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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17
HOW CUBS LOOK BEHIND
BAT AND ON BASES
Majority of Chances Men Look
Too Heavy to Steal
Many Bases.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September IL
Whenever base ball fans discuss the rela-
tive merits of the Athletics and the Chi
cago Cubs. the teams which will meet
IN the worlds series this fall, the one
argument which appears to be insur-
mountable to the ordinary rooter is that
the Cubs are superior to the White Ele-
phants in the catching department. Judg-
ing by the usual discussions, the superior
ity Of King and Archer over Thomas.
Lapp. Livingston and Donahue is SO great
that it offsets any advantage which the
Athletics may have over the Cubs in any
department.
We have heard lot too, about the
wonderful dash and speed Of the Cubs on
the base paths, and there was time
when they were mighty dashy and
speedy. and perhaps they are even now.
If We are to rate the Cubs, though, on the
showing they made against the Phillies
in a double-header here Thursday, the
task of Mack's catchers does not look as
great as it did when Chances men were
thousand miles away, and Johnny
King, like all catchers, great and near
great. showed that he has his moments
of Weakness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17
Cubs Are Overweight.

The Cubs as they appeared on the field
looked like candidates for the Fat Men $
Club. Some of them. indeed, have taken
on so much weight this season that they
could be pressed into service as the hope
of the white race"
Overall looked bigger than ever, and he
never was so small that one had to have
a magnifying glass to discover him.
''Three-fingered'' Brown, a wonder OF the
diamond, was out on the coaching lines,
and he looked to be carrying fully TWEEN
ty pounds of excess flesh. Joe Tinker is
beefy looking. Jimmy Sheckard is the
same, while Archer and King do not
look as if trained down to put up the
battle of their lives and Chance and
Steinfeldt always were i'll the heavy
weight class.
Evers, Hoffman and Schultz are the
same sprightly looking youths as ever,
but the majority of the Cubs do not give
the appearance of being able to break
baSe-st ealing records. To get down 10
weight for the encounters with the Ath-
letics several of Chances men should
buy Turkish bath tickets by the whole
sale.
Only one base was stolen by the Cubs
during the two games. this going to the
credit of Holman, although it Is certain
that the coming champions. of the Ma
tional League were not breaking their
necks in their anxiety to show their fin
est line of goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17
Magee Fools King.

In the first game King showed that he
is actually human enough to err, al
though he got even later in the day. In
the sixth inning, after sending home two
runners with a two-bagger and starting
the downfall Of Reubach, Magee twice
took very long leads off second base to
tempt King to throw. The first time, al
though Magee was more than twenty feet
from the bag. and standing still. King
declined to hurl the bali to second base.
On the next pitched ball, Magee repeat
ed his trick and King cut loose. The ball
hit the dirt several feet in front of the
second base bag and rolled out to center
field, but as Magee had plunged head first
into the sack he had no chance to make
a play to reach third base. On the next
pitched ball Grant singled to center field,
and when Magee dashed for the plate 1t
was a close race between the ball and
the runner but King dropped the horse
hide and Magee scored.
In the second game Killing got his re-
venge, and it was the kind of revenge
which had a fatal effect upon the Phillies'
chances for double victory. Overall
made a poor start. Titus getting a two
Dagger, Knabe tanning and Bates receiv-
ing a base on balls. Titus, though, took
too much room off second base. and he
was cleverly caught off the bag by
Kings throw to Evers. Prospects for a
bunch of runs were spoiled by the play.
which showed Killing and Evers at their
best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17
RESULTS.
SCHEDULES.

