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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28
A SQUARE DEAL FOR FOOTBALL.

Footballs season is here again. 1t
j has scarcely started we'll under way be-
| fore the newspapers have begun to
print dispatches from this place and
| that telling of accidents, many and
varied, which have happened to players
| at the game. Most of these news items
are out of all proportion in size to the
| injuries which they tell about. Two or
three paragraphs will be taken up In
graphically describing how an unlucky
player was pulled from under strug-
Cling pile of his fellows and carried to
a dressing room where 1t was discov-
cred that he sustained a wrenched
knee. a broken arm or q broken leg, or
some other injury of a minor character.
1t would seem that there is a con-
certed effort among newspaper CORE
spondents to magnify the dangers of
football Occasionally there is a most
serious or even fatal accident on the
gridiron and such are to be deplored.
But the great majority of the football
accidents are not any more serious or
severe than are those in other fields of
sport. The baseball players who are
injured severely each year are legion
and but passing notice is given to any
but the most serious of such accidents.
IN the duIOI1OOIl0 MOTld lI0 dCClQSAlS
are so many and so serious that it is
well nigh impossible to number or keep
track of them. Hundreds of young
men and young women go to watery
grave each summer through following
the delights of boating and swimming.
In fact, accidents of all sorts and in
great numbers prevail in every field of
human endeavor, whether it be in the
pursuit of sport or work. But no such
outcry is raised against any of them as
there is against those which occur on
the football field.
The reason for this is really hard to
fathom unless it be that the over-zeal- |
Gus enemies of football are of a class
that demands unusual catering to. |
Football is not child's sport. Nor is |
its playing by little boys, as is often |
the case, to be encouraged. But played |
by young men, who are properly |
trained who are familiarized with the |
right way to play it, there is nothing to !
it which should bring down on it's head |
much of the condemnation it receives. !
1t is a game that demands vigor OF |
body and alertness of intellect. AS a |
developer of these fine human at |
tributes it has few peers. 1t has its |
proper place among the sports of young |
men and it should receive the same fair |
treatment that is given to all other |
sports and activities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28
HUAOR OF THE DAY

Stranger in Their Midst-This home
| coming celebration isn't very much OF
got pretty cold deal-the only Teller who
come was old Bill Skinner. an most OF
us was hopin' he'd gone for gOod.-Puck.
rs that your mother-in-law over there.
at me. It isn't my mother-i mi .""B as
ton Herald.
sui" the monkey who is almost = man ~
She .derribly bored)-Quite a pleasant d.
version to be almost monkey-He can't
talk.-Judse.
Wigg-Scribler's stories all have such
find their way into the waste basket
Philadelphia Record.
Knicker-what becomes of the chauf-
feurs friendsf Boeker-They are general
iy killed with kindness.-New York Sun.
Noncom. Ito recruit)-I. don't suppose
you haze s SINE powder. have ave-, yong Re
fore enlisted.-F1iegende Blaetter.
Knicker-1t is said that you can be well
educated with five-foot shelf. F1atter--
What would you get out of folding bed
e. 2; G.-What are your wretohed Pa:
arSep in the n'A yoF
ness.-London Punch.
Here's a magazine with an article in 1t
about something that the other magazines
haven't any article about"'-Cleveland
Leader.
Cynicus-It is impossible for a woman to
keep a secret. Henpekke-I don't know
about that; my wife and I were engaged
for several weeks before she said any
thing to me about it.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
$50, Miss de Breeze, you're writing a
story, and went to that summer resort
to get what you call local color. DID you
get it?'' Did II You ought to see my
arms from the elbows downl"-Chicago
Tribune.
the ball park. why does that man be-
hind the hitter wear suoh a big bibe''
That" explained Charlie, lis to keen
his shirt front from getting mussed when
the ball knocks his teeth out."-Chicago
News.
"why is It," asked the blind man of his
neighbor, that the women with the
sweetest voices are always so ugly?s'
How do you know they are ugly9" my
wife describes them to me."-New York
Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28
FRON OTHER PENS

