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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
Ruelbach, Now Slipping, Once
Jumped to Sedalia Team.
Pitched i'm Western Association
Under Name of Lawson.
SCOUTS HUNTED HIM UP
Recognize Cub After Hearing
of His Work.
Next Three Years Big South
Sider's Best.

From the fact that every CLUB u
the National League has waived n oi5
Ed Ruelbach, it seems but q questlI 80
of time until the big southpaW VIII
be seen wearing the uniform OF some
minor league club Any old team IN me
minors would welcome him as mem
her. Don't think that the big southpaW IS
a stranger in this community ellheA'
Ruelbach's exit from the big smoke
and the marvellous record that ne mas
made while a member of the Murphy
team has caused the old time 1ans 70
recall that he was member OF tne
Sedalia team in the western Assocla-
ton and Missouri Valley League. Muir
phy had strings on Ruelbach Dut
the latter didn't like the way Murphy
was handling affairs and disappeared
He allowed the earth to swallow MIN.
He appeared at Sedalia and signed
contract under the name of Jack Daw-
SON. This was the first year of the
Western Association, the second year
that the Topeka team was in the pro-
fessional ranks.
The Scouts Come to See Him.
Lawson was with the Sedal1a team
and was burning the weeds, grass ana
bridges behind him. In fact he was
setting the league afire when a scout
discovered him and recognized him as
the youngster who belonged to Muir
ply. OF course the scout notified
Murphy, giving him details of Ed Ruel-
bachs alias Jack Lawson's success
Murphy ordered him to report and the
big SouthpaW obeyed. He landed in the
Windy City and went to work for Muir
ply. He was successful from the be-
ginning. The big boy was successful
until last season when he slowed in
getting in condition. Murphy asked for
waivers on the veteran last summer
but three clubs refused to waive. Mary
thought it a scheme of Murphy's to
throw a scare in Ruelbach. Ed did get
in condition and was effective a part
of the time but every club on the cir
cult has waived on him now and it is
evident that the big southpaw is DOOM
ed for the minors.
Harry Eels, another graduate of the
Western Association, who went to
Cleveland. Eels lost his arm and is
now employed as a cigar salesman with
headquarters in Sioux City. Iowa.
Ruelbach's greatest success was in
1867 and 5. During these three years
he won 19 and lost in 1906 won II
and lost in 1907. and won "A and lost
in 1908 He has been slipping ever
since.
The winning of so games while los
ing only 10 in three years is quite I
enough to set the seal on his greatness. /
In 1909 he won no less than Il straight t
games, five of which were shntolIts IN I
nVe other games he held his opponents /
10 one run There was no limit, either.
to his stamina when at his best as
ne IS credited with winning two of the /
longest games on record for the Cubs I
one OF these went 20 innings against |
Philadelphia, While the other went 12 !
innings against st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
TO KILL NEW CLAssIEICATIoNs.
Western shippers Work Against New
Rate at St. Louis Conference.

Reports from St. Louis brought to To-
peka say; Western classification No. 81,
a new set of freight rates and classified
lions. is scheduled to die
Topeka shippers, in common with ship
pers all over the western part of the
United States We're notified of a sweep
ing change in classifications, effectins
every commodity. and all the territory
west of the Mississippi. Upon examina-
ton of the new rate schedule, which was
to have gone into effect on February ID,
western shippers decided that they did
not like them a bit
AS a result Of general dissatisfaction
concerning the new rates, the railroads
recently announced that the Objectionable
classification would be suspended until
June IA. This weeks conference of freig ut
traffic experts at St. Louis was the be-
ginning of a concerted effort on the part
of western shippers to have the new
classification abolished altogether.
F. E. Smythe, rate clerk of the Kansas
public utilities commission, is one of the
representatives of Kansas at the meet
ing.
As a result of the conference the inter
state commerce commission will be asked
to interfere to prevent the railroads from
adopting the new schedule of rates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
BASKETBALL RESULTS