American League.
TODAY. TOMORROW.
Washington at Cievefd. Philadelphia at Detroit
Philsdelphia at Detroit. Boston at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis. New York at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17

Even if the Nationals win tolay's
game, they will have to leave Cleveland
in sixth place. They had it all .doped
out before coming here how they would
pull the Maps out of fifth place in much
the same manner as they shattered the
locals pennant hopes two years ago. but
they were doomed to disappointment. To
see the Maps and Nationals in action, one
would not think that the pennant race
had been decided, or that these two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17

Totals. 10 Ia % Is Totals. D q 10 !
sBatted for Willett in the eighth inning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
new TEAM HEADS
Changes in Western League Ex-
pected Next Season.
Different Management for Des
MOines Club Certain.
TO INVOLVE STOCK.
"Ducky" Holmes After the John
Higgins Interests.
Denver, st. Joseph and Lincoln
Also "In the Air.
TO INVOLVE STOCK

Sioux City, Ia. Sept, 26.-With the
season Of 1910 almost over in the West
ern league speculation is rife as to the
ownership and management of the
clubs next year. That there will be
changes IN the management of some
clubs seems to be all assured fact.
The Des Moines club undoubtedly
will have a new manager and probably
some of the stock owned by John Hig-
gins will pass into the possession Of
others. There has been much dissatis-
faction in the Iowa capital over the
club, and it has been poorly supported
this season. 1t is no secret that
''Ducky'' Holmes is anxious to buy an
interest in the Des Moines club. In a
way it would be a good thing for the
league if ''Ducky" took charge of the
Champs. He has demonstrated that he
is an able baseball general, and that
alone is sufficient to entitle him to the
berth.
At Denver there is a feeling that
there will be a change in the owner
ship of the Bears. That there has been
dissension in the ranks of the stock
holders is the Claim by those that are
on the inside. The Denver club has
been a mint this season and prospects
are good for the same thing in 1911.
Jack Hendricks. however, undoubtedly
There has been some talk of Jack
Holland retiring as manager of the ST.
Joseph Drummers, but still retaining
the ownership. 1t is known that Hol-
land has been on the lookout for a
good pilot "Ducky'' Holmes was Of
fered the job in midseason, but Holmes
is looking for stock in club as well
as handling the managerial ribbons.
The fate of the Topeka franchise is
still undecided. 1t may remain where
it is, under different management. Jop-
lin, however, will hardly get the fran
chise, as there is much opposition to
taking in the Missouri town. 1t is just
as well that the show me" burg IS
passed up. Unless it happened to get
away with a winner, the league would
have the club on its hands before the
season is ended.
1t is not improbable that some of the
stock of the Lincoln club will change
hands. One thing seems certain, and
thatsis D. c. Despair. the genial presl-
dent of the club. will retain his inter
est Despair is the right man IN the
right place and it will be for the good
Of the Lincoln club and the league if he
remains in the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
PLAYER IS HERO OF WRECK.
Stoffer of Topeka Gave Aid to Those
Hurt Near CLAYTON.

Denver, Sept. 26.-Survivors of the
wreck on the Rock Island road near
Clayton, Kan, accord to Edward S.
Stoffer, third baseman of the Topeka
boseball club. the credit of being the
hero of the catastrophe. Stoffer, who
plays baseball in summer and prac-
tees medicine in winter, was able to
put his surgical knowledge to practical
use.
The Topeka team was riding in the
first sleeper, Immediately in the rear
of the chair car, and experienced the
full force of the shock. Jake Beckley,
the veteran first baseman, was bruised.
and two of the other players were so
much dazed that they were able to
give little aid to those seriously hurt.
IT was badly Jared, but got out of
the car" said Beckley. "All the boys
jumped right in and began pulling out
those who were caught in the wreck.
Doc Stoffer started an improvised
hospital and attended them with what
means there were at hand. Stoffer
kept busily at work until the relief
train came in about 6 o'clock"
Stoffer, who disclaimed any act of
heroiSm, said:
ct happened to have some bandageS
with me, as someone is nearly always
getting hurt on the team and 1 keep
common remedies with me. All the
injured were brought to me and
fixed them up temporarily. Three of
them, however, were so badly injured
that I think they died soon after
wards''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
S. j. EdSall, Missouri Pacific
Engineer, Acquitted.
Accused of MansIaughter for
Causing a Wreck.
ONE WOMAN KILLED.
Forty Others Injured in Smash
up October, 1909.
Other Members OF Train Crew
Will Probably Go Free.

