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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
PLAN DRY FARMING SPECIAL.
Rock Island Train i'm Southwest Kan
SaS soon.

Hutchinson, Kan, April 1.-THE
International Dry Farming special, a
train which is being run over the
Rock Island lines through five south
western states. will be in Hutchinson
territory about April 90, reaching Lib
eral from the south. While the train
will make no stop here its progress,
however, is of great interets to Hutch
inson, because it covers territory d.
rectly tributary to this city.
The object of the tour is to get the
farmers in the dry land sections to
plant drouth resistant crops, and to
interest them also, in the International
Dry Farming congress, which holds
its next session in Colorado Springs,
the week of October Is. The train is
furnished free of charge by the Rock
Island to the officers of this great in
ternational body, and it carries the
hest experts available as lecturers.
Mr.. H. NJ. Cottrell, the company's
commissioner of agriculture, is in
charge of the train and, as he was
formerly director of farmers insti-
tute work for Kansas Agricultural
college, he is thoroughly posted on
Kansas conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
MAKE HIM A KAW
Manager Moore Willing to Sign
Willard
On Strength Of Local Lads
Showing Sunday.
CAN CLOUT THE BALL.
Moore Would Garry Him to Hit
in a Pinch.
Items of Interest From the
World of Sport.

Burr T. Willard, well known ath5 !,
lete of the Topeka high school ana
particularly well known in football
circles may be signed up by Manager
Fred Moore as a member of the kaW
tribe of baseball warriors.
Moore's fancy to Willard followed
his excellent showing Sunday When
he appeared against the Kaws with
the Santa Fe team. He hit 1000 get
ting three singles and a walk ana
ffelded four chances at third and ac-
cepted two put-outs without bobble.
The way he stood at the plate and
the size of him is what took moore
eve. Leak, Fugate and Beecher were
all on the mound and they all looked
alike to Willard.
Then followed the discovery that he
was cIouting the ball in the same way
last summer over at Chfllicothe, MO-,
where he landed with a Santa Fe
surveying gang. And also that In
dianapolis had tried hard to get him,
but could not induce him to play
Sunday ball His appearance day
before Yesterday shows he has gotten
over that aversion.
Aside from his high school work,
Topeka fans know little of willard $
work. But the youth has the size of
a major Lacquer and knows no yellow
streak, Moore will give him "a fair
shake and if he can pole the ball like
he did the other day, he will be car
ried along as a pinch hitter II Tor
nothing else.
Willard at present is employed in
the Santa Fe shops as a draughts-
man. He is making good. but prob
ably will poin the Kaws il he can OBJ
tain his parents consent. Moore will
have a talk with him this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

IL g oeTF Iii, M Ia ers on sII I,
taken advantage of the opportunity TO
travel at a low fare to points in Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington.
, During the first two weeks of the coll
onist period 4O00 passengers of this class
were carried westward from Omaha by
the Union Pacific, as compared with 3,700
during the corresponding period in 1910.
The total colonist movement last spring
through the Omaha gateway was 16. $40
passengers. as compared with 49, SEQ in the
spring of 1903. and the total this year, 1t
is believed, will reach fully 10000. Col
onist passengers travelling via southern
routes, it is estimated, will total fully 15,
900, and a similar estimate is made for
the number which have or will go through
St. Paul over the northwest route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
MIXED MEET IS HELD.
Athletics. Spelling and Oratory the
Program at Washington.


Program at Washington.
washington, Kan, April 11.-At
the tnlrd annual contest in Grafton
TOT Inc nigh schools of the county, five
schooIs Were represented, and a, pack
ed mouse listened to the orators. Her
pert Co1th, of Greenleaf, won first
place; Ruth Borland. of Haddam,
second place; and Elizabeth Murrey,
or Barnes, third place This was one
or the best and most interesting con-
tests held in the county.
Three spelling contests Were held at
tne armory. The oral contest for
country schools was a big affair. Two
written contests for grade and high
schools were also held Each written
contest was for silver loving cup.
The grade contest resulted in a tie
between Linn and Barnes, and the
nigh school contest in tie for Wash
1ngton, Linn and HaddanI high
schools. W. E. Wilson and August
Goller offered the cups, to be the
property of the respective schools for
one year.
In the afternoon, at Athletic park,
the annual track meet occurred. A
large and enthusiastic crowd wit
messed the various schools take part
in the several events, which resulted
IN washington high school getting
first place, with At points, Greenleaf
second place, with 80 1s points Sew
eral other schools secured a smaller
number of points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
JOHNSON BACK TO GAME.
Husky Finger Accents McAleer's
Terms and Leaves for East.

