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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14
The Letter Box.

In Quest of Song.
Can you one of your readers let me
have or tell me where get the song,
Father I Am Tfred?' I think it is one Of the
Moody and Sankey hymns I have failed to
find it at the book stores. I should be obliged
If I could get it, I know of some one who
wishes it MRS. w A D."
More 7 aking Up Esperanto.
Referring to your mention of esperanto I
believe you are mistaken in thinking there is
luIl in the enthusiasm for the study of the
universal language. Esperantists are. a rule,
enthusiastic and their number increases stead
lily. There never much enthusiasm in Dem
yer, Colo, but hope to see more shortly.
I can't answer Anna F., mere
man. but I am pleased to know that some one
Is interested in esperanto. ]. NJ K-
onic for CanarIes
Referring to Canary Lovers inquiry re-
garding loss of voice a long, red slender pep
per pod hung in bird cage is invaluable for
keeping canaries in good health 1t Is fine
tonic. 3. s."
Society Aids the Poor.
Cripple has wheel chair. I should like
a wheel chair which he she has no
for my niece. who has taken step in
been obliged to walk her knees She aas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14

Fargo D. March a. Governor John Burke of North Dakota
is Of all
who he S reIyn for
the North
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Reading Matter for Prisoner,

:" I should be glad to have magazines TO dis
tribute among 500 prisoneTs in the New York
City prison know of place where they
would be useful w. W. w"
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
BROWN DEFEATS GARY
IN WINDSOR A. c, FINAL
Hibbing Boy Has Chicagoan
Covering Up During the
Entire Fight

That Pal Brown, OF Hibbing MINI,
must be reckoned with in the future
as contender for lightweight hon.
ors is the opinion today of fight fans
who saw him pummel Tommy Gary
around the Windsor A. c. arena, last
night, during eight rounds. There is
little doubt that Brown had Gary
beaten to n FRAGILE Ii was only
the Chicagoans ability 10 assimilaie
punishment and his constant change
OF tactics that ayerted a drop Into
sunderland for him.
Al the beginning OF the second
round Pal started raining blows on
the mckless Tommy. and he never
let up until the final gong. Tommy
covered continually, broke and TU'
treated before the fierce jabs OF the
Hibbngite.
The fans across the river received
the surprise of their life in Brown.
When he first stepped into the ring
and during the first round when he
was only feeling Tommy out. the
regulars" groaned and. felt that AN
other lemon had been thrust upon
them. But when festivities started in
the second with Brown the aggressor
they became enthusiastic Brownies
right away.
Joe Wallis, OF Detroit, and George
Horton, Of Denver, boxed six fast
rounds in the semi-final
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
BOWLING. SCORES REMAIN
SAME IN TOURN AMENT

CHICAGO MnFch- l-Leaders.--l
the bowling scores OF the American
Bowling Congress tournament are an.
disturbed today following the efforts
of the rollers last night TO .dispiaca
them. Only one score last night
caused any change in the lineup OF
the high men The Ideals, a five-men
team of Akron, Ohio, jumped mo
second place with score OF 2.i'l.
They outclassed all other rollers on
the floor and We're nearly 200 pms
ahead OF their nearest competitors.
Not roller in the individuals "as
able 10 get into the 500 class The
form displayed in all events was pocr
with the exception OF the work OF The
Akron team.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07

Bobby Wallace, he Will have TO SHOW
a burst OF speed 70 hold the position
against the speedy and brainy Wares,
who pulled of some OF the fastest
plays last season. In a close game
with Portland, Wares came from deep
short TO a position between first and
second and fielded a fast bounding
ball that looked like a safe inield hit.
Cutshaw. his team mate at second
base, was beaten by Wares. although
in better position TO field the Bail.
Wares threw his man out at first, saw
ing a run that would have won the
game for Portland. Wares has pGllCd
off everything that is sensational in
ball game.
While not a heavy hitter, he made
FIVE hits out of five times up on one
occasion last year. As batter. Wares
excels in sacrifice hitting, having led
the Coast league during his two years
I'm the west. lie seems TO be able 20
place safe bunt against any pitcher
and his speed going down TO first i
pleasure 10 watch. His base running
is great and his antics on the bags
worry the opposing pitcher.
one of his sensational plays CON
sists I'm bunting safely stealing sec
ond and third and while the pitcher Is
winding up. stealing home. Such per
formances upset the average pitcher,
ana Write Wares may not succeed az
this In the major league. he viii Ivy
Tie can slide into base, using tee
hook. giving the baseman only hls
! foot to touch. Wares has improved
the hidden ball trick nv throwing
I the ball TO the pitcher and then walk
| ing ND IN apparently advise with him,
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
FafHER
CHAMPION JOHNNY KILBANE

