The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-26
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New York, July 26-Jack johnson,
the negro heavyweight champion, an
nounced over the long distance teie-
phone from Chicago that he was ready
to sign for match with Joe jeanette
on Labor Day at Madison Square Car
den in New York, if he could get MS
price The latter, Johnson dictated,
was 100000 The champion refused a
$40, 900 offer.
Johnson's statement was made to
Billy Gibson, manager of the Garden
A. c., who is trying to get the big ne
gro here as Labor Day attraction:
Johnson informed Gibson that he could
easily get $40 900 for fighting almost any
second rate man, and he would not take
less than the larger amount for box
ing Jeanette.
Salina, July 26.-With only two weeks
left of the 1912 season several Central
Kansas league teams are in shaky con-
dition financially and there is a chance
that sone or more of them may disband
before the schedule is completed.
owing to the fight made here against
Sunday baseball and the poor attend
ance at weekday games there is a
chance that the next series played in
Salina may be the last For several
wears it has been the belief of every
man who ever managed baseball
team in Salina that the game would be
DTOf1ta Die IL SUNDAY SdHICS COulO NC
played here but the sentiment against
Sunday is so strong that it was never
attempted until this year. Early in the
season several business men who favor
the observance of the Sabbath offered
to raise a fund of $1,000 if the team
would not play ball on Sunday, but it
was impossible to agree to this because
of the leagues constitution. After the
team PLAYED Sunday games at other
places this fund was dropped. Recent
" the team has been playing at home
on SUNDAYS. but the support during
the week has been almost nothing and
the Sunday receipts are not enough 20
paw all the expenses. Unless the game
is better supported here it is likely
that the team will be forced to disband.
Manhattan. July 26.-The K. S. A.
c. football schedule for 1912, which
has lust been issued, is one of the
stiffest the local school has ever had.
The longest trip that will be made by
the Aggies is to College Station, Tex,
to play the Texas A. q M. team on
November %. The Thanksgiving game
will be with Washburn and will be
played here.
The schedule of games at home is
as follows: Sept. %, Southwestern
college; oct. 5, Haskell Indians; Oct
10. Kansas State Normal; Nov. 9, Col
lege of Emporia; Nov. 16, University
of Colorado; Nov. 2S, Washburn. The
road schedule is as follows: Oct. IL,
Nebraska. university, at Lincoln; Oct
26. K. u, at Lawrence; Nov. 2, Fair
mount, at Wichita; Nov. %, Texas A.
& M, at College Station, Tex
Hiawatha, Kan, July 26.-Stick
work saved Culvert, the tramp
pitcher. The Beatrice pitchers could
not stop the tide and three home
runs. two by Lee and one by Diehl
no atnran the
over 500 fans paid 81 admittance to
keep the Hiawatha team on the map.
score: r H E
Beatrice ae ..21OOoO4O %
Hiawatha. 3 -l3 II
Batteries-Cusick, Routt, Quinn and
Potter, barrow; Culvert and Maxey.
At Humboldt-Falls City, 2; Hum
boldt, 8.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS City. L Au-
burn, 4.
Chicago, July 26.-Jack johnson,
the pugilist, won another battle today,
when he knocked out Homer Kerch-
field, negro chauffeur, with a sin
gle blow, in front of his saloon on
the South side.
feur attempting to take an extra tire
from his automobile and that when
he ordered the man away, Kerchfield
struck him several blows in the face.
The puBlHSI Sdlu ne was ODnSe0 TO
strike the man in self defense. Later
he caused Kerchfield's arrest.
MarysvilIe, July 26.-Oketo defeat
ed Summerfield here in a snappy 12-
inning game by a score of to g.
Score by innings: RHE.
Sumemrfield 20 90 0-6 "A 8
oketo ........-.;40 O00OOO1-7 4
Batteries-Bowhay, Craven and
Grindle; Devault and Malisky.
Winfield, July 26.-The Winfield
Reds defeated the Boston bloomer
girls 9 to g. Score: r H z
Boston. 100 o o 0 3 0 o % 3 5
winfield. 20 o 2 21013 50 8 8
Batteries-Floyd and Wibber;
Breeder and BackuS.
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