stem. Note also that one toe has
been altogether discarded by birds as
superfluous. The germ, or bud, must be
there, for the Dorking fowl has pro-
duced a fifth toe under some influence
has more than four. Except in swifts,
which never perch, but cling to rocks
and walls, one is turned backward, and
by a cunning contrivance the act OF
bending the leg draws them all auto
matically together. So a hen closes its
toes at every step it takes, as if it
grasped something. and, of course,
when it settles down on it's roost they
grasp that tight and hold fast till
morning. But to birds that do not
perch this mechanism is only an in
cumbrance. so many of them, like the
pIovers, abolish the hind toe entirely,
and the prince of all two-1egged run
ners. the ostrich, has got rid of one OF
the front toes also. retaining only two,
--Strand Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
ARE SECURING" ON DUCKY.
Stories of Holmes Rowdyism Now
Credited in Sioux City

Sioux City, Oct 2.-As far as baseball
is concerned, Sioux City is in the posi-
ton of the man whose mother-in-law is
dead. He doesn't care so much because
the relative died. but it's tough to have
to stand the funeral expenses. Sioux
City had to stand the funeral expenses
of ''Ducky'' Holmes. For inasmuch as
Sioux Cit looks upon her baseball
team as an advertisement for the town
the city had to stand a share of
'sI71Iei---'S'' grief.
When Uolmes jumped into the
grandstand and pounced upon harm
less rooter here several days ago,
'Ducky'' was roundly roasted. The
Journal and the Daily News de-
nounced him bitterly, and the fans
Joined the chorl-- of knockers. Up to
that time Holmes had behaved himself
on the Sioux City diamond. The fans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

hard now although Captain Better
is out of the lineup for a few days.
A younger brother of the famous
Johnny Bender is trying for the squad
with every promise of sustaining the
family reputation. The first big at
traction on the Nebraska calendar Is
the annual clash between the Corn
huskers and Gophers, which will take
place this season at Pa Rourke's base
ball lot where Ducky Holmes met his
Waterloo.
A team which is expected to make a
great showing in the Missouri Valley
conference this season is the Missouri
Tigers. The team played its first game
against Monmouth at Columbia yester-
day, and made a fair showing. The
Tigers have been handicapped all along
by the lateness in Coach Roper report
ing. Poor coaching has kept Missouri
football down in past seasons, but this
year things look vastly different, and
Missouri may whip Kansas in that
Turkey Day struggle. Bluck and Ris-
tin, two Tiger stars, were prominent in
yesterdays affair.
Johnny Bender. famed as Nebraska's
greatest player, is evidently making
good as a coach, his Haskell braves
trouncing the Chilocco Indians by q
score of 90 to yesterday at Lawrence,
the open game being relied upon en-
tirely. Haskell is not in good with the
bigger Kansas schools, ard the great
est good Bender can do the government
school, outside of getting a winning
team-fs to get the team playing a
sportsmanlike game once again, so that
relations may be renewed with the col
leges which have cut Haskell off the
list of friends.
Football honors among the high
schools in the Central Branch and near
Central Branch territory promise to be
A@1
days ago. the Wetmore high school de-
feated the Campbell college team. And
yesterday the WatervilIe Highs defeat
ed the Frankfort Highs by score of
IA to 0. If such football interest is
maintained in that region all season, it
wouldn't be a bad plan for some of the
coaches and managers of college
e1evens to scout there for material.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
Kentucky's biggest CornfieId.

The biggest corn field in the state OF
Kentucky is now being laid by. IL 10
the field outlined by the gigantic horse
shoe sweep of the Ohio river from Her
derson round past Evansville to Green
river. 1t is the biggest because it IS
corn continuously for 5000 or 1000
acres, unbroken by fences, unrelieN cd
by any other crop-no hay, no tobacco.
oats, or wheat-just corn, corn, corn,
and then more corn.
1t is estimated that over 100000 BUSH
els of corn will be raised in this mon
ster tract this year, and this is in spite
of the fact that the farmers wore
scared out of a years growth by the
high water and for a time we're not
quite sure whether the high water
would let them raise any corn.
1t means something to pillow one OF
these rows of corn a mile long ia
Horseshoe Bend, and by the time a
team has made few round trips II is
time to rest a bit.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
GRIDIRoN GOSSIP.