Husky Finger Accepts McAleer's
Terms and Leaves for East.
Ceffeyvi1le, Kan, April 11.-After
lighting all day long at long distance
by way of the Western Union, Wal
ter johnson and Manager McA1eer of
the Washington American league
have practically come to terms and
Johnson left here at 6:09 O'Clock Mon
day night for Washington. He will ar
rive there in time for the opening game
of the season. He was offered $1,000
a year If he would sign a contract
for three years, but he turned this Of
fer down. McAleer then offered him
the same money with a two year con-
tract, but again the offer was refused
with the answer that he would sign
for one year at that price. Johnson
then received word to come, Johnson
arrived in this city at noon Sunday
and beginning that morning he has
been bonbarded with kilograms. A
part of the day he put in training so
that he will be in good shape when
he reaches Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

ner. Breen and wooley trying for the
outfield, there was. no place for Gus
Steeno, of Kansas City. SteeHo Is fast
on his feet, hits the ball fairly well, but
he has not had enough experience to
hold down a place here. He also was
released outright.
Omaha World-Herald: Bert King,
the last of Pas 1911 sterlings, floateds in
from the Iowa farm this morning, look
ing fat and rosy, but in fine fettle for
active work in the field. Kings ar
rival is most pleasing to the fans, as
his presence assures them that the
team is all that was thought of them.
King says he likes the looks Of the
bunch, and that we win land at the top
Or Whereabouts
MISUNDERSTANDING Jack Holland
of the st. Joseph club wants to buy
Shortstop Jimmy Hamilton of the st.
Paul team. Hamilton worked at St.
Joseph last Saturday, and his speedy
work around the infield impressed the
owner Of the Western league club. Hol-
land wants just such man as Hamil-
ton, and while the scrappy little in
fielder might fail in his fight for posi-
ton on the ST. Paul club, he would
make first class man for the st. Joe
organization. Holland has wired Kelley
every day since the Saints left the Mis-
souri, city, but Kelley has given him
little encouragement If he succeeds III
landing a big league shortstop Kelley
may consider the Holland offer, but
until a better man than Hamilton is
procured Jimmy viii continue to reign
at that shortstop position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
THE REAL TEST
OF HeFpicide Is In Giving 1t a Thor
ough Trial.

OF Herpicide Is In Giving 1t a Thor
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
HE WAS LOOKING AROUND
Red Sox Catcher From Kansas Then
Went to Hospital.

San Francisco, Cal, April IL
Catcher G. D. Thomas, of the Boston
Red Sox. did some of his training in a
private hospital here. badly battered
tr as a result of a night of sight-see-
ing in this city. After a game, Thomas
dined with party of friends 1t was
after midnight when he was taken to
the hospital with his head badly beat
en-, and in a serious condition. He
claims that while looking over the
town he was attacked by a crowd of
thugs and beaten into insensibility.
Later he was taken to the hospital,
where it is said that the chances are
good that he will lose the sight of
one eye and be confined to his bed for
a long time. Thomas came from
Sharon, Kan. Last season he played
with Oakland and he has made good
showing with the Boston club this
spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
Sioux CITY Gets Miller.