CLEVELAND. o.. March THE
best son in the world"
A title worth working for, isn't
It?
Johnny Kilbane, condueror of Abe
Attell, and thereby winner of the
featherweight boxing championship,
feels prouder OF this eulogy of his
father, quoted above. than he does
of his newly won Queensbury hon
ors
Kilbane senior is proud of his BOY
and he has always been proud of
him. Ever since he was IA, at which
age he had TO leave st. Malachi's
paroehial school, Johnny has helped
TO support the family. first as an
employe in a stove pipe factory,
later as a switchman and finally as
boxer.
Now that he is a champion and
can claim a champions privileges.
the declining days OF the folks at
home will be made rosy in affiuence.
for Johnny's first thought has always
been for his folks.
A different sort OF a champion"
is Johnny Kilbahe Descended from
unmixed Irish stock, he is a home
loving broth of boy, who thinks
more OF family than OF boon COM
panions.
His earnings have supported his
blind father, step-mother and two
sisters ever since he took 10 boxing,
and have his fathers word for il
that the family has lived better than
before Johnny took TO the ring for a
livelihood.
The champion was born near the
site OF his present home, 74l3 West
Herman-aye-, on the West-side. lie
is % and married and the battle
light in his Irish blue eyes softens
when wee bit colleen calls him
daddy. Her name. Marie Coletta.
carries breath OF the hills OF Glare
10 the sons OF the Guild sod.
Mrs. Kilbane, wife Of the cham
plon, was petite Irene Mcdonnell.
girlish sweetheart of school DAYS.
They were married two years ago.
lhere ism man in Cleveland
who knows Johnny Kilbane but Is
proud Of him. Banker. merchant.
priest and poet. admire and are
proud OF the handsome lad with the
determined jaw who is first a gentle
man and a master boxer afterward
The boy is as clean as a hound :
tooth, morally and physically" a
solid business man told me. Priests
at 81. Malachi's say he never touched
drop OF liquor or tasted tobacco
he Is deyout churchman, a devoted
husband and father and a son any
parents might be proud OF.
The Kilbane home shows the com
iorts Johnny's success have brought.
Inc proudest man in the country
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
.RICKEY WANTS INSIDE
BASEBALL AND TEAMWORK
Tells L. of NJ. Candidates to Cut
Out Fancy Stuff and Do
Some Work

ANN ARBOR. Mich, March =
mix on the fancy stun is the order
of Coach Hickey TO the bunch OF can
didates for places on this years vars
ity baseball team. The indoor work
OF the past week has loosened up The
athletes muscles TO such an extent
that they find lot OF pleasure in
tossing the ball around. making one
hand plays and pulling of stunts
which have no place on the diamond,
and Hickey has issued orders that K
must be cut out.
All you fellows can throw beauti.
fully" said Hickey today You can
catch. too, pick em OFF with one hand
and all that fancy stuff knows on
can do all that fancy stun but itTden't
do you one bit OF good 10 keep prac-
icing II the way YOU do. ! want a
baseball team that can slide, run
bases, bunt and play some inside ball,
and am not particularly interested in
that one-hand stuff"
Coach Hickey. perhaps more than
any other baseball coach Michigan
has ever had, demands inside ball
The teams he has coached here nave
displayed more OF the inside stuff and
teamwork than any Michigan team in
years.
Just at present Rickey is paying
particular attention 10 the 80 or %
candidates for battery positions. with
view Of cutting the squad down tc
the DrODer DrODortions
Capt. Mitchell the big right fielder
OF last years team. Is suffering from
stiff neck, the result OF a cold and
is taking things rather easy Just now
He expects 70 be all right in day
or two, however
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
BY BILLY EVANS.

