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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15
MCFARLAND WHIPS MURPHY.
Irish Terror Nearly Knocked Out in
Fourth Round.

South Bend, Feb. 15.-Packey McFar-
land successfully defended his claims
against Eddie Murphy in a ten-round
bout, which went the limit.
Under the state laws no decision was
allowed but it was the opinion of the
spectators that Mcfarland had the better
of his opponent in every round In the
fourth Mcfarland floored his opponent
with right smash to the jaw, forcing
Murphy to take the count of nine There
after the easterner danced away from
McFarland's punches. Neither boxer
weighed in. It was agreed they should
weigh 1856 pounds.
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..DoO' GREssLER TO X. C.
Carr Releases Bowerman and Shan
non, Former Stars.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Only one deal,
the sale Of Harry H. (Doc) Gressler.
an outfielder, by Washington to Kan
sas City, was announced at the Ameri-
can league meeting. At the same time,
however, Manager Charlie Carr of
Kansas City announced the uncondi-
tional releases of Frank Bowerman
and Spike Shannon, once famous
members of the New YVerk Nationals.
Bowerman refused to sign and Shan
mons legs have failed him.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Feb. TTER-Market
easy Creameries, 26d30c; dairies 24d2sc-
EGGS-Market easy Receipts, 2,379
cases; at mark, cases included. 26028c;
ordinary firsts, 28Q29c; firsts, 31c.
CHEESE-Afarket steady. Daisies, 171z@
1715c; Twins, 16sz617c; Young Americas,
1714@171Ac; Long Horns, 1714@171sc.
TATOES-Market steady. Receipts,
81 cars. Wisconsin. 96c4s102; Michigan
and Minnesota, $1.O2.
POULTRY-Market easy. Turkeys, i've
14c dressed, 19c; chickens, live, 13c: dress
er, lac; springs, live, lac; dressed, 1Ec-
EAIE-Market steady. 7l11c.
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Chicago, Feb. 15.-CATTLE-Re
$500. Market slow and steady. Beeves
81. 70dS5O; Texas steers. $4.60Q5.75; western
steers. $4.S5G7.O0; stockers and feeders
So. SO@6.10; cows and heifers, $2.10Q6.15i
calves, So. 75QS.25-
HOGS-Receipts 1000 Market strong
Light, $5.75Q6.121k; mixed, $5.85Q62 20; heavy.
S. 85@6 20; rough, $5.S5d5.95; pigs, 81. 255- so;
bulk of sales, $600Q6. 15-
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady.
Native, $3-2594.S0; western, $3.50g4s
yeariings S3.75Q5.75; lambs, native, $4.254
6.75; western, $4.60q6.75.
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ANnsN8 CITY l1EFC
The following sales were mace this
morning at the Stock YARDS. kansas
city. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State journal By
Clay Robinson & Co. live stock com
mission merchants. with offices at al
markets.
Kansas City, Feb. 14-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000 head. Market slow and
HOGS-Receipts 600 head. Market
steady. Bulk of sales, $5.s5g6.2o; top, $50
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market
steady.
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St Joe, Feb. 15.-CATTLE-Rec
cows and heifers. $S-25@s-5o; calves. 5000
HOG1Reecipts 10000 Market strong
to sc higher Top, 1925; bulk Of sales.
sHEEP-Receipts LOO. Market strong
hS * O0lI6. 20.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City. Feb. 15.-WHEAT- Cash:
Market steady. No. hard, $1.02Q108; No.
3, $1.00@1.O7; No. 2 red, 99c; No. 8, 97Q9Sc.
CORN-Market steady to &c higher. No.
mixed, 66Q67c; No. 3, CSC; No. white,
CSC; No. 8, 6546511c.
OATS-Market steady. No. 2 white,
5375@5412c; No. mixed, 521sQ5315c-
RYE95c.
EAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
$21- 00n22.O0; choice prairie, $1450015.OO.
BUTTER-Creamery, gle; firsts, 29c;
seconds, &c; packing stock, 2316024c.
EGGS-Extras, soc; firsts, 2S1zc; seconds,
21c.
WHEAT-Receipts, 6S cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, s1.o0ss; July.
Size.
CoRN-NIay. 6sssc; July. 67zsc.
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AROUND The CIRCUIT.
Notes of Western League and Other
Players.