With the Campbell contest out of
the road. the next week will see the
Washburn collegians working in
preparation for the first real game of
the season. with the State Normal
team which is to be played a week
from today. The high school game
was merely a practice affair, and the
athletic records of Campbell univer-
Sity are not sufficient to put the
teams of that institution in the col
lege classification. Consequently
Washburn will get her first real test
next Saturday. The Normals however
are not doped very high, from their
score against K. u. but this game
coming as it does early on the Wash
burn calendar has always been a
hard fought one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
WESTON MUST GO SOME.
John Killing Has Had Lead of % Points
in Pool Championship Match.

Kansas City, Oct: 2.-If. Cowboy
Weston retains his title of pool cham
pion of the world, he will have to
pocket 220 balls tonight before John
Killing gets 1913. At the close of Thurs
day nights play Killing had a lead of
eleven balls and last night he doubled
this again, the score standing, Killing
602; Weston $50.
Weston is suffering with a form OF
paralysis in his right leg and is evil
IDENTIFY playing at great disadvantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
Trade and Industrial Expansion
All Along the Line.
Idle Cars Are Now q Thing of
the Past.
WITH COOL WEATHER
Crop, Industrial and Merchan.
disc Movements Increased.
Bank CIearings Show Growth il
Every City But Two.

New York, Oct. 2.-Bradstreets SAYS.
With the advent of cooler fall wealth
err this week bar to fullest trade de-
velopment has been removed and final
distribution has teen enlarged.
The railway traffic is expanding and
idle cars have about disappeared as the
, crop movement, Industrial and general
merchandise movements have expand
ed.
Industrial reports are still of expan-
sion and the trades allied to the iron
and steel Industries are returning re-
ports of fuller extra time. In the
textile trades there are evidence that
the buyers and sellers are still apart or
the question of prices of manufactured
cotton. High raw material, the highest
in fact, recorded for years at the period
renders manufactures disinclined to
book freely at existing quotations In
the leather trade export demand is re-
ported better for sole leather with
prices strong. while upper leather hides
are quiet. Business failures in the
TENDER 80 were 1876 against III last
week, 225 in the like week of 1905, III
in 1907, 1856 in 1906 and 1S9 in 1905.
Wheat, including flour. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending September 90 aggregate
1922, 760 bushels against 2,973601 last
week and 6,473,s25 this week last year
For the 10 weeks ending September
80 exports are 2S,415,7S3 bushels. against
so, 103,773 in the corresponding period
last year.
Corn exports for the week are 1884
bushels against "a, 41S last week and 49,
S13 in 1908. For the Is weeks ending
September 30, corn exports are 1,349.252
bushels, against 624,745 bushels last
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
Darly Hal won GAS pace.

Columbus, O.. Oct. AT the final
days races of the Grand Circuit meet
ing here, Darky Hal won the 2:15 pace
in straight heats. Major MallOw was
second and Brenda Yorke third. The
best heat was paced in 2:041.. There
were ten starters - the 2:19 trot which
was won by Lady Stately in straight
heats. Second money went to Melva J.
with Startle third. Best time 200. The
Pill pace, the last of the local meeting,
went to Moonda in straight heats.
Hoosier Prince was second and Dillon
Queen third. Time of beast heat 2:O714
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
ITALIAN WRESTLER NOT GAME.
Pat Connolly, British Champion, Wins
Last Nights Match.

Kansas City, Oct. 2.-After eighteen
minutes of wrestling with Patrick Con-
molly. champion wrestler of Great
Britain, Giavonni Raicevich, champion
of Italy, ~uit the ring and the match
went to the Irishman. The Italian
claimed his knee was injured.
Though Connolly was almost sixty
pounds lighter than his opponent, he
was the aggressor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
Washington 4, Cleveland 2.