Burlington, Kan, Sept. 26.-S- J.
Edsall, the Missouri Pacific engineer
on trial for manslaughter for the
death of Miss Grace Nelson. who was
killed in collision between EdsaIrs
train and a Missouri, Kansas & Texas
passenger train at Moody. Kan. Oc-
tober 13. 1909. was found not guilty
Saturday The jury was out only fif-
teen minutes.
The case against Fred Poyner, the
head brakeman of Edsall's train, prob
ably vii! be dismissed.
The trial of Edsall began Tuesday
morning and more than forty witnesses
were examined. Railroad men all over
the United States watched the case
, with great interest, as it was the first
of the kind ever tried in Kansas, and,
in the event that the verdict was
against Edsall would have set a pre-
cedent of widereaching effect Be
cause of the Importance Of the case
in this respect, Assistant Attorney
General Shukers assisted E. ]. Gregg
IN the prosecution, as 1t was certain
that if Edsall had been convicted the
case would have gone to the supreme
court. Capt. J. G. Waters of Topeka,
was the leading attorney for the de-
Tense. .
In the coroner's inquest after the
wreck, a verdict was returned placing
cifie and Missouri. Kansas & Texas
train crews. 1t was shown that the
head brakeman of the Missouri Pa
cific freight train was riding on the
locomotive instead of being at his
proper post on top of the front car.
Edsall asserted that he had his train
under control as he approached the
crossing, When he saw the crossing
was clear for his train he released
the airbrakes and moved ahead. Just
then the crossing signal was set against
him, but it was then impossible to
stop before reaching the crossing
The engineer of the Missouri Kan
sas & Texas train. which was on time,
asserted that he approached the sta
ton as usual. Whistled for the cross
ing and the signal was set for him to
go ahead. Supposing the Missouri Pa
cific train would stop he started ahead
When he saw the Missouri Pacific
train could not stop he put on full
steam in an effort to get over the
crossing before the freight could strike
his train.
The freight train struck passenger
coach, causing the death of Miss Grace
Nelson of Americus and the injury Of
about forty other passengers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
Test of New Rules Disastrous
for Kennedy Team.
Each Side Scores a Touchdown
During the Play.
JOHNSON LOST GAME
Failed to Kick Goal and Tie the
Score.
Haskell Scored on a tumble by
He'll.

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. 26-Bert Ken
nedy's pet play, the new forward pass
failed in the first 4-quarter game OF
the season Saturday and the result was
that the Haskell Indians walked off
with the contest by the score of to
.. Had not the Kansas coach persist
ed in trying to develop in his men the
faculty Of successfully making the 20
yard toss, the Jayhawkers undoubted-
ly would have won.
AS it was the score of the Haskell
ties was made on a tumble and the
ball remained in the Indian territory
practically all of the four quarters.
Taken as a whole the contest was a
slow one. The day was too warm for
fast football and the men were penal
lied.
During the first quarter Kansas OPP
ened the forward pass attempted DEM
onstrations. Three times she failed;
twice in succession, and on the next
play He'll fumbled the ball on a high
pass by Davidson. Laroche recovered
the ball and ran 40 yards down the
field for a touchdown. hewitt kicked
goal.
In the second quarter the Jayhawk-
ers continued to experiment with the
forward pass. They failed on two trials.
but a tumble by hewitt of the Has
Cowles brought the Kansas score.
Johnson failed to kick goal, however,
and the score stood six to five until
the end of the game.
The two remaining quarters of the
contest developed into a sort of ex-
perience meeting for both teams. Jas.
Masker of the Kansas City Athletic
club, who acted as referee, demonstra-
ted the practical working of the new
rules by a series of penalties for both
eleVens-
Coach Kennedy and his assistant,
AT-fh MnGSn.
happy over the game. Both declared it
showed clearly that the men needed
more hard practice and considerable
drilling on new formations. Conse-
quently, practically all of this week will
be devoted to that sort of work. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
HERINGroN 6; MARION 5.
First Game in Central Kansas Cham
pionship Won by Boosters.