RESULT OF SCIENTIFIC FARMING
A forthcoming circular of the Ag-
ricultural department Will contradict
the prevailing impression that the fer
tility of the soil Of the country is
wearing out, but will show that, not
withstanding the abandonment of
farming districts in the Northeast, not
only is there an increase in the total
volume of crops, but an actual
growth in the average yield per acre
under cultivation. This result is OBJ
tanned by restoring to the soil those
elements and compounds needed and
consumed by the different crops.
The well-informed farmer of the
present day does not blindly send his
plants out to grope for their food; but
sees that it Is supplied them in prop
er measure. Recent discoveries in
bacteriology have greatly assisted the
planter, enabling him to obtain bac-
terra, with which the growing plant
may be inoculated and by which the
nitrogen of the air is fixed in form
available for plant food and fed to the
plant as required. A few cents per
acre. spent inoculating the plants
comes back to the farmer in increased
yield of many dollars per acre.-Mo-
bile Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

That Kansas City woman who
wants 100000 from three Kansas
newspapers and a Leavenworth man
for the alleged SANDER of her good
name. should be set at the head of
the class of people who are altogether
too modest whenever they have oc-
casions to make any demands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

Speaking of the lemons in the gar
den of love where nothing but peaches
are supposed to grow, how about the
one plucked by that Kansas City man,
who thought he was getting an I'M
sophisticated country girl for a bride
when. as a matter of fact, as he after
wards discovered, his wife had already
been married five times and had failed
to secure divorces from any of her
Quondam husbands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

Governor Stubs has an excellent
estimation of the intelligence of the
people of this state He thinks it
would be impossible to find five per
cent of them who would vote for the
return of the saloon under any con-
ditions or restrictions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

Unusual instances of the laws delay
in this country have come to the front
in Chicago where two cases have been
discovered which have been in the
courts for forty-fve and forty years,
respectively. The end of neither of
them is in sight. This is reminiscent
OF the famous case of Jarndyce VS..
Jarndyce around which Charles Dick
ems wove his most delightful tale,
BLEAK House"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

1t is almost proverbiaI that a woman
can lead the men a merry chase when
she sets out to. But the records in
this line and the medals which go with
them belong to Sophia Beck. She has
been pursued by Philadelphia authori-
tia1 for four years because they think
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

After months of dilly- dallying the
city authorities announce their inten-
tons of stirring up the paving contrac-
tors so that they will hurry along with
their work. In this instance the old
adage of "better late than never"
scarcely applies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

The Hudson-Fulton celebration in
New York has served to emphasize one
important fact which has been mis-
taken in the minds of many. Henry
Hudson, the great explorer, was not
Dutehman but an Englishman al
though most of his great achieve
ments were accomplished while he was
In the service of Dutch company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

Governor Hadley has entered the
prize fighting arena in Missouri. That
he will land a knockout blow and gain
a decision against those who are vio-
lating the laws of that state in this
regard can be set down as a sure thing
The "Show me- sports will do we'll to
place their money on Herbert S. Had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

To the back seat for Cook and
Peary and any and all of their COM
pa1ions who have the slightest desires
to pose as polar heroes. Professor
Philip. director of the Dearborn
observatory at the Northwestern uni
versity, has discovered the South
Pole on Mars without getting within
100000 miles of it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28
DOMESTIC SERVICE PROBLEM.

American women have been in the
habit of assuming that the servant
problem is peculiar to the United
States. 1t isn't. There has long been
similar problem in England. And
now there is a servant problem in
Germany.
Germany is the country whence for
more than two generations there came
tide of immigration to the United
States which insured to. American
housewives a supply of intelligent, in
dustrious, clean and faithful domes-
tics. Today the number of servants
in Germany is not sufficient to fully
meet the home demand. In 1882 there
were in the empire 1,334.924 persons
employed as domestic servants, the
vast majority of them, of course, be-
ing women. In 1907 there were only
1.264,755 thus employed, although
the population of the empire had in
the meantime increased by more than
So per cent.
The reason for the change in both
countries is the same-the growth of
manufacturing industries, which are
offering working women larger finan-
cial rewards and what seems to them
like larger measure of independence
than they can secure while engaged in
domestic service.-Milwaukee Wiscon-
sin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