New York April 11.-Among the re-
leases announced by President Lynch of
the National league, today were the fol-
lowing:
By Brooklyn to Sioux City CIV. L., F.
H. Miller.
By Cincinnati to Wichita CIV. L., Jo-
seph A. Berger; to Galveston IT. Id, G.
c. Hinrichsen.
BY Philadelphia to Birmingham Is. Al,
F. J. Wilhelm: Louis Schett1er.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
BALL HIT HIM ON HEAD.
Jim Smith, X. o. BacEstop May Have
Fractured Skull,

Lawrence. Kan, April I--Jim Smith,
catcher for the Jayhawkers, was sent 20
a local hospital Monday for an examina-
ton of what may prove fractured skull
In the game last Saturday with the Ag-
gies. Smith was struck on the head by 4
pitched ball while at the bat. He fin
ished the game, but yesterday suffered
severe pains in his head. 1t is feared that
the players skull may have been frac-
tured by the impact and a careful X-ray
examination is being made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
HACK IN BETTER SHAPE.
Big Russian Also Developing Toe
Hold in Recent Wrestling.

New York dispatch compares the
methods of Hackenschmidt and Gotch
as follows:
George Hackensehmidt, in the last
two months, has been very successful
in the development of the toe hold
with It's extreme leverage on the knee
and thigh. Hackenschmidt also en-
pIoys the hammerIock freely and IS
remarkably successful at it. In some
instances he has earned falls with
double hammerlock and is also excep-
tionaI1y strong on the bar arms and
the arm locks.
Gotch's style has remained substan-
TALLY unchanged. The champion has
won the majority of his matches by
his ability to keep his adversary out
of plumb. In other words, he sue
ceeds in making the other fellow so
extremely busy trying to right himself
that he never gets quite ready to
wrestIe Gotch has maintained his
speed and skill throughout the season
although he was not in good condition
from the wrestling point of view when
uary. working on the farm was right
so far as keeping the big wrestler IN
health and strength went, but pitching
hay and operating farm machinery
did not give his long wrestling mus
c1es any exercise. Goteh was off the
mat for a period of nine months and 1t
took at least six weeks of good hard
work in the arena to put him back
in form This fact may have had con-
siderable to do with the failure to
bring Gotch and Hackenschmidt to-
gether. The foreigner had the adVan-
tage of two months work over the
champion, and by the time Gotch was
shaping up again Hackenschmfdt was
in the hardest and best condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
Wichita 8 E,nnoTia, 4

EmpoTia, Kan, April 11.-In a high
wind College of Emporia fell before
Paramount college of Wichita Mon
Aday, 8 to L. Ten errors by the En-
porians and only two hits off the Fair
mount twirlers tell the tale. The
home team surprised the rooters by its
reversal of form. The pitching of
Bishop was the feature of the game.
Frazier was effective for Emporia
after the game was lost.
Score: r H E
Paramount. .1203 010O-8 Z 4
Emporia. 100 O o 0 0 o 1 o. 10
Batteries-Emporia Granger, Fra
zier and Aitken; Paramount: Bishop,
Entz and Patton. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
TO LOOK SALIVA OVER.
State League to Visit Candidate fol-
Newton's Place This Week.

Salina, Kan, April 11.-President
Walter Stah1 of Lyons, former Man
ager Chapman of Great Bend. COM
mittee representing the State Base
ball League, will visit Salina one day
this week to make arrangements for
receiving Salina into the league in
place of Newton. An effort also will
be made to secure the consent of the
city council and the business men to
play Sunday ball here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
TO BE GREAT WRESTLING MATCH
Westergaard and Becker Said to be
Evenly Matched.

The wrestling match that will be
pulled off at the Grand opera House
April 2Sth will be worth seeing as
Westergaard and Becker, are evenly
matched, both having about the same
reputation all over the country where
they have been appearing. Wester-
gard is considered the best man in
his class living today and Becker is a
swift mat artist and expects to make
it lively for Westergaard from the call
of time until he is able to throw West
ergaard, that is if he can. The match
is to a finish. two falls out of three.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

Manager Moore of the Kaws, soon
will begin the final wedding out of his
ball club and the fans will see what
sort of a squad he intends to lineup at
the opening Of the season. There will
not be many to go. however. Five men
perhaps will be out of a free meal
ticket by the end of the week but the
kaws are not a large tribe with them
all in camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
''Ginger'' Farrell at Ell Dorado.