Wamego. Feb. 2S.-In a very fast
game on the local court the Wamego
high school basketball team defeated
the Chapman team for the second
time this season. Wamego started
with a rush and was never headed. :
the end of the first half the score was
33 to IL in favor of Wamego. Chap
man scored more points than Wamego
in the second half but was unable to
overcome the big lead and the locals
won by the score of At to SO. AS the
Chapman team defeated Salina and
Salina won from Topeka, Wamego
supporters feel jubilant over the team
chances at the K. S. A. c. basketball
meet to be held Saturday.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. 2S.-By a rally
in the last ten minutes of play the Col
iege of Emporia basketball team de-
feated Paramount college here by
score of So to Al. The score was a
tie. SO to SO at the middle of the sec
ond half when Peterson and Bishop
were injured and Paramount had to
substitute men. Emporia then won
easily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
KILLED BY HOLDUP MEN
Body of Irving CoIson Found by Faith
err in NIorgue.

New York, Feb. 2s.-The police are
searching here for gang of holdup
men who Will be charged with the
gustus CoIson, vice president of the
New York Fire Insurance company
and president of the Empire City Fire
Insurance.
The elder Colson found the body OF
his son lying among the unidentified
dead in the morgue last night. The
young man had been missing since
Wednesday. Early Thursday morning
a patrolman heard groans coming
from doorway on Forty-second
street, a few blocks from the Grand
Central station, and found a young
man lying unconscious. His skull was
fractured. He died after about six
hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 2S.-The Wich-
tia Jobbers are gradually coming into
camp with their contracts. Nearly all
of the regulars are in and in a few
days practically all of them will be in.
The management has closed a deal
TO take the club to Geuda Springs for
a spring training trip. They will stay
at the springs for about two weeks.
The contract of Otis Sucker has
been received. Sucker is a big out
fielder who has been playing sensa-
donal ball in Oklahoma. He was rec
commended to Wichita by several fans
who had watched him work He
weighs 100 pounds when in condition
and is exceptionally fast for big fell
low. He is a heavy hitter
The management has another deal
on for an outfelder who is said to be
another Iris Speaker. He hit 1856
last year in 120 games. He landed on
the ball for 1896 the year before and
his first year in organized baseball he
hit -284- Four errors are the most
that have been charged against him
during any one season.
Stoffer is a young pitcher who was
recommended to the Wichita manage
ment by Carl Moore. Moore caught
Stoffer last year and he says without
a doubt the youngster is a conner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
RAILROAD NEWS
This Winter an Expensive One
to Kansas Roads.
Snow BlOckades Are Broken at
an Enormous Cost.
WORST WINTER IN YEARS
Thousands of Dollars Spent in
Fighting the Snow.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

Operating officials of the Santa Fe
and Rock Island in Topeka report thar
this has been one of the most costly
winters in the history of railroading III
Kansas. More money has been spent
u keep traffic in operation in the
months of January and February than
in the entire winter of the average
year.
The roads are not through with Their
troubles. The weather bureau says
more snow is coming If it doesn't snow
the weather man says it will rain-and
with the ground full of dampness at
this time the railroad men fear rain
as well as snow. They feel that they
either must face floods or more snow
olockades.
Southwestern Kansas has been the
expensive sections of the Rock Islas;c
and Santa Fe railroads. Three times
this year these roads have been block
AIDED by immense snow drifts in the
times they have worked hundreds Of
men. scores OF engines, a large number
OF snowplOws and many days trying to
open the tracks for traffic
The snow drifts have been stubborn
this year. In former years the rail-
roads have encountered snow storms
with sunshine the next day. This year
the snow has filed up the cuts-and
the neSl DAY the wind continued. AS
a result the cuts have filed as soon
as the snow pIows had worked their
way through them In many cases the
snow plows have been bIockaed IN
able either to back up or so forward
The snow drifted in behind the train.
Both railroads have had trouble
With derailed engines and trains and
snow plows- In many cases the en-
tire line has been tied up with en-
gines and cars ION the ground" And
sometimes they went into the ditch
To finish the trouble banquet with the
proper refreshments the lines have
suffered a number of wrecks
Through California passe niger trains
have been tied up at terminals. Lur-
urious hmiteds have been stranded
out in the middle of the prairieS with
the snow whistling around them and
banking up against the cars. Freight
trains with perishable goods have
been abandoned between stations and
the crews have sought farm houses
for shelter. Passengers have been
and cared for at the expense of the
roads.
Taking into cOnsidera ton the enOr-
nous loss in equipment. in freight, in
aged motive power. in passenger earn
ings and in contracts and adding te
this the expense of hiring thousands
of laborers and paying thousands OF
dollars overtime, the railroads VIII
have to haul a heavy tonnage in crops
this season to pay for their trouble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28