AS the controversy over the discov-
cry of the North Pole progresses it is
becoming more and more evident that
Mr.. Peary is of small enough caliber
TO crawl through the eye Of a needle.
He wouldn't let Mr.. Whitney take on
board the Roosevelt the records and
instruments which DR.. Cook left in
the frozen north
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

Telegraphic communication was
pretty near at standstill throughout
the country the other day as the re-
suit of violent magnetic storm which
Is believed to have emanated from
the aurora borealis. Probably Peary
Of Cook or both of them monkeyed
with the machinery of that thing
while they were at its home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

Mr.. Taft's speech On the duties of
right living and good citizenship was
most pertinently delivered in Mormon
land. As a general thing the Mormons
are estimable citizens except for their
inclinations to indulge in polygamy.
And that's quite a serious exception.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

With the ground throughout the
state in generally good condition for
fall blowing the farmers are making
preparations now for bumper crops
next year. This is the kind of optiln-
ism that counts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

she was deeply concerned in the ia
nous Storey Cotton company swindle.
They have finally caught. her after
chase that has covered no less than
2R 0nn miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

The Chicago Tribune thinks that on
the basis of its new directory, Kansas
City. Mo, would claim population of
376. 1872 if the next census were not so
near at hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28
SWEET ELY.

Oh. do YOU, hear them singin' on the hills
of Ballysheely,
Oh, do you hear the light feet as they
trip it DER the grass,
do you hear the soft, sweet laughter, an
the songs that follow after,
An the ringin' Of the wild harp down
the green glenS an the pass?
On, do you see the colleens in their cloaks
of blue an scarlet,
An sweet Ely with the soft ways an
the voice like mountain streams;
Do you see her sn1ilin' smilin', with her
lovely eyes beguilin',
An her sweet hands beck MIN, beck'nin',
as 1 see her in my dreams?
Oh, do you hear the keenin' on the hills
of Ballysheely,
Do you hear the sad. slow, footsteps DER
the wet thyme an the grass;
do you miss the soft eye glancin, and
the laughter, and the dancin',
Do you miss avourneen Ely, 'mong the
colleens as they pass?
For she croSs'd the Ionery mountain in
the hour 'twixt dark an dawnin.
BY a way that none can tell me meath
the last stars silver CLEANS;
But I'm waitin, waitin' only, for think
she'll know I'm lonely,
An It's Eily's hands win beckon as I
see them in my dreams.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28
FULL LEASED wTRF REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESe

The State Journal is O member OF the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report OF that great news or
gan.zatfon for the exclusive afternoon
puhlica tlon In Topeka
The news Is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole rur-
pC@e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

$50, Miss de Breeze. you're writing a
to get what you cali local color. DID you
get it?' did II You ought to see my
arms from the elbows down!'-Chicago
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

you have smelt powder have you? Re
cruit-Oh, yes; 1 was in a drug store be-
fore I enlisted.-F1iegende Blaetter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

Knicker-It is said that you can be well
with a five-foot shelf. F1atter-
What would you get out of a folding bed
that looked like a bookcase ?-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

Knicker-What becomes of the chauf-
feur's friendsf Boeker-They are general
ly killed with kindness.-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-28