Washington. Oct. 2.-Washington de-
feated Cleveland yesterday.
Score: R.H.E
washington ...1 01001 - 6 z
Cleveland 800 0 o o 1 % 9
Batteries-walker and Hardy: Ables
and Higgins, Easterly. Two base hit
Crooks. Struck out-By Walker 6, by
uAbles z. Umpires-O'Laughlin and
Egan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
Claims National Commission Gave Him
No Chance for Defense.

Chicago, Oct. &C. w. Murphy, presi-
dent of the Chicago rational baseball
club. who was recently fined $500 for
alleged tampering with a Toronto
pitcher, has entered a demand that the
nationel commission reopen the case.
He declares that he was given no
chance to defend himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES
Cincinnati 8. sd. Louis 5

Cincinnati. Oct. 2.-Laudermilk' S wild
ness was responsible for the defeat of
st. Louis yesterday.
Score: RHE
Cincinnati ......0 1905 .
st. L4ouis........0 o 0 0 0 O 2-5 IA 2
Batteries-Gasper and Clark; Lauder
milk and Phelps. Three base hits
Mitchell, ELAN. Clark. Bases on balls
Off LouderInilk Z. Struck out-By
Casper 4, by Laudermilk TO- Umpires-
Kane and Brennan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
TIGERS DEFEAT MONMOUTH.
In Opening Game Missouri Makes Fair
Showing.

Columbia, Mo-, Oct. 2.-Missouri de-
feated the Monmouth college football
team by a score of II to in a hard
fought game here yesterday. The COL
legians equaled the Tigers in weight
and with an advantage of three weeks
training offered a stiff opposition to the
Roper's charges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
squa Listening Heart Tall From Goa

here had refused to believe the stories
of his rowdyism practiced in other
cities of the league. But now they be-
lieved and the criticism was all turned
loose at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
Chicago 4. Philadelnhia 5.

Philadelphia, Oct. 2-Chicago defeat
ed Philadelphia here yesterday, to
score: R.H.E.
Philadelphia 10000 % Il a
Chicago ...1Oo G 1 0 L o IA 2
Ratterics-Bender and Lapp; Ohm
stead and Sullivan. Two base hits
TannehiH, Oldring. Messenger, Bender,
Rath. Three base hits-Altzier. Cole,
Lamp. Struck out-By Bender z, by
Olnnstead T. Bases on balls-Oh Ben
der 2. off Olmstead 2. Umpire-Kerin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
National League.
American League.
SUNDAY.

Boston, Oct. 2.-With Cobb, Crawford
and Moriarity out of the lineup, the
Detroit champions played an indiffer-
e1t game yesterday and Boston won.
9 to 6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
r II f

Batteries-Speer and Casey: Karger
and Donohue. Two base hits-Speaker,
O'Leary Home runs-Wolter. Speaker.
Bases on balls-On Speer 1. Struck out
BY Speer !. Umplres-Dineen and
COnpoflv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

The Prudential State Bank. general
banking business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

Bradstreet's bank clearings report for
the week ending September 80 shows an
aggregate of $3029, $4,000 as against Sc, 3sS-
$4,000 last week and 81, 4S6. $4,000 in the
ing is list of the cities: Pct Pct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

