The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16

Tom Powell. Topeka business man
and sportsman is going 70 try 70 IN
troduce the EugIish-Scotch game OF
soccer IN this section Of the country
He expects TO put on q soccer game
in Topeka n the near future Tom
Topeka team. composed Of descend
ants CT the inhabitants Of the English
shires and TIE scotch glens. went up
to Maple Hill last Sunday and was
smeared all over a forty acre lot BY
eleven husky HighIanders Of that VI
cfuity. But Powell is not discouraged
He proposes 70 patch up the holes in
his defense and trim the Waoaunsea
branch Of the Scotch clans before
Christmas
It a great game from a spectators
point Of view, this soccer That is II
Is when played by these earnest
Scotchmen of single purpose The
Maple Hill game was described in the
State Journal last Monday by the sport
writer, but the game IS really worth
OF the STAFF The sport man never
saw a soccer game before; neither
had this writer But then that dOesn' T
make any difference. II Is Al open
game. Nothing covered up No hid
den details OF sn0thered intricacies-
Then the story has preface
The Maple Hill game might have
been buried IN the Wabaunsee county
hills among the legends of the Scotch
ranchmen up there hut for Ed KEEL
lam. the Bel telephone man of To-
peka This Is the preface. not the
story Of the game KeIIam is a foot
ball fan from the far goal Of the first
field He had heard about this soccer
game and il sounded ike football He
made inquiries over the phone 70
Scotch friend at Maple Hill and
found that a football was used. also
the feet. but not the hands kellam
decided 10 go, SO he invited Dr.
Jimmy Stewart and q couple Of
newspaper men
KeIlam's Smith Car.
KeIlarn has an old Smith car of the
vintage OF 1906 He spent the first
mile of the Journey apOIOgIZtug for
his car its lack OF speed, autiqUated
engine, ffat-fooLed Carburetter, delay
ed transmission. etc But II was an
other ease of New England house
wife apOIOgtZtlg to her table guests
for masterpiece Of a mince pie They
made honest cars in the Smith Auto
works in the spring OF 1906 Shiny,
new. light fancy cars have come and
gore since KelIam run his Big Smith
out OF the shops and climbed the
Rocky mountains And this s. ne Car
slips along at forty per. No engine
trouble, no hill trouble. no rough road
trouble. The car ate EN- al Up alive
Plenty Of cars along the road with the
hoods raised and the owners half
among the works and engine wheels
keIlznI locked the door Of his cars
hood six months ago and has Tuislaid
the key. We made the tweucy-six
miles to Maple Hill IN an hour and
fifteen minutes
It Is Great Road.
The road 10 Maple Hill It is one
OF the best roads in America Sunday
was one of the last of the ideal DAYS
of a fine fall The upper road on the
north side OF the river 70 Silver Lake
is q good road But the road from
silver Lake TO ROssviIle is 4 grand
road It had rafned q few DAYS be-
N-r ri hTr~ "a ID
euce with that road It is the Golden
Belt road east and west across the
Mississippi valley states The man
who calculated its grades and sstf-
mated IT'S levels had allowed for storms
ans food and the ravages OF the
changing seasons
The north river road from Topeka
west passes through the fairest por-
Is no more beautiful farm country land
scape wing outdoors September had
stolen the chill from November sun.
but the haze of q late fan lay on the
river and part Of the valley. It was
TIE harvest time. and gold had come
he men from town gforied in the
view and stopped their machine often
70 took and drink the Kansas meadows
ana niIls and reaches Of distance and
abundance Of crops. The Kansas
-1ELlsr IN the kaw valley is a pluto
80 and that is a fact Why he should
Sd1S "no IS elected president or gov
ernoT Is past comprehension Not even
aessrs exacrIns Uibuts of 40 per
sent OF his substance could keen him
rom becoming holder OF stocks and
- 80 N impoverished city institutions
e ne mad mind The coruieIds wera
granar1es and tie wheat was a F7as,<+f-
III pea green in the sunlight. The ear