From mediocrity Ia 1903 to star
dom in 1911 IS the record OF clyde
Milan. the sensational Washington
Full OF promise when he Joined ire
Nationals. Milan looked like a conner
bar he slumped re was Nanked oal
and "A number of inferior PLAYERS We're
given preference
Washington repeatedly asked way
ers on Milan In 1909. Six American
league clubs waived But each time
one club refused. know this cub
offered something like $4,000 for him.
Washington always refused TO sell
Milan not because Cantlllon though
he was 10 become Q star. but because
he had-promised him 20 certain
minor lpaere team in part payment
fur u star on that team
Canjlion hoped he would get y
waiver but Pcver did so. Milan re-
manned I'm Warrington and tuuay v
one OF the greatest outilelders IN ,ne
country. The trouble was that Can
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07

Feb. % was the blind father OF the
boy battling in Vernon for the
worlds championship
AS the returns OF the battle were
read him and it became apparent
that Johnny was winning. he said,
time and again The best son in the
world
Johnny has always been kind,
generous and considerate, his father
told me. Since he became boxer
we have lived better than ever, but
he always helped US, even when only
IA, he had to work when he ought TO
have been in school. He never gave
me moments worry.
Johnny's mother died when he
was baby and he was reared By
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
Dubuc Depends Upon Change OF
Pace to Win His Games For Him
Has Slow Twisting Ball That Gets the Goat of the Heavy tnch
Htters Almost Invariably

down pat.
Il don't fear the big fellows in the
pinches." sa,s Dubuc. II like the
men who lead the league in the bat
ting averages. That slow ball is the
one that gets them.
Dubuc blames an attack OF malaria
tied TO him during the Reds trip
through Cuba in 1908 for his going
back from the Reds 10 Montreal. but
he is glad now that he had TO 80
back.
i've learned lot by having played
with the minors that ] wouldn't have
II | hadn't been sent up In Canada.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
BY RALPH [. YoNkER.

MONROE, La, Afarcn Change
OF pace is what John Dubuc, the Mon
treal Tiger recruit. depends on TO do
his best work for him
Dubuc was three years learning his
most effective bali, SLOW one that
comes up to the plate. not so that the
seams show, but twisting like fast
one. only a few moments later than
scheduled.
Dubuc learned this ball from Clarke
Griffith when he was pitching for the
Cincy Reds early in the year 1908 and
IL wasn't until last year that he got IL
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
MICHIGAN RELAY TEAM
LEAVES FOR PITTSBU re-

ANN ARBOR, Mich, March 60
Michlaans relay team left today Tor
Pittsburgh, whore they meet Corneli
ana Pennsylvania In tho ,big races 20
De held under tie auspices o, tive
Pittsburgh Athletic CLUB SATURDAY
1ighL The team lcff early Ia order
10 get in some good practice az ihc
SmCky city sym. Capt. Gamble, Han.
Rerk Tud tTatg were the WCA pcHed
by Dr Krlenziein TO represent lhe
Maize and Blue.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
YOU CAN'T ALWAYS RECOGNIZE
ASTAR BY HIS APPEARANCE

ullon didn't handle Milan properly.
lie needed announcements instead OF
being "bawled out
Milan found the road 10 a proics-
siohal career rougher than most boys.
Linden. Tenn. his home is built Oh
a mountain side He says there isr
half acre OF LINDEN on the lever II
was here the boy learned the game.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07

his grandmother, who died the day
before he fought the Mexican, Jose
Rivers
News of her death was withheld
by Manager Dunn, who realized the
news would unfit johnny for The bat
tie. When he was told Kilbane cried
like a child.
An idea of the boys character is
gained by the reports of his fight
with Attell, the chroniclers all de-
failing how he hurried his handlers
after the fight, to let him dress and
join his wife and Marie Coletta, wait
ing at the nome of a friend, for the
end OF the battle which meant SO
much to them and TO the folks
here in Cleveland
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
ED LAFITTE WILL LEAVE
DETROIT IN MAY TO TAKE
DENTISTS EXAMINATION


Ed LATTE will leave Detroi;
during May this year and go 10
his home at Atlanta. Ga, 10
take a state examination for a
dentists certificate Ed has
been practicing dentistry this
winter for the first time since
he completed his dental educa-
ton, but only under a temper
:. ary certificate This summer
he will take the regular exam
ination the passing Of which
entities him to the usual per-
NIT. This will assure Ed of
an opportunity OF practic'lg
each winter between baseball
seasons
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
oUBUc PLAYED BALL
FOR TWELVE MONTHS
DURING YEAR 1908

John Dubuc pitched for IL
months during the year 1908.
He began In January in the
cage at the Notre Dame AMI
versity gymnasium preparatory
TO spring work there. lie itit
the university went with Gin
cinnati, finished the season
there. and then went TO Clba
where he played until January
OF the next year.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
f0ttftR==tBWARBS= BATTLE
H|tRCEST EVER SEEN
Fought IA Years Ago-Went AZ
Rounds With Sunlight
Gloves