tendent motive power and equipment. D.
l. q W. r. R., also general superintend-
ent motive power. c. r. l. & P Ry g.
Drafting Of Locomotives to Obtain Maxi
mum Fuel Efficiency. by H. b. MacFar-
land, engineer of tests, Atchison. Topeka
y Santa Fe Ry. l. Proper Method of
ring Locomotives. illustrated with
rnoTing pictures and colored Sides. by
D c. Buell. chief of educational bureaus,
Union Pacific and Illinois Central r. F.
., Inspection Of Fuel from the Stand
point OF the Producer and Consumer, by
J. E. Hit and Glenn Warner, represent
ing Burnweli Coal Co, and c. II. & d.
Ety-, respectively s. Special Paper, by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
JACK JOHNSON WE'LL PAID.
Big Gloom Gets S59.52 Per Minute
for His Work

Kansas City. Feb. 2s.-The amount
of cash that flows into the Golfers of
John D. Rockefeller every minute of
the twenty -four hours of every day is
said to be $76.14, as computed by
statistician. granting the ''oil king an
annual income of $4,000, 900.
Jack Johnson, the worlds cham
pion heavywe eight pugi1ist. now at the
stay long in Rockefe1ler's financial
class, but for a time he can make a
very respectable SMOKING.
For his weeks appearance in Kan
sas City, johnson receives $2,5OO. This
calls for fourteen performances. Dur
ing each performance the champion
boxes three rounds of one minute
each At theclose he frequently re-
spends to calls from the audience for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
TOPEKA MAN on PROGRAM.
II. b. AfacFarland of santa Fe Has
Paper for International Meeting.

II. B. MacFarland. engineer of tests OF
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way. viii read a paper before the cOnvsn-
ton of the International Railway Fuel
association in Chicago the last of May.
EIr. MacFa rland makes his headquarters
in Topeka The convention viii be held
May .. 3 "A and ..
Papers to be read at that meeting py
we'll known railroad men:
/ Standard Locomotive Performance
Sheet, by r. Collett, superintendent loco
motive fuel service, Frisco Lines. 2 The
Use OF Anthracite for Locomotive Fuel,
by T. 5. Lloyd. formerly general superin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28

New York, Feb. 28.-Several .'regu-
lars of the New York National league
baseball team, headed by Christy
Mathewson, have left for the Marlin,
Texas, training camp. Herzog and
Devlin will be picked up at Harrisburg
and Doyle somewhere in Ohio. When
the party leaves St. Louis tomorrow
night it will consist of fifteen regulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28

Winf1eld, Kan, Feb. 2S.-Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Clarke have left here for
Pittsburg to make arrangements for
the coming season with the Pirates
They will join the team at West Baden
on March and remain there two
weeks, going to Hot Springs on March
IT. The season will open for the
Pirates at st. Louis on April II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
In. PENWELL.
Undertaker and EmbaImee
RosA z@@as 1sA kss-saO azmev -

a speech. It's not in the contract.
but the dusky pugilist with the golden
smile generally complies.
The sparring is what he is paid for,
and a little figuring will show that for
every minute the champion boxes with
kid" Cutler he receives $59.52, or
$17S.5S for each performance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28

at Hot Springs, Ark Fourteen play
ers already are at West Baden The
entire party will reach the training
grounds Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
RoURKE NAMES HIS SQUAD.
Few Changes Made in Team Which
Played Last Year