Ell Dorado, April I.-Thirty ball play
ers. the tryouts for the Ell Dorado Kansas
State league team. arrived here Saturday
and Sunday Uniforms have been served
out and Manager Bill Annis started whfD-
ping his bunch of warriors into line today
The first game is with the Wichita Job
bers on April IA. Annis will have some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

The Des Moines News has it in for
Frank IsbelPS bunch. After COM
menting that two weeks of the season
should be about all that Danny Claire
should last at third, it says that
Charles Hughes had nerve to bubble
with IsbeIl about the salary question
when he ought to be glad they let
him play in this circuit. Yet we think
both Hughes and Claire to great adj
vantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
NEvER OUT OF WORK.

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

1, allowing four hits. On the follow
ing day the Austin club bumped
Ehman for four hits and two runs in
the ninth, winning the game 4 to 8.
An incident of the trip is the release
of Bill Yohe, a recruit infielder who
will give place to Tommy Nee, the
former Brown. Yohe tried out with
the Kansas City team of the Amerf-
can Association last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

Denver players are basking in the
Texas sunshine from day to day and
show vein of appreciation of the
training trip. On the 5th at Cleburne,
the crowd was mostly negroes WHO
handed the northerners q buECh of
b1eecher comedy, quite new to them
Casey Hagerman won the game, to
President Tom Lynch, of the National
League, which opens it's schedule to-
morrow, is generous in his prediction
of the pennant winner. He makes the
safe guess that six clubs are apt to
win it and the two which are less like
Iy are the same old Boston and St.
Louis teams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

real hard work to get his men ready by
that time.
Ginger" Farrell, released by Wichita,
hlIIa1ay, Sam. Upton Anderson, Wide
Rer, Leonard and Griffith have been out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
CoULoN TO FIGHT o'KEEFlE.
Kansas City to See Customers in TO-
Round Go ADPiI &c.

Chicago, April 11.-Johnny Coulon.
bantamweight champion. has been
matched with Eddie O'Keefe of Phila-
delphia, in a 10-round bout at Kansas
City on April 26
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

Spencer A. Abbott is one Kansas
State managers who is glad Salina has
broken into the league, taking Newton's
place. The trouble with Newton seems
TO De that there is no hotel there ex-
cept the expensive Harvey system house
where ball players can find accommo-
dations equal to their fastidious tastes
Abbott tried the town to his ample dis
SATISFACTION last season when he man
aged Arkansas City. This year he has
Lyons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
Inter-League game Scores.

At Toledo-Toledo, l; Cleveland, 3.
eleven innings.)
At New York-Nationals, 16; Jer-
sey City, 5.
At New York-Brooklyn, 4; New
ark, g.
At Scranton, Pa.-New York Amer
leans, 10; Scranton, 0.
At Observation-Disclosures 8; Ro-
chester, 5.
l..
At Philadelphia - Nationals 5,
Americans, 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
RUSH OF Co1oNIsT TRAVEL.

al hetOFus 10 PACIFIC COaSt Are
Broken.
Chicago. Ill, April 11.-All records for
spring colonist travel to Pacific coast
points will be smashed this year. accord
ing to forecasts made by officials of the
Hartman lines and other roads. Special
colonist rates went into effect March 10
last, and when the period during which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
RUsTENHAvEN TO SPRINGFIELD
Former Abilene Pitcher Is Turned Out
by Giants.