G. o. C.-What are your Wretched Pa
troll (to the despair of his oolonel)-Billiard
marker in the horficers' mess, your 'lgh-
ness.-London Punch.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
GOOD FIELD FOR THE
KENTUCKY DERBY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 1.-The Ken
lucky Derby. one of the Oldest fixtures
on the American turf Will be run Mon
was the scene of Aristioes triumph in
1915. the big event this year, as usual,
being the feature of the opening of the
spring meeting at Churchill Downs Tn
less the sun shines brightly tomorrow the
event will be decided over a heavy track,
the hard rains recently having thoroughly
soaked the course. Thirteen horses are
for the $4,000 purse.
Mondays race entries are as follows:
First race; Inaugural purse: Ave aud one hal
100: Dainty Dame: l03; Col. Bob Gold Proof
| Come On. Sam l07 Ralbus. III: Wool Sandals
C.ll"quy. 10; ROYAL Tourist. ".
| Amanda Lee. Front Row Ethelbnrs NI"na Ber,s
ford. 100: Hclma $. whiul Iot.
ralford, g; Right Easy Gerryma"der. M 81;
Select. +. r. shipp. "a Enfield. Bryce. 100: 10,
Mccarthy. lol: Richard Reed. lo.: !. Il: Reed
Tom Dolan lo7 Grand Dame. los: ketchemike
Fourth race: the Kentucky Derby: value
$1,000: mile and quarter Match Ne. Io7
Sir Cateshy. Campecn. 10: Ads Meade lI2
T. NJ. Green. III: Friend Harry. Miami. Mirhae
Augeie. WarneId. Direct, Wintergrecn Wool
winder. DIR. Barkiey. III
Fifth race. four f'rloncs: pnrse-llsllack. 1c0
Henderson. Laveno. i'll: Donau lis
Sixth race. mile and sixteenth: seliins-Fins
Wings 81: Schleiswig. St. Auleirc. a6: arrow
Albert FAM. los; BrnaIIeaf los: ''P First % reep
Paul Puinart. 100; MiItiasies. Albert Star, lIa
st. Elmwood. lis.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
OLD TIMER BACKS
UP THE NATIONAL S

Il certainly was pleased to read that
'crocus story of John Linney in Inc
Star of Wednesday, said Mr.. Louis Cass
Derham. one of the old boys of the White
Lot period and official scorer " the old
Eagles, when Jim Bangs and Dick
Mclean was the champeen battery.
1T did my heart good. for 1t makes
my blood tingle 20 hear these later-day
kindergarten critics firing off their opin-
ions about this and that. when silence
would stop the show of ignorance they
are displaying by two much mouthings.
u have seen every team play in Wash
incton since the days of 1S.9 when the
Potomacs first branched out in this city
and later on watched the Developments of
the game as laid down by Arthur Cor
man and the grand daddy of the pres
eut tcaH-thn old White Lot NatioDa Is
and | want to say that there never naS
been Il team here To compare with the
present Cantilion aggregation, with the
possible exception of the old Nationals
run by Mike Scanlon, when he had a
team with Lynch and DAILY as pitchers
Baker and Trott catchcrS, and such other
stars as McClelland, Hall, Elick, Biela ski
Powell and Farrell. That was slick ball
team and | think the best ever, until the
present year of grace.
Il am of the opinion that many of the
leading teams. to quote my cd friend
Linncy, arc feastinS on crocus repast
and that when the campaign gets warmer
and the sun puts sizzling front the
repast will upset the calculations of the
crocus eaters
$50 hold fast To my faith in Cdn;il-
Ion and pin my experience TO the fact
that the Nationals will return from the
present long absence Irom bone much
higher up IN the race, tnat their games
with the strong western teams will get
them into their stride. and that stride,
when once fairly under way means de-
feats for their opponents
$50 ! pick the Nationals as comers.
despite the idle vaporines of lot of
'yearlings' who do not know the real
who have watched the game for over half
a century.
There Is only one thing in modern base
ball I am opposed to. and that is, to my
mind the senseleess and useless time
wasted every year III making southern
trips 1t Is all wrong for the players to
go down into the balnly and summer cii-
mates of the south. relax and get their
muscles In good shape and then return
north 10 open the championship season.
Generally on returning to their native
heath they find cold weather in evidence
and the month OF hot work goes for
uaught and many of the "stars'' arc sent
To the "repair shop" for treatment. 10
my mind II would be best To sta. home
! and mako the practice stunts in order TO
be acclimated when the season opens.
The lesson of this Is at hand with the
present condition of some of the best men
on the Nationals team. | hope southern
| trips in 1910 will he passed UP and the
| club train right here at home.
But ] am still loyal fan and pre-
| dict "A fine future for the Nationals for
! l9v9.'
Evening star., 1909-05-02