Nick Allen, the big Cornhusker who
was sold to Comiskey by Newton of
the Kansas State league, has returned
his signed contract to Frank Isben at
Des Moines. If size will influence Izzy
in making a selection, Nick will stick
without half trying.
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BASKETBALL RESULTS.

At wichita. Kan.-Fairmount college
Cgirls). 2S; Bethany (girls). 9.
At Warrensburg, Mo.-Centra1 College
Of Fayette. %: Warrerishurg State Nor
NAL, Sc
At Manhattan. Kan.-Baker university
80; Kansas State Agricultural college. -
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FURNISHED by the Chas. WoIn FacKins
Co yards close at noon Saturday Wa
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
weighing less than ITO lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished
se we cannot use half fat stun. We give
below prices effective at once. until fur
Their notice.l
Topeka, Kan, Feb. Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

New York, Feb. 15.-BUTTER-Market
easy. Creamery specials, S11zQ32c; extras,
31c firsts, 3003015c.
CHEES E=Market firm.
EGGS-Market weak. Fresh gathered
extras. 3sQ3Sc; western gathered whites.
37Q39c.
POULTRY-Dressed steady; western
chickens, 1214@15c; fowls, 121zG16c; tur-
keys, 12Q21c; alive, unsettled; western
chickens, 12Q121ac; fowls, 14Q15c; turkeys,
15M16c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

Isben has received the signed con-
tract of b. H. Hanson, another catch
err. This young man comes from the
east and is highly recommended and
is the sixth backstop which Des
MoineS has signed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

George Sake, a State 1eagu. pitcher,
has been turned over to KeWanee, in
the Central association. SAKE start
ed the 1911 season with Newton in
the Kansas State league and finished
at KeWanee. He was bought by Hol-
land and turned back. Last year was
his first in professional ranks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

FURNISHED 5y T. A. Beck. 2i2-si4 e. s,s. d.,
Topeka, an, Feb. TX
PRAIRIE HAY-No. J. sl3,Oos eiee5c
choice. sls-oo91Zoo; No i. $500 -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

New York, Feb. 15.-sUGAR-Raw, firm;
Muscovado, SO test 1923; centrifugal SO
test, $4-73; nolasses, SO test, $685. Re-
fined, firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

Topeka. Kan, Feb. IL
OYSTERS-Per gal, bulk, S1.60a2 20
BANANAS-Medlum sized buncher MAJ.
bunch. s150aI75; large bunche~ -
bunch, $2.O0Q2. 80; per Ib.. PIE ber
NAVEL ORANGES-Per box - so
BARREL APPLES - Jonafhane -
bbI S. 3; Ben Davis, per bbl 81 So. CO..
per Dbl. 50 20; Missouri Pippins. Dbl. SAYS:
Winesaps, bbl-, 500 F'es
cRANBERRIEs-Per bbL. 1850: box.
per h., 101zc.
POTATOES-Per bu., $50
SWEET POTATOES-Bu., $40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

Dick Crittenden, who finished the
season of 1911 with st. Joseph, and
who has been turned over to Tacoma,
was secured from Larned of the Kan
sas State league. Crittenden will like
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packers and butchers. s5.s5a6. 2O; nghts


$560Q6.O0; pigs, $4.50Q500
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market strong.
Muttons, $3.25q4.75; lambs, S5006J6.30; fed
wethers and yearlings. $4.00Q5.5O; fed ewes,
S25OQ2.90.
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NEW YORK EGGS-s6c ~ 10
CHICAGO EGGS-325zc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chfcaro 70.
n. Y, 3s1kQs4c; Elgin, &c; Topeka vbois,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

The managers of the Western league
circuit will begin sending out trans
pOrtatiOn and the players will begin
to report in one more month.
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Butter ana Feea


FURNISHED by The Continental Creauoor
Co. Topeka. Kan.I
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Topeka, Kan, Feb.
HOGS