Played Last Year.
ROURKE'S LINEUP FOR 1912.
Observation-Disclosures Campbell, Con
ding.
Pitchers Rhodes. Robinson, Hall,
Fentress. Ryan, Lott Hicks, Christen-
sen. Sindelar, Cooke, Kelley.
First base-kane.
Second base=wanner. Moore. Scan
lon.
Third base-Niehoff
hortstop-Justice.
utfielders-Coyle. Thomson, Lee
Sours, Schoonover.
Omaha, Feb. 2S.=Pa Rourke. owner
of the Omaha baseball club, has an
nounced the completion of his 1912
baseball squad He said everyone of
his youngsters had come across with
their signed contract and there is
nothing left now but the shouting
All along Pa has said he was not
afraid of holdouts this year and SEEM
ed to have perfect faith in all his men
signing up without trouble. The last
contract came in Friday with the
players John Hancock" scrubbed all
over the page and with the contract
came a letter asking Rourke's pardon
because the writer had not sent his
contract in before, but business was
good and James Kane of McKee's
Landing, Pa, says he is now ready to
don a new uniform.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
Ps,iIlies Go TO West Baden.

Philadelphia, Feb. 2S.=Ten play ers
of the Philadelphia National league
baseball club have left for West
Baden. where a stop will be made on
the way to the spring training grounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
WITCHES GO TO GEUDA SPRINGS
Jobber Management Pleased With
Way Contracts Come In.

Contracts received:
P1tchers-Ellis, Perry. Doyle, Stof-
fer. Durham, Routt, Weeks.
ielders-Hughes, Schnid Nee
Claire, Koerner Contract on wav.0
Outhelders BechtoId, Sucker.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-17
OCDEN'S TRIPLE PLAY
NOT SEEN BY UMPIRE
Special TO The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN. May l6.-MauaSer McCloskey's S
Ogden band came into its own this after
noon after eight straight defeats, and
administered a sound drubblnG to Nc
Cafferty's Miners. BY virtually driving
TWO hurlcrs from the mound the Macks
walked TO the wire by 13 TO count.
1t was not that the visitors did not hit
the ball but rather that the Mackmen
hit ii oftener and with more telling effect,
for out OF fifteen safe blows. two were
homers and two were triples,
"Artic' Schmptf, in addition 10 work
ing as backstop during temporary dis
ability Of Alexander and Stevens had
two home runs all TO himself There
In today's affairs than in either of the
two previous games. and every member
OF the gallant little crew in the grand
stand and bIeachers left the park singing
Had il not been for an oversight on
the part Of Umpire "Rasty" Wright the
Ogden club probably would have added
triple play TO its excellent day work
in addition TO reducing tho visitors score
to about three In the third round, with
Dockstader. on third and Msthes ON sec
ond. Whaling hit on line TO Pitcher
glanced off his glove and was caught on
the fly by Shortstop McQuald When the
ball was hit. Wright started for the plate
W Set the cNpeClco play on pOCRStdGerr
and did not see McQuaid catch the ball.
expecting nothing else save clean hit
DoclIstader was across the plate and
Mathes was third when the ball was
relayed TO third and second for triple,
but as he did not see the ball caught, the
official could do nothing save declare all
three men safe. The total OF four runs
in this inning would have been cut Off
had Wright called the triple, II the
game had resulted in Rutte's favor Man
ager McCloslsey had ample grounds on
which to protest
Manager McCafferty went into pitch
his first game against the locals, and
the ten clean blows In five innings was
sufficient 10 drive him from the mound
Jimmie Jachs succeeded the Butte leader
and was less effective after his first two
innings. the bowup being almost COM
pletc In the eighth. With the Indian
Sign on McCafferty and Jachs and Carl
Druhot suffering from a bruised thumb,
as the result OF blocking a hot grounder
in Yesterdays game, there does not seem
TO be much left for the Miners in the re-
rnainder of the Ogden series.
Kid Warren, the 19-year- old recruit
again demonstrated that he has the max
nss OF a classy hurler. Outside OF posi-
ply Two rounds he had the visitors com
pletely outsuessed throughout today's
struggle.
Both lineups underwent considerable
revision for this game. Owing to the
injury to Thrdbascman buddy, Man
whaling to second and stationed Catcher
kafora on first. Stripp worked behind
Tor Butte. For Ogden "Arte" Schimpff
succeeded Substitute Catcher Stevens.
and worked like n veteran backstop
Wessler worked at second and Big I'd
Erickson was stationed on first. He COW
cred the bag with credit TO himself. The
score;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-17