Many h0hts haze been called he greater
erer." 7hdrs What ne moHOh me yeJT'ss-
johnson bout uouid De- "hid" LGri0ae, one
Of the 0omest thai ever doRned a 0iore and fhe
best h0htrei9ht,ce ever had, has picked The Hre
greatest rights ia me american ring for ne
Detroit Tunes. Ldi0ne Is ucU fitted 10 name
the best for he participated u, one oJhem hin'
ser
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
SHORT LENGTHS

The Friendship lodge basketball Ave
meets the ST Louis y VI e. five at the
tho crippled condition OF the lodge
boys 80 Is believed the ST Louis tossers
Iuay prove troublesome The st. Louis
team has recently been strenGt hened
by the acquisition OF four University
OF Detroit stars Elster Hardy, Haight
ard Martz.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
Where the Kinks
Are Coming Out

MOBILE. Ala. March 7-EStra fam
ncls and Jerseys have been dup up hy
the Maps \ wind off Mobile bay, no
matter how light, makes stin arms,
There was an epidemic Of sore arms
after yesterdays practice. bundled
up bunch OF players went out today.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07

moreland county, Va.
Collyer victor OF the six hardes'
battles in this country was a marvel
Gus fighter. lie was 20 stood hyc
feet four and weighed 800 His BODY
aas like an oak tree and his arms
and legs were short but powerful.
Edwards WAS OF English birth and
unknown. lie stood 1--WE feet ave
weighed 12S and was "a He had
students face, a grand chest. broad
shoulders and skin like a girl
For 47 rounds they fought furious
battle and dealt punishment that was
amazing. TO the surprise OF ali. Ed
wards Knocked down Collyer witp Ms
first blow. He out boxed Collyer. Dui
was out.Wrestled when they went To
grips.
Blows TO face and body were ire
mendous. Frequently they stood toe
TO toe and slugged without seeking 10
block Both were friehtfully beaten
and carried marks for weeks. II
Collyer did his best work after the
hfteenth The worst feature o. fhe
! fight was the presence OF CoFyef
little son. who, having watched the
! battle unmoved until his father threw
Edwards heavily in the thTty-eighth.
shouted Go 10 him. daddy! He's a.
/ most gone"
| For % rounds -they hammered
away. laughing at blows that would
! have dropped an OK Every time Ed
wards right lande1rit cut like knife
and sounded like a stick hitting a
| drum.
4 Edwards sm3Shed Collyer about the
ring in the lastfour rounds Collyers
/ eyes and face were pulled like BIS
| cults. but ne staggered in for MGR"
I In the fofty-seventh Edwards swung
1 a terrible right flush go the juguiar
I Knocking his man out for IL seconds
! An eyewitness said the blow lifted
/ Collier from his feet and he sark,
! gasbing. Where am |? What's the
! m,atter9n
" HOT SPRINGS. NrK. March I'm
4 less another shower nuts the athlete'
! T., rout the Trolley Dodgers Will lin"
/ 10 against the MI Americans TINS ar
/ terupon Another contest has been ar
/ RANGED for saturday afternoon
Manager pahlen announced th p
trrtt-rrirt, that ne would use only NJ
recruits IN todaVs game, unless the
the rmomcter takes an uneNpecteu
| s1urt Donovan and Nullin. OF Ipetrolt
| for The All-Amcricans
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07

for herceness, I'M
portance and game
ness OF the fighters
stand alone.
First is the Bil-
~ Edwards sam
Collyer hight. A.
rounds, Lon d o n
prize ring rates,
with skin gloves
They fought Aug.
"a. 1868. on fray
ers island. W est.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
BY GEORGE C"klDD LAvleNE.
Ex.Llghtweight Champion Of the
World.