MIXED AND BUTCHERs---.S5 .70q5 8
HEAVY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5.7Qa5 q
light ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5.b5Q5.lt
Cant use thin hogs or those unaer 80
p0unu@'' STEERS.
Prime corr oIee fcorn ~ 81 "a y
Fair to good (corn fed)---....-... 4s0a5. Is
Common to fair killers .-..------- S5oQ4.S5
COWS.
Good to choice. 4o5a4.sO
Fair to good. ::-.---..------.----.--. 3554400
C0inino" - HELPERS. ''''''''
Prime 81 5545.25
Good to ice--.------------------- zo5Q4- 50
Fair to good. ----.-------------.-.--- 3.5544- on
Common 10 i'if BULLS. ''OO'e' D. y
FIeshy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3.SoQ4.2 Is
Mediums EATwTieavy. 2o5 to 100 Lbs sOOe O. %
Good to choice. -.---...------.-..-s4.05 q4- y
Fair to good scc =, 3Oog4oo
Good to choice % % 90 g
e ecattfs s must be good Cannon use e'' eSis
Market price paid for dry lot cattle.
II you viii favor us with your Inquiries
and length OF time on feed. we viii make
you an offer or arrange >or our buyer
to call on you
Topeka Butter. Eggs and pouIfry
Furnished by the Topeka Packing -
topeka Kan. Feb. Is.
FGG@Fresh country, &c.
POULTRY-Hens, lbs and over, 10c;
under lbs, Sc; springs. 10c; stays, 71kd8c;
old cocks, SC; ducks, 10c; geese, Sc; fat
Young turkeys. 14c; old turkeys. 12c.
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard, corner Kas
gas ave and Curtis st.I
Topeka, an, Feb. Is.
HEAT-9Sc1$1 co.
KAFFIR CORN-Psr cwt.. s1.O091.10.
OATSE15050c-
CORN-65c.
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St. Ioe Live stocls Nfarkef

Galveston Tex, Feb. 15.-COTTON-
Market unchanged, II 1-16c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

Tom Fairweather has arrived in
Des Moines to finish the season He
had interests in the Packerville burg
which required most of his attention,
but now he has cut loose and will de-
vote his entire time in assisting Izzy
in selecting a location and making the
necessary improvements on grounds
and in collecting contracts and other
preliminary work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

The Wichita scribes have begun
selling players to the big leagues al
ready and it is doubtful if they will
have enough men left TO finish the
season with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

The organization Of the Columbian
league, which was perfected or is re-
ported to have been perfected a few
days ago, didn't cause much of a stir
after all. 1t resulted, however, in
Navin of Detroit opening his city to
Sunday exhibition games when the
Tigers are away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-15

FURNISHED BY Saral +. Lux, Vhoiesat.
Fruits and PRODUCED
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TIE fans of Des Moines are lucky
in securing the services of such men
as Fairweather and Isben- No more
congeniaI men can be found in the
game. Frank McMullan of Wichita
is their most dangerous contender.
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HEAR BOND CASE.

CONTINUED from Page one.)
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IS their most dangerous CONTENDER.
Rube Marquard, the 81. 900 beauty
in Gotham, has finally concluded that
he would sign his contract and have it
over. Nice grandstand this. The
RUDE attracted considerable attention
last year after having been proven
the greatest lemon ever produced for
the price, but he will work. He was
successful with a good team behind
him last summer, but the explosion
which was heard during the worlds
series robbed him of some of his zip
and he was unable to stand for the
back talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-17