nerali' he shouted As the downcast
fans filed out of the stands after yes.
terday slaughter.
cheer up. VIC will beat 'em yet. -
Here is how it all happened;
FIRST INNING
For Missoula-Waren was out Jensen
TO Van. Perrne skied to Fortler. Bas-
sey drove a nice single. over second. orIet
walked Carrnan singled to right, scor-
ins % Bassey oriet taking third, Tobin
nied to Bauer. One run Two hits
For Salt Lake-Spencer famed. Bauer
waited for a pass and walked. Fortier
doubled to center. scoring Bauer. Davis
famed, and so did Billy Orr Hurlbut
called the third strike on Orr and II sure
was was a poor decision. One run. One
hit.
SECOND INNING.
For Mssoula-Changnon died, Van to
Jensen, Bankenshlp filed TO Bauer An
mis- whitfield. No hits. No runs.
For salt Lake-Van got a pass. PEN
dleton bunted fly into Carmsn's hands.
Van was caught trying 10 steal. Blank
runs. No hits.
THIRD INNING.
For Missoula-Warrcn cut three sashes
In the air and sat down. Perrine sent
long ny to Fortier Bassey died an
easy. death. Pendleton TO Van. No runs
No hits
For Salt T.ake-Jensen lacked just one
step OF beating out a bunt. but Blank
threw him out to Carman Spencer
dropped a Texas Lacquer over second and
then stole second. Bauer died Ferrine
TO Carman. Spencer going to third. For
tier skied to Warren. No runs one
FOURTH INNING.
For Missoula-Jensen famed OrIet on
three pitches. snesJSing the second ono
over Carnan WAS out, Orr TO Van.
lGS,r Fnr filsd ss1, to Orr, No runs. No hits,
was was out; oriet TO Carnan, Changnon
left third uncovered and Davis took ad-
s,di dintase OF the opening, tearing TO the
n In,rd station. Van singled, scoring
third when Pendeton flied out to right,
Weaver was there with the old opportune
hit--a single TO rlght-and Van scored,
Jensen forced Weaver at second. Oriet TO
Perrine Two runs. Two hits.
FIFTH INNING.
For Observation-Disclosures flied to Bauer.
blankenshlp was retired, Orr to Van.
Annis singled through short Warren
was out, Pcndleton 10 Van. No runs. No
For salt Lak-spencer died. Perrine
TO Carman. Bauer skied out 10 Tobin.
Forticr famed. No runs. No hits.
SIXTH INNING.
For MIssoula-Bauer made A great rum
ming catch OF PerTine's fly. Bassey died
Orr 20 Van. Davis booted Oriet's hard
grounder and the runer was safe. Pen
oleton took good caro- Of Carman's skier.
For Salt Lake-DavIs awaited 10 Oriet
Perrne made A great stop and throw
OF Orr's grounder, retiring the runner
Van doubled 10 right. Pendleton flied out
| TO Bassey. No runs. One hit
SEVENTH INNING.
| For Missoula-PendIcton threw Tobiu
Continued on Following Page.)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-17
Scout for Bonehead Champions
Arrives on Hunt for Recruits