Harrington, Kan, Sept. 26.-The first
game of the Central Kansas high
school football championship series
was player here Saturday afternoon
when the Harrington high school de-
feated the Marion high school, to 5.
Despite the new rules of the game
and the preliminary work on these
rules. the two teams got away with
every play in quick action and the
game was fierce from start to finish.
The feature of the game was the
playing of Arthur BAIL, left half of
the Harrington Boosters. BAIL broke
away for repeated gains and outclassed
every other player on the field.
Football spirit in Herington this fall
is the best in years and it is expected
that the local highs will win the cham
pionship of the central part of the
state. The schools in this class are
Salina, Abilene, Council Grove, Marion,
Clay Center, Junction City, Enterprise,
Lindsborg, Mcpherson. Peabody and
HerfnPfo0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
NEW RULES IMPRESS WEEDR.
Former Washburn Coach Stops and
Referees Game Here.

DR.. Garfield w. Weede, formerly
coach of WaShburn and at present
coaching Cooper college, while estab-
fishing his dental practice in Sterling,
stopped in Topeka over Saturday af-
ter the game at st. Marys Friday.
Wandering out to the old gridiron, he
was attacked at once to referee the
contest and agreed. His handling of
the game and his ready decisions
stamped him once more as the most
apt man on new rules and possible
formations who ever came out west.
With but a meager squad and weak
at that Weede has all the fine points
of the game worked out and has the
rules at finger ends
The new rules have impressed
Coach Weede more as an assistance to
defense than anything else, by reason
of the restrictions imposed on team
assistance to the runner. Like Coach
Stewart, Weede as yet has given little
attention to plays on direct pass from
the center leaving that to later season
work. One play which he says he
used to advantage at ST. Marys is the
old quarterback kick. Now with the
scrimmage that kick is eligible for any
of the backfield. In the onside kick
the ball must go more than twenty
yards. This, need but cross the Scrin
mage line and in that there is a great
advantage. Weede is hopeful for the
Washburn bunch and expressed the
opinion that with the material on the
field Saturday, the Blue would hardly
be beaten. Speaking of the new tack
ling rule he said any coach would
rather stand the penalty of five yards
than require a player to weaken his
taskIing and that, therefore, there still
would be many of the flying dives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
KANSAS SLAYER HELD INSANE.
william Jones Killed Ralph Larimer in
Fort Scott

Fort Scott, Kan. Sept. 26.-William
Jones, who shot and killed Ralph Lari-
mer here March %, has been ad-
judged insane by jury in the probate
court and will be sent to an asylum at
once. The information against him
was filed by the sheriff who was salts
ted that Jones was insane.
After his arrest Jones said that his
wife slipped away from home the night
of the killing, and, suspecting some
thing, he armed himself and followed
her to moving picture show. When
she came out Larimer accosted her and
was walking at her side when Jones
walked up behind them and cried out:
You're with my wife,
Then he fired three shots at Larimer
and ran. One bullet struck Lariner
near the heart and caused his death
twenty minutes later.
Jones did not know whom he had
shot until the police told him after his
arrest, an hour after the shooting.
Mrs. Jones is 20 years old and her
husband 25. She is daughter of Newt
Try of Muskogee, Okla, onece a resi-
dent here.
She declared Larimer forced his
company on her. She told him she
was married, but he persisted in walk
ing with her. She stood by her hus-
band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
wAsHBURN TEAMS SHOW GOOD.
Indicate That Blue VIII Float Again
This Season.

That the Washburn blue will float
again in the class of 1903-1907 after two
years of inferiority was demonstrated
Saturday afternoon on the Washburn
field when two teams chosen from the
Blue squad clashed in four quarters
under the new rules, playing 10 min
utes in each session.
Capt. McCarroll led the varsity team
from the quarterback position and War
rem Crumb ine, aspirant for quarter lead,
led the second division Physical Di-
rector Driver and Refine Heinzman,
formerly of K. u, coached the seconds
in play and succeeded in giving Head
Coach Stewart and his varsity try
ing afternoon. The varsity won the
match by one touch down scored in
the third quarter after series of sue
cessful end runs.
Crumbine kicked repeatedly and ran
often from punt formation, finding that
a great defense against the heavier
varsity. No man on the seconds could
gain against the varsity line with any
regularity but the offense of the latter
found line holes and weaker ends for
good gains.
men who ought in the present season
to develop into as good ground gamers
as Washburn ever boosted. These are
Tomlinson and Hardy, halves, and Nc
Intire, tackle, all of whom are eligible
under Missouri valley rules. Tomlin-
son is a husky fellow with high school
and freshman training and runs hard
and fast Hardy is speed mad. Bound
ing is his specially and he darted
through maze of tacklers for repeat
ed gains of from 10 to 30 yards. His
only apparent weakness is in failing to
interfere for his companion half. That
one neglect, however, often has checked
brilliant football career. McIntire,
besides being fast on his feet is heavy
and heady and on defense plowed
through an opposing line almost at will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
POOR OLD PENNSYLVANIA.
Defeated in Football by an Unknown
School.