each hit for three sacks. and each of the
three mentioned registered two hits.
Any team in any league anywhere cam
not show the spirit Station has shown in
the playing of the 1912 schedule. To come
out day after day and lose games and
each time by large margin, and yet
continue to show up, is wonderful Man.
ager Nolan deserves a winner That he
has tried to put better ball team on
the field is a surety. but things have
not broken his way, and the Stationites
have yet 20 register a victory.
The game today will have an effect on
the pennant race, and by many IL Is con-
sidered that the winner of today contest
will be the champions. \ win for South
ern will tie them for first place with the
Car Department agcres ation and de-
feat viii drop them into third place.
Crowds of rooters for both teams are
expected out to enlven the proceedings.
and a good game will most likely he on
tap. 1t will be Strobel and PlatZ for
Southern and F. Callow and j. Ca1low
for the Car Department team. champions
of last year.
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the future" returned Jennings. In the
first place, the Detroit clup may think
that they can get some one else who
would be able to get better results out
Of the team. At the same time l want
to say right here that there is not the
slightest friction between President Frank
Mr.. Navin has not been thoroughly
pleased with the way the Detroit team
has been going this season, but l have
it from his own lips that he is not dis
satisfied with the teams manager.
"Even if / was offered another con-
tract by Detroit-and l have no reason
to believe that / shall not bel would
not sign it. nor remain with the club, IL l
thought that the supporters of the team
in Detroit wanted to see some one else
besides myself in charge. No man can
do his best work IL he hasn't his home
public behind him. Support by the public
Is as essential to base ball manager 9
success as it is to g. politician.
IF was assured of more money with
some other club than l could expect from
President Navin and Detroit that would.
of course. be consideration. / have no
especial tie that binds me to the De-
troits."
Jennings added that he expects to con-
tinue in base ball several years yet, either
In Detroit or elsewhere, and that there Is
no city In the country where he would
rather be identified with base hall than
Boston. At the same time he said that
he had had no negotiations with any one
connected with the Boston National team
and that 1T this time, at least, he couidn't
be considered q candidate
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nERTINENI COMMIT
IN Happenings 1Sportdom

several years. With New York consist
emily dropping back and Chicago and
Pittsburgh coming with a rush there Is
good chance OF three-cornered ngnt
for the lead before the month is out. To-
day the Giants open a series in Pitts
burgh. On what the Giants have been
doing in Chicago and st. Louis there 10
not much hope for them against the
Pirates, unless there is an unexpected
brace on their part. To lose majority
of the games to Pittsburgh would bring
the champions down to within whispering
distance of its rivals and put an entirely
different aspect on the old league race;
McGraw seems to be weak where he
was thought to be best fortified. in the
pitchers box. Mathewson again appears
to be his best performer. for Marquard
now that he has had his string OF victo-
ries broken. has become unreliable. But
Of course the principal trouble seems to
be that McGraw has many of his players
out of condition and the team Is not
strong enough to carry such handicap.
A ball player who can make good for
a major league club is cheap at any
price. 1t sounds like an outlay of
small fortune to pay $1,000 for player:
and yet the price amounts TO nothing II
the player makes good.
Chick Gandil. for whom Washington
paid small fortune, has proven him
self cheap man for the very good
reason that he has proven himself by
TAR the best HfSt DdSeman IN the ieds ue-
OF course, buying players from minor
leagues is a gamble, for they do not all
make good, but when club is fortunate
enough to pick up star IL Is repaid for
years of experimenting and the spending
of much money.
After watching Gandil play in fast
company for a couple of months one
really wonders that he was allowed to
stay in a minor league so long He is a
player who has yet to show a weakness.
There appears to be nothing that he cam
not do and do 1t well.
Cupid has failed to use his darts with
much effect on the members of the WASH
ington team, only four of whom are bene-
diets. Hughes and Groom are the only
members of the pitching staff who are
married, while Gandil and Williams are
the only others of the players who have
signed for life. There are more unmar-
ried men on Griffith's team than any team
in either major league.
Iris Speaker is seeing the best year OF
his career. Though he has been classed
as a star ever since he broke into the
American League. he has never before
played SO brilliantly or hit so hard as
during the present pennant race. Boston
owes her present position in the race to
the wonderful work of Speaker. Not only
is he leading the league in batting, but
he is playing marvellous fielding game.
1t is conceded that If Speaker should meet
with an injury and be incapacitated for
even a week or ten days Boston would
rapidly tumble in the pennant race.
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GRIFF WANTS NICK ALTROCK
TO HELP SCFIAEFER COACH
Comedian Is Released by Kan
sas City, Gets Offer
From Here.
is TO DO SKETCH WITH
GERMANY ON LINES

