The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-19

prayed and the fans kept watchful ewes
IN III the track the train would occupy.
livery one wanted to get the f5rst
gHzapse of Sioux City's diamond homes
ana While the fans were doing this
outsiders who had visited in Sioux civ
commended the spirit shown here To-
ward a team that has met onlv defeat
since it left home.
There were no greeting ceremonies
me oaH players were tired and thew
nao dreamed about knoeks-thev
wanted to get home. And home thew
Went A few of them took time to
snake hands hurriedly with a few Of
tneir friends The reception made a
mt with the team and its manager.
President Woodward can not be
round to ask about the managerial
cnange for the reason that he has gone
10 chicago for some lake b1eezes and
wants to forget all about baseball un-
I'll he gets back little strength
BIZ Hopke, who was sold to Utica
IN the New York State last week but
was held until a successor could be
found IqyIl has gone to Join the Workers.
VINO viii play his place It is not
known. Perhaps Moore will play
snort The new Kansas City lad seems
not to be able to break III Breiten-
stem probably Will get regular berth.
dopkes salary was too large for the
drew down $27s a month for poor
work He could have earned It all,
those who know say.
Looks like Joe Cook did enough 10
win Saturday. He allowed fewer hits
than the Kaws got and hit twice him
SER. One of his bingles was a double
which scored two.
1t is hard to win with nine errors IN
the last column A C1.s11 xrrrv in
tnat many without getting some Of them
where the count IN the scoring. Out Of
seven chances Hafford kicked over on
four Of them.
The Kaws succeeded in driving Bar
Der off the hill and that is something
Of a consolation.
The Nebraska members had q terrific
battle on Saturday afternoon, June IT.
and 1t lasted IT rounds. Wolverton and
Robinson were at the head Of It. Rob
inson put down IA and his opponent Is.
The count was two apiece which is
some fight. Darkness stopped it.
st. Joseph Gazette: Paw Higgins Is
the prize winning bug magnate" of the
Western. If they gave q pennant for
that he would finish with a percentage
of 1000. Paws latest announcement
is to the effect that he will bring his
club from behind and win the 1911 flag
sure. All he is waiting for is the ar
rival Of a few players has has purchased
Then tint STUFF VIII be OF. Astronomers
are waiting for the return of Halley's
comet. too.
Talk about strange Dreams" says
Chief Meyers.-1ef the Giants, II had n
friend who lives in Johnstown, where
the flood was. and he came down here
on business during the recent series.
He dreamed, a couple Of nights ago.
that he died, and, having stolen Bugs
Raymonds check, slipped into heaven.
Here, he got into a select circle Of
good spirits, and began to tell them
about the Johnstown food.
s. The Johnstown flood said my
friend, was the most terrible thing
that ever happened And an old, white
bearded spirit sitting in a corner snicl-
cred.
my friend looked, in a surprised
fashion at the unmannerly old guy, ana
continued his narration. The waters
rushed upon Johnstown in roaming
torrent said he. Reused from their
sleep by the eencoming tide, thousands
of people had not even time to say
their prayers
g 'Haw, haw, oh, fuzzy said the old
fellow in the ecorner.
but I'll respect his gray hairs. The
food carried of the shrieking victims,
dashed them against rocks and trees.
submerged them in its choking eddiesp
and fiung the drowned bodies on the
muddy banks
f" oh. no no, pooh pooh, haw hawi"
said the old fellow in the corner.
" For two cents said my friend,
I'd take a punch at that callous old
geezer. As I was telling you, broth
ers there was never a catastrophe so
terrible, so heartrending, so stupendous,
as the food at Johnstown.'
"'Haw. haw WOW, WOW, sklddo Is.
say said my friend, reused be-
yond endurance, who is thai old goat,
:" oh him?' answered julius Caesar,
oh, that's Noah
AUTO KNOCKS FTTz OUT.