In picking the five greatest Amcrl
can battles. have chosen those which
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07

~ a -
J There is a classy bunch OF little
tnfielders who are exhiGltlng tneir
wares before the Tiger boss these
days. Since Monday the whole crew
IN would-bes have been on the JOB.
ouden is the Monroe veteran Of the
lunch. He came here with the first
Bic crew week ago Monday. West
erzil dropped in day or two later,
Then came Oscar Witt and Monday
Paddy Baumann.
1 With Louden holding down the
ahird pillow regularly. WesterZil
ehanrsug off. with Witt at shortstop
and Baumann at second, there is
FAST combination. The fact that they
have all had experience in good min
pr leagues helps. Hitherto the Tigers
have attempted to drag out material
from colleges and the sandlots who
khowed the lack of experience IN
Actual games. There is none OF that
fhis year
I.oriden, a likely candidate for a
third base job, is the veteran or tie
Tour with seven years of experience
but Paddy Baumann has 1t on him In
that he has already been with ne
Tigers three months, having finished
last season in Detroit. Witt has had
4 iwo years Of work In the Pacific Coast
league and Westerzil three in Texas.
There Is little TO pick from in The
work of the men as shown thus far.
I,ouden has been handling everything
that comes to him, In mid-season
form, pegging true and hitting well.
Witt has more hobbies than the 0tHers
charged up to him during the infeld
practice, and his hitting has not been
Z. h., &c. T,xt
DAYS he was on the Job. Westerzils
arm has been sore and ii has Aurt
him to throw. Baumann has jumped
Into the work quickly from the first
afternoon and has kept up a fast
bace. 49,.
All this simply goes TO show. how
liver. that there Is good material 10
& pick from when the wedding tiT1es
fommence. Beyond the observation
81 the practice work done handling
trounders and throwing balls there is
little chance TO get a line on the corn
perative work OF the men.
.HH IN there is TO be one vacant place
In the catching department and IL
fhere has TO be a choice between On.
tlow and Kocher as 10 which man
thaIl have the job, there is going TO
be some proposition to pick the bet
Ter backstop. II they both keep going
Ia the rate they are now.
E 4 n looks az II the Navin scouts lad
kopped just twice the material thar
~ required 10 OIL one gap and tnat
room for another extra catcher must
be made.
4 xTLANTK, Ga, March The High.
I7f1dfTs were given another strenuous
.~cfl<ouf today on sticky diamond
Infhn WarhCp. Vaughn and Mcconnell
/.IIed them over the plate and Man.
Ger Woiverton. Instructed his young.
I|rre A. the art of -laving en- down.
Vaughn. who reported yesterday hat
Ttfn WORKING during the winter month,
- -hLa leamInhtes Mere sllrnrlanh nl
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07

SAN ANTONIO. Texas March -
Harry Krause. the california south
paw, was the first o. the champions 10
arrive al the Athletics training camp
today The rest OF the regulars are
expected later In the day. The on"
luminous affair connected with the
fnal game between the fannlgans ana
the Bronchos, was the pitching OF
BYRON Houck the Spokane recruit :
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
rherc b a chnnce toda, of the Mugo

There is n chance today Of the Hugo
Kelly Eddie McGoorty match. billed for
kerosha. March 1S. falling through.
forfeit 10 make the weight OF lbs
pounds at & 30 o'clock and kelly's man
aver declares II the forfeit is not up
by tomorrow noon he viii pull down
his money The men had great dlfh-
Guilty in agreeing 'ou the weight
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07
OWOSSO CHAMPS ARRIVE
FOR GAME WITH ADDERS

The Owosso worlds champion in
door baseball team arrived in Detroit
today for the second game OF aReir
series OF three with the Burroughs
nineStonight. The champions easily
won the first game played az Owcsso
week ago, but the Adders claim HAT
with Owosso's style Of play learned
and on their home floor. they will re.
verse the verdict. This Is tho first
appearance of the champions on a
local floor in number OF years and
large crowd is expected TO witness
the contest. The same lineups fhGt
faced each other at Owosso. VIII take
the field tonight
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07

NEW ORLEANS. La, March Man
aver Chance early today went 70 inc
New Orleans weather man ana ordersd
-. 4, sparfal brand of sunshine to- la
~ rred on Pelican park. IL on no other
snct in the Crescent CITY. Despite the
rold driZzling rain YESTERDAY. finance
lea his men through three hours OF
cvevvtbiuc from fungn hEttng TO road
tngelng. and az the wind M every CAP
Ia me fold was ready 10 call quits
The Detroit times., 1912-03-07

N caIlahan. of the White SoN. pre-
nared to throw in the htgh-speed
clutch. at Katy park To-day and the In
dications were the ball tossers VINO
have recovered from yesterdays siren
Itn,is workout viii have the time OF
their lives on q Swampy held
callahan admitted today he VIII nave
thn most difficult task Of his career ~
choosing an inield.