The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26
SMALL BITS OF SPORT

Seneca, Kan, Aug. 26.-The Seneca
Coursing association was formed az d
meeting held here. ]. H. Cohen, casn-
ser of the First National bank, was
chosen president. G. w. Willis, editor
of the Courier-Democrat, secretary
and treasurer The club will bid for
the Oklahoma-KansaS futurity and all
age stake to be run beginning october
81 the week following the National
futurity and Waterloo stakes which
will be run in st. Joseph, Mo-, begin
ming October s.. Seneca has one or
the best natural cOurStng parks TO De
found anywhere in northern Kansas.
This stake will attract the best grey
hounds in the middle west and will pc
enc OF the biggest events of the state
this fall The purses to be competed
for will amount to $4,000 or more.
Much interest is being manifested by
the business men in this event and the
promoters are confident that they Will
secure this meet.
wichita, Kan, Aug. 26.-Outfelder
Middleton and Pitcher Ellis, recently
sold to the Toledo American Assocfa-
ton club. returned to W1ch1ta last
ed to Wichita on the ground that Ellis
was not in condition when he report
ed. The wichita management Is in
[;lined to object to the return of these
Two men on this ground, and the boys
have been sent home pending taxing
fine matter I'D with the national COM
mission. The check for their purchase
is now in the hands of President Far-
relI of the commission and Wichita
will not use the men until the com
mission passes on who legally owns the
players.
Junction City, Kan, Aug 26.-The
grounds that have been used by the
Junction City Polo club for match
games for a number of years, were
sold to Will T. Miller. They comprise
IL q fnrfU IOfS.
and will be divided off into separate
tracts for building purposes The
ground belonged to the Meriden estate
in Connecticut. For over forty years
and during that time has gone through
three estates.
Winfield, KAN, Aug. 26.--In game
marked by the most perfect team work
seen in Winfield this season, the Belle
Plaine Blues were defeated by the
Winfield Reds to 1. the game was
featured by number or me plays,
difficult lefthand catch by Garrety. the
th7siasm nn0F seope: creating R.H.E.
Belle PLANE. % OOo1o-1 2
winfield 10000 11s"@5 4 2
warner narer and Backus. Umpires@Jack-
son and Jackson.
Des Moines. Aug. 26.-The uncon-
Curtis and Felix Chouinard was an
nounced here by Manager Isbell of the
Des Moines team.
Horton, Kan, Aug. 26.-The Horton
A o. U. w. team defeated the st.
Joseph Royals in a close contest, 1 to
o. Two clean hits in the last half of
the ninth wen the game. This is the
eighth consecutive victory for the Hor
ton team Batteries-Horton: Benson
and Clark; St. Joseph: Griffin and
Flynn.
Hanover Kan, Aug. 26.-Costly err
rors lost the game for the Hanover
baseball team in the tenth inning with
the fast Hollenberg bunch. The score
was 10 to in favor of Hollenberg
The attendance was about 200. Battery
for Hanover, Harris, GRANGER, Soeber-
ger ami Schropp; for HoIlenberg, Rose
and l3otinico Umpire-Leigh-
Ell Dorado, Kan, Aug. 26.-The FL
Dorado Athletics defeated the Wichita
Lehigh team by a score of to IN
one of the fastest games of the season
Both teams played good ball.
Score: RH:E-
wichita 10000 100000 4 ?
Eel Dorado ...0 o o o o 0 0 2 o. I
Observation-Disclosures and Coch-
ran; Keller and Forney. Time-1:35.
Galena, Kan. Aug. 26.-Carterville.
Mo- lost a hard game to Galena- En-