The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06
SMALL BITS OF SPORT

i Leipsic, July 6.-The German aviator
SchirrmeiSter established a new world s
record for duration of time in the air
with four passengers. His machine re-
manned aloft SO minutes and AZ sec
onds. The previous record under sim
liar conditions-32 minutes and SO sec
onds-was made by Hoffman at johann
nisthal on March 8. Ulrich established
a new worlds record with two passen-
gers-two hours and Al minutes. The
previous record, hours and 2 min
utes, was held by himself.
Compiegne, France, July en-. Leig-
neux, the French airman, broke the
worlds record for an aeroplane carry
ing one passenger. The machine trav-
eled 124 kilometers CT miles) in one
hour.
Tacoma, Wash, July 6.-Before
crowd of $4,000 people, Terrible Teddy"
Tetzlaff, in the Fiat. won the 200-mile
| race for heavy cars in the Montamara
motor contests on the Lakeview course.
His keenest rival was Ralph milford,
in a Knox. Mulford in the seventh lap
hung up a new worlds record by COW
ering the five-mile course in 1858.
Tetzlaff finished in the remarkable time
of hours "a minutes 81 65.100 seconds,
with the Knox over a lap behind. The
National (Devore) was third.
Stockholm, July Con the eve of the
Olympic games all the members of the
American team are in fine condition.
1t is SO fully recognized by all the COM
petitors that the Americans will sweep
the field that the others have largely
lost interest. The training of the
American athletes was witnessed by
large crowds of all nationalitieS. Ralph
Rose, the San Francisco heavyweieh hit
man, in practice before a great throng
of spectators, put the shot SIS
fy1a he q
marathon runners logged over the
whole course and seemed to be in fine
fettle. Albert L. Gutterson, of the Uni
versity of Vermont, made a running
broad jump of "a feet inches but slip
ped on alighting.
Cottonwood Falls, Kan, July GA tie |
game was played here between the men |
of the Presbyterian and Methodist |
churches of this city, the score being |
Hilton and Hepler. Wilcox brothers |
were batteries for the Presbyterians. |
Mailen of this city umpired. In the |
lineup were preachers, Sunday school |
superintendent and teachers. One of |
the star players of the day was Rev !
N. P. Dixon, pastor of the Methodist |
church, who played first base and made |
a smuggling record.
Hiawatha, July 6.-Mink League re-
suits:
Auburn IL, Nebraska City 2.
Humboldt GA, Beatrice SO.
Columbus, Kan, July columbus
A. o. U. VS. defeated Oswego Boosters
3 to .. Batteries: Boyle and Stock
ton; Bartlette and Beggs.
Chanute, kan, July 6.-By a batting
rally in the ninth inning the Topeka
Santa Fe railroad apprentice team de-
feated the Chanute Santa Fe shop
team here by a score of IA to 10. A
nome run, by Copeland, the Topeka
catcher. gave the visitors two of their
seven runs in the last inning. 1t was
an exciting game. Chanute taking the
cad in the first inning and maintain
ng it until the final session started.
Score: R.H.E. :
-hanute .24 00 Oh 2 do II
Batteries-Thomas and Copeland; :
and Klingner.
Wakeeney, July 6.-Before a crowd of
600 spectators Wakeeney defeated
Quinter in a pitchers battle between
Since and Heinz, Since getting the bet /.
ter of it. Score:: :
.....-0 2 o o % 8 2 I
ouinter 0 o o 90 1000 1 :
Batteries: Since and Keraus; J. II
Heinz and Smith. s
Papke to Meet French Fighter. I
Billy Papke the American middle s
weight, who beat Marriott Mareau, the y
French middleweight. so badly in a O
bout in Paris recently that the latter
quit at the end o the fifteenth round. '
has been matched to meet George Car