Mr.. j. J. Jinx. scout for the Bonehead
Champions league. arrived In Salt Lake
Yesterday and proceeded Immediately TO
Cooley park. Dick Cooley tried To bar
him, but Mr.. link had purchased ticket
and whispered to Cooley that 1t was the
umpire he wanted. so ne got in. Mr..
Jinx is seeking promising recruits for
his league He will remain in Salt Lake
indefinitely, and whenever any player
shows promise Of becoming champion
honehead, Mr. JinX will try TO hire bin,
After the game last night he wrote Van
the following letter:
Dear Mr. FaD:-I was much Inn
pressed by the manner In which you
fingered on first yesterday. and also
by the way YOU kept on 20 second
when you might have made the mis-
take Of playing tag along the line,
giving Orr a chance TO get home.
Never give ono OF your own men an
opportunity to score. lC you will
promise to keep OH refraining from
thinking while in the game, | shall
be glad TO mail YOU a contract as
suring you a position with our Bone
head Champions league. Your truly,
J. j. JINX,
Mr.. Jinx denied himself to intervlewers
last night. but sealed envelope on his
desk was addressed to 2 Union league
umpire. There was no stamp on the en-
velope, and 1t may never he sent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-17
MADMAN DEC|S|VELY
BEATEN BY DELAN[
Flying Footsteps Also Com
in Ahead of Favorite III
Occur d'Alene Feature.

ALAN. Idaho. May ls.-DsIansy.
second choice In the fourth race. q Il
furlong sprint. the feature Of tcas4
card at Alan. proved tho best Of the 4
winning essed M. by five Lengths n
F1yninS Footsteps. with the fayor|
Mailman, a poor third. Two fssyr|I
won
Weather fair: track fast Results:
First race, three and bali turlonEs. IN
for msidsns. tTo.yesr- -olds-Tniy lis f011|
10 3. Won: Roslris. I'D (Kirsohbsum). d
seeond; Tidy wolfsr,h. ll5 tcavaniusbl. 4 b
third Time. 4. ..5 Jsunis .sgnsr ~
Second race. hvo furiopss. sslliog-Tilnk11
1is fGroSs), 70 s. won: wiltrpde g.. III r
Hcintyrs). 10 |, second; Port Jchrsse
tGrand). Is to T. third Tims, 1t7 as. U
srsss Lady Macy Meads. snseEer. Sasns,ito
AmnTsosl ran.
Third race. six tuIlonss selling -Lisus>@
sswyer, Iol CGross), 10 j. ~ou: Gus RauSiI
IW CHiiD 30 !, second: odslIs. io5 fRo6n@
70 I, third Time. 1lh, Gimg Efedx
Ruby II, 81. Alau, wild Fern. Msndsdsrs. 4
Sweet and Eober, E. ran.
Fourth ysc". SiI mrlorgE. purss-DalsHss.
(CavaHsuEhi. l5 10 .. pon, Flying FoouierL
fTaplinb ( 20 l. second Hsdnan. IL 81
ovorI, to o. thrd. Time. ils IS. Daddy 4
Madeline MuSEr,yr. Genersi Msrchmon, o.
and Aoumsn rsu
Grand 10 I. son; Mycsnss, % lRaduel.
to 5. second. L,yminpter. 40 lBurlInun>)|
70 =. third. Time. lac. Ems stsvsrd. Ben I
cas- sud r. l.. Proctor ran,
Sixth rsce. on" mile. Seiliur-FiSent. ~
l,ngane). 10 T. 1on. auH 100 fschvs5l1
10 q second: Chllla ioi Carter. 7 10 l.
Time, I:p Id. niaoontsnt. Eddie Grans1. G
aud lcarinn nnishci named.