The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-05

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| two weeks and the fans of the country
can do nothing but wait for the OPP
; ening which will be during the early
part of April. With this activity the
/ basketball ball players announce that
their season has ended.
! Orvie overall announces again that
he has retired. He is just like num-
Der of other oldtimers-just wants to
pull off d press agent stunt OCCASION
ally.
The house of the Montana 1egisla-
| ture has passed d bill legalizing p
! round boxing exhibitions under state
| supervision. Ten per cent of box Of
flee receipts is to go to the state.
| Manager McGraw of the Giants is
| highly elated because OF the all
round ability Jim Thorpe, the Indian,
| has shown in practice. McGraw thinks
| that he is the brainiest recruit he has
ever handled. Thorpe's forte seems
to be base running The redskln goes
around the bases like a cyclone and
when about to be tagged negotiates
the hook slide like d veteran player.
The Denver mana cement is expert
encing trouble in getting Fisher, the
first baseman whom McGil purchased
from the Louisville Colo--els, to report
to the Grizzlies. Fisher maintains
that it is beneath his dignity to report
to such small fry as the Western
League. forgetting that the champion
team of the O'NeiIl organization whaled
the very life out of the champions
of the A. A. in a post-season series
last fall. The Fisher gent will need
to bring all of his baseball goods with
him when he comes to the western.
His chief worry should have to do with
making good, as that dignity stuff
III, hi
ayes
While Denver is acquiring Fisher
and bunch of trouble, the Topeka
club is getting rid of a chesty athlete
who felt insulted when the laws OF
baseball commanded that he should
join the Kaws. Mr.. Crisp, who is re-
puted to be catcher, had big
league tryout two years ago, but when
he showed up at Topeka he looked to
be one of the poorest backstoppers in
this league. He might have developed
some real ability but for the ridicu-
lous notion that the western League
was not worth his time. The Topeka
MANAGEMENT finally tired of his tan
trl1ns and frills and let him down
with a suspension Now he has been
sold to the Jersey City club in the
International League. The Kaws are
well off without Mr. Crisp.
Barney Reilly has demanded in
crease of salary and says he won play
unless it is forthcoming Barney has
his hands full with his business now
and in case a satisfactory arrangement
is not reached with the boss, he will
Quit the diamond forever. He, says he
is willing to play if the terms can be
adjusted to his liking.
Holland yesterday got his grubhooks
on Infielder Brewer of the Auburn
MINK League team. Brewer was
sold to Des Moines, but Holland made
arrangements with the Booster man
agement to take over the contract
made over to them. Brewer lacked one
place of topping the MINK League
batters last season. having an aver
age of .33e He is a crack base-runner
and stole IS bases.
The Sioux City folks are quite con-
tent with the deal which has made
Chris Lindsay a member of the Holmes
regation of pennant chasers. The
newspaper boys in Holmesville are
singing the dope that Chrissy was the
best little first base bet in this league
last season and predict that he will
he ace high in 1913. 1t was Jim Nc
Gills idea that Chris was slipping. but
we haven't long to wait for vertical
ton as to whether Jimmy was right or
wrong
club for two seasons, is now on the
suspended list and will likely stay
there all wear unless the local man
agement is able TO negotiate a sale
of his release. Stratton has caught
some good baseball for the Antelopes.
in addition to some that has been of
the other variety, so the local aSgre-
CATION probably can get along without
his services. The unVarniShed facts
are that the Woodstock athlete had
for two seasons drawn more money
than the Lincoln club could afford to
pay Stratton was the highest paid
backstopper in the entire Western
League and because of that fact his
presence on the roster of the Ante
lopes had a disturbing effect. Several
other players who were worth more to
the team got wise to the size of STRAIT
toms salary stipend and they could not
refrain from being bit sore. Hugh
Jones, when he sent out the blank
contracts, Topped off some of Stratton's ,
pay and brought it down to COM
mon level with the rest of the club,
and Hughes doesn't stutter any when
he says he won't boost the figure Il
single penny.
Motorcycle Notes.
A motorcycle has been adopted for the
delivery of parcel post packages i'll Au-
FORA, I'll.
A printing company If CoffeyvilIe. Kan. !
uses motorcycle i'll rushing proofs to ITS
patrons. Also two Toffeyville newspapers
have purchased motorcycles for in
their news and business departments
The cycle car which is popular in I
England averages only from % to 80
miles per gallon of gasoline while tha /
American motorcycle averages more than |
three times that distance.
TN Cobb is a motorcycle enthusiast |
and is an honorary member of the A
Gusta. Ga. Motorcycle club
A campaign for new members is being !
conducted by the ST. Joseph (AIo.) Motor I
cycle club. and it is hoped to increase the (
membership to at least soNen ty-five-
. A climb to the top of Mount Hamilton
was enjoyed by the members of the San /.
lose (CaL) Motorcycle club recently. The ,
riders reported the roads in excellent |