Nick Altrock left-handed pitcher and
comedian extraordinary. may be a MEM
Der of the Nationals within the next few
days. Nick's pitching days are over, but
that matters not with Manager Griffith s
plans He wants Nick for coaching pur-
poses, figuring that any opposing pitcher
who looks into the visages of Schaefer
Altrock would be very apt to forget his
duties and become easy prey for National
batters.
All summer long Griffith has been lay
ing lines to secure Nick. Every time he
won a game for Kansas City it grteved
Grff, who realized that he was that much
farther away from adding the comedian
to his list of attractions. Schaefer and
Altrock will make the great side show in
base ball, Griff figures, and when the
wires brought the announcement this
morning that Kansas City had released
Nick. the Nationals manager hurried a
wire to the western town, asking Nick
to report here at once. He should have
an answer some time today. and no
doubt, Nick will jump at the chance to
come back into fast company.
when the Sox beat the Cubs, thanks to
his good pitching. is not intended to be of
help to the Nationals pitching staff, for
no doubt his arm has seen its best days,
but Nick will be good to look at, never
theless.
The following dispatch tells Of Altrock' s
release by Kansas City:
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July 16.-Pitcher
Nick Altrock, former star of the Chicago
American base ball club, was today
given an unconditional release by the
Kansas City American Association team.
Altrock signed with Kansas City in the
spring of. 1911, upon being released by
Minneapolis.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Cubs Again Beat Giants.

CHICAGO. July 17.-Chicago crept one
game closer to New York in the pennant
race yesterday by defeating the leaders,
8 to /.
The game was a pitchers battle, in
which Lavender had the better of Tes-
reau In the pinches. This is Lavender
second victory over New York during the
fasteners western invasion, his first vic
tory being the defeat of Marquard.
Chicago made two runs on an error, an
out, two passed balls. single and q
triple, while the third run was made by
punching hits.
New Yorks lone run resulted from a
triple and an error by Tinker In relaying
the ball after the hit One Of the largest
crowds OF the season was In attendance.
Score:
RH.E
Chicago ......... % 90 OO1 x-3 Z 3
New York $3.50. 20 90 1 0 OIL s 2
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BY J. ED oRILLo.

Ever since the Nationals have been
prominent in the race predictions have
been made that sooner or later the team
would fall back where 1t is supposed
to belong. To date, however, Griff1ths
club has refused to accommodate its
traducers. 1t is still in the fight and,
automatically at least, has a chance
to win the flag 1t seems to be just
dawning on many that Griffith has ball
team the showing OF which Is by no
means a fuke. 1t may not win the PEN
nant, but it has already demonstrated
it's right for consideration when the
championship is being discussed. At the
present time it is within striking distance
of the leaders. A little slump by Boston
would bring the Nationals right on the
heels of the leaders. and slumps are sell
dom avoided for a whole season. The
Giants Just now are illustrating this fact
1t is hard to figure how the Nationals
can finish out Of the first division, even
IL the team should weaken during the
closing weeks of the struggle. But there
Is no reason for alarm on that PROPOSE
ton. For a young ball team it seems to
have stood the strain well. 1t had long
winning streak and then its upset, but it
has come back, and is playing as good
ball now as it did at any time this sea-
son.
1t is a we'll balanced, steady aggrega-
tion-one which gives no evidence OF be-
ing Eighty or suddenly collapsing. Grit
fifth may not have the strength to land
on top, but, If he does, that will be the
only reason for failure. for he has a
team which will not break down under
the strain of fighting its way to the
front. In fact, the tighter the pinch the
better his players look.
Barring Boston and Philadelphia, per-
haps there are no other teams in the
league which compare with Washington,
so, If the contenders run to their true
form, the worst the Nationals have to
expect is third place at the finish.
For years patrons of the game here
have hoped that the day would come
when Washington would have team
with q percentage of 500. Never before
has local club reached this mark and
a first-division berth was never dreamed
Of Yet even more has been accomplish
ed. The team at this stage is a con-
tender for the flag. 1t has been crowding
the leaders for the past two months al
most, and has not once given an indica-
ton of weakening. 1t had its reverses
when it hooked up for a long series with
the Athletics, but it recovered from this,
and gradually improved its position until
today there Is but one team which has
made better showing in the race.
The National League race promises to
become one of the most interesting OF