Bonnie Owen, that plucky little
Kansas quarterback who has in ten
years given Kansas and Oklahoma
some of it's best football, is working
hard down at Normal. Next Saturday
Bonnie will bring his team up to Law
renee to battle with the Jayhawkers.
Bonnie has six of his last years team
back including Captain Armstrong.
Armstrong may not be in the Kansas
game however, as he was injured in
a recent scrimmage. Bonnie works
his men hard, and the Sooners are al
ways noted for their aggressiveness.
may win. but it will be q hard job.
Washburn plays Bennie's plgskin-
ners at Oklahoma City this season.
Bonnie is laying for the Blue and
may get them.
Washburn hasn't any representa-
tives at the Kansas-St. Mary's game
this afternoon. but it would not have
been bad plan to have sent an Of
fetal scout or two. Washburn should
even up on the Catholics this year for
that defeat of year ago. And every
pointer on the Kansas style of play
will be valuable to the Blue. Wash
burn has fighting chance of whip
viding every opportunity is made use
of.
A team that will cut a decisive fig
ure in the state championship. this
season is the Aggies. Mike Ahern
didn't lose many men this season on
account of the four-year rule. and
has a swell bunch of material with
which to work. Gingery who made
the Washburn line fade away like the
dew of an early August morning last
fall, is the captain of this years team
and is everything that his name might
seem to Indicate
Nebraska is going to put in bid
fI,iS aaSon The team Is q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

New York, Oct New York ended
its home season yesterday by twice de-
feating st. Louis.
First game-Score: R.H.E.
ST Louis. 100000 z I
New York.3 2 o o 90 1 IS 10 2
Batteries-Kusel and Stephens, War
hop AMI Sweeney. Two base hit-Engle.
Home run-Cree. Struck out-By War
hon f. Umpires-EvanS and Perrine.
Second game-Score: R.H.E.
et T,oiIis.....1 21O 0O0-4 8 8
Kew York. 0 o 0 Ill IA 8
Batteries-Gilligen and Stephens /;
Carroll, Quinn and Blair. Two base
fits-Crompton, DemmittS Stephens.
Three base hit-Chase. Home run
stephens Struck out-By Carroll /, by
Quinn 8, by Gilligan 2. Bases on balls
of Carroll /, off Gilligan 3. Umpires
-Perrine and Evans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02

Nebraska is going to put in a bid
for the Missouri Valley championship
this season. The team is working
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

He was carried to the Office Of a physi-
clan.
The youth is native of Pittsville, Nd,
and was visiting relatives at BloXom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
FEELS WELL AT 1O4.
Baltimorean and Great-great-grand-
son Celebrated Joint Birthdays.

BALTIMORE. November 26.-Mrs Su-
san Askey yesterday celebrated her 1o4th
birthday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j. NJ. Hunt, 1899 East North avenue.
By singular coincidence Mrs. Askey' S
great Experimentation was born on the
same day of the month. and yesterday
the family. in conjunction with the birth
day of the wonderful old lady also com
memorated the third anniversary of the
atvent into this world of little Armand
Gilpin.
Last night the relatives and friends of
Mrs. As';ey held 4 family reunion and
Mrs. Askey received many presents and
letters of congratulations. The old ladv
spent the great part of the day In bed
so that she would not be fatigued when
the guests arrived. For the past wear
she has been confined to her room but
previous TO the time when she suffered
slight stroke OF paral. sis. nearly two
years ago, she walked about the house
with the same confidence that of a
far younger womai.. Mrs. Askey is blind
her sight having begun to fail when she
va. about ninety eight years old
AT present she walks about her room
y-itn apparently no difficulty and withou,
assistance
yesterday i'm her room Mrs. Askey
stroked the curis of her three-year-old
characterization Armand and laugh.
ingly remarked that they We're both cele-
brating their birthdays, and that the diff
s~,enre of century i'm their ages WAS nj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26
TRAIN DRAGS BOY.
Julius Blades Has Narrow Escape
From Horrible Death.

CAPE CHARLES, Va, November %
Julius Blades. a fifteen-year-old youth
had a miraculous escape from death yes
terday afternoon. The boy jumped on q
southbound freight train on the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad
as ii was moving at BloXom station
Losing his grip on the car handles, Inc
was thrown between two cars, his body
being partly suspended by the brake rig
ging. He was dragged along the tracks
in this position for some distance before
the train could be stopped.
Large pieces of flesh were torn from his
body and lower limbs as he struck the
crossties and switches on the roadbed