Philadelphia, Sept. 26.-New foot
ball had its first test here Saturday
in the game between Pennsylvania
and Ursinus, the latter winning TO
5. There was no fuke to the victory.
Ursinus clearly outplayed Pennsyl-
vania in three of the four periods.
whether it was forward passing and
running or line plunging the visitors
were superior to the Pennsylvanians.
In the first quarter Ursinus scored a
goal from placement and in the third
made touchdown after a 40-yard
run that was started with forward
pass. Pennsylvania did not rally I'M
til the final period when RamsdeIl, the
sprinter, entered the game and scored
the only touchdown for Pennsylvania.
After the game DR.. Carl Williams.
who helped draft the new rules, de-
cIared his belief that they imposed
too great a burden on the offense and
that two teams evenly matched and
conditioned would have great diff
Guilty in scoring. He advised that the
distance to be gained in three downs
be reduced from ten yards to five
yards or that a runner be allowed to
receive assistance from at least one
Of his interference.
The game was surprisingly clean.
Only four penalties were inflicted for
assisting the runner. three times
against Ursinus and once against
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania made
eight substitutions. two men taking
part twice. Ursinus played the entire
game with only eleven men. Only
once was time taken out for an in
jured player. After the game both
sides criticised the division of the
time into four periods. declaring that
necessary to save the players from ex-
hauStion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
TWO BIPLANIsrs FAIL IN TRIAL.
Started From Paris for Brussels Each
With a Passenger.

Paris, Sept. 26.-Two biplanists, Ma
hieu and Jordan, each with a passen-
ger, who started for a flight to
Brussels for the Auto clubs prize of
$4,000 and the prize of IS, 900 offered by
the municipality of Paris, met with
misfortune.
Mahieu was forced to descend in the
Bots de Bologne because of trouble
with his engine. While engaged in
testing it dog ran into the propeller.
smashing it.
Jordan got as far as Saint Quentin
but his gasoline gave out and he was
forced to descend. Both aviators expect
to continue their flight today On ar
rival at Brussels they will immediately
attempt the return flight. Maheiu
again started at Gas this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
STATE NoRMALs DOWN CAMPBELL
Score Victory in First Game Under
New Rules 20 to o.

Emporia, Kan. Sept. 26.-Kansas
State Normal won it's first football
game of the season Saturday by de-
feating Campbell college of Holton in
a slow game, 20 to O. The Normal
scored a touchdown and goal in the
second quarter, goal from placement
and drop kick in the third and place
ment and touchdown in the last Long
runs by the backfield, fakes and the
forward pass netted the Normal most
OF the gains.
Referee ''Phog" Allen of Kansas
City put Captain Bottomly of the Nor
NAL out of the game in the first half
for abusive language. Continual dis
putes over Interpretation of the rules
interfered with the progress of the
game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26

upsetting baokfeld formations. An
other player Who showed wei is Whit
comb of last years team. From full
back position he was able to make
roads through the line of the seconds
for substantial gains.
Owing to the fact that practice up
to date has been largely in getting
players into condition and learning the
most familiar plays, the teams did not
attempt a great many formations under
the new rules. Several passes ana sew
eraI onside kicks were made, however
and were successful
The practice this week will be devo-
ted largely to a mastery of new rules
and lawful assistance and interference:
Next Saturday the varsity viii meet
the bunch of the College of Emporla
for the first interscholastic game OF
the season. Coach Stewart is bent on
getting everything into action as early
as possible to get his formations down
by the time the big games come ana ne
will not try to keep a good thing up
his sleeve. AS soon as plays are de-
vised they will be exhibited.
The lineup for the game was:
Vastly Positlon Seconos;