days that Bill cannot relate some enter
tanning story about him.
the most exciting game I was ever
in?" repeated Bill when the question was
put to him. We'll l guess It was one
] pitched for Brooklyn back in 1892. We
were playing Cleveland that day, and
when ! went out to the box TO start
the ninth inning. the score was to
in our favor. They touched me up a
little in that inning and almost before ]
realized it the bases We're 1ull and only
one out pitched as hard as I knew
how and struck out the next batter That
brought up Cupid Chids, the fat lit
tic second bascman. sHe fouled off eleven
beat me and got his pass. That forced
in run. but the score was still to in
our favor. George Davis was the next
batter. | finally got two strikes and
three balls on George. Then | was i'll d
quandry. / could just feel that if ] put
a straight one over George would knock
It out of the lot and break up the game.
ON the other hand. if ] used a curve
there was the danger that 1t would be a
ball and the tying run would be forced
in. The crowd was howling like mad,
and for once, Ill admit that l was rat
tied
Johnny Ward who PLAYED shortstor.
was captain of the Brooklyn team. and
he came running up, the most excited /
ever saw him.
For Gods sake. Bill. are you gong
to pass this man. too?' he yelled
THAT made me sort of mad. and | says
No. dog-sone it, I'm going to strike him
out 1t just sort of came to me then
what l was going to do. [ figured that
George would be expecting me to put a
straight one over and take a chance. In
stead l signaled to kinslow, my catcher
that | was going to throw a drop His
eyes almost bulsed out of his head with
astonishment. but before he could remon-
strate | wound up and let go. Il broke
beautifully. The ball took a downward
jump and hit the back edge of the plate.
Davis swung and missed it a foot. The
ball bounced up and hit kinslow in the
breast He grabbed it, touched the plate
and the game was over.
Has Never Dissipated
ITO what do ! attribute my long career
on the diamond? WE'LL l was always re-
markably strong in my arms. even when
/ was boy. and today i feel just as
strong as / ever did. Look here" And
Bill exposed to view Il right bicep of
which any young athlete might be proud.
Then I've never used liquor or tobacco
in any form. II I was giving advice to
a young player just breaking in. Id say:
Keep away from booze
I've seen ii cut short the career of
many a promising young player In my
time"
mond Bill Hart has been credit to the
game. He has never touched liquor or to-
bacco and never swears. "DoS-gone it,
is the strongest expletive that he allows
himself He has saved his money and
has a comfortable home. devoted wife
of their dad And when Bill Hart quits
the diamond for good he will carry with
him the respect and esteem of every one
who knows him.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Walsh on Blacklist.

CHICAGO, May Ed Walsh. the
American League pitcher. who failed to
Join the Chicago team al the opening of
the season and was therefore enrolled on
the blacklist today made application for
reinstatement AS 1t is said that some
other American League clubs are not
to have to contend against the
star pitcher some difficulty may be en-
countered in attempting to secure ia
vorable action upon the petition before
the national commission.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Nav Get Off With Fine.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. May 1.-The appli-
cation of Pitcher Ed Walsh of the Chi
cago Americans for reinstatement has
been received by the national base ball
commission, but as yet no action has been
taken i'm the case. 1t is stated on what Is
considered coed authority that Walsh will
be given a nominal fine and reinstated.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Yale Breaks Another Record.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. NAV LIN defeat
ing Harvard in a clay pigeon shoot to-
day. 80 10 10. Yale broke the intercol-
legiate record Tho old record of o2J
was held by Princeton.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Nothing like moderation. II the High
landers had only canned some of the
seventeen runs of Saturday they might
have used couple of them TO good ad-
vantage Monday.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Frank Smith continues to pitch won
derful ball for the Sox. With the rein
forcement given by young Scott, the Soa
begin to look most dangerous.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Glade and Chesbro. seeing that the
Highlanders are able to win games are
now anxious to rejoin the club. If it had
been a steady loser they would doubt
less have stayed away till sent for.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Cree's work in the Highland outfield
continues to be SO good that Hcmphill
will have hard time getting his job
back when he recoyers
Evening star., 1909-05-02

II the Giants only had Zaluskey, the
western catcher. to pair with Ames they
could boast that they had the battery
question worked out from A to T.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Elberfelds work Oh third has been a
big surprise. as many people thought the
added throw would be too much for a
man who had been playing short for
years.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Rube Waddell has now lost three games,
all by the closest of margins. Pretty
tough luck for c. Edward.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Goettell of Jersey City blanked Mon
treal with one hit Sunday. Fine when
he wins. but how they will corrupt that
name when lie loses!