New York. April 1.-THE New
York National league team sent Pitch
er Rustenhaven to Springfield, Ills,
and sent Third Baseman Clyde Fuller
ton to Baltimore on an optional agree
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

The big leagues open the season to-
morrow and as usual the State
Journal will bulletin the results of
these games each evening on its base
ball score boards in the front window.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

Harry Steinfeldt announces that
rather than go to st. Paul, he will quit
baseball for good. Steiny was thought
to be on his last legs, and not to be
a valuable player at that when he
came to the Cubs some years back.
He blossomed out with his new club
and was one of the greatest third
basemen in the game, probably the
best in the National league till last
year. Either Zimmerman or Doyle
will supplant the veteran
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

The deal for Outfe1der Dalton, now
with Brooklyn, has fallen through ow-
ing to the stipulation quoted. The price
the local management could not see it.
This leaves the Kaws still scouting for
a sun fielder. Moore has a couple of
promising negotiations under way but
does not disclose the names of his pros
poets. Sioux City has some outflelders
to let go but likely these are not the
caIibre Moore wants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

The Washburn game with the Kaw
scheduled for next Saturday. has beel
called off. There's a reason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

Jack johnson, midway in his term
behind San Francisco bars, promises
he'll fight as soon as he gets out His
golden smile, they say has faded and
the dashing LIZ Arthur is a down
cast smoke. He will fight Jack O'Brfen
in Philadelphia before going to Paris
and he says he may fight Hugh Nc
Intosh but the latter will have to supply
$40, oo0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
Abbott Glad Salina May Break Int
Kansas State League.

The Kaw team as selected by Man
ager Moore will be taken to Wichita
the day before the opening game of
April Il. The team will travel over the
santa Fe. This road and the Rock Is
land are both working to round up a
carload or two of fans to make the
trip for the opening game. A number
OF boosters say they will stay the three
games out and get a good line of the
seasons chances of the new Topeka
team
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

John Higgins has finally settled the
managership Of Des Moines by the ap-
pointment of Bill Dwyer, the clever
first sacker. Dwyer managed the pen
nant winning team of 1909 but gave
place to George Davis last season. The
reappointment of Dwyer is a boost to
the game as the conditions now are at
the Iowa capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

Jay Gould has won the National
Court tennis championship at Boston
for the sixth successive year. The Mis-
souri, Pacific doesn't worry this Gould
much when there is tennis game on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11

Omaha News: A deep, dark mystery
that has absorbed the minds of the
Rourkes since the squad first reported
has been dispel1ed at last.
When the team sat down to their
first breakfast at the hotel, Ollie Pick
ering ordered bowl of oatmeal ana
nothing more
What's the matter, Pick?' asked the
Goat"
mo more high life for mine" an
swered the. only man in the Western
league who ever made 200 hits in a sea-
son.
"Why?" was the chorus. But Picker
ing refused to answer.
The outfielder's aversion to high liv-
ing has been explained by the Skipper.
I'VE were both on the Washington
Americans he said, land were stop
ping at the best hotel in Chicago.
zone morning We were all sitting
down at breakfast, when in came
waiter with Pickering's order, an Eng
lish pheasant.
THAT afternoon Pick as flying
around the outfield like bird, getting
everything within reach.
But that night we changed our
quarters, when the secretary received a
bill for 81 for Pickering's breakfast.
lie thought it bad investment to
liven up the outfielders with English
pheasants.'
Sioux City Journal Babe Towne,
manager of the Sioux City club, began
the wedding out process. Two pitchers
and an outfielder were disposed of. This
leaves the squad with but one extra
outfielder and two too many pitchers.
c. H. Dixon, formerly of the Pitts
burg city league, was sold to the Water
loo club of the Three-Eye league. He
is a twirler of ability. but he has too
little experience to hold down a place
with the Champs. His assortment of
curves is good, but his fielding and
wildness are against him. He may do
in this company in another year. The
other pitcher to go was Kuerth, of Mar
Gus, La. He was released outright
With four men like Neighbors, Wag-
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-11-09
MOST ElckIe Man.

When Col. William M. Howard, now
a member of the tariff board, was cleo
tioneering for congress one autumn
in bygone days, he struck back
woods county in Georgia, and got very
busy talking softly to the voters. He
was much concerned about n man
named John, who was now for him,
then against him, and always change
able.
What's the matter with John?" the
colonel asked one of his constituents.
Jaw, you cant tell nothin' about
John, colonel" was the assurance. He
is the most tickle man you ever see.
Why, he has had religion so many
times, and been baptized in the creek
down here so often that the bullfrogs
know him every time he's 'mersed."